Why MLB Needs to Create an International Draft, and What It Would Mean

Back in March, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association discussed creating an annual international amateur draft, possibly as early as 2014, and set a June 1 deadline to reach an agreement on its framework. While the parties ultimately could not come to terms by the self-imposed deadline, they are expected to continue developing the idea in the meantime. But after defaulting in the preliminary negotiations, an international draft is unlikely to happen for the rest of the current col...