Kudos to the Midwest Sliders (Frontier League) for posting a page which explains to prospective players, their family members, fans, and the sports media some of the differences between “affiliated” minor league baseball and independent professional baseball. Here is the link:
http://www.midwestsliders.com/about/AffVsIndProBaseball.html
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Resources for those involved with baseball at any level:
If you, or someone you, want guidance from actual independent minor league baseball managers, executives, and other industry veterans on how to do well at an independent pro baseball tryout, get signed, and have a good career in the independent minor leagues then click here: Independent Pro Baseball Tryouts Advice Interviews
If you simply want to find out about the dates and locations of independent minor league baseball tryouts then click here: Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts Notification List
If you, or someone you know, is a youth baseball parent and frustrated with the politics, poor parenting, and the kid not getting enough playing time then click here: Youth Baseball Parents
If you, or someone you, want guidance from actual independent minor league baseball managers, executives, and other industry veterans on how to do well at an independent pro baseball tryout, get signed, and have a good career in the independent minor leagues then click here: Independent Pro Baseball Tryouts Advice Interviews
If you simply want to find out about the dates and locations of independent minor league baseball tryouts then click here: Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts Notification List
If you, or someone you know, is a youth baseball parent and frustrated with the politics, poor parenting, and the kid not getting enough playing time then click here: Youth Baseball Parents
Sadly, they did not highlight the primary difference between the indys and the minors: Winning.
One does not see a 3B in the indys batting .150 “because he needs to get his at-bats” or a pitcher sporting a 9.00 ERA “because he needs to log some innings” — you don’t produce, you’re cut.
This also leads to REAL pennant races, where the teams care about making the playoffs because the players get paid for another two weeks and the owners get as many as four more home dates.