Minor League Baseball owners have been steadily talking about their next steps now that 120 of them have been invited to become, in essence, a franchisee of Major League Baseball. There were mixed emotions for those that made the cut on Wednesday, when MLB formally sent out the offers: relief, even elation. But as the day passed and those owners digested exactly what MLB was offering, anger built as well.
“Have spoken with at least two dozen other owners this evening,” one owner said Wednesday night. “One group call, several other individual. It is universal rage towards MLB.”
The commissioner’s office expected some of those reactions. Whether anything comes of that disappointment is the biggest question, and there’s not a lot of time for minor league owners to organize — which might be their only chance to achieve any change, if they choose to pursue it. MLB has not signaled a willingness to make individual adjustments to the…
