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Originally Posted by GarthB
The other question is: what happens to the two schools?
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I've thought a little about this other question. My tentative conclusion is that the schools will remain in business with their current model as long as MiLB requires its umps to have attended pro school. This requirement can remain in place without the rest of the current system (post graduate PBUC combine, short A or rookie, long A, etc. up the system).
Alternatively, MiLB might not require school prior to assigning short A or rookie games, but require it prior to an umpire working AA or AAA. The schools could manage that too, though there would be less demand.
When you consider that under the current system, only 10-15% of pro school grads get a job in pro ball anyway, and that for each of the past 10 years the schools have had over 100 students, we might well conclude that the odds of getting a job are not decisive for those deciding whether to attend pro school.
Finally, however much demand for pro school should happen to drop off, I imagine that the schools will begin to offer more (or, for Harry's, some) week long clinics for non-pro umpires.