Walter Triebel spent 15 years as an adjunct faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has had an extensive career in business and as a textbook and reference book author. Triebel’s “Road-Tripping the South Atlantic League: A Guide to the Teams, Ballparks and Cities“ was published by McFarland in 2016. It’s available for purchase on their website as well as Amazon.
Traditionally, players signed by a Major League club through the current year’s First Year Player Draft get assigned to the rookie class or short-season A class team in the team’s Minor League system for the start of their regular season in late June.