Some suggest that a "super draft" might be the answer, blending in the Dominicans, Venezuelans, and others that often come in as free agent signings.
The upside is that the first few rounds, the ones which the big media outlets watch and might televise, would really be a horse race. You would see 100% of the top talent available coming through the draft.
The downsides of that system are scale and secret weapons.
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It would be a much longer draft to blend in the full number of bodies needed to stock the farm systems with talent. Computers may be the answer to the super draft logistical problems. This year the draft's automation was improved, and the last thirty four rounds flew along at a dizzying pace. An inclusive draft of everyone is feasible.
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The biggest drawback would be that clubs would have to give up their secret Latin weapons. No more signings of guys like Felix Hernandez, tucked away in Venezuela, to spring upon your competitors.
Much as the Catholic Church jealously protects its ceremony and ritual, baseball guards its arcane, yet comfortable, business practices.
Yet the 21st century is becoming the age of the NFL, and leaving the Byzantine Baseball world to the devout, the purists.
Hochevar's top draft opens a small door into the possible. How much changes will depend on how the new owners of baseball and the PA can change the rules of entry to the game to make it more interesting and more relevant for fans to watch.
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