# Some questions about Minor League Baseball (and other sports).

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 25, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-minor-league-baseball-and-other-sports/586848 "2011-06-25T21:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-minor-league-baseball-and-other-sports/586848/21 "2011-06-27T12:24:35Z")

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> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#):
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> This is often a factor when the minor league franchise initiates the shift, especially in the lower minors where geography isn’t as important. As a minor league owner, what can you do when you’re dissatisfied with your talent? You can’t fire your general manager, or hire better scouts, or increase your team payroll, because you aren’t responsible for any of those things. All you can do is–change your affiliation!

I’m not sure what it’s like at the lower levels, but AAA teams are allowed to sign a player or two on their own. I don’t know the specifics, but I remember reading a big article on the process in the local paper after the Orioles ransacked their AAA team and left them with practically 0 decent players.

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