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Tom,
I am 30 yrs old, 6'5 and 215 lbs. I can throw a 95mph fastball, and doing PT on my arm, rotator cuff exercises daily as I think I can get it higher, but have not played baseball in 15 years. I want to try out for the minors and think I would be a great reliever or closer if I can get my fastball up to and over 100mph. Where can I tryout, who do I contact, and do you advise or recommend I can make it?
alan,
i would suggest you join an independent team or baseball club in your area. start out slow and see how things go. if you have any kind of movement with that 95mph heater, you should have people noticing you.
i'm not a scout so i cant say whether you'll make it or not but either way it'll make a great story to tell your grand kids some day. good luck.
tom
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Tom O`Leary
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I am am best suited to answer questions regarding minor league baseball prospects.
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Originally, i started doing this because I became engrossed researching prospects for a fantasy league. Back then all I really wanted to do was answer questions about baseball prospects.
Funny how time flies but eleven years later I have been asked questions regarding the negro leagues, what minor leaguers get paid, why players don't rub their injury when they get hurt, and how players can tryout for the minor leagues to name only a few. I was recently in correspondence with a father of a marine who lost several fingers while in Iraq; he was later drafted by the Padres and is playing in their minor league system. Additionally, i get a lot of questions from guys asking me if i think they can be successful at these tryouts or if they should tryout at all.
I do my best to answer every one's question without overstepping my bounds of knowledge. *sometimes i have to tell people that I just can't answer their question.* And sometimes I have to tell people that they just aren't good enough to be a professional ball player.*
Most recently i have received two negative feedbacks from people who didn't like my response. one 30 year old guy who hadn't played since he was a teenager asked me if he really had a shot at making the tryouts. realistically, i said no. i guess he didn't appreciate my bluntness but what would you have wanted me to say?
I am not really an 'expert' in anything. I just answer people's inquires, give some conservative advise or tell them 'I don't know.' After eleven years I have realized that i do fulfill most most questioners satisfactorily which keeps me doing this.
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