Tryout camps

The Wild Things will host an open tryout Saturday morning at Falconi, er, uh, Consol Energy Park. The Frontier League will follow with its two-day tryout Monday and Tuesday in Washington, with the player draft held after the Tuesday workout. Each team is required to select at least 2 players during the draft.

So what will the Wild Things be looking for in the tryouts? Other than the obvious, which is pitching – you can never have enough pitching, right? – my guess is they would like to get a first baseman/DH-type of player, a catcher and possibly a shortstop. They also might have interest in an outfielder because only four are on the roster, though you have to think that Mike Arbinger, Chris Sidick and Jarod Rine will be the starters. They might want to bring in another outfielder to battle Matt Sutton – the latest from the Coastal Carolina pipeline – for the final roster spot.