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Originally posted by The_Dude
I have a question.
Lets say PlayerX is a really good football player from Texas  and will likely be the 1st pick in the draft.
But, PlayerX doesnt want to go to the team that has the first pick for personal reasons (lets say he grew up a cowboys fans or something).
why cant playerx go straight to the cowboys?
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lets say playerx doesnt go to the draft and instead would like to sign with his favorite team. can this happen?
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It doesn't matter. All eligible players in the NFL and NBA must go through the drafts of those leagues. If a player goes undrafted, they become free agents, and can go where they want.
The draft is a safety measure against a team with money gaining all the talent. Otherwise, the best teams can sign whomever they wish, and keep winning.
This used to happen in baseball. The Yankees used to sign every amatuer player they could, and in this way kept building their team.
The baseball draft is different then the others. Most players have to go through the process, except college seniors, who are allowed to sign with whomever they wish during a period before the draft, or go into the draft.
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Originally posted by Spartak
In baseball how does the whole pinch runner/hitter thing work ? I mean when can you swap a player for a pinch hitter/runner ? And how often can you do it ?
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Anytime when there is no action. You can pinch hit/run for anyone at any time. However, once a player is taken out of the game, they can't go back in.