Minor League Seasons

Spring training for milb players begins in early March ends April 1 or about. Extended is for those that did not make a full season roster and to provide for reserves for injuries. Most of the foreign players, rehab, stay back in extended until assigned to a team. The object is to work hard to make a full season squad April.

The championship season in milb proball is April through August, then playoffs. Some teams have fall instruction, most first year players are not invited to play winter ball. Some teams have winter mini camps.

Drafted players usually are assigned to low A "rookie" leagues, Pioneer, Appalachian, GLC, AZL or what some consider the college leagues, NY Penn or Midwest.

Some go directly to low A full season in progess since April. The players in extended along with new draftees make up the rosters of teh teams mentioned above.

You should find out what teams are affiliates of your son's parent team to give you an idea where your son will spend the next few years at what level.

Do some exploring on milb.com. The levels are low A, high A, AA and AAA. The number of teams in each league become less and less the higher up they go.

Thank You!

I know FF to be a very proud yet humble Dad of a new and aspiring MiLB player this year. And while he never would do this for his son on here, I have no squabbles doing it!

Eric went 4 for 4 last night with 2 runs and a walk raising his avg for the season to .373. And an astounding .431 OBP! He is currently sitting in 3rd overall in the APL with his BA.

Way to go Eric! Keep swinging that wood! Apparently they havent figured out how to slow you down!

YGD

I stand corrected.

Eric now stands in the #1 spot in batting in the APL with a .391 AVG. Holy smoke!

APL Batting Leaders

Thanks YoungGunDad! Eric is working hard, and as we all know, this is but a moment in time and subject to change once it stops raining and more games are played!

He is keeping his name in the line up for the time being!

Best of luck to Josh this coming week!

What makes that .391 even more impressive is the fact that there are only fifteen .300 hitters in the whole league so it is not necessarily a league condusive to high batting averages. Keep up the good work, Eric!

I swear Eric sleeps with a wood bat in his hands. Great job to Eric!! Such a good first name too.

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Originally posted by Three Bagger:
What makes that .391 even more impressive is the fact that there are only fifteen .300 hitters in the whole league so it is not necessarily a league condusive to high batting averages. Keep up the good work, Eric!

Actually the league is entry level rookie and my opinion is with his experience that it is easy stuff for Eric.

I look everyday hoping that he will be moved up to low A ss or full season and be more challenged against better older pitchers. Every team starts players at one point to see how they are doing, obviously he has mastered this level, time to move up.

This is not to take away anything but to hope that he doesn't stay where he is for the rest of the season.

The Bristol team is the White Sox's equivilent to a Short A Club. If you look at League Classification you will not find a Short Season A club listed for the White Sox.

According to the media, their Manager, Pete Rose Jr., is managing the White Sox Short A Club.

Our understanding is that this is where he will remain for the balance of the season.

The website says R affiliate so I am going to assume that because they have no ss class A that is what they want to consider it.

However I am of the belief that Eric and the success which he is having, may see A ball end of the season.