Unpublished Paper
Why Not Row to the Bahamas Instead of Miami?: The Conundrum That Awaits Cuban Elite Baseball Players Who Seek Asylum and the Economic Nirvana of Free Agency
ExpressO
(2010)
Abstract
...The singular goal of all Cuban baseball defectors is to sign a lucrative contract to the highest bidder... It is a matter of some loose interpretation regarding how to treat a foreign player. This lack of clarity allows for a “loophole” so that Cuban baseball defectors can avoid the Rule 4 draft and become a free agent. The draft only applies to players from the United States ... If a player came from Cuba, or some other country not listed in Rule 4, then that player would not be subject to the draft. Usually, one can only achieve free-agent status by being in the league for six years. Now, Cuban directors can achieve that laudable goal almost immediately.
Keywords
- Cuba,
- baseball,
- free agency,
- immigration
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Danyahel Michael Norris. "Why Not Row to the Bahamas Instead of Miami?: The Conundrum That Awaits Cuban Elite Baseball Players Who Seek Asylum and the Economic Nirvana of Free Agency" ExpressO (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/danyahel_norris/1/