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    • Date February 13, 2021
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    FEBRUARY 12, 2021 BY YANKEEBISCUITFAN

    MLB wipes away more than a century of Minor League history

    With Minor League clubs accepting the invitations by MLB clubs in the past few days, MLB has announced the complete restructuring of Minor League Baseball. With this move, more than a century of history is deleted at once.

    Afbeeldingsresultaat voor Milb logo

    If the cutting of 40 teams from Minor League Baseball wasn’t bad enough, established leagues like the Pacific Coast League and the Texas League simply will cease to exist. There will be four levels of minor league ball: AAA, AA, High A and Low A or A- like MLB will call it.

    The various levels will be divided as follows:

    AAA East

    AAA East Midwest division
    Columbus Clippers
    Indianapolis Indians
    Iowa Cubs
    Louisville Bats
    St. Paul Saints
    Toledo Mud Hens

    AAA East Northeast division
    Buffalo Bisons
    Lehigh Valley IronPigs
    Rochester Red Wings
    Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
    Syracuse Mets
    Worcester Red Sox

    AAA East Southeast division
    Charlotte Knights
    Durham Bulls
    Gwinnett Stripers
    Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
    Memphis Redbirds
    Nashville Sounds
    Norfolk Tides

    AAA West

    AAA West East division
    Albuquerque Isotopes
    El Paso Chihuahuas
    Oklahoma City Dodgers
    Round Rock Express
    Sugar Land Skeeters

    AAA West West division
    Las Vegas Aviators
    Reno Aces
    Sacramento River
    Salt Lake Bees
    Tacoma Rainiers

    AA Central

    AA Central North division
    Arkansas Travelers
    Northwest Arkansas Naturals
    Springfield Cardinals
    Tulsa Drillers
    Wichita Wind Surge

    AA Central South division
    Amarillo Sod Poodles
    Corpus Christi Hooks
    Frisco RoughRiders
    Midland RockHounds
    San Antonio Missions

    AA Northeast

    AA Northeast Northeast division
    Binghamton Rumble Ponies
    Hartford Yard Goats
    New Hampshire Fisher Cats
    Portland Sea Dogs
    Reading Fightin’ Phils
    Somerset Patriots

    AA Northeast Southwest division
    Akron RubberDucks
    Altoona Curve
    Bowie BaySox
    Erie SeaWolves
    Harrisburg Senators
    Richmond Flying Squirrels

    AA South

    AA South North division
    Birmingham Barons
    Chattanooga Lookouts
    Rocket City Trash Pandas
    Tennessee Smokies

    AA South South division
    Biloxi Shuckers
    Mississippi Braves
    Montgomery Biscuits
    Pensacola Blue Wahoos

    High A Central

    High A Central East division
    Dayton Dragons
    Fort Wayne TinCaps
    Great Lakes Loons
    Lake Country Captains
    Lansing Lugnuts
    West Michigan Whitecaps

    High A Cental West division
    Beloit Snappers
    Cedar Rapids Kernels
    Peoria Chiefs
    Quad Cities River Bandits
    South Bend Cubs
    Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

    High A East

    High A East North division
    Jersey Shore BlueClaws
    Aberdeen IronBirds
    Brooklyn Cyclones
    Hudson Valley Renegades
    Wilmington Blue Rocks

    High A East South division

    Asheville Tourists
    Bowling Green Hot Rods
    Greensboro Grasshoppers
    Greenville Drive
    Hickory Crawdads
    Rome Braves
    Winston-Salem Dash

    High A West
    Eugene Emeralds
    Everett AquaSox
    Hillsboro Hops
    Tri-City Dust Devils
    Spokane Indians
    Vancouver Canadians

    Low A East

    Low A East Central division
    Carolina Mudcats
    Down East Wood Ducks
    Fayetteville Woodpeckers
    Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

    Low A East North division
    Delmarva Shorebirds
    Fredericksburg Nationals
    Lynchburg Hillcats
    Salem Red Sox

    Low A East South division
    Augusta GreenJackets
    Charleston RiverDogs
    Columbia Fireflies
    Myrtle Beach Pelicans

    Low A Southeast

    Low A Southeat East division
    Daytona Tortugas
    Jupiter Hammerheads
    Palm Beach Cardinals
    St. Lucie Mets

    Low A Southeast West division
    Bradenton Marauders
    Clearwater Threshers
    Dunedin Blue Jays
    Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
    Lakeland Flying Tigers
    Tampa Tarpons

    Low A West

    Low A West North division
    Fresno Grizzlies
    Modesto Nuts
    San Jose Giants
    Stockton Ports

    Low A West South Division
    Inland Empire 66ers
    Lake Elsinore Storm
    Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
    Visalia Rawhide

    With the 120 remaining clubs now being part of Minor League Baseball, they are still depending on the mercy of MLB. The PDL (Player Development League) licenses, will last 10-12 years. After that time span, Minor League Clubs still have to comply to the quirk of MLB. So it can easily be that a club like the Somerset Patriots, who joined organized baseball will be kicked out in ten years.

    The only positive thing about this reorganization is the pay raise Minor League players get. The pay raise ranges from 38-72% for the 2021 season. But we all know that the MLB owners easliy could have paid this raise without cutting two levels of Minor League Baseball. The cutting of 40 teams and 1050 players will save each MLB club about $700,000 per year. Peanuts for this billion dollar business.

