Proposed MLB Pre-Draft Combine
Major League Baseball is considering running a pre-draft combine, like the NFL and NHL. Talks about this topic started in 2015 after a complicated situation unfolded with the No. 1 pick in 2014, Brady Aiken. It is hoped that access to amateur players’ medical information will help avoid a repeat of the situation.
The format of an MLB combine is yet to be announced. It could be a limited event where only the top prospects are invited, or a more general thing where players undergo a series of tests like in the NFL.
The main issue at the moment is the health of the players. The combine may be just a health checkup, with the players undergoing a series of health and medical assessments which would include MRIs. A more elaborate combine could include physical tests such as the 60-yard dash, agility, strength/power, radar-tested throwing speed and, for pitchers, bullpen sessions, along with the MRI results. The tests may be similar to that used for the Baseball SPARQ testing.
baseball is physically demandingRelated Pages
- Baseball SPARQ fitness testing rating system
- About the different Sports Combines
- Fitness Testing for Baseball
- Baseball Warm-Up
- Discussion of the fitness components for baseball
- Who Is The Fittest Baseball Player Ever?
- Poll: Fitness components for baseball
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