reported delay to class aaa season

[djoctagone]

we already knew that class aa and both high a and low a were going to have later starts this season.

 

but we had expected the class aaa season to start 6 april.

 

now, that may not be the case, as alternate training sites and intrasquad play may start up in april instead.

[djoctagone]

no word on how this affects the pay of minor leaguers. just like major leaguers, they don't start getting paid until opening day.

[MadThinker88]

I was coming over to post this news...

 

I'm surprised & disappointed by the delay for the AAA groups...

[wibadgers23]

Yeah to say I’m disappointed would be an understatement.

[JohnBriggs12]

Yeah to say I’m disappointed would be an understatement.

 

By the time the AAA season was going to start, there will be at least 25% of the population fully vaccinated. It's ridiculous to prevent athletes in their 20s from living normally. I get it when they wanted to prevent younger people from infecting vulnerable groups, but in another month a very large percentage of seniors will have been vaccinated.

[Eye Black]

JJ Cooper summed it up succinctly:

 

Everyone this was ALWAYS going to happen. Have written this multiple times. Pretty much zero chance MLB was going to risk MLB games with an outbreak caused by calling up an non vaccinated AAA player who just flew commercial.

[Eye Black]

JJ Cooper summed it up succinctly:

 

Everyone this was ALWAYS going to happen. Have written this multiple times. Pretty much zero chance MLB was going to risk MLB games with an outbreak caused by calling up an non vaccinated AAA player who just flew commercial.

[Madhawk23]

So, what makes starting around May 1 so much better than starting in April? Just to be a month further along with the vaccinations?

[Madhawk23]

So, what makes starting around May 1 so much better than starting in April? Just to be a month further along with the vaccinations?

[Outlander]

I think an additional month would help a lot but if they do start May 1 MLB would still be risking MLB games with callups. Maybe every team has a few players that practices/travel with the team, would seem to be better than having no AAA games at all.

[Outlander]

I think an additional month would help a lot but if they do start May 1 MLB would still be risking MLB games with callups. Maybe every team has a few players that practices/travel with the team, would seem to be better than having no AAA games at all.

[djoctagone]

no word on how this affects the pay of minor leaguers. just like major leaguers, they don't start getting paid until opening day.

if the minor leaguer is lucky enough to make the roster at the alternate training site, he will be earning pay.

 

do keep in mind that the brewers will be operating a second wave of spring training in april, so some guys who may have been destined for the nashville roster may get time there. but, under normal rules, players aren't paid during spring training.

[djoctagone]

no word on how this affects the pay of minor leaguers. just like major leaguers, they don't start getting paid until opening day.

if the minor leaguer is lucky enough to make the roster at the alternate training site, he will be earning pay.

 

do keep in mind that the brewers will be operating a second wave of spring training in april, so some guys who may have been destined for the nashville roster may get time there. but, under normal rules, players aren't paid during spring training.

[CheeseheadInQC]

no word on how this affects the pay of minor leaguers. just like major leaguers, they don't start getting paid until opening day.

if the minor leaguer is lucky enough to make the roster at the alternate training site, he will be earning pay.

 

do keep in mind that the brewers will be operating a second wave of spring training in april, so some guys who may have been destined for the nashville roster may get time there. but, under normal rules, players aren't paid during spring training.

 

This might vary, but I thought I read that the alternate site was likely to be roughly the size and composition of the AAA roster since it doesn't really do any good to take the lower-level prospects there for a month instead of working out with their future teams in Arizona.

[CheeseheadInQC]

no word on how this affects the pay of minor leaguers. just like major leaguers, they don't start getting paid until opening day.

if the minor leaguer is lucky enough to make the roster at the alternate training site, he will be earning pay.

 

do keep in mind that the brewers will be operating a second wave of spring training in april, so some guys who may have been destined for the nashville roster may get time there. but, under normal rules, players aren't paid during spring training.

 

This might vary, but I thought I read that the alternate site was likely to be roughly the size and composition of the AAA roster since it doesn't really do any good to take the lower-level prospects there for a month instead of working out with their future teams in Arizona.

[MadThinker88]

Don't forget that as MLB & AAA groups depart the spring training site, the players for the other full season minor league levels will be arriving for their spring training workouts.

 

That is why the spring training sites are not being considered for the ALT workout sites...

[MadThinker88]

Don't forget that as MLB & AAA groups depart the spring training site, the players for the other full season minor league levels will be arriving for their spring training workouts.

 

That is why the spring training sites are not being considered for the ALT workout sites...

[djoctagone]

I was under the assumption that the alternate sites were going to be shut down this week with the start of the minor league seasons. I do believe that teams will continue to have a taxi squad at their disposal, though, to guard against COVID outbreaks without players having to travel from AAA locales and having to go through testing protocol.

yes, alternate training sites have closed, and the ones that were occupying an affiliate's facility will now revert back to the affiliate. i haven't seen anything official regarding the elimination of taxi squads, but one has to assume that they have been eliminated.

 

otherwise, how do class aaa clubs (which tend to be the level raided the most for replacements) maintain playing with a roster that's short up to five players every time their parent club goes on the road? and if parent clubs have to allow time for testing protocols, how much earlier do players have to leave their class aaa city to join the club ahead of their charter flight for their roadtrip?

 

i believe that mlb was hoping that enough teams would meet the 85% threshold of fully vaccinated tier 1 personnel by tomorrow's start of the minor league season--which would allow for individual players to resort to commercial travel from class aaa cities to major league cities--just like we were accustomed to prior to the pandemic.

 

but, as i said, i haven't seen any reports of taxi squads being eliminated officially.

[DR28]

I was under the assumption that the alternate sites were going to be shut down this week with the start of the minor league seasons. I do believe that teams will continue to have a taxi squad at their disposal, though, to guard against COVID outbreaks without players having to travel from AAA locales and having to go through testing protocol.

yes, alternate training sites have closed, and the ones that were occupying an affiliate's facility will now revert back to the affiliate. i haven't seen anything official regarding the elimination of taxi squads, but one has to assume that they have been eliminated.

 

otherwise, how do class aaa clubs (which tend to be the level raided the most for replacements) maintain playing with a roster that's short up to five players every time their parent club goes on the road? and if parent clubs have to allow time for testing protocols, how much earlier do players have to leave their class aaa city to join the club ahead of their charter flight for their roadtrip?

 

i believe that mlb was hoping that enough teams would meet the 85% threshold of fully vaccinated tier 1 personnel by tomorrow's start of the minor league season--which would allow for individual players to resort to commercial travel from class aaa cities to major league cities--just like we were accustomed to prior to the pandemic.

 

but, as i said, i haven't seen any reports of taxi squads being eliminated officially.

Yea I'm sure not what is going on because guys like Dylan Cozens, Zach Brown, Cooper Hummel, etc must be on the taxi squad, reason I say this is because none of them are on Nashville's roster right now.

[djoctagone]

have you considered that all three are on the minor league injured list? because they all are.

[DR28]

have you considered that all three are on the minor league injured list? because they all are.

Wow, not sure that type of response what needed... But thanks.

 

Not sure how I'm supposed to know that since injuries aren't listed on the rosters like with MLB teams.

[brooks_quichenick]

have you considered that all three are on the minor league injured list? because they all are.

Wow, ok not sure that type of response what needed... But thanks.

 

Not sure how I'm supposed to know that since injuries aren't listed on the rosters like with MLB teams.

 

Yea that seemed unnecessary, especially since the source is a paywalled website.

 

djoctagone, I'm sure this has been asked before, but is there a reason you never capitalize anything ever? Shift key broken?