MLB PLAYERS TAKE THE LEAD IN HELPING MiLB PLAYERS

I've never been a fan of David Price. I don't know why, but I am always thrilled when the Yankees beat up on him.  He's a good pitcher, probably a great teammate, but I just think that when it comes to his competitive nature, it makes me want to have my team compete harder against him. That works for him as a pitcher. That works for me as a fan. Hey... maybe we have more in common than I thought.

That being said, he's about to do something big, and I applaud him and I really hope other major league baseball players follow and do the same. Bottom line, let's get these young players back on their feet.  It's something that Slade Heathcott has been screaming about for a few years now with MoreThanBaseball.org, and something that really needs to happen. Maybe this dark situation for the MiLB will make others take notice and change the way these players are treated. Anyway, kudos to David Price. Check this out:

ESPN writes:

"The All-Star left-hander will give each minor league player who is not on the Dodgers' 40-man roster $1,000 for the month of June, sources confirmed to ESPN. The act of generosity will impact just over 200 people facing unprecedented difficulty during the coronavirus pandemic."

If you don't know, the minor leaguers in the MLB have been pretty much hosed.  Read MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CUTS HUNDREDS for more on that.  And if you don't realize... this latest tragedy among the minor leaguers, while the biggest one, has been part of a downward trend of abuse of minor leaguers for years. Bottom line is Minor League Players are not treated well. They are treated horribly all because these major league clubs know these players have a dream to play in the MLB and will pretty much drag them through the mud because they know these young MiLB players will keep coming back... NO MATTER WHAT. It's bad.

Slade Heathcott spoke with BYB about this recently. Minor leaguers don't get their due and they need to. Check this out:

"Slade Heathcott: Do you know how much a 6 year guy gets paid as a minor leaguer? Today’s estimate is $12,000. That’s less than a hot dog vendor at that player’s major league stadium. I want you to think about that. How do you live on that? You don’t. It’s not enough for training. It’s not enough for good food. 

Casey: Are you kidding me? 

Slade: No man! Let’s not forget that minor league baseball players are athletes. They are the farm team of the Bigs. Without feeding and helping to protect these minor leaguers correctly, you end up with a lot of broken down minor leaguers that just don’t survive in the game or never make it to the pros. 

Casey: But how long has this been going on and what can be done about it? 

Slade: We decided to put together More Than Baseball. The goal is to find a way to get all 30 Major League teams together to be able to raise money to help minor league players. Enough with the friction between players and owners and enough with controversy. The goal should be to get these teams help, through community, through fundraising, be it affiliates or otherwise to improve the lives of minor leaguers. 

Check out MoreThanBaseball.org"

Read much more about that in SLADE WILL RISE AGAIN BECAUSE SLADE BELIEVES IN SUCCESS!

Enough is enough.

I hope guys like David Price and Slade Heathcott open the eyes of more players. I hope donations pour in. I hope more pro athletes help. I wish we could help.  We need to make a change.  These players have dreams... we need to help them get there.

Enjoy your Saturday. Do something great from someone in need today.