In recent years, a number of investment firms have started offering minor league athletes, in baseball as well as other sports, lump-sum payments in return for a cut of their future earnings if they ultimately make it to the big leagues.
Duncker on Deterministic, Belmont Park s Future bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"I'm a believer in capitalism," says Michael Schwimer, who founded Big League Advantage to cash in on the future earnings of teenage athletes. Simon…