Who will replace Froemming?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by lawump

However, I remember thinking at that time that this was not going to be good 5-10 years down the road for a lot of the guys who were at the same level as me. Simply put, having 22 new umpires meant that even less openings would occur on the MLB staff during the next decade.

I don't think that went unnoticed by many. The issue wasn't so much as just having 22 new MLB umpires, it was more that they were all around the same age....young.

The effect of that will last more than one decade.