Mike Trout wants minor league umpires to get some major league experience in spring training:
It was during one of those chats with a veteran umpire earlier this spring that Trout offered a thought: As the experienced umpires work their way back into game shape in spring training, just as the players do, why not have them work five or six innings and turn over the last innings to umpires who would normally work minor league games on back fields?
The idea is simple, but has a lot of helpful layers, beyond allowing an older plate umpire a little more time to work into condition in spring to see 350 or so pitches in a given game. It is extraordinarily difficult for young umpires to advance in the industry because there is little annual turnover among umpires in the big leagues. For a young umpire slated for Class A or AA to get a few innings in a major league exhibition — with the packed ballpark and major league players — would be something of a reward, as it is for the minor league players.
This is an excellent idea from an excellent and ballplayer.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2nWSWbP
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