Former Mets general manager Jim Duquette said on SIRIUS XM Radio that the team has canceled their fall instructional league for minor leaguers. The move is obviously cost-driven. "There's a lot of talk and I believe this is information that has not gotten out," said Duquette. "... The Mets have made a decision, and some organizations do this, but they've decided not to have what's called their instructional league, which is, for their minor leagues, it's an opportunity to develop [and] continue to develop your young players. And there's some debate within circles over the past couple years the true value of instructional league but most organizations have a version of it. They're not going to do it. Now the rumors within the scouting circles are that they can't afford - which it roughly costs about 300 grand to staff and to invite and fly down all the players, to having meals throughout for about, it's like a 4 to 5 week program. It gives you a chance to extend the development of your young players, of your prospects. And they're not gonna have it. They have canceled it for this fall. And to me, being a development guy, that's big news. If you're development oriented, it's not a good decision in my opinion." The Mets told the New York Daily News that they are hosting a comparable camp in the Dominican Republic.