![]() ![]() That compensation takes the form of the signing team’s first-round pick in the upcoming amateur draft. “Sure, his drafting strategery is unorthodox, but one more clever trade like Nathan and Liriano on the Twins for one year of a catcher nobody can stand, and he’ll be back on top!”įor the last two seasons, the San Francisco Giants and their general manager, Brian Sabean, have signed a free agent before the arbitration deadline, obligating the Giants to pay compensation to the free agent’s former team. “Nah, he’ll just draft someone and not sign him that way he can get a lower pick the year after.” “Sabean’s already got the nighttime terror sweats because he can’t give away his first-round pick.” Within minutes after compiling this year’s (2006) draft order and noticing that the San Francisco Giants pick 10th overall, the e-mail jokes were already starting to circulate amongst my friends: ![]()
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