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Old 06-17-2010, 09:22 AM   #1056
Parallex
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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat View Post
I've always wondered why it's so hard for some teams to sign these players, particularly given the low probability of many of them ever making the Majors. Is the 50th round player really going to find a better deal? 1500 of your peers were taken ahead of you. Good luck with that!
Well money might have something to do with it... Dr. Google says...


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Minor League Baseball player contracts and paychecks are handled by the Major League Baseball office. Here are the salary ranges:

First contract season: $850/month maximum. After that, open to negotiation

Class AAA--First year: $2,150/month, after first year no less than $2,150/month

Class AA-First year: $1,500/month, after first year no less than $1,500/month

Class A (full season)--First year: $1,050/month, after first year no less than $1,050/month

Class A (short-season)--First year: $850/month, after first year no less than $850/month

Dominican & Venezuelan Summer Leagues--no lower than $300/month Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road
Assuming this is accurate, minor league ball players don't get paid much (Beyond the signing bonus which is low in the deep rounds) in the 1st year and don't even make what I make at my crappy desk job at the AAA level nor do they have a guerentee of making more beyond the first year. Beyond the low pay if they sign they lose any athletic scholership they may have been offered and become ineligible to be drafted again.

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