In case you missed it, earlier today the Astros completed a 2-1 swap trading closer Jose Veras for OF prospect Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later (PTBNL). I've already read fans speculate that this may mean that the PTBNL is a 2012 draftee. While that could be the case, under new CBA, for the first time, virtually all of last year's draftees are already eligible to be traded at the July trade deadline.
In previous years, including 2012, if you wanted to trade for a prospect that originally signed last August, you had to include him as a PTBNL and wait until the one year anniversary of the date he signed. Think the Drew Pomeranz trade to Colorado in 2011, or the Astros' trade for D'andre Toney last year. Teams still have to wait a year after a player signs, but, with the draft signing deadline moved up to mid-July, virtually all of last year players are already eligible to be traded.
The PTBNL still may be a 2012 draftee, but he likely won't be a PTBNL because of being a 2012 draftee.
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