Would much prefer they keep minor league baseball and don't really care about the majors. This is very bad news for hundreds of small/mid-sized towns across the country who rely on the minor league team for revenue and fun. Easy decision for MLB as they were contracting the minor leagues anyway. Baseball is very close to becoming the fourth US sport falling behind hockey.
Thought the Phoenix plan was viable other than dealing with the heat. You could have games every day/night in Tucson, Phoenix and Las Vegas as, between those three, there are at least 10 major league viable stadiums plus all the hotel space they need. Tucson is two hours from Phoenix and LV is 4.5 if they want to avoid flying. Summer is the low-census season for hotels.
it maybe be good for MLB but not the minor leaguers , especially 2a and below .
Losing a year of development could have a lifetime effect on these players .
I have been hosting college players during the summer for the last 8 years in the Northwoods League. The league was going to be special this year as they would have attracted better talent than usual because these kids want to play ball this summer, whereas the better players usually took the summer off because they had enough ABs or IPs.
I have 5 former boys in the minors now. If they expand rosters, 2 should make the bigs. The other 3 are screwed, they have no options.
I have 1 boy from last year who was supposed to play in the Cape this summer, but they cancelled that league already. He is OK, he will go back for junior year and will be draft eligible next year. I know 2 boys who are supposed to be 1st or 2nd round this year. They haven't even confirmed there will be a draft this year. If they do have the draft, they have 2 options. Sign a contract and wait until next year to even play? Or go back to school and at least play fall ball and get another year of college ball?
Big risk for these 2 guys. I think they will sign and go pro. Too big of risk in getting hurt or having a bad senior season and lose the draft status and guarnateed money. Interesting to see how it plays out
https://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/little-league-world-series-is-scrapped-for-first-time-043020
[h=1]Little League World Series is scrapped for first time[/h]
[h=1]Little League World Series is scrapped for first time[/h]
https://www.milb.com/portland/about/2020-season-updates
[h=3]Latest Update- April 29, 2020[/h]We want to update our fans on where we stand with the 2020 Portland Sea Dogs season. While our season is still officially delayed, we do want to respect Governor Janet Mills' re-opening plans which restrict crowds of more than 50 through at least July.
[h=3]Latest Update- April 29, 2020[/h]We want to update our fans on where we stand with the 2020 Portland Sea Dogs season. While our season is still officially delayed, we do want to respect Governor Janet Mills' re-opening plans which restrict crowds of more than 50 through at least July.
