Baseball Owners Want An International Draft Because They Want Absolute Control
by Marc Normandin from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4F8SG)

For North America's amateur baseball players, be they generational talents like Mike Trout or organizational filler like Mike Fish, the road to the majors begins in the same place: with Major League Baseball's amateur draft. There is no such system in place for international players, at least not yet, but MLB"