Ex-players, fans furious with MLB over report it may want to cut jobs in minors
Barely a year after Major League Baseball reorganized its minor-league system and 43 teams were removed as affiliates, the league reportedly has an eye on potentially cutting more jobs down on the farm.
A story by ESPN’s Jeff Passan notes MLB teams currently can carry as many as 180 minor-league players on the Domestic Reserve list. But Passan reported Major League Baseball asked the players’ union in the latest round of labor talks to begin in 2023 to allow “the commissioner’s office to reduce the maximum number of players to as few as 150 over the rest of the collective bargaining agreement.”
Some thought that idea had merit, but many, many others were not happy to hear MLB talking about cutting even more minor-league jobs.
Former Royals pitcher Trevor Oaks wrote this: “I’m out of the game, but this just frustrates me. It’s time MiLB gets a seat at the negotiating table too.”
Brent Rooker, a former Twins outfielder, tweeted: “MLB is the only league out there actively trying to shrink their sport.”
Many others expressed their, uh, frustration with MLB owners and commissioner Rob Manfred. Here is what they were saying on Twitter.
This story was originally published February 15, 2022 at 10:15 AM.
