Independent Baseball Insider – by Bob Wirz
Vol. 12, No. 29, September 25, 2014
A record 41 players with Independent experience were active on major league rosters this season, four more than one year ago and one more than the previous highs in 2003 and 2011, based on records maintained by the Independent Baseball Insider. Nine of the 41 were in the majors for the first time, with Arizona’s David Peralta (Wichita 2012, Amarillo 2013) representing the position players. The others are pitchers, including Chris Martin of Colorado (pictured, Grand Prairie 2010) and Ian Thomas of Atlanta (Winnipeg 2009-2011), both of whom threw their very first pitches in Independent play.
(Fans not yet getting the complete Independent Baseball Insider column, which will be published 36 times in 2014, may do so for as little as $6.99 at www.WirzandAssociates.com. Bob Wirz provides supplemental stories about Independent Baseball on his blog, www.IndyBaseballChatter.com. The author has 16 years of major league baseball experience with Kansas City and as chief spokesman for two Commissioners, and lives in Stratford, CT.)
