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Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
Why The Draft Will Not Be Televised
Hardball Times has yet another article on why baseball's amateur draft should be televised, and why this would benefit baseball, apple pie, motherhood, &c. Instead of approving it, I will give my simple list of reasons why this won't happen:
- The players drafted are, at present, relatively anonymous save for the readers of Baseball America and similar publications. Increasing their exposure by televising the draft would, in the owners' view, add upward pressure to signing bonuses, especially in the high rounds.
- Unlike college basketball or football players, players heading to the minors won't be able to contribute immediately to the club they drafted with, thus diluting fan interest. In fact, many of them won't even make it to the big team.
- Baseball at the college and prep level doesn't have a national following, therefore the players are unknown to most viewers. This also dilutes audience interest.
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