ALL MLB PLAYERS WERE DECLARED FREE AGENTS ON JAN. 3, 2010.
THE CATCH: THOSE SIGNED TO CONTRACTS WERE STILL TO BE DELEGATED TO THE TEAM THAT DRAFTED THEM IN A FANTASY-LIKE DRAFT JAN. 10-12.
MOST TEAMS' DRAFT STRATEGIES FARED ON GETTING THE BEST AVAILABLE PLAYER AT THE TIME, A SELECT FEW PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO CONTRACT LENGTH, SIMPLY BECAUSE SO MANY VETERANS WERE UNSIGNED OR SIGNED TO DEALS THAT LASTED JUST A YEAR OR TWO.
MANY TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS WHO WERE HIGH DRAFT PICKS WERE COVETED BY SUCH TEAMS AS THE INDIANS, BELIEVING THAT A DECENT PERCENTAGE OF 18- TO 22-YEAR-OLDS WOULD BE ABLE TO SUCCEED IN THE MAJORS RELATIVELY SOON.
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