There is no off season.
The time between September and March is the
basic “off season” time for a minor league baseball player.
The time when fans crave news about the next season, the time
when I twiddle my fingers and hope for the best. But, while
we are hopelessly waiting for the next trade to happen some
of these players participate in the Arizona Fall League or
the Dominican Winter League but as we know, now everyone
get’s into these places. I believe this still does not mean
these players are resting on the couch eating potato chips
and forgetting about overall health. Absolutely not. These
players work out every minute of there life, think of new
ways to face a pitcher, new ways to play their position. “Off
season” is the time where the players go home into a new
atmosphere and learn what there is to learn there. There are
jobs across the country that allow days off and the players
have these days but just like any other job it’s always on
there mind. Catcher Luis Exposito for the 2009 Portland Sea
Dogs writes on his twitter that he works out in the morning
quite a bit. He is performing in the Dominican Winter League.
Casey Kelly, Ryan Lavarnway, Jose Iglasies and Jason Rice all
performed in the Arizona Fall League. As you can see there
are many times when the fans know it’s the off season but in
the players eyes, “There’s no such thing as off
season.”
Baseball through the eyes of a believer. 