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That's good news. I must admit that my cynical brain initially read the thread headline as "Jays to increase minor league pay 50 cents" (!)
When McDonalds did this, the workers were replaced by robots. Be careful what you wish for.
I wonder if the Jays are in a different situation than all the other organizations in that they have their base in another country, with different laws. Maybe there was a train coming down the legal tracks up their way that they didn't want to tangle with.
SultanofSwat posted:When McDonalds did this, the workers were replaced by robots. Be careful what you wish for.
Minor leaguers aren’t unskilled labor. Even A level players are elite in their skills relative to all college players. Besides, their pay should have been adjusted for inflation over the years. Had that been the case A level players would be making about $2,500 per month.
SultanofSwat posted:When McDonalds did this, the workers were replaced by robots. Be careful what you wish for.
Pitchers could be replaced with pitching machines. They don't need TJ either
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"After a 40 per cent raise, a first-year Triple-A player will make roughly $3,050 per month or $15,250 for a five-month season. In Double-A, players will get 50 per cent boost to about $2,550 per month or $12,750 per season. Single-A players receive a 56 percent raise to just less than $2,400 per month or a shade below $12,000 per season.
It should be stressed that these figures are rough estimates, extrapolated by adding the Jays' percentage increases to the minimum minor-league salaries set by Major League Baseball. They do not include bonuses or the wide variance in Triple-A salaries based on a player's experience. And MLB mandates salaries for all players playing their first pro season"
It's a start.
Hopefully the other teams follow their lead. Its ashamed minor league players are paid the way they are.