Professional Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts
How To Succeed At Independent Pro Baseball Tryouts
Many aspiring professional baseball players who dream of making it “even” to the independent minor leagues usually have failed to do one thing: watch an actual independent baseball game! Obviously, logistics play a part as many hopeful pro baseball players, including those who are going to go to one of the independent baseball league tryouts Read More …
In case you want to know what the lower levels of independent pro baseball are like, here is a short video recap of the Santa Fe Fuego. The Fuego play in the Pecos League. You will see Bill Moore (the Fuego manager), some of the players, some of the staff and get an understanding that Read More …
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 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 …
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 …
One of the ways to make a pro baseball team, especially if you have the willingness to do so, is to become a bullpen catcher for an independent baseball team. It is “inglorious duty” at its core, but you get to put on a uniform and be with the team. You also get to network Read More …
This video recaps the Pensacola Pelicans’ open independent pro baseball tryout which was held in 2009. The Pelicans were a part of the American Association at the time. Note how the first test is the 60 yard dash and then arm strength is tested thereafter. This video describes a likely open pro baseball tryout you Read More …
This is a video clip from the open tryout for the San Rafael Pacifics in the North American League (2012). What most of the attending players did not know at the time is that their results also were being saved for the travel team which became the Sonoma County Grapes. While playing for a travel Read More …