According to a 2013 study by the NCAA, only two percent of college athletes end up going pro. The reality, Bavasi said, is that those good enough to make the cut are going to eventually be scouted and heard about. Some are just flat-out misguided in believing they are good enough to play professionally. Some have overcome injuries and just want to play baseball in general. Some played in school and weren't drafted. I never wanted to crush anyone's dreams."īavasi, who spent more than 10 years as the general manager of the Angels and Mariners, said he's spoken to a countless number of young men over the years who want a chance to play professionally. "It's easy to say, 'Be realistic,' but it's not that easy to be realistic," said Bavasi. Sometimes, the reality of reaching your dream to play in the Majors is a painful one. The level and amount of talent showing up to camps have dwindled, as has attendance from scouts for Major League teams. Those open tryouts, according to Scouting Bureau director Bill Bavasi, will no longer be held as of this year.
The MLB Scouting Bureau annually held tryout camps around the country open to anyone 16 and older who wanted a chance to play. Those who slipped through the cracks could have, until 2015, attended open tryouts hosted by the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau - Angels right-hander Dillon Ortman attended one such tryout last year and walked away with a contract, appearing in 16 Minor League games at three levels last summer. Either way, they were all scouted and watched by someone along their journey to the pros. Most players currently in the Minors or Majors were drafted or signed as free agents. Minor League Baseball teams don't hold open tryouts, and the path players take to reach the Minors (and the Majors) isn't always simple. The answer, in short is - technically you can't, but that doesn't mean that your hopes of becoming a professional ballplayer are through. That's a question we at get almost daily in emails from aspiring players around the country.
"How do I try out for a Minor League team?"
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