~2022 MLB Thread~

[ELA]

thats correct but thats not really the point

the point is whats the best way to go from an average team to a very good

the farm system including minor league teams is a proven way and IMHO just expanding your roster and doing away with the minor league teams isnt near as good

It would be like doing away with college football and have folks just go from HS to the pros

No, it would be the opposite.  That teams couldn't draft/sign guys until they were ready to play them 

Im not convinced it's the right thing to do, but it is unfortunate how many teams are not actively trying to win.  It's a phenomenon of the past 15 or so years

[longhorn320]

No, it would be the opposite.  That teams couldn't draft/sign guys until they were ready to play them

Im not convinced it's the right thing to do, but it is unfortunate how many teams are not actively trying to win.  It's a phenomenon of the past 15 or so years

so how does a player get experience if he wont be signed until they are good enough to play

sooner or later every player will have his first MLB game and if he has no prior seasoning in the minors his talent will be much lower then it is today

doesnt seem to me that would be a good thing

[ELA]

You still play in the minor leagues, you just aren't under team control

[OrangeAfroMan]

I Ithink ELA is envisioning an all-independent minor league system where those teams aren't slaves to the MLB.  So they sell their best player when they're good and ready, not whenever the parent team calls them up.  They could actually compete for championships and have more butts in seats.
I think the minors were like that back in the early 1900s - the Orioles was the best of them.

[ELA]

More like the lower levels of European soccer.

And I'm not necessarily advocating for it, that's simply the argument of the writer

[longhorn320]

You still play in the minor leagues, you just aren't under team control

Currently the MLB teams park 15 players from their 40 man roster in the minor leagues and generally have a player development contract with them

Even though the MLB teams dont generally own the associated Minor League team they pay for various things from some coaches salaries as well as players salaries and also various supplies like baseballs

It takes money to develop these players and the Minor League team could not afford to pay 100% of these costs

so we are back to my original statement 
where do these 15 prospects get the seasoning needed if monetary support is taken away from the related minor league team

[Cincydawg]

If the minor's go independent, those lucrative rookie contracts disappear except for the few ready to play MLB.

[ELA]

The minor league contracts are far from lucrative.  The top picks get decent signing bonuses

[FearlessF]

like Mike Jordan did back in the day?

[longhorn320]

The minor league contracts are far from lucrative.  The top picks get decent signing bonuses

even a 15th round draft pick will get at least $100.000 so its not peanuts

every year there is a 20 player draft by each MLB team

there has to be some way for a team to protect its assets and right now thats assigning them to a minor league team for development

[Cincydawg]

The minor league contracts are far from lucrative.  The top picks get decent signing bonuses

That's what I mean, the not quite top rookies get nice signing bonuses.  They spend a year or so in the Minors and move up then, but the intial bonus can be pretty good.

Signing bonus - BR Bullpen (baseball-reference.com)

MLB Draft slot values: Here's how much money each pick is worth in 2021 | Sporting News

Last year, teams spent $291,408,490 on Draft bonuses, including $32,540,100 after the 10th round. No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis signed with the Pirates for $6,500,000, while No. 2 choice Jack Leiter of the Rangers received the highest bonus in the '21 Draft at $7,922,000.

[ELA]

https://youtu.be/g_JkkEdSvbs

[ELA]

Padres picking up both Soto and Josh Bell, for every prospect they have worth a damn

[Cincydawg]

Austin Riley get PotM AND a pretty solid ten year contract.  I think he's worth it.

He has been whacking the ball around pretty consistently.