Jersey Number Selection
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Corey in All, Dayton Dragons Baseball, General Baseball.
The process of players selecting jersey numbers goes back to March when the players report to Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona. I put every player’s name on an excel spreadsheet and began the process of collecting all sorts of data from the approximately 200 players in minor league camp.
I asked each guy for their sizes of hats, pants, batting helmets, t-shirts, shorts, jackets, etc. I also asked them to give me a choice of four jersey numbers that they would like to wear depending on what level they were sent to. Each affiliate handles their jerseys and the numbering in a different way. For example, in Dayton, we have numbers 1 through 40, and they usually depend on size, with 1 being the smallest and 40 being the biggest.
When the spreadsheet is complete, I sent it off to all the clubhouse managers and trainers at the various levels so that any time a player move happens, they can be prepared with uniforms. Once I received the roster of the 25 players who would start the season in Dayton, I began to weed through the list to try to give everyone their first choice of jersey numbers. The only real priority I took into account were the guys who spent some time in Dayton the previous season, considering them veterans and giving them first choice. For the most part, I would say everyone got the first or second choice of number they wanted.
When it came time to ask Dragon third baseman Frank Pfister for his number choice, he fired a question right back at me. “What is DiDi (Gregorius) going to wear?” When I told him, 18, he responded, “I will go with number 9, because I am half as cool as DiDi, and that is still cooler than most!”
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