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It beats selling bobbleheads at $35 a crack!
https://twitter.com/frntofficesport/status/1264208491163668482
Question: Prior to the 2019 draft there was a player eligible for the 2019 draft who had previously been named as a possible first overall for the 2020 draft. Who was that player?
Answer: Our own Trejyn Fletcher
I knew hardly anything about this kid until today. Derrick Goold wrote a piece for the Post-Dispatch today about future outfielders in the organization and Fletcher is one of them.
Cardinals minor leaguer getting frustrated with no season.
https://twitter.com/brycedenton25/status/1265486931443531776
VEB posted this yesterday:
The Cardinals were among the teams who cut players Thursday. As of Friday, May 29, the club had not yet announced which players were released. Most likely these players are “non-prospect” minor leaguers – players who filled depth positions for minor league clubs but were not expected to develop into major leaguers.
We will make some mistakes as will most of the teams. That is how guys like Brebbia make it to the show. They were either cut or not drafted. With fewer spots more mistakes will be made.
How will the minor league system be impacted moving forward? @B_Walton discusses that and impacts for specific #stlcards prospects now on @101ESPNFastLane https://t.co/N69IE06pmr
— 101 ESPN St. Louis (@101espn) June 1, 2020
An expanded AFL and possibly a new FFL?
MLB Reportedly Considering Expanded Fall League For Prospects https://t.co/oTSPzl4eZD pic.twitter.com/FYPL93SPsq
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) June 6, 2020
Sounds like a cheap way to keep a few of the higher end players slightly fresh for next season. I would be interested to follow along, although I doubt there will be any TV. I guess Brian would be making a visit to one or the other league to see how things were going for us.
Frankly I see no reason the GCL season couldn’t be played. Dress half your kids each day and use common sense
This is really interesting. Minor league teams are recruiting collegians and joining summer leagues as a way to get fans into their stadiums this summer. https://t.co/en2RvQAYTd
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) June 11, 2020
So there won’t be a minor league season, but maybe there will be ball at Hammons Field.
15 Minor League Clubs Sue Insurers Over Financial Losses Due To Pandemic via @ForbesSports https://t.co/d0lZ4wGbRj
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) June 23, 2020
The independent Frontier League has suspended its 2020 season and freed its teams to make individual decisions on playing games or doing other activities. pic.twitter.com/cqmfnSxjuf
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) June 24, 2020
MM3, it looks like you were sort of right. Nothing about collegiate leagues, but affiliated players can play in indy ball.
“MLB has told its teams that affiliated minor league players cannot be prevented from playing independent league baseball as long as their contracts are suspended because of the national emergency. Indy ball clubs expect to have some players come play. ($)”
https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/1277744541857185793
The only downside I can see is that the affiliated guys will take jobs from the non-affiliated guys. Fewer leagues are playing, as well…
P.S. I wonder if players can double dip with their indy ball pay plus the $400 per week from their MLB team or would they have to give the latter up?
I asked the author of the BA article and he thinks the answer is yes. I hope teams comply.
Looks like the MiLB season will officially be cancelled Tuesday.
Minor League Baseball could announce fate of season Tuesday after board of trustees meeting https://t.co/m2e2LQAkZy
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) June 29, 2020
Cooper updated his earlier comment. Players cannot play without permission, which is how it has been all along. The difference in 2020 is that MLB teams may be more inclined to approve.
Deleting this Tweet below in a second after a clarification from an MLB front office official. MLB teams must give their consent to allow players to play indy ball, but seems like many teams are willing to do so. https://t.co/GlR4l4phkq
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) June 30, 2020
Indy league teams, especially East Coast ones, are finding it difficult if not impossible to play in 2020.
Several Atlantic League teams had tried to put together a smaller league, but the quarantine for people traveling to New York made it very difficult to do. https://t.co/I3Pcl8MYHo
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) June 30, 2020
Affiliated players concerned about the risk playing independent ball.
Early consensus among minor leaguers: Indy ball is likely not worth the risk. Is taking the chance on self-development worth the risk of an injury that could get you terminated or do you transition into “offseason training” mode to prepare for 2021?
— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) June 30, 2020
Still not official official…
Multiple sources have confirmed to Baseball America that an official announcement that the 2020 MiLB season has been shelved will come later this afternoon.https://t.co/PGZJ8F01Lx
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) June 30, 2020
MiLB committees are nice and all, but the decision on whether there will be any minor league camps or instructional leagues rest solely with the MLB owners.
SOURCE: A committee has been formed to oversee discussions in determining what if anything can allow for milb players outside the 60 man pool to see any action in 2020 without a season. Ideas range from what's been floated for months as either a Fall or Instructional league.
— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) June 30, 2020
Now official official.
The 2020 minor league baseball season has been officially canceled, per league sources and official release. pic.twitter.com/a98x5aNCjZ
— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) June 30, 2020
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