Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 23:02:36 GMT -5
Beginning in 2021. And that's just the start.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-floats-proposal-that-would-eliminate-42-minor-league-teams/
I know I mentioned this in the regular baseball thread, but given just how many teams this will affect and the fact that this also will cut the MLB draft from 40 rounds to 20.
For some parts, it's not that big of a loss; removing the Arizona Fall League or the Gulf Coast League is negligible. However, these teams aren't factored into the elimination. Teams from the Rookie level on up will be factored into this, and that's where people should be worried.
So, based upon websites that I've read:
*South Atlantic League would become a six team league, with a new league splitting up the so-called "Sally".
*Northwest League would become a full season league (currently it's a short season league like the New York/Penn, which means it starts around June and ends in September), but it would lose two teams.
*Two of the New York/Penn League teams would be moved to the Eastern League (likely the Brooklyn Cyclones being one of them), replacing possibly the Richmond Flying Squirrels (due to ballpark standards) and possibly Harrisburg Senators. A third New York/Penn team, probably Aberdeen or West Virginia (there's two teams in West Virginia... calling themselves "West Virginia", don't ask) would likely replace Lynchburg in the Carolina League.
*MLB wants to take two markets from independent baseball (Sugar Land, Texas and St. Paul, Minnesota) and possibly use those as relocation markets.
*Leagues and teams affected by these cuts are given two options; take up college summer leagues (a growing popular choice amongst ballpark owners, since you don't pay the players or bother with upgrading the venue) or be part of something called a "Dream League"... which does not sound that pleasant.
For a brief history lesson on minor league baseball; affiliation has existed for well over 100 years, and in 1962, Major League Baseball, in essence, saved the minors by restructuring the whole system into the system we're familiar with today. However, in 1990, things got very controversial during the PBA sessions where the agreement went from "business as usual" to "tense as all hell", and ever since, it's been relatively awkward between the two parties. This only is going to make things worse.
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-floats-proposal-that-would-eliminate-42-minor-league-teams/
I know I mentioned this in the regular baseball thread, but given just how many teams this will affect and the fact that this also will cut the MLB draft from 40 rounds to 20.
For some parts, it's not that big of a loss; removing the Arizona Fall League or the Gulf Coast League is negligible. However, these teams aren't factored into the elimination. Teams from the Rookie level on up will be factored into this, and that's where people should be worried.
So, based upon websites that I've read:
*South Atlantic League would become a six team league, with a new league splitting up the so-called "Sally".
*Northwest League would become a full season league (currently it's a short season league like the New York/Penn, which means it starts around June and ends in September), but it would lose two teams.
*Two of the New York/Penn League teams would be moved to the Eastern League (likely the Brooklyn Cyclones being one of them), replacing possibly the Richmond Flying Squirrels (due to ballpark standards) and possibly Harrisburg Senators. A third New York/Penn team, probably Aberdeen or West Virginia (there's two teams in West Virginia... calling themselves "West Virginia", don't ask) would likely replace Lynchburg in the Carolina League.
*MLB wants to take two markets from independent baseball (Sugar Land, Texas and St. Paul, Minnesota) and possibly use those as relocation markets.
*Leagues and teams affected by these cuts are given two options; take up college summer leagues (a growing popular choice amongst ballpark owners, since you don't pay the players or bother with upgrading the venue) or be part of something called a "Dream League"... which does not sound that pleasant.
For a brief history lesson on minor league baseball; affiliation has existed for well over 100 years, and in 1962, Major League Baseball, in essence, saved the minors by restructuring the whole system into the system we're familiar with today. However, in 1990, things got very controversial during the PBA sessions where the agreement went from "business as usual" to "tense as all hell", and ever since, it's been relatively awkward between the two parties. This only is going to make things worse.