# new idea in baseball skip minors play in japan

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-in-baseball-skip-minors-play-in-japan/834813 "2019-05-31T08:35:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-in-baseball-skip-minors-play-in-japan/834813/1 "2019-05-31T08:35:21Z")

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here’s the story suggesting this [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/land-of-the-rising-arm-can-japanese-baseball-actually-be-a-competitive-alternative-to-the-minors/ar-AACaaIY?li=BBnbfcL)

is this a viable alternative or is it just a single case?

also does MLB’s farm system need reforming which the article also suggests?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-in-baseball-skip-minors-play-in-japan/834813/2 "2019-05-31T10:53:31Z")

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