Radical MLB Proposal would drastically reshape Minor League Baseball

Photo courtesy of Southwest University Ballpark Southwest University Park, home of the El Paso ChihuahuasUnless you’re big on the minutia of how baseball leagues work, this one might have slipped under your radar. However, it carries some pretty serious ramifications for us Padres fans, and MLB fans in general. Baseball America recently published a story regarding the on-going negotiations for a new Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA) between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. While it’s still early in the negotiations, MLB floated a pretty radical proposal, one that, if accepted, would dramatically reshape Minor League ball as we currently know it. I’ll try to break this down to the key implications, but seriously, give the article a read; it’s well worth your time.

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