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Old 11-04-2009, 07:16 PM   #222 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hazza View Post
I actually believe that a salary cap and no draft helps teams more. If that makes sense.

Anyone can sign anyone, but they're forced to move on after a few years to somewhere else for more money. Spreads the talents around, and it puts a premium on building a good team and spending the right money at the right time.
Two things have to happen for that to work:

1) The salary cap has to account for all players in a team's organization, not just the 40-man roster.

2) The 6 years of indentured servitude each player owes a team at the beginning of his major league career needs to be done away with -- all players are free agents at the end of their contracts, whether they're 38 or 18.
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