Imagine if pro teams had to hire scouts to attend all the High School games and then pay for development teams (and all the costs that would go with it) to find the best players for the NFL.
Kids now have 2 opportunities, a pro athletic career or a higher education through college.
Read this article - Minor League Baseball Players Earn Less Than School Janitors
Minor leaguers have to deal with terrible living conditions, awful food and have to work extra jobs to afford to live
https://fanbuzz.com/mlb/minor-league-baseball-salary/Edited by ChuckM at 10:30:09 on 08/07/20