Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke discusses what might happen between the Pirates and Mark Appel as the signing deadline approaches on Friday.

If you want to veer further into theoretical territory, Appel and Boras will have a much harder time challenging the system if Appel doesn’t sign, because then he’s not really part of the system. There’s a much stronger argument to be made that the new draft system kept Appel from signing for his true value if Appel actually signs a contract.

That could be a very interesting lawsuit.