Batter up! Well, almost. Spring training for Major League Baseball starts next month, and the season will be here before we know it. Ditto for the 2011 Little League season. That means now is the perfect time to craft the design of your team’s baseball trading pins for the coming season.

Yes, many of you are still shoveling snow as you read this, but it’s never too early to plan ahead for trading pin season. Look at it this way – designing baseball trading pins is a lot more fun than watching the early rounds of American Idol.

No matter whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a promising rookie when it comes to ordering baseball trading pins, you can still hit a home run! It’s easy and fun to design great pins that every other team will want to trade for.

For starters, talk to your players. They will recall the best and worst baseball trading pins from last year. Ask them which pins they really liked and wanted to trade for. Ask which ones didn’t interest them, and why. Discuss the differences to get a feel for what your players like. Chances are good that players on your opposing teams thought exactly the same way. Great baseball trading pins appeal to just about everyone.

How were your own team’s pins last season? Did they trade fast and furiously, or did they strike out? If you had great baseball trading pins last year, it’s great to stick with a winning design. On the other hand, if your team’s baseball trading pins left something to be desired, don’t worry. It just takes a little planning and a little help from a great trading pin supplier to create pins that will be the hit of the tournaments this year.

Consider the size of last season’s pins. Were your team’s pins big enough? That’s a really basic rule of crafting great baseball trading pins – bigger pins ALWAYS trade better than smaller ones. The extra real estate gives you more room to get creative and show off flashy design elements.

The great thing about custom baseball trading pins is that you’re really only limited by your imagination when it comes to design. If you can imagine it, the graphic artists at any good provider of baseball trading pins can turn your design into terrific-looking trading pins.

The best way to make your baseball trading pins more valuable to traders is to add options. A well-designed pin with options that rock will trade for two or sometimes even three more ordinary pins.

Glitter enamel is a great place to start. This easy, economical add-on is a terrific way to add sparkle and a rich presence to your baseball trading pins. Consider it the most basic option, then get adventurous with others.

Danglers are a great way to specify the year of the tournament your team plays in. They’re also flexible, allowing you to replace them each year without the expense of replacing the entire baseball trading pins.

Blinking LED lights are a fantastic option for baseball trading pins that feature a mascot. You can give that mascot blinking eyes, a terrific eye-catching feature.

If you really want some rockin’ baseball trading pins, add motion. You can choose from spinners, sliders and bobble heads to give your pins an element of play and impossible-to-miss motion. The more they move, the better your baseball trading pins will trade.

Remember, now is the time to get your baseball trading pins designed and approved. Order early to make sure you have your baseball trading pins in time for the big game. A good provider of baseball trading pins can help you craft the pins that everyone else at the ballpark will want.