Minor League salaries

[schilling]

What do you think about their salaries.
Here is what they are as listed by the official minor leage baseball site http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com

First contract season: $850/month maximum. After that, open to negotiation
Alien Salary Rates: Different for aliens on visas--mandated by INS (Immigration).
Triple-A--First year: $2,150/month, after first year no less than $2,150/month
Class AA-First year: $1,500/month, after first year no less than $1,500/month
Class A (full season)--First year: $1,050/month, after first year no less than $1,050/month
Class A (short-season)--First year: $850/month, after first year no less than $850/month
Dominican & Venezuelan Summer Leagues--no lower than $300/month
Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road

I dont think its that much. What do you think.

[thomas]

ya, its very little, when you consider that even the worst major leaguers still make about 100,000 a year.

["Homer"]

Baseball is part time job for most of these people. I think it should be higher but not much higher. These minor league players generally quit by 30 when they realize they have future in the big leagues and after that they pursue a real job.