2009 MLB Umpire Crews

[socalblue1]

The MLB team pays most, if not all the players & coaches salaries, NOT the MiLB team. That's the major reason why they can make a profit - little to know expense outside running the facility & office staff.

The MiLB umpires have been screwed over for decades. It's better after AMLU in the 'soft' areas but the pay scale is essentially the same at 10+ years ago. MiLB views them as a necessary expense & has no desire to do anything else. It's never going to change unless MLB takes back umpire development.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by socalblue1

The MLB team pays most, if not all the players & coaches salaries, NOT the MiLB team. That's the major reason why they can make a profit - little to know expense outside running the facility & office staff.

The MiLB umpires have been screwed over for decades. It's better after AMLU in the 'soft' areas but the pay scale is essentially the same at 10+ years ago. MiLB views them as a necessary expense & has no desire to do anything else. It's never going to change unless MLB takes back umpire development.

The wages could be fitting and liveable if MLB, who is the final beneficiary of the system, covered half the wages and left the other half, per diem, travel and lodging to the MiLB clubs.