In the last 2-3 years, the Red Sox have had great success in graduating minor-league talent into the majors. Many of their prospects have met or even exceeded their projected performance, and relatively few have fallen flat on their faces. The Indians have also had success in this area, so you have to think that this orientation program is productive. I wouldn't be surprised to see other teams adopt it.

And the number one rule: Call A Cab! see: Leyritz, Jim.

The Indians program has been in place for around a dozen years or more. They bring in about ten to 15 minor league players for a couple weeks or so every January. The players work out in the facilities at Progressive (formerly Jacobs) Field and typically have several class sessions on many of the life skills needed for them to survive at the ML level; everything from using a checkbook to handling a media interview. I don't know if it has made any of the Tribe's players want to stay in Cleveland after they have gotten to ML, but last year was certainly good evidence that their young players have been able to focus on baseball and be productive when they get called up. And, they certainly must have paid attention to the media classes because all the Indians' rookies have sounded like true veterans, using all the best cliches!

Maybe they hired Crash Davis for the "cliche" course. : - )

The Brewers have a similar program as well