Read the previous installments in this 6-part series for 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
Before disussing the 2012 draft, it’s essential to recap the forces at work that led to the 2012 draft being the first under the new draft cap sanctions imposed by Major League Baseball.
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1. Prior to the Pirates hiring Frank Coonelly as President, he served in Commissioner Bud Selig’s front office. During this time, Coonelly led the charge to “recommend” a draft slotting system, whereby clubs did not exceed signing bonus dollar amounts for each pick in the draft. The highest picks in the draft- particularly picks in the first half of the 1st round- were assigned the highest slot recommendations, with the amounts declining from there.
2. The Pirates hired Coonelly, who quickly about-faced, and fell in line with the franchise’s own policy under GM Neal Huntington and owner Bob Nutting, which was to offer higher-than-recommended slot signing bonuses to draft p...
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