It's obvious why Dominican trainers want Sasaki to be handled differently, as whatever money he gets will come from the pockets of players who had previously agreed to sign with that team. Actually instituting a change like this, however, is easier said than done, and ignores the fact that Sasaki is a one-of-one player — it's not often that talents like this forgo tens of millions of dollars to come to the States a couple of years earlier.

Maybe MLB will listen and act quickly; some of the sport's biggest and most influential franchises are in turmoil, and everyone seems annoyed. More likely, though, is that everyone has to weather this storm, with any changes coming next winter at the earliest.