2021 Minor League Season

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ghostrunner wrote:
September 18 21, 9:17 am
This makes the game less fun to watch. Awful.

Manfred, fix your broken MiLB.

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How many minor league players are there, 3000? An annual $10k stipend for better room and food costs each team an additional $1m annually. Hiring 1-2 full time chefs for each minor league team to make high quality food would be a drop in the bucket.

This seems like a no-brainer from a developmental and morale perspective.

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They have no representation and neither side cares about them in negotiations.

I’d like to think if I were a business owner and I had a cost center that didn’t bring revenue I’d be prudent, but also would hope to understand there are development opportunities worth investing in.

Owners view it as 99% won’t ever add value to the club. But they do allow the 1% to get cheap reps to develop into assets at the MLB level. Maybe just make it livable for the 99% and gain a fraction of goodwill with the 1%?

Not how rich businessmen look at it though. You’re cattle at your corporate job as well and are paid only as much as the job market requires to keep you.

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phins wrote:
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You’re cattle at your corporate job as well and are paid only as much as the job market requires to keep you.
Unless the market requirements go up. Then they complain about rising costs (or they refuse to adapt and complain that no one wants to work).

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Gorman is still doing well at AAA

He really seems to need some time to adjust and then he starts hitting
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Arizona Fall League starts today.

Cardinals in this year: https://www.mlb.com/news/jordan-hicks-l ... et-for-afl

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MLB owners are worth billions of dollars, but minor league baseball players make just $7/hour, many sleep on the floor in crowded apartments, and they're denied adequate meals.

The horrific treatment has lead to substance abuse & severe depression for some minor leaguers.
And think about the type of substances you can afford to abuse at $7/hr.

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haltz wrote:
October 13 21, 4:00 pm
MLB owners are worth billions of dollars, but minor league baseball players make just $7/hour, many sleep on the floor in crowded apartments, and they're denied adequate meals.

The horrific treatment has lead to substance abuse & severe depression for some minor leaguers.
And think about the type of substances you can afford to abuse at $7/hr.
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He should slot in as a spot starter behind Arenado and Goldy in a few years. Then take over for Goldy at 1B full time.

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