MLB: New PBA Proposal would Eliminate 25% of Minor League Baseball in 2021

[KevFu]

@Big Z Man 1990

San Jose's stadium is one of the worst in MiLB. The only reason they aren't getting cut is location. While I could see them moving up to AAA if they built a new stadium, they'd have to build it first.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

one California League team has to move up to AAA

 

[Centrum Hockey]

one California League team has to move up to AAA

Not really the Angels,A’s, Padres and Dodgers are happy with their aaa teams being out of state. They all passed on Fresno.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

The Dodgers can at least have a non-California Mountain or Pacific Time team as their top affiliate. No reason to have OKC when it is two time zones to the East (which I want OKC to hook up with a Central Time MLB team no later than 2026)

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

The Dodgers can at least have a non-California Mountain or Pacific Time team as their top affiliate. No reason to have OKC when it is two time zones to the East (which I want OKC to hook up with a Central Time MLB team no later than 2026)

Who gives a shit what time zone it's in?

 

[GindyDraws]

Given the plan is to keep the International League and Pacific Coast League without adding a third league to the AAA level, as well as the desire for Miami to promote Jacksonville to the AAA level, something has to give with balance.

Option #1: One of the IL teams moves to the PCL.
Either Louisville or Indianapolis ends up moving to the PCL, keeping both leagues at their traditional numbers. Louisville is the only team in the International League that is on the Central Time Zone, and is close to Nashville and Memphis. Meanwhile, Indianapolis would easily make a division with Omaha, Iowa, and the debuting St. Paul Saints. This would suck for the Indians, who would incur larger travel costs, as opposed to their current situation where they have one of the smallest divisions in minor league baseball in terms of travel, but as a whole, this would be the easiest option.

Option #2: The IL becomes a 20-team league
Moving Nashville, Memphis, Omaha, Iowa, and St. Paul to the IL would cause a massive imbalance between the two leagues, and cause scheduling issues in the International League, forcing teams in what would most likely be the Northwest Division to rarely, if ever, play against teams in the Southeast or Northeast (assuming that's how they would be named), but would easily solve the PCL's travel issues as one division would have OKC, Sugar Land, Round Rock, El Paso, and Albuquerque, while the other would consist of Salt Lake, Sacramento, Tacoma, Las Vegas, and Reno.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Given the plan is to keep the International League and Pacific Coast League without adding a third league to the AAA level, as well as the desire for Miami to promote Jacksonville to the AAA level, something has to give with balance.

Option #1: One of the IL teams moves to the PCL.
Either Louisville or Indianapolis ends up moving to the PCL, keeping both leagues at their traditional numbers. Louisville is the only team in the International League that is on the Central Time Zone, and is close to Nashville and Memphis. Meanwhile, Indianapolis would easily make a division with Omaha, Iowa, and the debuting St. Paul Saints. This would suck for the Indians, who would incur larger travel costs, as opposed to their current situation where they have one of the smallest divisions in minor league baseball in terms of travel, but as a whole, this would be the easiest option.

Option #2: The IL becomes a 20-team league
Moving Nashville, Memphis, Omaha, Iowa, and St. Paul to the IL would cause a massive imbalance between the two leagues, and cause scheduling issues in the International League, forcing teams in what would most likely be the Northwest Division to rarely, if ever, play against teams in the Southeast or Northeast (assuming that's how they would be named), but would easily solve the PCL's travel issues as one division would have OKC, Sugar Land, Round Rock, El Paso, and Albuquerque, while the other would consist of Salt Lake, Sacramento, Tacoma, Las Vegas, and Reno.

There has been speculation about interleague play at the AAA Level.

 

[LadyStanley]

Staten Island minor-league team suing MLB, Yankees as they shut down after losing affiliation

The former Yankees Low-A affiliate said it's suing "to hold those entities accountable for false promises."

First suit for class action?

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

There's no reason to have Central time teams in the PCL though. Some of those teams are in fact closer to the Atlantic coast than the Pacific coast.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Bowie is safe as the Orioles AA Affiliate.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Rays shifting minor-league affiliate from Port Charlotte to Charleston
Port charlotte is done probably along with the fire frogs to bring the FSL to 10 teams.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

 

[GindyDraws]

(dumb post)

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Augusta Green Jackets joining Braves affiliated franchise list

 

[Centrum Hockey]

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

Other than the teams in the MLB Draft League, I could see these teams joining one of the partner leagues, as follows:

The Midwest League teams and Lexington could join the Frontier League or American Association

The Jackson Generals to the American Association

The Eastern Seaboard teams to the Atlantic League

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

Once the final affiliations are determined, I'll work on what MiLB could look like after MLB expands to 32 teams and to 40

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

And it looks like all the California League's existing teams will be playing, but one of them may be promoted to the PCL.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

Also, can anyone tell me why San Antonio is getting demoted back to AA yet Round Rock, in the same state but in a smaller market, is staying in AAA?

 

[tank44]

Also, can anyone tell me why San Antonio is getting demoted back to AA yet Round Rock, in the same state but in a smaller market, is staying in AAA?

Also that San Diego is having their AAA team in El Paso TX and AA team in San Antonio TX. SAT >>>> ELP.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Also, can anyone tell me why San Antonio is getting demoted back to AA yet Round Rock, in the same state but in a smaller market, is staying in AAA?

Also that San Diego is having their AAA team in El Paso TX and AA team in San Antonio TX. SAT >>>> ELP.

The stadium in San Antonio is very poor by AAA standards.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Also that San Diego is having their AAA team in El Paso TX and AA team in San Antonio TX. SAT >>>> ELP.

the current Missions are not the same franchise either

 

[Kane One]

I've also stated my desire that Brooklyn one day get the AAA affiliate of the Yankees, since Brooklyn can't have its own MLB team now as they did many years ago.

Reflecting the Yankees affiliation, I could see such a team called the Bosses in honor of former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was called "The Boss".

The Brooklyn Cyclones are affiliated with the Mets and are also owned by Cohen. How do the Yankees come into play here?

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

The Mets would have to relocate the Cyclones out of Brooklyn if the Yankees decide to launch an AAA team in Brooklyn. AAA expansion teams are usually started from scratch, more so than expansion teams in lower levels, though new AAA teams typically take the place of lower-level teams that once played in the cities hosting new AAA franchises.

As an example, the Durham Bulls were once members of the Carolina League and affiliated with the Braves. The Carolina League franchise moved to Danville, VA for one year, then to Myrtle Beach, SC, when the Bulls owners successfully pursued an International League expansion team affiliated with Tampa Bay.

If the Yankees build their own AAA team from scratch in Brooklyn (as in owning the team), then the Mets would have to relocate the Cyclones. Central Islip might be a good place, where they would take up the Long Island Ducks identity.