Last night we had a player stop over on his way back to Canada (home), we were his host family back when he and my son were on an 18u team together.
He had just completed his first season, and loves it!
It was real interesting talking to him and learning more about professional baseball. He did not get a large bonus, so he lives on the money he currently earns. I was surprised at how it works, all the way down to being required to pay for a van service to pick them up from host family homes (I thought that was over!) and being billed $50 per week, even if he did not require the service. He clears about $200 a week after all his charges for room and board! He does get a $25 per diem while away for food.
It was an eye opener! It is amazing what lengths some of us will go through, to hope our son's will get to enjoy the rigors of MiLB.