    But it all started with “How can we save money by not paying the lowest levels of Minor League Baseball?” When the owners figured that out, they sought “reasons” like poor facilities, travel time and beter geographical alignment (this reason alone is laughable) to justify this move.

    MLB owners are showing they are in power. They are doing so by wiping away more than a century of Minor League history and renaming the leagues at all levels. Another reason to loathe MLB.

    It is clear that MiLB has lost its independence.

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    FEBRUARY 12, 2021 BY YANKEEBISCUITFAN

    MLB wipes away more than a century of Minor League history

    With Minor League clubs accepting the invitations by MLB clubs in the past few days, MLB has announced the complete restructuring of Minor League Baseball. With this move, more than a century of history is deleted at once.
    Afbeeldingsresultaat voor Milb logo
    If the cutting of 40 teams from Minor League Baseball wasn’t bad enough, established leagues like the Pacific Coast League and the Texas League simply will cease to exist. There will be four levels of minor league ball: AAA, AA, High A and Low A or A- like MLB will call it. The various levels will be divided as follows: AAA East AAA East Midwest division Columbus Clippers Indianapolis Indians Iowa Cubs Louisville Bats St. Paul Saints Toledo Mud Hens AAA East Northeast division Buffalo Bisons Lehigh Valley IronPigs Rochester Red Wings Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Syracuse Mets Worcester Red Sox AAA East Southeast division Charlotte Knights Durham Bulls Gwinnett Stripers Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Memphis Redbirds Nashville Sounds Norfolk Tides AAA West AAA West East division Albuquerque Isotopes El Paso Chihuahuas Oklahoma City Dodgers Round Rock Express Sugar Land Skeeters AAA West West division Las Vegas Aviators Reno Aces Sacramento River Salt Lake Bees Tacoma Rainiers AA Central AA Central North division Arkansas Travelers Northwest Arkansas Naturals Springfield Cardinals Tulsa Drillers Wichita Wind Surge AA Central South division Amarillo Sod Poodles Corpus Christi Hooks Frisco RoughRiders Midland RockHounds San Antonio Missions AA Northeast AA Northeast Northeast division Binghamton Rumble Ponies Hartford Yard Goats New Hampshire Fisher Cats Portland Sea Dogs Reading Fightin’ Phils Somerset Patriots AA Northeast Southwest division Akron RubberDucks Altoona Curve Bowie BaySox Erie SeaWolves Harrisburg Senators Richmond Flying Squirrels AA South AA South North division Birmingham Barons Chattanooga Lookouts Rocket City Trash Pandas Tennessee Smokies AA South South division Biloxi Shuckers Mississippi Braves Montgomery Biscuits Pensacola Blue Wahoos High A Central High A Central East division Dayton Dragons Fort Wayne TinCaps Great Lakes Loons Lake Country Captains Lansing Lugnuts West Michigan Whitecaps High A Cental West division Beloit Snappers Cedar Rapids Kernels Peoria Chiefs Quad Cities River Bandits South Bend Cubs Wisconsin Timber Rattlers High A East High A East North division Jersey Shore BlueClaws Aberdeen IronBirds Brooklyn Cyclones Hudson Valley Renegades Wilmington Blue Rocks High A East South division Asheville Tourists Bowling Green Hot Rods Greensboro Grasshoppers Greenville Drive Hickory Crawdads Rome Braves Winston-Salem Dash High A West Eugene Emeralds Everett AquaSox Hillsboro Hops Tri-City Dust Devils Spokane Indians Vancouver Canadians Low A East Low A East Central division Carolina Mudcats Down East Wood Ducks Fayetteville Woodpeckers Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Low A East North division Delmarva Shorebirds Fredericksburg Nationals Lynchburg Hillcats Salem Red Sox Low A East South division Augusta GreenJackets Charleston RiverDogs Columbia Fireflies Myrtle Beach Pelicans Low A Southeast Low A Southeat East division Daytona Tortugas Jupiter Hammerheads Palm Beach Cardinals St. Lucie Mets Low A Southeast West division Bradenton Marauders Clearwater Threshers Dunedin Blue Jays Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Lakeland Flying Tigers Tampa Tarpons Low A West Low A West North division Fresno Grizzlies Modesto Nuts San Jose Giants Stockton Ports Low A West South Division Inland Empire 66ers Lake Elsinore Storm Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Visalia Rawhide With the 120 remaining clubs now being part of Minor League Baseball, they are still depending on the mercy of MLB. The PDL (Player Development League) licenses, will last 10-12 years. After that time span, Minor League Clubs still have to comply to the quirk of MLB. So it can easily be that a club like the Somerset Patriots, who joined organized baseball will be kicked out in ten years. The only positive thing about this reorganization is the pay raise Minor League players get. The pay raise ranges from 38-72% for the 2021 season. But we all know that the MLB owners easliy could have paid this raise without cutting two levels of Minor League Baseball. The cutting of 40 teams and 1050 players will save each MLB club about $700,000 per year. Peanuts for this billion dollar business. But it all started with “How can we save money by not paying the lowest levels of Minor League Baseball?” When the owners figured that out, they sought “reasons” like poor facilities, travel time and beter geographical alignment (this reason alone is laughable) to justify this move. MLB owners are showing they are in power. They are doing so by wiping away more than a century of Minor League history and renaming the leagues at all levels. Another reason to loathe MLB. It is clear that MiLB has lost its independence.

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