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Brian wrote: This entire matter is being handled oddly.
Everything since March 12th fits into that category.
The Minor league cuts were going to HAVE To happen if they are cutting that many minor league teams…it was just a matter of when it was going to happen
Companies that received PPP loans for eight weeks are going to see that eight week period expire within the next week or two, depending on when they took out the loans. I suspect there will be many employees across the nation coming off the payrolls soon, not just ballplayers. I work for a company in that situation and I know for a fact that some employees will not be returning once the loan money is depleted. Fortunately for me I am not in that category but I feel for those that are.
Am I wrong in presuming that there will be NO minor league season this year? Doesn’t seem possible to support them with no fans in the stands. And there are proposals for major league teams to carry up to 50 players. What a mess.
MM3 asked:
Am I wrong in presuming that there will be NO minor league season this year? Doesn’t seem possible to support them with no fans in the stands.
It is a very good assumption, and the player cuts now seem to put the final nail in the coffin, but there has been no formal announcement.
David Price joins Adam Wainwright, Shin-Soo Choo and other MLB players helping out minor leaguers.
This is great that David Price has reportedly stepped up to help others, and not surprising given his history of charity. https://t.co/LkZcX6DggG It's also embarrassing for the owners who have directed firings and furloughs and 401K cuts, while bearing much more wealth than David
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) May 29, 2020
Onyx wrote:
The Minor league cuts were going to HAVE To happen if they are cutting that many minor league teams…it was just a matter of when it was going to happen
This is true. However, the cuts are a year earlier than absolutely required. That is a year lost for at least some of these players to step up and improve their stock.
However, the reality of no 2020 minor league season, the down revenue for MLB and the folding of resistance to the MiLB contraction plan together moved the cuts forward on the calendar. That it was apparently inevitable doesn’t make it less painful, especially for those who had been holding out slim hopes.
Brian wrote: David Price joins Adam Wainwright, Shin-Soo Choo and other MLB players helping out minor leaguers.
They just gained a ton of my admiration and Price needed it. Now I would like to see him in a Cards uni but I know the Dodgers just got him. The Cards are keeping Springfield AA staff and game day folks paid through June. I am surprised that even the game day folks get some money but it’s all good. Now if they could just get their parking situation straightened out.
The Royals GM had these comments. They may still release players before next summer, but do have some acceptance and appreciation of the timing and the current situation.
In a conference call with local media members today, Royals GM Dayton Moore said this about the club's decision to stand by their minor league players: pic.twitter.com/8ZfWWx95Jh
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) May 29, 2020
Still no word on who or how many players the Cardinals cut. If a small market team like the Royals can pay their MiLB player though the season there is no reason other teams can’t do the same.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/05/rounding-up-the-latest-minor-league-cuts.html
By cutting $100 per week, the Nationals will save about $75,000 this month.
Their owner is worth over $5 billion. https://t.co/rY9tSsKwFT
— Garrett Broshuis (@broshuis) May 31, 2020
Nationals players were upset about @TheAthletic report of MiLB pay cuts. So they're covering the $100/week out of pocket for each player that a billionaire ownership group took away
How did we get in this parallel universe? Updated story w/ @EmilyCWaldon:https://t.co/WWtcfqhviU
— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) June 1, 2020
The Cardinals released 33 players. None of them were DSL players. Jeff Jones published the list on twitter broken up by team. Here’s the complete list:
Memphis
C Oscar Hernandez
P Johnny Hellweg
P Chris EllsSpringfield
2B Zach Kirtley
P Michael Baird
P Will LatchamPalm Beach
P Perry DellaValle
SS Michael Perri
OF Wadye YnfantePeoria
C Alexis Wilson
OF Brandon Riley
3B Brylie Ware
P Adrian Mardueno
SS Edwin Figuera
OF Kevin Woodall
P Connor Coward
P Scott Politz
P Parker KellyState College
P Cameron Dulle
P Jeremy Randolph
3B Liam Sabino
3B Martin FigueroaJohnson City
P Walker Robbins
OF Carlos Soler
P Dylan Pearce
P John Witkowski
P Tyler PeckGCL
1B Freddy De Jesus
P Anthony Green
SS Yowelfy Rosario
P Saniel Santana
2B Pablo Gomez
P Jeffry AbreuLate last week, the #stlcards released 33 minor leaguers, touching all seven US-based rosters. For members of The Cardinal Nation, I break down the moves. ($) https://t.co/9Pq1izUHNt
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) June 2, 2020
In case anyone wonders, the difference between the 37 releases reported by the P-D and our 33 is four DSL players released three weeks ago we already wrote about at that time.
I don’t understand cutting Kelly. He looked promising in his outings from the bullpen. So did Cameron Dulle.
I agree BlackHills, completely surprised about Kelly, Dulle, and Perry DellaValle. I thought the Cardinals were pretty high on DellaValle before the suspension.
MLBPA tells Scott Boras not to pay released minor leaguers https://t.co/OWLIRxvUr9
— HardballTalk (@HardballTalk) June 9, 2020
Lost some respect for DeWitt hearing him downplay mlb owner profitability yesterday in an interview. I wish he’d have just said “No Comment”. Article I read was on mlbtraderumors.com.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/cards-chairman-dewitt-baseball-industry-isnt-very-profitable.htmlThere are other related posts on Broshuis’ twitter thread below. He does not name the organizations trying to discourage minor leaguers for filing for unemployment benefits. Some players are worried doing so would be used against them later.
Some MLB teams are fond of using the term “optics” for how their actions appear to the public. They are taking a beating currently.
With some players earning only a fraction of what they expected to earn and no season in sight, they have no choice but to file claims for unemployment. They have bills to pay just like the rest of us, and they should have access to the benefits they are entitled to.
— Garrett Broshuis (@broshuis) June 9, 2020
Re: Owners comments. Isn’t it funny how someone’s preconceived notions trump what a person who should know says. People are tending to parse every word when they disagree with someone’s comments.
In a typical offseason, minor-league players aren't eligible for unemployment benefits. But in the weirdness of this non-season, there's reason to believe they can, and a trio groups that work with minor-leaguers have banded together to help them file. https://t.co/mBqbGwP2NK
— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) June 12, 2020
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