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Jesus, I had no idea the Minor League players get hosed this badly. Baseball's passed rules bring their money UP to this.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Feb 19 '20, 08:21

"Those increases, ranging from 38% to 72% depending on the level, mean players will earn from $4,800 in rookie ball to $14,000 at Triple-A."

Using the minimum increase here, a minor-leaguer would have gotten about $1500 a month under the old program so every baseball player was at the poverty level. Expecting a world-class talent to be improved by a guy making food-stamp money.

Let's say the maximum basically had them playing for less than $1000 a month. WTF.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28732815/cubs-giants-raise-minor-league-pay-early (www.espn.com)

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World class talents get large bonuses up front. It’s the middling guys that get the most hosed. - spamlet Feb 19, 08:29
I never understood why they feed them garbage, subject them to substandard facilities as well as the stress of being broke and needing - Krusty Feb 19, 08:27 2
- Because that’s the way it’s always been done and it maximizes profits. -- nm - spamlet Feb 19, 08:28 1
  - The business of baseball is disgusting to witness. They're all making crazy money today. There's no excuse for this or - Krusty Feb 19, 08:38
It's akin to playing in the XFL. You play because there's always that chance. Except it's a one-in-a-hundred chance at best. -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 08:26 1
- The XFL averages 55k-75k in a quick search. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:30

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Jesus, I had no idea the Minor League players get hosed this badly. Baseball's passed rules bring their money *UP* to this.

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Jesus, I had no idea the Minor League players get hosed this badly. Baseball's passed rules bring their money UP to this.