Synonyms for minor league

So, when Joe received an offer from the manager of one of the minor league professional teams, he took it.

Why, there are very few ministers who make as much as even an ordinary player in a minor league.

All were jubilant that they had escaped the humiliation of being whipped by a minor league team.

He lost flesh, and time after time begged McGraw to send him to a minor league or to turn him loose altogether.