Questions tagged [milb]
Questions about Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
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How does the runner placed at second base in extra innings affect Earned Run Average?
Normally the pitcher who allows a runner to reach base is charged with the run if the runner eventually reaches home, even if the pitcher is replaced before the runner scores. If the run is an earned ...
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Why do Minor League baseball teams relocate often?
I'm a Mets fan and over the years I've constantly heard of their MiLB team relocating from town to town. Their AAA team was in Norfolk, VA then somewhere else, now it's in Las Vegas, NV. Their A team ...
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How do you send a veteran to a minor team without "optioning" him?
Some baseball players will spend time between the minor and major leagues before getting firmly established in the major leagues. In the process of "shuttling" back and forth, the player can be sent ...
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How do minor league deals work?
(Unlike some of my other recent questions, this one is primarily about baseball.)
Most minor leaguers are players just drafted out of high school or college, and working their way up (hopefully) to ...
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How does "optioning" a player to the minor leagues work?
If a baseball team needs to make room on its 25 man roster, it may send one of its newer players back to the minor leagues.
Apparently, this is done through a process of "optioning" the player back ...
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Do minor league baseball clubs pay the players?
MLB baseball teams send developing players to minor league affiliates. Do the proceeds from minor league games to to play the players or the major league team, or does the owner of the minor league ...
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