Despite the fact that Major League Baseball teams are busily spending up their allotted millions of dollars on international amateurs, don't expect the lack of cash to delay Shohei Otani's move to the majors this year.If there is a holdup, it will be not money but MLB's inclination to scrap the posting system in order to encourage future Japanese stars to bypass Nippon Professional Baseball altogether and sign directly -- and more cheaply -- with MLB teams.With the last posting agreement having been scrapped at MLB's request, NPB and MLB are now negotiating a replacement to the agreement th…READ FULL ARTICLE
