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Originally Posted by lawump
At last count (according to a AAA crew chief last week) 11 AAA umpires were released. Some, no doubt, possess names that are familiar to this board's posters.
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Word came out early that this was to be a "house cleaning" year. Some of the names are surprising and some of the reasons were not directly related to on-field performance.
With AA releases, A releases and next year's midseason self-releases, this coming season could easily become a "40 rookie year." There is some thought that PBUC may ask for 50 to look at instead of the 40 that has become more common.