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1. Mike EmeighAffiliation agreements must be signed by September 30. If there are still teams unmatched with major league affiliates by that date, Bud Selig will assign affiliations.
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The Rocks did make the playoffs this season, but folks around here are used to winning the penant, not just making the playoffs. I wonder how the relationship between the Rocks and Red Sox is behind the scenes.
That still on track?
That's a typo - it should have read 38, not 28.
Yes. It's not only on track, but a done deal.
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It seems like they're not all that wild about keeping High Desert because of its park effects and might prefer going back to the Carolina League. I wouldn't be surprised if they re-affiliate with Wilmington. Not really sure why the two split in the first place.
Actually, they bought the franchise from the Indians. All of the Appy League franchises are owned by the major league affiliate.
High Desert is the red-headed stepchild of the Cal League - teams come in, sign two-year affiliate deals, then leave for the next opportunity because they can't handle the park effects. Adalanto is, from all accounts, a beautiful place, the ballpark is fairly new and nice, and the people in charge do a good job - but teams don't want their prospects, especially their pitchers, there. Since their inception in 1991, the Mavs have been with the Padres, the Marlins, the Orioles, the Diamondbacks, the Brewers, and the Royals, and only the Diamondbacks and Brewers stayed for more than two years.
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Adalanto, California. Due east of Lancaster, northeast of LA.
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The remaining 29 major league clubs?
(Conveniently ignoring levski, the Desert Snark)
I'm still pining for the fjords...err...Brooklyn, I mean.
50-50 between Columbus and New Orleans, at this point.
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Orioles to Norfolk
Nationals to Columbus
Mets to New Orleans
We'll know by the 30th.
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Probably both. It's not called High Desert without reason.
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You've obviously never been to Adelanto.
But yes, this is the Mojave Desert - for which the emblematic plant life is the Joshua tree. They shoot enough movies in the Mojave that you've probably seen a Joshua tree, on screen if nowhere else. (There's also plenty of sagebrush and creasote bush, but that's not so distinctive in appearance.)
Link.
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No, and I can't spell it, either :)
This makes it all but certain that the Mets will be in New Orleans next year.
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No, it requires a (paid) subscription.
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I can't imagine the Mets are very happy about that.
No, but stuff happens. And it will likely only be for two years. And who knows what's going to happen in Richmond.
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To follow up to Alex Gordon's #1 Fan, here is a link to the story. I am slightly impressed that Moore, Taylor, Piccollo and Dan Glass all made the trip.
Sorry, but I can only think of the Orioles as "special" in a Dana Carvey "Church Lady" way. Or "special" as in "challenged."
What, no Yankees or Mets? :) And the Cubs are special, too? :)
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Available options for the Mets are Columbus (GA), Kannapolis, Savannah, and West Virginia in the SAL, and Clinton, Lansing, and the new Great Lakes franchise in the Midwest. I'd bet on one of the SAL openings.
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Cal: High Desert, Inland Empire (good chance that they'll renew with the Mariners), Lancaster (likely to re-up with the Diamondbacks), Visalia
Carolina: Frederick (will probably re-up with the Orioles) Myrtle Beach (ditto the Braves), Potomac (ditto the Nationals)
None of those are particularly appetizing. The Red Sox could well be the next temporary tenant for High Desert, or could snag Visalia with the Rays going to Adelanto.
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Oh man i was hoping west virginia seeing i moved to charleston
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I was wondering where u saw this because i cant find that anywhere
The problem for Missions' ownership is that the other two teams available - the Padres and the Diamondbacks - have similar development approaches to that of the Mariners. Neither team's AA affiliate has had much success over the past few years.
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Not just yet.
This article suggests that it's between the Devil Rays and the Mets - and also that the Brewers have expressed interest in returning to West Virginia, which surprises me; I thought they'd be going after the affiliation with the new Great Lakes franchise in the Midwest League.
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But the way the D'Backs are shaping up, their big league club will soon be replacing veterans with young position players who seem to be set for a long time. The quick promotion of college players through the minors will begin to slow down and should have a trickle down effect to Double A. I still think Padres are a better fit...how can you not have Padres in the Missions?
There's this. For those who don't want to read the article, I offer Kyle Sadlowski's quote:
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I believe the Pirates' affiliation with State College is now a done deal. In fact, I think it has been unofficially a deal for a long time. That leaves the Cardinals to Batavia, Jamestown, Williamsport or Vermont.
Syracuse pines for the good old days:
Options for West Tenn:
That's been clear since the day that the Padres severed their relationship with Mobile.
It's been rumored for a long time (since the day the franchise was moved), but it was never a done deal. The Cardinals worked very, very hard to convince Altoona Baseball to stay with them. Ultimately, though, I think the fact that the Cardinals, unlike the Pirates, tend to move their high draft picks up to full-season ball quickly worked against them as much as the pre-existing relationship.
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Everything coming out of San Bernardino suggests that the Dodgers are going to take over the affiliation with the 66ers, provided that they can work an equitable sale of their Vero Beach franchise to the Devil Rays.
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Ugly, huh? Of course, now they have a delicate little balancing act on their hands. I'm sure that -- if this representation of the relationship is even moderately accurate -- the Mets don't want to have a really bad reputation in how they deal with AAA affiliates. If nothing else, it would make potential future partners wary of dealing with them. OTOH, they probably have very little incentive to build a long-term relationship with New Orleans, if they have an eye on Syracuse in two years time.
