Here’s why the proposal to eliminate minor league teams is a really bad idea

Oct 21 2019 by Bleed Cubbie Blue

 
Four Winds Field, home of the South Bend Cubs | Al Yellon

Teams will lose more than they’ll gain if this proposal goes through.

The adage is to release bad news on Friday. By Monday, when the standard media cycle returns, most of the hostility will have simmered away. With the announcement by Major League Baseball of eliminating up to 42 affiliates over the next 24 months on a Friday, the adage was honored. My frustration lingers. Here is why I'm upset.

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