And these are the guys who signed for good money.

There is some 27th round pick in A ball, who will be getting off his 6 hour bus ride and heading back to his 3 bedroom 8 person apartment, who would kill for a setup this good. If it's fully furnished and has AC he might even shed a tear at the luxury. 

84% of American MLBers come from the first ten rounds of the draft. Slot money for the last pick in the 10th round in 2018 was 136K. Everyone else are roster filling teammates who are long shots to make it. 

11% of rounds 11-20 even see a day in the majors. After round 20 it drops to 7%. So a lot of minor leaguers are there at their own risk. Maybe they’re there to build a resume for future coaching jobs. But their odds of becoming a MLBer are small. 

Son is going through living accommodation challenges as he moves up in Milb. Signed a lease in St lucie with 3 other players, fronted all of the expenses...1st month, last month, security ($8K total) since none had credit and were a risk (Milb players have less than stellar rep in St Lucie) and a month later gets promoted to Binghamton. Great news, but now has to find another place to live up there as he is squatting now....also needs to shore up replacement roommate in FL for his portion of rent there and get all of his ex roommates to square up with their parts of the owed monies. All the while, playing your best baseball every time you get the rock. Now, i know he has a little money and isn't struggling as the majority of guys do..... but it all matters when you are playing for your life and not making much money.

Congratulations to your son on the quick advancement from draft to AA. I have him bookmarked on milk.com along with our LSU guy.

A lot of people don’t grasp players aren’t just toys pulled off the shelf for the game. There’s another side to the game called managing your life. Did he have to have a car shipped? Imagine if he had a wife and a baby.

Shoveit, that is tough. Congratulations to Ryley. Appears he is doing great and flying thru the levels. We have been VERY fortunate. The Rockies have host families for every level except A ball. There is 1 host family in Asheville, and Nick was fortunate enough to be selected by that family for this season. So to date, it hasn’t cost him a dime to live. The families cook meals for him and his roommate as well. We are blessed and feel very fortunate. People have little idea what these guys go through. The travel is grueling and the schedule is demanding. But to a man, none of them would change a thing. 

Love to hear the good news YG...those home cooked meals and free R&B would be saweet. Just bookmarked Nick.

RJM...his car is still is St Lucie with most of his life/possessions. I keep telling him to call them and have it shipped..i think he is doing that this week.

Years ago I was promoted and transferred (business) to San Diego. I moved on April 1. Moving in downstairs was a rookie on the Padres, his wife and their baby. He had a good rookie year. 

The next year didn’t go as well. He was up and down all season until he was traded. I think he was in San Diego, Tucson and Houston on seven different occasions that year. He had to leave his wife and baby behind when he left San Diego. When he was traded his wife and baby moved in with his parents in LA for the remainder of the season. It’s not as glamorous as some people believe. There’s a lot more going on than just on the field.