Players that constantly make the trip from AAA to the Majors then back to AAA, how do they arrange their living situation? Players like Petersen, Coghlan, and others in the past (Lamb, Sosa, etc). Do they have enough money to pay for a full time condo/house in Miami and NOLA or do you think they rent out apartments by the week until they know they can settle in? Also on the road, does the organization cover the hotel/food fees?

 

Sort of random, but as a young fan I am just curious.

 

Go Marlins!

Players that constantly make the trip from AAA to the Majors then back to AAA, how do they arrange their living situation? Players like Petersen, Coghlan, and others in the past (Lamb, Sosa, etc). Do they have enough money to pay for a full time condo/house in Miami and NOLA or do you think they rent out apartments by the week until they know they can settle in? Also on the road, does the organization cover the hotel/food fees?

 

Sort of random, but as a young fan I am just curious.

 

Go Marlins!

 

 

Pretty sure food and hotels are covered on the road.

Not quite sure but I know in the NBA teams own condos that they rent to players. That was the situation with Odom in Dallas. Could be something similar.

Depends. Sometimes, they stay with other players. Sometimes, they stay at hotels. Really nothing is as 'official' or professional as it seems.

I know the team covers food and hotel on the road. Also meal money in the bigs is way better than in the minors. I think they get close to 100 dollars a day for meal money. As for living arrangements I'm not to sure. I think Peterson stays with LoMo when he's up and I imagine other guys will take in guys when the first come up.

I think it's pretty laughable that they get per diem money for food on top of their salaries, but that's the player's union for you.

100 bucks a day for food?!? Damn

I think it's pretty laughable that they get per diem money for food on top of their salaries, but that's the player's union for you.

 

Actually, it's pretty standard practice for all businesses to pay expenses of employee while traveling. Sure, not too many corporate employees get paid as much as MLB players, but even directors and board members of major companies get to recoup their travel expenses, no matter how many millions they are earning.

 

Plus, if you're a minor leaguer being called up, or even a minimum wage major leaguer, three months of expenses for traveling and staying in hotels is going to eat quite a large hole into your base salary by the time the season's over.

The MLB Players Agreement specified a per diem of $85 per day in 2007.

 

It rises each year based on the November to November change in the CPI-W, rounded to the nearest 50 cents. Those numbers result in per diem of $89 in '08, $90 in '09, $92 in '10, $95 in '11 and $99 this year.

 

The figure for this year assumes that the same formula from the '07 agreement was retained in the recent agreement (which doesn't seem to be on-line yet.)

They room with other players...

100 bucks a day for food?!? Damn

 

 

$100 usually gets me through two weeks. And that's not just food, it's all kinds of groceries.

I've heard that the more responsible players usually end up saving 75% of the food allowance and bring it home with them.

I've heard that the more responsible players usually end up saving 75% of the food allowance and bring it home with them.

 

Are they allowed to do that? At my work if we are on an away job we get a £25 ($40) daily food allowance however if you only spend £15 on dinner then that's all you will be reimbursed.

Are they allowed to do that?

 

Yes.

I've heard that the more responsible players usually end up saving 75% of the food allowance and bring it home with them.

 

Are they allowed to do that? At my work if we are on an away job we get a £25 ($40) daily food allowance however if you only spend £15 on dinner then that's all you will be reimbursed.

 

It's the MLBPA... they're getting every penny.

I'm 99% sure teams have a hotel where players can stay while playing at home. If I remember correctly someone told me they stay somewhere by the beach. Not too sure though.

I think the major point behind the upfront costs being so expensive is often times when you're tired and crap and you get into a city and you want to have dinner not many places are open or available and you don't really want to leave the hotel. Naturally, hotel restaurants of that quality are up there in price, so that probably explains the fact that the daily stipends are so high.

I'm 99% sure teams have a hotel where players can stay while playing at home. If I remember correctly someone told me they stay somewhere by the beach. Not too sure though.

 

The Marlins had a couple of condos rented in Aventura a couple of years ago...I worked on a property right next to the building where the condos are...