The Royals will hold over 150 tryouts this year, but most teams aren't sold on the idea. Tryout camps usually begin a week or two after the June draft. Players then take their positions to field fungos. Infielders throw to first, outfielders to the plate and catchers to second base. Only a few teams give every player time at the plate, usually five swings against a pitching machine.
Pitchers throw in the bull pen where their velocity is measured by a radar gun.
Good control and an 88-90 mph fastball are essential. Most teams do not require pitchers to run, but the Royals do. He ran for us and flew like the wind. If he hadn't run we would never have known. Being cut does not always mean it's time for a career in accounting.