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The proposed Dream League is a nightmare

As I continue to oppose baseball's plan to eliminate minor-league ball from 42 cities, many aspects deserve scorn and derision. It's absolutely true that some cities don't have solid financial backing. Some facilities are sub-standard. Many players in lower level affiliates have almost no shot of reaching MLB. However, the proposed Dream League is more of a nightmare that wouldn’t provide opportunity for realistic improvement for much of anyone on the "player" side of the equation.

How to choose a player to pinpoint why the purported future is a willing misfire? David Bote languished for a few years in the pipeline.