"When the clock struck 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, it marked the end of an era in scouting circles. With the new rules, courtesy of the collective bargaining agreement, teams will no longer be able to select a player late in the Draft, send them off to junior college and then sign them the following season after watching their development closely."

By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com

05/31/07

“The thing that bothered me most about the collective bargained new draft system is that the amateur players were not represented at the table. As you know, the MLBPA do not represent players unless they are on the 40 man roster, and in this case, they had no fiduciary duty to them and treated them that way. So they were really sold out, fair or unfair.”

Richard Bier, Owner

High Profile Sports, LLC