National's draft strategy (via MLB Trade Rumors: "The Nationals called prospects each round with a set bonus figure in mind and asked if they would accept. 'If it was a "no," we passed,' Kline said. 'If they were hesitant at all, we passed. You just have to....We had to do our due diligence with signability with everybody with the new system in place, because you have limitations. There’s certain guys that were requiring too much money.'"

Sucks to have missed out on being drafted before this CBA, eh? Or do you think this is how (at least some) teams have always drafted?

My sense is that this new slotting system is carrying some serious weight.