Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro), who served on an ethics working group with Lara that drafted the Senate bill, said it is needed to end "an activity that may have the appearance of impropriety".
It meant a jump start to his young career, with the team that drafted him with fanfare in 2010. .
It is an awful lot, of course, and Wright was on record as wanting to stay with the team that drafted him in 2001, with a compensation pick after losing the left-hander Mike Hampton to free agency.
When a player is drafted, he can negotiate and sign only with the team that drafts him.
How much playing time Cook will get with the team that drafts him is a big question.
It's an ironic legacy for two players who were once synonymous with the teams that drafted them.
Once they become eligible for the pro draft at age 19, they have to decide whether to sign with the team that drafts them or go to college.
Kerry Collins and Trent Dilfer, each highly touted first-round selections in the mid-1990's, eventually advanced to the Super Bowl -- but not with the teams that drafted them.
And in Shapiro, Mauer has an agent who represented Cal Ripken Jr. and Kirby Puckett, who played their entire careers with the teams that drafted them.
In a few cases, he persuaded young clients to refuse to sign with the team that drafted them and to hold out for more money.
