players at spring training

Ryan Zink - NY Yankees- Tampa reports 2/19

ST starts 2/29 for Aeden in Peoria, AZ with the Padres.

Very best of luck to all our boys.

Cardinals pitchers and catchers to report 3/3 in Jupiter, FL.

Most likely to be assigned low A in Davenport, Iowa.

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2nd Lt. Karl Bolt

No word from the Pentagon yet. Luckily he is assigned at MacDill AFB/Tampa, and the Phillies Training Center is 12 miles away in Clearwater.

Fingers crossed, please...

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Fingers are crossed for CadKid#1! And for all of "our" boys heading off to ST, the rest of me is doing this:




Julie

Doggie - Toronto Blue Jays - reported yesterday.
Dunedin, Florida.

Go dog go!

Josh to Sarasota on March 1. More than likely in extended ST still rehabbing.

AJ ... heading to ST on 2/15 in Tucson (doesn't have to report till 3/4 and not invited to big league camp but he goes early to make his presence known, which has given him a few chances to pitch with the big guys in the past ... we raised no dummy )

Presently expecting to return to AA Mobile Bay Bears in the fine state of Alabama.

The Nationals have minor league pitchers and catchers reporting on March 6 to Viera, Fl.

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Originally posted by cpkebaseballdad:
The Nationals have minor league pitchers and catchers reporting on March 6 to Viera, Fl.

I do beleive the Cards and Nationals due to proximity play milb games. I'll watch for your player!

Sean Gallagher Cubs reporting date 2/13 but has been in Mesa AZ since friday..

AcademyDad,
If you go there to visit, they have a neat little "booster" shop there that raises money for the SOF families. You can pick up caps, t-shirts and the usual stuff with the Special Forces logo on it. We got mouse pads and mugs for the people who worked for us and I got my daughter a beanie baby and got myself a cap and t-shirt.

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2nd Lt. Karl Bolt

No word from the Pentagon yet. Luckily he is assigned at MacDill AFB/Tampa, and the Phillies Training Center is 12 miles away in Clearwater.

Fingers crossed, please...

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TPM,

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I do beleive the Cards and Nationals due to proximity play milb games. I'll watch for your player!

We will be there the week of March 20. So, if you see a middle aged couple flanked by an older couple, looking all pale and touristy, wearing Nats gear and carrying cameras and camcorders....we'll look just like all the other families of players. Be sure to say "hi". We'll root for your player too.



Bob

Joshua went to spring training on Monday. Official reporting is on Friday for the Nationals. Hopefully, he will get to stay in major league camp for more than a couple of weeks. Can't wait to get there and experience spring training. Don't have a clue where he will end up after ST is over. Good luck to all in the new year.

Welcome Outcast.

Fine pitcher you got there, I heard that from Kevin O'Sullivan. I think that yours and mine pitched against each other in fall instrux.

We really do have a lot more pro parents reading than we are aware of.

Thank you. Yours, also.

Hi!
Our son, his wife, and their two labs are leaving for Scottsdale this morning, pulling a new little trailer full of "stuff" behind their truck. Only God know where they'll end up in April, but they're hoping SF.

If you have some extra time, could you please say a quick prayer for their safety as they travel today and tomorrow. Most of TX is under a strong wind advisory and, of course being a typical mom, I'm a little worried. Thanks!

Prayers have gone up.

Here to and ask for the same for all that have to travel, by car, by train, by plane!

Mine begins the 800 mile trip back here in a few days.

TxMom ...

Prayers from sunny SoCal for travel mercies for your son, wife, and pups, as well as all our guys and their families, and especially for those who must travel thru some rough weather.

Don't know about most players (some organizations don't let their players drive to assigned team), but ours will drive to Mobile at the end of March (his most likely destination this spring) and those long trips set my nerves a bit on edge. I know the Lord will watch over them, tho, and hopefully they can all have breakout seasons.

FBM,
You are correct, players driving to st are told they must fly out for assignments, no driving.

In our case if he flies out the truck only has to be transported back home, about 40 miles.

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FBM,
You are correct, players driving to st are told they must fly out for assignments, no driving.

In our case if he flies out the truck only has to be transported back home, about 40 miles.

Must depend on the organization. The Orioles let players drive. Josh is driving down on the 28th. Prayers for travel mercies all around.

mine drives in to spring training, but must travel with the team to his assignment.

and good luck to all our travelers, and in their seasons.

