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Originally Posted by Pelican
I have included him in my 1932 (integrated), 1952, and 1960 simulations. He pitched amazingly well in 1956-58 for the Miami Marlins, yet the Phillies (parent club) never brought him up. I
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The minor league agreement in the '50s was a little bit different. I'm not 100% sure on this, but my understanding is that the parent club supplied a good portion of players but minor league clubs could supplement teams with their own talent. Bill Veeck was an executive with the Marlins so Paige came in because he and Veeck worked together twice before. I don't know what hoops the Phillies would have needed to jump through to acquire Paige. Searching through the Sporting News archive, it is said that three (unnamed) MLB teams tried to lure Paige, but Paige chose to stay in Miami.