Category Archives: Prospects

Pecos League To Launch A Spring Developmental League

The Pecos League, which will have independent baseball teams ranging from West Texas to New Mexico to Colorado in 2012, announced the launch of its spring developmental league for players with previous pro experience or those desiring to make an … Continue reading

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Nick Belmonte Joins Arizona Winter League

Nick Belmonte has been instrumental in helping prospective independent baseball players find teams on which to play since the beginning of the current incarnation of the independent leagues in 1993.  He runs the Indy Pro Showcase a few times each … Continue reading

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Baseball America’s 2011 Independent Baseball League Top Prospects

JJ Cooper and Baseball America recently published the 2011 Independent Baseball Leagues Top Prospects report: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2011/2612459.html A few things to note: The introductory paragraphs talk about the increase of affiliated minor league teams scouting the independent leagues for talent, so … Continue reading

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Interview With Winter Instructional Baseball League Owner

Many prospective players who are looking for open professional independent minor league baseball tryouts often discover options for winter developmental instructional leagues.  The players also have questions about a “nebulous” area of professional baseball:  how to play baseball internationally. Here … Continue reading

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2010 Baseball America Independent Awards

Here is a quick recap for you to follow the 2010 independent baseball awards as given by JJ Cooper and Baseball America: Player of the Year:  http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2010/2610788.html All Independent Leagues Team:  http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2010/2610789.html Independent Leagues Top Prospects (age 25 and under):  … Continue reading

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JJ Cooper Has Chat About Independent Baseball

JJ Cooper, who runs the “Independent Audit” column for Baseball America, has covered the independent leagues for years.  Recently he had a Q&A with baseball fans about several topics regarding independent baseball: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2010/2610792.html In this Q&A, he covers those who … Continue reading

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Top Independent Baseball Leagues Prospects

JJ Cooper, who runs the “Independent Audit” column for Baseball America, recently released the 2010 Top 10 Independent Baseball Prospects: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2010/2610775.html According to the article, this list is restricted to those players who are 25 years of age or younger.  … Continue reading

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Golden League Commissioner Talks About Moving Independent Players

Here is an article about Daniel Nava, formerly with the Golden League and now with the Boston Red Sox: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/a-look-at-the-path-from-indy-ball-to-the-majors.html In it, GBL Commissioner Kevin Outcalt discusses the types of conversations he gets from affiliated teams when they are looking … Continue reading

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Prospective Independent Baseball Players Get Advice From Experts

Current college baseball players, college baseball coaches and family members, players recently released from Major League organizations, and others who want to have one more chance at pro baseball often contact this site (and other sites) looking for information on … Continue reading

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Blog Post About Nick Belmonte

This is a blog post about independent baseball league scout/tryout supervisor, Nick Belmonte, and having 3 of the players he signed appear in the 2009 Baseball America Indy Top Prospect List: http://nystateleague.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/baseball-america-honors-three-belmonte-choices/

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