Draft Pick fiasco

So as everybody knows, Jayson Werth and the Washington Nationals agreed in principal to a 7 year/ $126 million deal, the 13th richest contract in MLB history. While I am sure most fans are upset about that, I am upset about a totally different matter: the draft pick the Phillies are losing out on. Now Werth was a Type A Free Agent, meaning that statistically he is in the top 20% at his position as an outfielder. As a type A free agent, should Werth have signed with another team, the Phillies receive not only that teams top draft pick, but a sandwich pick in between the first and second rounds, essentially a second first-round pick. Now in the Phillies case, the Nationals have the first pick in the 2011 draft. However, MLB rules state that if a teams top pick is in the first 15, they do not have to give up their top pick and instead give their second round pick. Now I as a fan do not agree with this rule at all. Just because the Nationals have had consecutive terrible seasons, the Phillies lose out on a draft pick that should be rightfully theirs. So not only do the Phillies lose the most productive right handed bat in their left hand-laden line-up, they also get a second round pick, which is a world of difference between the top overall pick. If the Nationals would have had to sacrifice their top pick, i believe they would not have signed Werth, which would be their decision. But in my personal opinion, a team already gets special treatment in the draft with top picks; other good teams that are losing start players should not be punished for it. I believe that this rule should be changed to the team that signs the type A free agent should have a choice of giving up their first round pick in one of the next 5 drafts, and even if they defer it until the fifth year and end up with the top pick, still must forfeit it, because these rules just do not make any sense for the team that is losing the player, and all too much favors the bad team signing the good player.

Other news today:

-Baltimore sent relievers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio to Arizona for 3B Mark Reynolds. Reynolds hit .198 last year with 32 home runs and 85 rbi's for the D-Backs, and his 3rd straight year of 200+ strikeouts.

-RH reliever JJ Putz signed with the Diamondbacks. Putz had a career years in 2006 and 2007 with the Mariners, saving 36 and 40 games, respectively.

-The Yankees sat down with Cliff Lee's agent today, starting possibly an initial round of negotiations.

-The A's winter of discontent continued today, as the 30 day window of negotiation with japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma ended. Iwakuma will return to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League.

 -And finally the biggest move of the day, the long awaited deal between the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres for 1B Adrian Gonzalez was finalized. The Red Sox have Gonzalez for one year,and trade away four top picks, led by 20 year old right hander Casey Kelly. Included in the deal are power hitting 1B Anthony Rizzo, CF Reymond Fuentes, and a player to be named.