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    Good Explanation of Option Years & Late Signing Draftees

    C Trent tweated this piece from Fangraphs with a good explanation of what teams will face with these signees:

    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...r-and-options/
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    Re: Good Explanation of Option Years & Late Signing Draftees

    Baseball America had a great piece earlier this year too. It's really in-depth. I had to dig it out of my (now out of control) list of links saved in bookmarks.

    But here it is:

    Out of Options, But Out of Luck?

    More on Options, Rule 5 Draft Clock
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