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The '''[[posting system]]''' is a [[baseball]] player transfer system which operates between [[Japan]]'s [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) and the [[United States]]' [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). Despite the drafting of the United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement in 1967 designed to regulate NPB players moving to MLB, problems arose in the late 1990s. Some NPB teams lost star players without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars [[Hideo Nomo]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Alfonso Soriano]] left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts. A further problem was that NPB players had very little negotiating power if their teams decided to deal them to MLB, as when pitcher [[Hideki Irabu]] was traded to an MLB team for which he had no desire to play. In 1998, the Agreement was rewritten to address both problems and was dubbed the "posting system". Under this system, when an NPB player is "posted", MLB holds a four-day-long [[silent auction]] during which MLB teams can submit sealed bids in an attempt to win the exclusive rights to negotiate with the player for a period of 30 days. If the MLB team with the winning bid and the NPB player agree on contract terms before the 30-day period has expired, the NPB team receives the bid amount as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. ([[Posting system|'''more...''']])</div> |
The '''[[posting system]]''' is a [[baseball]] player transfer system which operates between [[Japan]]'s [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) and the [[United States]]' [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). Despite the drafting of the United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement in 1967 designed to regulate NPB players moving to MLB, problems arose in the late 1990s. Some NPB teams lost star players without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars [[Hideo Nomo]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Alfonso Soriano]] left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts. A further problem was that NPB players had very little negotiating power if their teams decided to deal them to MLB, as when pitcher [[Hideki Irabu]] was traded to an MLB team for which he had no desire to play. In 1998, the Agreement was rewritten to address both problems and was dubbed the "posting system". Under this system, when an NPB player is "posted", MLB holds a four-day-long [[silent auction]] during which MLB teams can submit sealed bids in an attempt to win the exclusive rights to negotiate with the player for a period of 30 days. If the MLB team with the winning bid and the NPB player agree on contract terms before the 30-day period has expired, the NPB team receives the bid amount as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. ([[Posting system|'''more...''']])</div> |
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March 1st marks the end of the posting system's 11th posting period and the article was promoted over 1 year ago---Total: 2 pts. I really like this article. I think it's a good mix of sports and culture and is a relatively unknown part of baseball. --[[User:Torsodog|<font color="#000000">'''T'''</font><font color="#993300">orsodo</font><font color="#000000">'''g'''</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:Torsodog|Talk]]</sup> 06:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC) |
March 1st marks the end of the posting system's 11th posting period and the article was promoted over 1 year ago---Total: 2 pts. I really like this article. I think it's a good mix of sports and culture and is a relatively unknown part of baseball. --[[User:Torsodog|<font color="#000000">'''T'''</font><font color="#993300">orsodo</font><font color="#000000">'''g'''</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:Torsodog|Talk]]</sup> 06:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC) |
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'''Comment''' points look good. I should note that the advocates of this article have been asking for it to run since 2009. Perhaps now is its time?--[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 18:26, 31 January 2011 (UTC) |
:'''Comment''' points look good. I should note that the advocates of this article have been asking for it to run since 2009. Perhaps now is its time?--[[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]] ([[User talk:Wehwalt|talk]]) 18:26, 31 January 2011 (UTC) |
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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.
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Currently accepting requests from July 1 to July 31.
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Mar 1 | Posting system | 2 | Promoted over a year ago, anniversary | 1 | 0 |
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March 1
March 1st marks the end of the posting system's 11th posting period and the article was promoted over 1 year ago---Total: 2 pts. I really like this article. I think it's a good mix of sports and culture and is a relatively unknown part of baseball. --TorsodogTalk 06:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC)