He doesn't have to be smart, thats a feature in the Oligarchy Party. He's the pitch man, the guy in front of the camera for a manufactured game show. They tell him what to do and he does it. If he takes the fall so much better. Next patsy (JD) up,,,
Waiting to see if my TMobile deal will be around again this Spring. It won't help those in the Detroit Market, but with the exception of the O's and the Nat's its good here.
Taking it a step further, teams that paid "big money" for high school, college, players (around $7500-$10,000 in the late 50s and pre draft were required to keep the player on the big league roster.
Teams also claimed territorial rights to players leading up to the draft. Basically it was the Wild West