Baseball: Posting proposals suggest MLB's eye is on amateurs

While Major League Baseball's 30 teams lick their collective chops at the thought of snaring 23-year-old slugging ace pitcher Shohei Otani this autumn, his mere existence poses a threat to MLB.Because of his age and his established value in Nippon Professional Baseball, Otani is on every MLB team's wish list, giving him negotiating leverage no American amateur or professional at his age can match. That is why MLB would be happy if no Japanese team ever tries to do what the Nippon Ham Fighters have done with Otani.MLB's new labor agreement puts harsh restrictions on young international signi…READ FULL ARTICLE