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Originally Posted by Calvert98
Anyone know generally or guess why this was done?
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In exchange for upping the pay across the board at all levels of the minor leagues, MLB is streamlining the developmental system. Less players actually ends up possibly being better for the players. Instead of being stuck in short season ball for 2 or 3 seasons and then released... now players will go to the Indy leagues and have a chance to show all 30 teams what they can do vs trying to impress that one team that owns their rights. MLB also weeded out some of the teams with substandard facilities. Lastly, teams tried to use some common sense this time on where their minor league teams are at. No more situations like the Nats having their AAA team all the way across the country in Fresno