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If there is no longer to be a loss of a 1st round draft pick for signing a player with a QO, Ian Desmond and Dexter Fowler suddenly got more interesting. Unfortunately, they got more interesting for EVERYBODY. But, just maybe that means somebody will spend for them and leave Nova or Hammel for the Ms. EDIT: Apparently the new rules will apply NEXT off-season and to the 2018 draft.
News that Encarnacion is signing with the Astros is accompanied by speculation the Astros will now assemble a package headed by Alex Bregman and go get Chris Sale from the White Sox. Does the CBA say anything about moving the Astros back to the NL (please?)?