![]() Here is an explanation from Mark Stanton who has written an exhaustive law review article for Villanova’s Law Review on the topic of wage and hour discrimination in the minor leagues entitled “Juuuusst A Bit Outside”: ![]() The rest of the teams’ expenses are paid for by the minor league owners. MLB pays the salaries of the players and coaches in the minor leagues, and it directs all matters of player development and deployment. When you try to make sense of this abrupt reorganization, you can’t justify it on the basis of avoided costs which MLB cites as a prime motivator. If, however, you are a fan of Triple A clubs like The Durham Bulls, or the Portland Sea Dogs your romance with minor league baseball can continue. If your favorite team is the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Orem Owlz, the Idaho Falls Chukars, the Batavia Muckdogs or the Lowell Spinners, you will most likely not have a minor league team next Thanksgiving. It looks like 42 Minor League teams from the Short Season A and Rookie Leagues will be disbanded when the MLB revises its Professional Baseball Agreement with minor league owners, possibly as early as 2020. The bottom two rungs on the ladder are the Short Season A clubs and the Rookie League. Big organizations like the Yankees have 9-10. Right now the 30 major league teams average 6 different minor league teams. Recent articles from The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN and Fan Graphs all confirm Major League Baseball is reorganizing its farm system. When the Houston Astros aren’t allegedly stealing signs, doing advanced analytics, or deploying infielders like short fielders in slow pitch softball, they are obviously sniffing the air of change in the wage and hour world.
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