minor league 'A' ball vs. Golden Baseball League?

Players in independent ball usually are players released by other
organizations or players who didn't get drafted/signed by other organizations.
You'll get a mix of minor league veterans looking to hang on, and the guys who
weren't able to get a job somewhere else.
After the U.S. government cracked down on visas in the wake of 9/11,
major league organizations have turned more to the independent leagues to
acquire players to fill out a minor league roster. But it's pretty unlikely any
of them are legit prospects.
Also, when you refer to an "A" club, there are five different Class-A
levels:

Rookie-A (e.g. the complex teams in Arizona and Florida)
Advanced Rookie-A (e.g. Pioneer League)
Short-A (e.g. Northwest League)
Low-A (e.g. Midwest League)
High-A (e.g. California League and Carolina League)

That's a wide range to compare. You'll find players in independent ball
who've been in Triple-A and Double-A, but also guys who never played pro ball
because they couldn't latch on with anyone else. So there's no real way to make
a valid comparison.

Stephen
www.futureangels.com


On 23 Nov 2005 18:30:53 GMT, bmoore.RemoveThis@blackhole.nyx.net (Bill Moore) wrote:

>
>How do you think a typical A club would do against
>a team in the Golden Baseball League (where Ricky
>Henderson has been playing)? Is the GBL truly the
>"bottom of the bottom" as some have said or are
>they on a par with or better than some of the low
>level minor league clubs?