Thanks TPM...I need that assitance!
Infielddad....did I say NY PEN LEAGUE and the NWL? I don't recall saying that.
What I said was a large majority of players in short season leagues.
That would include all short season leagues. You'd be surprised. I'll even make a wager that each of the 30 teams has at least 50 players in extended spring training. Then throw in a full team in the Dominican league and also a full team in the Venezualean League. That pushes the player total above 100.
Sorry Orlando, didn't mean to be a turd.
The path of a lower drafted HS player would almost always involve......
Season 1....Complex league, like the GCL. Some teams don't have a complex team. That means he would probably play in the Pioneer League or the Appalachian League.
Season 2.....Extended Spring training. Then a complex team, like the GCL or the Pioneer League or Appalachian League.
Keep in mind that a player is drafted late because the team feels his abilities are farther away from the big leagues and will need more time to refine. Words like crude and raw get used to describe the player.
Also, keep in mind that a player can move up at anytime to a higher league.
Season 3.....Low A ball is the goal. But not always the result. This is where guys get released because the team feels the player has reached his potential and still isn't good enough to make a full season club.
Hopefully the player moves from Low A to High A during the season.
Season 4......High A or Double A would be the goal.
Season 5.....Double A or Triple A with a chance at a call up by season end to big leagues.
Season 6.....Triple A or Big leagues.