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More Details Emerge on MLB's Assault on Hometown Baseball

By Kevin Reichard

"We're seeing more information about Major League Baseball's plan on contracting 42 Minor League Baseball teams and overhauling player development, bring more functions in-house while eliminating entry-level circuits.

With the PBA agreement between MLB and MiLB set to expire at the end of the 2020 season, MLB is proposing to contract 42 existing MiLB teams, add two markets (St. Paul and Sugar Land) currently served by independent-baseball teams, shift teams from current classifications, and raise some existing short-season teams to full-season leagues. (We have a list of teams slated for elimination and upgrades at the end of this article.) The moves would leave Minor League Baseball with 118 guaranteed teams, down from the current lineup of 170 franchises. There would also be a realignment of existing leagues, with a new Mid-Atlantic Class-A league proposal as well as a third Triple-A league.

The proposal, as also described by MLB and MiLB insiders in course of interviews over the past month, would also overhaul player development, with MLB teams assuming a larger role in the initial training of prospects. The player draft would be moved from June to August, with contracted players reporting to camps and undergoing instruction before beginning their professional on-field careers the following year. (Player contracts would not kick in until the season after they are signed.) This is being called the "Houston plan" for player development, named for the Houston Astros staffers proposing it. For a college player whose season ends in May with a conference tourney, they'd cool their jets until the fall and then hit the field again the following April. In addition, the draft would be trimmed to 20 rounds from the current 40, limiting the number of players under minor-league contracts to 150 players."


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Cutting the minor league teams from a current 162 to 120.... also they would restructure the leagues so that the sounds do not have to travel to Las Vegas to play... they would play AAA teams regional to Nashville.

Each team would have spring training, A AA AAA and Majors. No Short season A as the college kids are not drafted until August ... no Adv A either. The minor league players get a pay increase as well.
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vujoe wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:24 pm This is being called the "Houston plan" for player development, named for the Houston Astros staffers proposing it.
Are these the same Houston Astros staffers who came up with that lovely rainbow uniform?

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Wouldn't this be big for college ball?
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It is hard to figure out the pluses and minuses about the proposed changes. However, one group of disappointed people are the owners of minor league teams and minor league parks whose team will be eliminated, as well as the towns and their fans where they are located. The owners have invested time and money, often for the love of the game, with little or no financial return.
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What would this do for the top high school players? Currently they know their draft spot and can negotiate before they decide on college or pro ball. If the draft is in August, they theoretically will already be on campus when they are drafted. That will also impact draft-eligible underclassmen the same way. Sounds like a mess for the colleges that might lose enrolled players to the draft.
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If they cut down on minor league teams, I expect a lot fewer player would get drafted, hence, more going to play college ball.
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vujoe wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:24 pm (We have a list of teams slated for elimination and upgrades at the end of this article.)
Do you know where I can find a list of the teams online?
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I like the idea of adding a third AAA league so those players don’t have to travel as far. With reorganization, more MLB teams may be able to have their AAA affiliate nearby (ala Boston-Pawtucket, Cincinnati-Louisville).

But I have a big issue with moving the draft to August and new players not getting game experience until the following spring. They would be “undergoing instruction” without being on contract. Does this allow the parent franchise to cut players based on their non-game performance?

And what happens to the wooden vat summer leagues? They would be stocked primarily with college freshmen and sophomores. Recent HS grads and draft-eligible collegians would sit out June-July rather than risking injury.

One offshoot might be more independent leagues with teams playing in former MiLB stadia with players who might have been drafted in rounds 21-40.
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Link to full article with the teams currently being affected (subject to change)

https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/11/18/m ... -baseball/
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