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I’m not sure if you are arguing for more mobility for players or for more opportunities to get paid, but either way your argument is flawed. Either way, if you eliminate spots on the 40-man roster, the result would be a reduced willingness by teams to give fringe players a spot on the roster and the ML contract that goes with it. You also seem to have overlooked the Rule 5 draft which creates opportunities for mobility.
If anything, I think the argument you should be making based on what you’ve said is for shorter periods before minor league free agency. The issue there, however, is that the current system was negotiated as part of the CBA. The players agreed to the system in exchange for something else they wanted. You can argue that they got ripped off (and maybe they did), but they do have guaranteed contracts, an amazing pension plan, good healthcare benefits and a variety of other things they negotiated. The ultimate point is that they agreed to the existing system regardless of whether it seems fair to anyone else.
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