The Blue Jays are reportedly in the process of finalizing a pay increase of more than 50% for all players rostered on their affiliated minor-league clubs, according to The Athletic's Emily Waldon and Ken Rosenthal.
Approval from Major League Baseball is not required for teams to increase minor-league wages. Toronto currently touts minor-league affiliates.
“This is a conversation that probably started last spring training, reflecting on just where we are as an industry in terms of compensating minor-league players,” said Blue Jays vice president of baseball operations Ben Cherington.
“Over the course of several months, we went back as far as we could to assess on a relative basis how we’re compensating players now compared to years ago.