First, the purge: Braves released 30 on May 30th, including Braxton Davidson

C.C. Cooper pinned down every minor league cut by the Braves on May 30th.

RHP
Shairon Bennett
Walt Borkovich
Alex Camacho
Luis de Jesus
Carlos de la Cruz
Luis Diaz
Caleb Dirks
Greg Leban
Jose Olague
Ryan Shetter
Leonardo Vargas

LHP
Nestor Bermudez
Carlos Caminero
Jose Manuel Fernandez
Ramon Linares
Orelvis Rijo

C
Denzel Bryson
Brandon Chapman
Hagen Owenby
Randy Ruiz
Zach Soria

1B
Braxton Davidson
Ray Hernandez
Brendan Venter

2B-SS
Nelson Celesten

3B
Yerangel Modina
Jordan Rodgers

OF
Randi de la Cruz
Joel Reyes
Christian Zamora

Borkovich hurts.

why is it necessary to post this topic 2 times??

Every team is doing this. If the Braves are smart and do this right...they can sign other players that have been cut with higher ceilings.

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Originally Posted by TheBravos

Every team is doing this. If the Braves are smart and do this right...they can sign other players that have been cut with higher ceilings.

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I don’t really think any of the players cut from any team are going to be picked up by anyone else. Every team is doing this in a cost cutting move, especially with the upcoming consolidation of minor league teams. Each team is going to have to purge even more players from their ranks.

This draft could signal the beginning of the end of the minor league system as we know it. With tons more HS players going to college this year, MLB could decide to decimate the minors even more and utilize NCAA as their pipeline. Each team would then maybe only need 1-2 minor league teams while the younger players would play in college.

Moving MiLB into the college ranks where folks are more likely to cheer for their college team may have a positive impact on MLB interest among fans.

If MLB teams consist of NCAA stars rather than high school kids nobody has ever heard of, folks may follow new players more closely.

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Originally Posted by Enscheff

Moving MiLB into the college ranks where folks are more likely to cheer for their college team may have a positive impact on MLB interest among fans.

If MLB teams consist of NCAA stars rather than high school kids nobody has ever heard of, folks may follow new players more closely.

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gotta figure out a way to pay them then.

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Originally Posted by Super

gotta figure out a way to pay them then.

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Hasn’t stopped MiLB thus far. The majority of players there are making peanuts.