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Ben and Carlos discuss MLB's proposal to change the draft and international talent acquisition, exploring its implications for the game.

Ben and Carlos talk through MLB’s proposal to shake up the draft and the international talent acquisition system, working through ramifications for the game, player development, scouting and more. — Time Stamps (0:15) Where have we been? (2:30) MLB’s player acquisition proposal (7:00) MLB’s dishonest messaging (9:00) Why high school players are more expensive to scout (13:00) Development in pro ball vs. college (16:40) This is always how MLB negotiates (22:30) Why MLB teams don’t want to compete with each other (25:00) The value of creating histories with players (29:00) Hypocrisy in the international market (33:30) Raising the signing age of international players (38:00) The shadow development system in Latin America (42:00) This felt like a misstep PR wise (45:00) Everyone loves the pick trading idea (50:50) Steroids and age issues in the international market (55:00) The pulse of international agents on the idea of a draft — Do you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com . Future Projection Twitter: @FutureProPod Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler Carlos's Twitter: @CarlosACollazo Baseball America Website — SEAT GEEK Use…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Carlos

Topics covered

• MLB draft proposal
• international talent acquisition
• player development
• scouting
• high school players
• international market
• signing age

Keywords

• MLB
• draft
• international players
• player development
• scouting
• high school players
• signing age
• Latin America
• pick trading
• steroids

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Organizations: MLB, Baseball America

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