old_school posted:So the moral of the story is stay in school unless you are drafted in the 5th round or higher. If you graduate and don't want to play for shitty money go get a job somewhere else. If you studied hard that shouldn't be to tough but if you didn't Walmart pays better then single A!!
I guess kids coming of college should listen what the recruiters told them years before, grades matter, apparently more kids need to study then to worry about making the Bigs.
Honestly this thread is about as silly as thinking the minimum wage should be 15.00 - the minors are a stepping stone not a career. If they become a career you are doing something wrong.
In the big picture I agree. However, if a player can get to AAA or be what’s called a AAAA player (MLB injury roster filler) he can be making 65-100k per year. A friend’s son played AAA until he was 34. He told people there was nowhere else he was going to be offered 80k per year.
When they tore the uniform off his back he became a minor league coach. By age 28 he knew that’s where he was eventually headed. Now he’s back at the A level working his way up again.
I know kids who went into the minors knowing it was likely to only last two or three years. But their plan was to eventually become a teacher and a coach. Playing in the minors was resume building.
Some kids want their shot no matter how long it is. For other kids they hear about long bus rides, cheap hotels, greasy food and decide it’s time to move on with their life.