IBC rules dictate that players returning to MLB from foreign leagues must be acquired via ZiPS bidding. This includes Josh Lindblom.
Rule VII 3: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10578
Stop Signing Foreign Players
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Linblom is from America. I'm not buying it.
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Additionally, if Lindblom were to sign with the Rockies or a team with a projection already released, the player is subject to ZiPS bidding still, and will be bid on with their own thread when they are signed.
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I find this thread to be xenophobic.
"Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax."
