Makeup of the Minors - 2018 (IRL)

koohead · 05-01-2018, 08:08 PM

Baseball America just published the breakdown of the minor leagues, showing where players originate from Here is the info-graphic that came with the article...along with these highlights/bullet points:

- 29% of the majors is foreign born
- 28% of the minors is foreign born
- 75% of all minor league players were from draft eligible countries (US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands).
- Of the remaining 25%, 80% were from the Dominican Republic

Qeltar · 05-01-2018, 09:10 PM

Years ago I used to joke that baseball fans rooting for "their city" were basically arguing over whose group of Dominicans was better.

The DR has a truly amazing baseball culture. I'm sure it doesn't hurt that they can play 12 months a year, but that's true of other places also.

Based on those stats the DR produces 1/6 as ballplayers as the US with roughly 1/25 of the population -- and not being part of the formal draft process, as you said.

kjb023 · 05-01-2018, 10:27 PM

Cool graphic, thanks for this!

andyhdz · 05-03-2018, 04:17 PM

great post. I was always under the impression that the foreign born % in the minors was way higher than the MLB but it's actually less. Wow.

PSUColonel · 05-03-2018, 06:53 PM

I feel Cuba could have the same potential if they weren’t communists.

05-01-2018, 08:08 PM	#1
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,211	Makeup of the Minors - 2018 (IRL) Baseball America just published the breakdown of the minor leagues, showing where players originate from Here is the info-graphic that came with the article...along with these highlights/bullet points: - 29% of the majors is foreign born - 28% of the minors is foreign born - 75% of all minor league players were from draft eligible countries (US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands). - Of the remaining 25%, 80% were from the Dominican Republic Attached Images __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

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andyhdz All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fresno, CA by way of Texas Posts: 1,754	great post. I was always under the impression that the foreign born % in the minors was way higher than the MLB but it's actually less. Wow. Last edited by andyhdz; 05-03-2018 at 04:18 PM.

05-01-2018, 09:10 PM	#2
Qeltar Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 382	Years ago I used to joke that baseball fans rooting for "their city" were basically arguing over whose group of Dominicans was better. The DR has a truly amazing baseball culture. I'm sure it doesn't hurt that they can play 12 months a year, but that's true of other places also. Based on those stats the DR produces 1/6 as ballplayers as the US with roughly 1/25 of the population -- and not being part of the formal draft process, as you said.

05-01-2018, 10:27 PM	#3
kjb023 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 389	Cool graphic, thanks for this!

05-03-2018, 06:53 PM	#5
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,106	I feel Cuba could have the same potential if they weren’t communists.