This week, the New York Mets reportedly cut 39 minor league players. The casualties are the result of the dismantling of the minor leagues that are being pushed through by the MLB. The MiLB is being shrunk from 160 teams to 120 teams, with the Mets organization expected to lose the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Kingsport Mets.
With two fewer clubs in the minor league system, the Mets are unable to employ as many players as they once could. There are no longer enough roster spots throughout the system to employ as many players as they currently do.