Turn Ahead the Clock night was a delightful insight into a certain type of future, where the robots are reasonably benign overlords and the Mariners and Diamondbacks have blended color schemes. The July 2 International Signing Period is the closest thing to a true opportunity to turn ahead the clock, with 16 year-olds throughout the world (albeit predominantly concentrated in Latin America) are eligible to sign amateur contracts with MLB clubs. The rules for this simultaneously exciting and icky tradition have been overhauled in recent years, so for a quick refresher...
- All teams are granted roughly between $4.