Professional Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts
How To Succeed At Independent Pro Baseball Tryouts
Here is the first episode of a documentary called “Playing For Peanuts” which chronicled life of an independent minor league baseball team called the South Georgia Peanuts. They played in the South Coast League which lasted one season (2007). If you want some exposure as to what you will be experiencing if you make it Read More …
Here is a short video clip about a reporter’s perspective on why players play in the independent leagues. This was filmed in 2007 in the South Coast League’s documentary “Playing For Peanuts”.
Here is an short video clip about the manager of the Grand Prairie AirHogs (American Association) during an open independent pro baseball tryout right before spring training: The reason tryouts often are held just before spring training is that, surprisingly, a player sometimes “no shows” spring training. Other reasons include looking at possibly-overlooked talent, needing Read More …
Here is an inspirational video clip about a player who made the 2010 Victoria Seals spring training roster after attending one of the open pro baseball tryouts held by the Golden Baseball League that year: His story is not that unusual, especially for guys who have been overlooked and/or developed physically later than some of Read More …
Here is a video clip from a tryout for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League: You will get to listen to the thoughts of the team’s pitching coach and how they view players who attend their open pro baseball tryouts.
This video clip has some VERY strong language (warning to all who are offended by such speech), but you may want to know what you may experience inside an independent baseball league locker room if you make the team: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=ZlsVr1ykBqQ This clip was from the “Playing For Peanuts” documentary which was recorded during the only Read More …
Here is one of the things which will hurt you with any pro baseball team, whether you go to a private workout or an open tryout. That is lying about your stats. So many prospective players, or their family members or coaches, call the staff or coaches of a lower-level Minor League or independent baseball Read More …
If you are not drafted by a Major League organization, nor given an automatic contract or formal invitation to go to spring training by a professional independent minor league team, then you have to come to grips with the fact that you either don’t have the talent or just were overlooked. Either way, you will Read More …
Mom. Dad. Those two words usually mean a great deal to a prospective professional baseball player. The problem is that, at the pro level, their involvement can hurt you more than help you in most instances. At the youth league, high school, tournament, and even (possibly) at the college level your parents’ contacts and/or financial Read More …
Repeat this to yourself over and over if you have never been involved with pro baseball for even a second, “My college playing career means nothing at the professional baseball level.” Good! The reason why you need to say this over and over is that it will help you overcome one of the big mistakes Read More …
Back in 1997 I attended an independent leagues pro baseball tryout for the Waterbury Spirit. It played in a league known as the Northeast League and was one of the teams that was a part of the temporary “merger” between the Northeast League and the Northern League in the late 1990’s. The teams from that Read More …