Life in baseball's basement

Two years ago, when Chris Bando was manager of the Wild Things and Tim Ferguson was the pitching coach, Washington traded players with teams in the independent Pecos League with the regularity of two boys swapping baseball cards. It seemed like there was a regular shuttle running from New Mexico to Washington.

So what level of play is the Pecos League? It's widely considered the bottom rung of indy ball, which makes it the basement of baseball. This year, you can get a feel for the Pecos League and compare it to the Frontier League simply by watching television.

Beginning Tuesday, Fox Sports1 will run a series about the 2013 Trinidad Triggers, a team in the Pecos League. They are half-hour episodes.

During a quick scan of the Trinidad roster from last year, I didn't recognize any players as former Wild Things. The Triggers did have Sam DiMatteo, who is a former standout player at California University. DiMatteo was a starting outfielder for the Triggers, so he should get some air time in the series.

Here is the trailer for the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ZoVBByy6A