Calling Triple-A
As the Vipers here in Chico go for their third straight win over the Outlaws dating back to the two teams' last series in Calgary, check out how much quality minor league experience manager Mike Busch has at his disposable among four of the first six hitters alone in his batting order...
PLAYER (TRIPLE-A APPEARANCES)
Nelson Castro (101 games)
Jose Morban (43 games)
Felix Jose (408 games)
Darryl Brinkley (431 games)
That's 983 games in Triple-A, where talent is regarded to be major league-ready and generally only in need of a shift in supply-and-demand to be called up. Most independent league teams are considered lucky if they have 300 games worth of Triple-A experience.