Baseball is considered America’s pastime. Children grow up admiring their favorite athletes, imitating their batting stances, and recreating their catches. It is also one of the most lucrative professional sports leagues in the world. The MLB pulled in a record 9.5 billion dollars in 2015. Many people do not actually know how difficult it is to make it to the major league level. Players who actually reach the highest level are rewarded heavily monetarily. Most players that play in the minors however are not. The salaries of minor league players are simply not enough based on the amount of work, time, and money that they bring in. Baseball is different from other professional sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association and the
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These levels also bring in money unlike the Short Season and Rookie league. In the Rookie & Short leagues there are no concessions and admission is free. They consist of Low-A, High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A. Players signing to the minor leagues sign what are called uniform contracts. Uniform contracts are a seven year agreement that prevents you from leaving the team you sign with. This type of contract rule is extremely beneficial to one side and detrimental to the other. With uniform contracts teams can trade or release players as they see fit. The players however are bound with the team they signed with for the life of the contract. No matter the level the maximum amount you can make is two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars a month for the first couple of years. After the first two years it is open to negations. Players generally will take whatever clubs will give them for fear of being released. The Triple-A season is the longest and lasts approximately six months. The maximum amount of money that can be earned is almost twelve thousand dollars. That is an extremely low amount of money when taking all things into consideration. Triple-A level teams in larger markets like Charlotte, Oklahoma City, and Las Vegas bring in not just a considerable amount of money to the teams organization but also businesses surrounding the stadium. They are cash cows without really having to pay for the
These levels also bring in money unlike the Short Season and Rookie league. In the Rookie & Short leagues there are no concessions and admission is free. They consist of Low-A, High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A. Players signing to the minor leagues sign what are called uniform contracts. Uniform contracts are a seven year agreement that prevents you from leaving the team you sign with. This type of contract rule is extremely beneficial to one side and detrimental to the other. With uniform contracts teams can trade or release players as they see fit. The players however are bound with the team they signed with for the life of the contract. No matter the level the maximum amount you can make is two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars a month for the first couple of years. After the first two years it is open to negations. Players generally will take whatever clubs will give them for fear of being released. The Triple-A season is the longest and lasts approximately six months. The maximum amount of money that can be earned is almost twelve thousand dollars. That is an extremely low amount of money when taking all things into consideration. Triple-A level teams in larger markets like Charlotte, Oklahoma City, and Las Vegas bring in not just a considerable amount of money to the teams organization but also businesses surrounding the stadium. They are cash cows without really having to pay for the