Spring Training

Spring training is by far the most hectic time of the year in professional baseball. Most of the guys that were with me in Spokane last year and other short season players are experiencing their first spring training. There are usually around 150 guys in camp and everyone is trying to get a full season job at a higher level than they were at last year.

Minor league pitchers and catchers had their first official day on Monday. We started at 6 am with physicals. Luckily a bunch of the guys come down early and were able to knock out pieces of it. There were still some new stations that were only available on the actual physical day that were backed up. Our physical consists of blood/urine, EKG, joint measurements, ortho physical, general physical, and body fat.

These last few days have not been too bad since it is just pitchers and catchers. They have 2 groups that go out for a couple of hours each so they finish in the early afternoon. Once the position players get here the workouts will get a bit longer and then when games start....that's when the days are long.