A player promoted from the minors is treated similarly. A seven-day hotel and meals package is provided. It is a more comfortable situation for Detroit, and for its Triple-A club in Toledo, in that players based in either town often commute. But if they choose not to, the ballclub handles expenses attached to any move. Brown will also help a player find housing.
Compensation is another matter.
Kapler wasn't thinking about money Monday when he got the news that he was being sent to Toledo. He was sick about the demotion and about losing a chance to make his mark. But he could have been forgiven for wincing at the difference in paychecks from Detroit to Toledo. Few doubt that a prospect at Kapler's level will be making Triple-A pay for long. Few would advise him to get out of his suburban Detroit lease when the return ticket is days or weeks away.