"A player must be available 24/7 for drug tests. Therefore, a player must inform the club about all travel plans (vacation) and be available - even on vacation - for those tests. Miss the test and you get an unpaid vacation."
This includes honeymoons too!
In 2005. In short season ball son earned $850 gross per mo. Club required all players to live in local motel and changed $400. per mo. There was no way for players to cook or store food so all meals were eaten out... Spreads at this level were really bad cause dues were only $10 wk ? There ones only one place open after the games and no one had a car
(fyI. Clubbies pay for the spead out of dues)
If so many players want to play for free.. Why don't they?... let all the players play for free... Live off signing bonus. Why is there a draft?
baseball is big business selling a dream... the American dream... But the American way is a decent wage for a decent days work. I think players should be paid a mim wage