23. "Yes, you can go from HS to the pros" In response to Reply # 22
If you don't like where you're drafted (there are 40 rounds,) you can still choose to play in college. If you do go to college, I believe you have to stay 3 years before you can re-enter the draft. Though weirdly, college baseball scholarships are NOT full ride.
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14. "which begs the question..." In response to Reply # 0
why is baseball trying to change the rules of the game (assuming to attract more fans) while they are also the highest paying sport of the big 3? i don't know audience numbers but does baseball overall make that much more or do the owners just have deeper pockets?
15. "RE: which begs the question..." In response to Reply # 14
As far as revenue, baseball is in 2nd place, a distance behind the NFL but solidly ahead of NBA.
But baseball's problem is that the sport skews old (The average fan is like in their 50's while the NBA's is in their mid 30's and I'm guessing the NFL is a around that figure.)
So, in 10 years, baseball is going to be at a cross roads. With the sport's fans phasing out, the sport needs to do something to appeal to younger fans. Now whether adding a pitch clock or limiting mound visits is enough, I don't know. And there's the notion that baseball players aren't 'fun' enough. Puig, who shows about the same emotion as an NBA player, is shunned while in the NBA emotion is embraced and celebrated.
The sport isn't in a crisis, but Manfield is probably spot on in his initiatives to change the game in order to maintain the health of the sport.
As far as the salaries, obviously even basketball players aren't signing 300M and 400M contracts, but I don't get the sense that MLB's middle class is as strong as the NBA's. (someone correct me if I'm wrong.) Plus baseball has the strongest union out of the four major sports which certainly helps.
19. "Trout is making the same annually as nba stars do" In response to Reply # 14
Probably less.
I don't think this contract is indicative of mlb owners pockets compared to other sports
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