Goosegg - I think I am on your side, just wondering how a true hourly wage would work. Would each player get paid based on their actual hours or should there be one set of hours for all players? What if you are having some soreness and need to come in 1-2 hours early to get some treatment - do those hours go into the total for the week? If that is the case and I was a struggling MiLB player, I think I might need some treatment every now and then so I could go out to dinner. Would all the other restrictions apply including overtime (including any hours in excess of 8 hr per day in California)? Would individual state minimums apply when playing away games (assuming state/city has its own minimum)? Do you want to see a straight up actual time card minimum wage or would you be open to some move towards an approximation of the time with an increase in the "salary" that might be 90%+ of what the actual hours might dictate?
Some player with the San Jose Giants is going the be getting $10/hr plus lots of OT when the days go over 8 hours while the poor guy with the Durham Bulls is only going to pull down $7.25 - and if he is a starting pitcher, they might just let him stay home one or two nights a week to keep him under 40 hours. I realize this is a stupid example, but an example nonetheless.