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LEARNING PROCESS: ESPN.com's Buster Olney wrote MLB is not "conditioned to deal with the possibility that a player might willfully become a cancer on his team in pursuit of a contractual change." However, when a similar situation occurs again, the league's reaction "will be more decisive, and it will come with more alacrity." Selig's office will be "in a better position to recognize the serious threat contained within a willful refusal to participate with basic integrity." Meanwhile, ESPN's Peter Gammons said that all teams "should consider the ramifications of giving Boras clients a contract option year" (ESPN.com, 8/9).

MAKING PROGRESS IN THE DOMINICAN: YAHOO SPORTS' Tim Brown reported MLB six weeks ago "established a working relationship" with Dominican Republic-based The BHD Bank whereby teams "are required to wire signing bonuses to the bank" for Dominican prospects. The prospect is presented the check by the bank, which "sets up an account if necessary, provides the player with a debit card and educates the player on money management." MLB also has asked the bank "to monitor and record large withdrawals from those accounts." The move was made in response to recent allegations of agents skimming bonus money from Dominican prospects (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 8/8).

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