大意：因為可憐的Trea Turner的關係。大聯盟與球員工會決定修改選秀規則，
過往的選秀球員必須經過12月的等待才能交易至其他球隊，現在只要在
世界大賽結束後就能直接交易。這個改變幾乎等同於球團可以賣選秀權
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MLB Fixes the Trea Turner Problem for Everyone Else
Over the winter, the Padres, Nationals, and Rays agreed on a big three-way
trade that shipped Wil Myers to San Diego, Steven Souza and a bunch of other
stuff to Tampa Bay, and a couple of prospects to Washington. Joe Ross was the
only named prospect at the time of the deal, but the Nationals also received
a PTBNL, who was quickly reported to be Trea Turner, the Padres first round
selection from last June’s draft.
Because draft picks are not eligible to be traded for 12 months from their
signing date, the Padres and Nationals are not allowed to confirm that Turner
has indeed already been traded, and he remains in the Padres organization at
this time. However, it’s public knowledge that Turner will be changing
organizations mid-summer, creating an awkward situation where the Padres are
stewarding another team’s asset. As I wrote after the trade was made and
Turner was unofficially revealed as the PTBNL, this was a bad situation for
all to be involved in, and likely required a rule change.
Well, as of today, that rule has officially been changed. An email has been
sent to all 30 MLB teams regarding this adjustment, and reads as follows, as
told to me by a source who got the email:
Please be advised that the Commissioner’s Office and the Players Association
have agreed to amend the Major League Rules in advance of this year’s Rule 4
Draft with respect to players-to-be-named-later (“PTBNLs”) under Rule
12(e)(2), and the trading of draft picks under Rule 3(b)(6). …commencing
with players eligible for the 2015 Rule 4 Draft, (a) players selected in the
Draft may be traded beginning on the day following the conclusion of the
World Series, and (b) drafted players cannot be PTBNLs unless they otherwise
could be traded pursuant to Rule 3(b)(6), as amended, at the time of the
trade.
This amendment replaces the previous 12 month waiting period with a new
no-trade restriction of roughly five months, allowing teams to then
officially trade their most recent draft picks the following off-season.
Instead of forcing teams to use the PTBNL loophole — those don’t have to be
declared for six months, so a team could start trading draft picks six months
after the draft previously — teams can now freely move these players, which
will allow players in Turner’s situation going forward to change
organizations in time for the next Spring Training.
This doesn’t help Turner himself, who will remain in the Padres organization
until mid-June, so he has another six weeks left as a ward of the Padres. But
going forward, future Trea Turners will not be forced to sit in limbo while
they wait for teams to acknowledge what everyone else already knows. And
given that the Nationals were able to dictate some of his handling this year
— what level he started at and the position he plays, mostly, so that the
Padres didn’t just experiment with him as an A-ball catcher or something —
this probably didn’t end up doing significant harm to Turner’s career.
But it was always a silly exercise to have to go through, and now no one else
will have to follow in Turner’s footsteps. This was a good and necessary
rule change, and it’s nice to see MLB moving to act quickly when situations
like this arise.