20dad,
Wow, that would be fun to own one of the NECBL franchises, a lot of work, but fun.
Yours and others posts make very, very good points that can go unnoticed.
When our son played for 2 years in the NECBL, we were lucky to get to know the Ayotte family in Lowell, Mass as well as the ownership group in Newport, RI, especially, the GM, Chuck Paiva.
Our sons are there for 8-10 weeks.
When we sat and talked with the ownership people, it is incredible how much work they put in over the 10 months when baseball isn't being played along with the 2 months it is.
Their time, generosity, efforts within their communities, not to mention how much it costs to run the Summer Wood bat leagues was eye opening.
Parents and players truly are being provided a lot of opportunity, at very little expense.
All the effort and expense is borne by others.
I don't have any problem with a franchise or league taking these types of steps knowing how much is put at risk by the leagues and teams for every player to have a great Summer of 8 weeks playing baseball.