I suppose the right game plan is: be professional, be better than you were with Norfolk (at least from all appearances), and in no way make promises to New Orleans you don't intend to keep. The last thing the Mets need is a black eye from screwing around with a city that's been through Katrina . . . .
As I said in the other thread, none yet. The longer it takes for a team to surface (and I'd guess the Nats are still a possibility), the more likely it is that Pulaski will be a co-op team next year.
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Why is the Texas League so attractive I wonder? Any chance the Texas League expands? Their attendance seems to be skyrocketing. Wichita is losing a team to Springdale, ARK, any chance a different AA franchise moves to Wichita and moves into the Texas League? I assume another franchise would have to make a move into the league as well. El Paso again? Jackson, MS again? Fort Worth, TX?
In San Diego's case, it's a lot closer to home, which makes it easier (and cheaper) to send prospects and rehabbing players back and forth. For example - the Padres didn't send a single player to Mobile to rehab this season, but Mike Cameron, Dave Roberts, Rob Bowen, Ryan Klesko, Doug Brocail, and Woody Williams all made appearances at Lake Elsinore. Many teams prefer to use their system progressively for rehab assignments, spreading the wealth around at bit while giving the home folks - and the prospects - a chance to see a major league player up close.
It's not beyond the realm of possibility, and I suppose it could happen. West Tenn and Connecticut are on somewhat shaky ground, and it might be possible for Carolina to realign with the Eastern League, or Bowie with the Southern League. But I think it's highly unlikely; teams are already trying to cut travel costs now, and except for the two teams mentioned above, I don't see anyone having any particular problems in their current locations.
The Braves (there they are again) own the franchise in Pearl, which is a suburb of Jackson, and I would consider it unlikely in the extreme that they will move that franchise to the Texas League.
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Williamsport signs PDC with Phillies. No surprise here.
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Not yet. I checked the Sand Gnats' Web site and the Savannah papers, and nothing has been reported. The other current openings in low-A are Clinton (MWL, Rangers), Great Lakes (MWL, formerly SW Michigan, Devil Rays), Columbus GA (SAL, Dodgers), and West Virginia (SAL, Brewers). Great Lakes is a hot ticket, with a brand-new ballpark in Midland as a selling point.
Affilation arrangements have to be finalized by Saturday. Teams without an affliation arrangement after Saturday (in the full-season leagues, that is) will be assigned an affilate prior to October 7.
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Site I forget to check, drat it. Thanks Jim.
Dodgers get Great Lakes.
Brewers back to WV
Rays to Columbus
Mets to Savannah
Rangers back to Clinton after fighting hard for Midland.
The same article also notes that the Rays will have a "future high Class A team in Port Charlotte" - but doesn't specify when.
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AA: San Antonio, Mobile, West Tenn
Advanced A: Inland Empire, High Desert, Lancaster, Visalia
SS-A: Batavia, Jamestown, Vermont, Vancouver
Rookie: Pulaski
Bowie, Frederick, and Delmarva haven't announced their affiliations yet, but all three will re-up with the Orioles. Kannapolis has reupped with the White Sox through 2010.
AA will likely shake out with Arizona getting San Antonio, San Diego West Tenn, and Seattle Mobile (one more DH team for the Southern League)
The Red Sox aren't going to like it, but they'll probably wind up with High Desert. Inland Empire will probably go to the Dodgers, with the Devil Rays purchasing Vero Beach and moving to Port Charlotte as noted above. Seattle has the inside track on Visalia, and Arizona will likely return to Lancaster.
Vancouver will almost certainly renew with Oakland, if they haven't already. I think that Jamestown will probably resign with the Marlins. The Cardinals and Nationals are both trying to grab Vermont; the loser gets Batavia.
Pulaski keeps smelling like a co-op team, which will not look good for MLB, given how hard they begged Pulaski to come back into the league a few years ago when MLB needed another team in the Appy.
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Dbacks will be in Mobile or West Tenn, and most likely back in Lancaster.
When the Port Charlotte complex is ready in 2009 the Rays will move the minor league team over there to coincide with the move of their spring training site.
This is great news for us of course since we'll get to watch McGee, Davis, and Walker next year though unfortunately the team will be in the east division and probably will only play one series at each bay area team.
MOBILE, AL - The Mobile BayBears and Arizona Diamondbacks have announced a two-year Player Development Contract, sending Arizona's Double-A players into BayBears uniforms starting in 2007. Arizona is just the second parent club the BayBears have had since joining the Southern League in 1997.
Cal League status. Visalia, High Desert, and Lancaster need affiliates; Arizona, Seattle, and Boston need a high Class A team.
LA is 99% certain to go to Inland Empire.
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Shoewizard also points out that Visalia is another homer heaven...
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Of course, Kevin will conveniently forget how he claimed all of AZ's prospects were overrated because they played in Lancaster. Consistency has never been Kevin's strong suit...
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That'd be true of High Desert, as well.
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Do we speak from experience here, LAWoBH?
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Dbacks renew deal with Tucson Sidewinders
This was pretty much a foregone conclusion back at the beginning of September, but both sides wanted to wait until Tucson made it through the postseason.
Rangers renew low-A affiliation with Clinton.
Catfish and Devil Rays confirm linkup.
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