Dynasty Podcast Episode 44 - State of MiLB

Prospects Live Podcast

The minor leagues have had a lot of change take place in recent years and it has had an effect on the game both positively and negatively. Shrinking the number of teams and levels, rule changes and experiments and team development philosophies have all had a huge impact on the product at the major league level.
Greg (@greghoogkamp) talks with Matt (mdthomp_plive) and Geoff Pontes (@geoffpontesba) of Baseball America (and former PLive founder) talk about what has taken place and the implications for the game and for dynasty.
How Prospects Live came to be 6 years ago
Bob Ueker memories and Roki Sasaki update
News at PLive
State of the Minor Leagues

• Outlining the changes (league structure, player pay, union, housing etc)
• Rule changes (pitch clock, shifting, bigger bases, pickoffs/stepoffs), three batter minimum, automatic runner, different baseballs, ABS Challenge system etc
• How teams use their affiliates for development
• Pitching development
• What does the future hold for the Minor Leagues (Diamond Baseball Holdings, MiLB CBA, MiLB Professional Development License)
• How should dynasty mangers use their minor league systems based on this discussion?