Decision to be drafted or go to college

check your calculator voodoo

150 teams x 25 players = 3750

So, probably about 4000 total

From the minor league baseball website:

AAA - 46 teams
AA - 30 teams
A (high) - 30 teams
A (short season) - 22
Rookie - 82 teams

210 teams x 25 players = 5,250

There will be some overlap between short season and rookie players. Assume that to be 500 players? Making the total minor league players somewhere around 4,700 each year.

Bob;

Where do those extra 16 AAA teams come from? BA only has 30 total - 2 leagues listed.

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Originally posted by CANADIANLEFTY:
check your calculator voodoo

150 teams x 25 players = 3750

So, probably about 4000 total

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That's what I get for trying to talk on the phone & type & the same time. I plead insanity & throw myself on the mercy of the court.

Guilty.

I only missed the number by half. Not bad for a commercial real estate appraiser.

Thats what I get for drinking 3 glasses of Merlot and typing.

Canadianlefty,

Here's a link to the source of my info:

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/teams/?loc=class

Bob,

There's a few of those AAA teams I don't recognize, but I sure like the name "Sarape Makers".

Aguascalientes Railroadmen
Angelopolis Tigers
Campeche Pirates
Cancun Lobstermen
Mexico Red Devils
Monclova Steelers
Monterrey Sultans
Oaxaca Warriors
Puebla Parrots
Saltillo Sarape Makers
San Luis Tuneros
Tabasco Cattlemen
Tijuana Bulls
Vaqueros Laguna
Veracruz Red Eagles
Yucatan Lions

I would guess most clubs have around 200 players in there system at any given time. This includes those on active rosters and others who are injured. The best guess would be 5,000 to 6,000 total players in MLB organizations.

Dad04

3 glasses of merlot...
One each for
Bronson's start on Saturday,
Youkilis' MLB debut, and
Pedro's one mistake Sunday??

Did someone say "merlot??"

VBPAMom

I was going to ask Dad04 if he was hanging out
with "Vous" last night!?!?

I thinks me picked a bad weekend to give up the grape....the Cajuns have chosen the week before the conference tourney to go in the tank with the Sawks.

But wait'll next year, Dad!!!

Orlando
Amen for next year in the bayou (by you!), just crossing my toes for the Sawks this year, as I did last year, and the year before, and come to think, for a long time.

All teams have:

1 AAA team
1 AA team
1 high A team
1 low A team
1 rookie league team

Most have either a short season low A team or another rookie league team as well, so a good estimate would be:

30 teams x 6 affiliates x 25 players = 4500 players. Add on the players that are injured, you're looking at 4500-5000 pros in the minors, not counting indy ball, of course.