What is wrong with the milb model is they haven’t kept the wages in line with inflation. But MLB franchises know what they’re doing. 84% of American players who make the majors come from the first ten rounds of the draft. Slot bonus money for round ten is about $150K. The bonus money helps support the player for the time it takes him to make the majors or pack it in. The rest of milb are long shots used a single A roster filler for two or three years. 94% of American MLBers come from the top twenty rounds. After the twentieth round players are extreme long shots to make it to the majors. But the prospects need minor league teammates.