It's a dark time in baseball, and today just became worse. It was announced that hundreds of players in the minor leagues were cut Thursday. There are also hundreds expected to lose their jobs. All because of COVID-19 and how baseball is dealing with this crisis. There's no question though, it looks like the minor league season will be canceled. What a mess.
It started out that these players would get something, but as time went on, MLB teams appeared to have started to turn their backs.
ESPN writes:
"All teams agreed to pay minor league players $400 a week in April and May to cover for wages lost during canceled games. The $400 salary was given by MLB regardless of what the players were supposed to make, including to hundreds of players who had been contracted to make several times that amount. For some players, that meant a pay cut of more than 80%. Early this week, the Oakland A's told their minor league players they would no longer receive the stipend starting in June, drawing significant criticism."
What does it mean going forward? We'll keep an eye on it, because personally, it's a terrible time and you have to feel real bad for all these young players.
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