Nationals allow players the choice of driving or flying. They provide plane ticket or pay mileage up to a max cap. My son wants his car wherever he winds up.

The parental problem occurs when without much advance notification, he is told to pack up and be on a plane that afternoon because he is being sent some place. Mom and Dad must get in the car or on a plane and retrieve son's car and drive it to the new city...doggone it...got to go watch a ballgame.

My understanding on son's team is that you can drive or fly into spring training, but you must fly out to wherever you are assigned, no driving. I agree they all want transportation.

However for mine this will mean that if son goes to IOWA, no truck and NO BIKE!

Is there any way to get a list of kids from the site that will report to spring training in Phoenix this year? I would love to go and take my son to see them play this year! I always go to a few games anyway, but this would be really cool to me and I think that my son would get a huge kick out of it.

Hi!
Our son and his wife made it safely to AZ late yesterday afternoon. They pulled their little trailer through wind storms in TX, snow in NM and AZ, and rain the rest of the way. Thanks for praying them through!

TXMom ...

Glad to read that they arrived safely. The wind is scarey enough without a trailer ...

Mine made it to Phoenix yesterday a.m. and spent the day and night with some friends (former teammate, his wife, and baby), then headed to Tucson this afternoon. I miss them already

I suspect we won't see them till 3rd week in March after games start ... and then, who knows how far away they will be or how long it will be before we see them. (We are expecting Mobile again ... long ride but we will get there.)

Praying that all of our boys stay injury free and on a roster come the first week of April ... on an ACTIVE roster, I should say (no DL's !!!)

Marcos will report on march 4 to Dunedin (Blue Jays). He is actually on AAA roster but I think he will be playing High A or AA this year. He will be driving to spring training, but he has to fly to his asigned city. Look like I will have to do the "long driving" to bring him his car.

Please keep the updates coming...I enjoy hearing about all the pro-players from the parents on here. The thread about the MiLB experience was one of the best of the late summer last year.

Son reported on the 17th

Racab,
Marcos is now a teammate with iitg's son and Dave's two good friends Brian Jeroloman (catcher) and Alan Farina (pitcher), how cool is that.

DK reported early for a pitchers mini camp. First day was physicals and a bull pen where he was filmed and then light practice. Yesterday he met with the new pitching coordinator and went over his film. He said it was so awesome to see what needed to be worked on in spring training instead of hearing it. He really likes what they are doing and their new philosophy on consistancy in pitching instruction and development. His schedule in the clubhouse and on the field is different than the Big Leaguers but he sees them come and go and stays at another hotel. Spring training for milb begins next week and games begin around 3/12. Since they share facilities with Marlins their games (played against each other) are played on the back fields at Jupiter, and a few games against the Dodgers and Mets, he doesn't have to travel much. He has seen his friends in the Card organization who were drafted out of HS, a former Clemson team player with the Marlins.

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Marcos is now a teammate with iitg's son and Dave's two good friends Brian Jeroloman (catcher) and Alan Farina (pitcher), how cool is that.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Cool!!!!!!!!

Let's hope Darin and Marcos aren't fighting for the same spot. But rather, adjacent ones, 2B and SS.

Thanks for the Cards camp and DK update, TPM. As always, great reporting.

I do beleive that we may see that speedster Darin in the OF.

It is fact that Darin is being worked out in CF as we post---he worked there as well during instructional in the fall

Talked with our son yesterday. He has thrown several bullpens and has been pleased with how they are going, acknowledging that he is seeing improvement himself. Had a meeting yesterday with minor league coordinator and pitching coordinator ... don't think that has happened in the past. He got a better feel for his role this year than he had last year, and discussed his strengths and the areas where they want him to focus (improving the change up and using it more often). He felt comfortable speaking with them ... guess that happens after being a 'seasoned' minor leaguer LOL !!! All-in-all a positive experience for him, as they also acknowledged some of the intangibles ... good work ethic, low maintenance player, good example to younger players, etc. (Sometimes it is nicer to hear those things about our children than the accolades for performance, if you know what I mean.)

Games start the 15th. I may get to go down 2 times depending on various schedules. Whooppee !!!

FBM,

Great news from AJ!! Enjoy your trip. STAY HEALTHY!!

JMO,
I think your story shows the positive things that are happening in milb for many teams.

Communication, letting players know where they fit in, recognizing their work ethic, etc. this, IMO ,means better production, which is the ultimate goal in building teams.