For the first time in generations, we endured a summer without affiliated Minor League Baseball. Even when the institution returns in 2021 (pandemic permitting), it will be dramatically changed. J.J. Cooper of Baseball America has reportedly extensively about the MLB-MiLB negotiations this year and the inevitability that dozens of affiliates will lose their player development contracts (PDC) under the new system. Thursday on the Swings and Mishes podcast, Craig Mish described what this may mean for the Marlins.
The new Professional Baseball Agreement—the previous one expired on Sept. 30—will establish “more of a regionalized minor leagues,” according to Mish.