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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/joey-wentz-had-tommy-john-surgery-on-left-elbow
Tigers' Wentz undergoes Tommy John surgery.
Detroit's No. 8 prospect expected to be out until 2021.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/3...tching-prospect-joey-wentz-tommy-john-surgery
Tigers prospect Joey Wentz undergoes successful UCL surgery.
The pitcher is slated to return in 14 to 16 months.
BYBTB

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/joey-wentz-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery.html
Joey Wentz Undergoes Tommy John Surgery.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...etroit-tigers-prospect-joey-wentz/2863613001/
Tommy John surgery sidelines Tigers pitching prospect Joey Wentz.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...ntz-out-season-tommy-john-surgery/2863836001/
Detroit Tigers prospect Joey Wentz out for season after Tommy John surgery.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/03/tigers-pitching-prospect-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery.html
Tigers? pitching prospect undergoes Tommy John surgery.
Mlive
 
https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/3...-pledge-1-million-gameday-staff-minor-leagues
Tigers pledge $1 million to support gameday staff.
In addition, they have made plans to assist their minor league players.
BYBTB

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...g-training-allowances-coronavirus/2871807001/
Detroit Tigers will pay minor leaguers' spring training allowances during season postponement.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/0...r-ilitch-makes-pledge-for-hourly-workers.html
Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch makes pledge for hourly workers.
Mlive
 
http://www.tigstown.com/episode-19-spring-training-stories-and-chatting-with-greg-gania/
TigsTownTigers Podcast Episode 19: Spring Training Stories and Chatting with Greg Gania. 91 minutes.

Spring training is on hiatus but that doesn?t stop podcasting! Paul and Mark return to the internet waves to talk about what they learned from the abbreviated spring training, including some encouraging performances, along with telling some entertaining stories from spring trainings of the past. The duo then bring a special guest to the podcast, welcoming Erie SeaWolves assistant GM/Communications Greg Gania to the show to discuss his role with the organization, MLB?s proposed contraction plan, and what he thought of the arms that were shining in Erie last summer.
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/mlb-offers-financial-support-to-minor-league-players
MLB pledges funds to support Minor Leaguers.
MLB.com

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020...support-plan-to-pay-minor-league-players.html
MLB Announces ?Interim Support? Plan To Pay Minor League Players.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ers-spring-per-diems-salaries-tbd/2878655001/
Tigers, MLB pledge financial support to minor-leaguers through early April.
Detnews

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/03/mlb-announces-plan-for-minor-league-pay-during-stoppage.html
MLB announces plan for minor-league pay during stoppage.
Mlive
 
Florida State League to use Hawkeye technology.
Robot umpires are coming to the Florida State League ? at least the initial phase of of HawkEye implementation for the time being. In a recent article published my MLB.com, the following plan was stated for when games eventually resume in the Sunshine State.

During the 2020 season, nine of the FSL?s 11 stadiums will use HawkEye technology to call balls and strikes. Parks in Bradenton, Charlotte, Clearwater, Dunedin, Fort Myers, Lakeland, St. Lucie and Tampa as well as the stadium shared by Palm Beach and Jupiter will have the new system. Daytona and Florida (which will play in North Port beginning this season) will use the more standard umpire setup.

According to the statement, Publix Joker-Marchant Stadium will be one of the nine venues fitted with the ground-breaking technology, which will be trial-tested at the High-A minor league level which includes the Lakeland Flying Tigers. However, an umpire will still remain behind the plate to relay HawkEye?s calls as determined by viewing multiple camera angles.

While the new pitch-tracking system is a welcomed advancement in how major league baseball is officiated, it also brings a few detractors as well such as diminishing the value of pitch framing, which could have a significant effect on the careers of catchers who excelled at the practice. Nonetheless, when summer baseball resumes in Florida fans will get their first look at the future of nation?s pastime.

BYBTB
 
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28931445/advocacy-group-formed-minor-league-baseball-players
Advocacy group formed for minor league baseball players.
espn

About f'n time.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/stor...inor-leaguers-players-advocacy-group-launches
Minor league players’ advocacy group launches, calls for livable wages.
LATimes

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/03/2...oup-created-demands-15k-salaries-for-players/
Minor League advocacy group created, demands $15K salaries for players.
NBCSports

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/20/sports/baseball/ap-bbm-minor-league-advocacy-group.html
Minor League Advocacy Group Demands $15,000 Salaries.
NYTimes
 
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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2020/03/21/tigers-srd-swing-mechanics/
TigersMinorLeagueReport Podcast: Tigers SRD-Swing Mechanics. 111 minutes.

Starting the show discussing injuries and where baseball is during this crisis.

The MLB draft strategy for the Tigers, when it happens.

Brandon Day of Bless You Boys.com & Jules Posner of ForbesSports.com stop by to talk about swing mechanics.

How much Joey Wentz?s TJ surgery hurts the Tigers.
 
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Guys I'm starting the draft thread early with everything going on.
Talk has finally become fact. The draft will be just 5 rounds.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/in-the-time-of-covid-19-sweeping-changes-are-made-to-the-amateur-draft/
In the Time of COVID-19, Sweeping Changes Are Made to the Amateur Draft.
Fangraphs

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/mlb-mlbpa-reach-deal.html
MLB, MLBPA Reach Agreement On Service Time, Salaries, Draft.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...-2020-draft-but-slash-five-rounds/2925174001/
MLB, players' association agree to keep 2020 draft but slash it to five rounds.
Detnews

One of the major concerns for the Tigers, of course, was what would happen to the draft, since for the second time in three years they own the first overall pick. The two sides agreed to keep the draft, but it’s going to be cut to five rounds (instead of 40) and possibly pushed back into July.

Signing bonuses will be deferred, paying 10 percent up front and 45 percent in two subsequent years. And, the salary slots for drafted players will be frozen at 2019 levels. The first overall pick this year will be slotted at $8.4 million instead of $8.7 million – a 3.5 percent cut.

This has rankled agent Scott Boras, who is representing projected No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson in this draft.

“It is amazing to me when our nation is in a position of peril, that one of the attack points always continues to be the poor drafted players,” Boras told USA Today. “For owners to do this to these young men, who are so passionate about baseball, is something that they need to examine their conscious.’’

The league and players’ association, though, argued that all sides are taking a financial hit during this crisis and a 3.5-percent hit is relatively small in context.

Undrafted players will be limited to a $20,000 ceiling on signing bonuses.
 
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