Seriously, teams need to wake up and start treating their minor leaguers right. These kids are your future. How about investing in their developmental needs? You get what you pay for and you are what you eat. Minor league per diems are notoriously small. How much better off would you be if you had your kids eating right? Guide these kids. Provide a cheap postgame spread of reasonably healthy food–lean cold cuts, veggies, and whole grain bread would be a start. I cannot believe that a team trainer/nutritionist would be that expensive, and in any case the benefits to the club would far outweigh any costs. Plus maybe you can extend players’ careers, shorten injury recovery or prevent injuries altogether, and more.

And yes, I am aware that top prospects get large signing bonuses and need no help affording as much Carrabba’s, Chipotle, and Chick-fil-A as they want. They can afford their own trainers too. Well, they’re the exception. Most signees get next to nothing and live on next to nothing. Treat the kids right and they’ll more than repay you with increased production.

Edit function, sarcasm font. Make it happen, o’ mighty Posedion, King of the Sea.