In case your interest, I am 28 will be 29 this coming August. Was told that if i was, repeat was to play at a college i'm tooo old to start in the Minors, so what is the right age to start out in the Minors. And Yes, I have no baseball talent, i was merely asking a question, thank you .
2007-02-25 20:29:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
There really are no qualifications per say, you just have to have talent and the club be willing to take a chance on you. A great number of players start in the minors in rookie ball after highschool, some go to college and then usually start at a higher level like A or doube A. It is highly competitive and everyone is really good at what they do. Sometimes it isn't even about being really good but what a particular club is looking for. I played four years of college ball for a division one school as was pretty decent, but I never got drafted by any club or offered a contract. Sometimes clubs have what they call open tryouts where non drafted guys or virtually anyone (although if it is really evident you won't cut the mustard they will just get rid of you quickly) can come to camp to try for a spot. I did this a couple of times but never got a contract because I was told each time that my glove work was decent, but my other tools were not and that I would never make it past A ball. They are pretty brutal when it comes to honesty for the most part and dont want to beat around the bush or f_ck around. I could have kept trying with different teams, but there comes a point when you have to decide if it is really worth putting off the rest of your life to chase a dream that you might never attain. I couldn't hold down a full time job because I had to work out and train with my personal coach who was a local JUCO coach and help him with his team in practice. If I hadn't had some way to keep my skills sharp I would certainly never have had a chance. It is was a trade off continue work on baseball andand deliver pizza's during the night and be poor and live with my parents or use my degree and get a job and get on with my life. I didn't want to be one those guys who tried to get on with one of the semi pro independent leagues, so the choice was simple make it to a big league farm team or bust.
28 is extremely old and would be an almost impossible task to try to begin. For one reason most guys need to spend upwards of at least 5 years in the minors before they are even ready to be called up to a big league club that would mean that a player who got signed to an A ball level club would be approximately 33 by the time he would ever be called up, and at that age he wouldn't be called up, he would be deemed to old and past his prime. His athletic skills would be at a stage where they would not be improving but shortly declining. Anywhere from 18 to 23 is usually the age where guys begin their minor league careers depending on whether they attended college or not. Anything past that is really starting to lessen the chances of someone eventually make it to the majors or AAA. You can't really make a living out being a low minor leaguer. If you can't eventually make it to at least AAA it is a dead end.
2007-02-25 21:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby the Brain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most minor league teams get talent straight out of college or high school teams. Barring that some hold tryouts once a year. You can go to those and compete against about 200 other guys that just barely missed the cut on draft day or that didn't get to play in college for odd reasons. The chances of making the minors are slim at best unless you have some amazing talent.
2007-02-26 02:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by jjbeard926 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need no qualifications other then to possess the abilities to play the game at a high level. Well, you need that and an opportunity to try out for the team. Assuming you have the talent and opportunity to play the game, there is no age limit.
The Toronto Blue Jays just signed a 36 year old pitcher (who has his first opporunity) to play in the minor leagues.
2007-02-25 23:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by mekounknown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a minimum age requirement, and whetehre that is 18 or whatever with a parents consent I dont know. But the big qualification is talent.If you are 50 and throw a 100 mph fastball and a 95 mph curve they will sign you lol
2007-03-01 10:56:38 · answer #4 · answered by allenmontana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got to be good if you try out and make the team they dont care if your 40 it is the minor leagues......Now a AAA farm club team you have to be recruited by a major league team to be on them clubs they just getting you ready for the show
2007-02-25 20:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is 18. If someone is 18 and a scout thinks they are ready for the minors, then they can play in the minors.
2007-02-26 06:41:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres no age limit. the only qulafications you need to play in the minor leagus is a good arm and speed. hell they wanted mike vick to go with baseball instead of football. a good arm and speed are the only two things that a minor league coaching staff cant teach. if you are born with thoose two things you are gold
2007-02-25 21:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by Rodger s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No qualifications. If your good enough they will get you a spot. Watch the movie The Rookie with Dennis Quaid. He played a guy that was 35 or so and he the Devil Rays signed him. The characters name was jimmy Morris. It was based on a true story
2007-02-26 04:47:04 · answer #8 · answered by detfan12_2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just find out when and where the try outs are and go.They will let you know if you have the talent
2007-02-26 00:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by mjohnson1422 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run, hit, throw, catch. Do these four things well and you have a chance!
2007-02-26 08:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by Yankee Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