Player acquisition rules: convoluted and confusing. And maybe counterproductive.

Two recent articles on fangraphs.com:

The Yankees Found Another Way To Outspend Every Other Team
by Kiley McDaniel - November 4, 2014

Yoan Moncada Is Affecting All of International Baseball
by Kiley McDaniel - November 19, 2014

Both wreak of confusion and convolution.  Who the heck understands the player acquisition rules?  It's a byproduct of an institution that is too old and too stuck in its ways.

I'd rather that the Major Baseball League (MBL) dump all these rules and let teams sign players as they will.