Thanks Mass. It's infuriating. You don't need to make them wealthy, but you can pay them an acceptable wage, plus pay for their housing. Let a man have a one bedroom apartment, or two share a two bedroom. The MLBPA could also push for this. Other than the bonus babies, most of them probably came up this way. If the minor league teams are going to claim their cash flow doesn't allow more (and I have no idea on that), they shouldn't be in it alone. There is a nexus to the MLB teams. The major league franchise has rights over the players, which is the smoking gun against their argument that the local teams are in it alone. With the money in MLB, they can subsidize the minors with the proverbial change in their cushions. Does the average MLB fan, who sinks his or her hard earned money into MLB streaming, merchandise, ticket prices, concessions, parking etc., want the future players to be treated like this? That's the fan's money that provides the revenue. Ownership and the MLBPA mustn't forget where the cash comes from, and with humility fix this problem.