Minor leaguers really get paid very little (particularly those below the AAA level). And I’m sure their health insurance is minimal. The minor leagues are a virtual necessity for the multi-billion dollar industry that is MLB. Therefore, MLB should make sure that those in the minors are treated appropriately.

It’s happening in the NFL right now with brain injuries and concussions. Players, especially the old-timers, aren’t getting the medical care needed and players today aren’t necessarily being protected. That is changing very quickly as the league has made some kind of concussion policy among other things.

I like his writing style.

I knew minor leaguers were payed bumpkus, but I guess I thought the organization took care of more things for the players. I’m amazed that they don’t have nutritionists working with the minor leaguers. That seems like a pretty basic investment in the future of your industry. Even if most of them do not every develop into big league players, they still exist as their own businesses and they (the players who never advance past the minor leagues) are an integral part of the training program for the guys that do. That seems crazy to me that MLB doesn’t have a better system in place to maximize the development process there – not to mention treat their employees decently.

And what the heck are club dues for?

mine are that
1. providing quality nutrition/diet seems like an obvious piece of developing a team’s prospects.
2. providing adequate health insurance seems like another necessary piece of the investment: if a player has some sort of malady, you don’t want him avoiding a doctor because it’s too expensive.