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This is the new Minor League Baseball landscape
This is the new Minor League Baseball landscape
Here's the press release that accompanied the above grid
A lot of questions regarding league names. Right now I'm not sure if any of the old monikers will continue to be employed.
Triple-A East = 14 pre-existing International League plus four that were previously in the PCL (Iowa, Omaha, Nashville, Memphis), one previously independent (St. Paul) and one previously Double-A (Jacksonville).
Triple-A West = Nine from the Pacific Coast League and one formerly independent team (Sugar Land Skeeters)
Double-A Central - All eight teams from the Texas League plus San Antonio and Wichita (formerly in the Pacific Coast League)
Double-A Northeast = 11 teams from the Eastern League, with Somerset (previously independent) in place of Trenton (now in the Draft League) as the Yankees' Double-A affiliate.
Double-A South = Eight teams that were previously in the Southern League, which had 10 teams.
Jacksonville is now Triple-A
Jackson currently does not have a team of any kind
Jacksonville is now Triple-A
Jackson currently does not have a team of any kind
High-A Central - All 12 teams were previously part of the 16-team Class A Midwest League
As for the other four: Bowling Green shifted to High-A East; Burlington and Clinton now in summer-collegiate Prospect League; Kane County now in the independent American Association
As for the other four: Bowling Green shifted to High-A East; Burlington and Clinton now in summer-collegiate Prospect League; Kane County now in the independent American Association
High A East = A hodgepodge
Aberdeen, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley formerly New York-Penn League
Jersey Shore, Asheville, Greensboro, Hickory, Rome formerly South Atlantic League
Wilmington, Greenville, Winston-Salem formerly Carolina League
Bowling Green formerly in Midwest League
Aberdeen, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley formerly New York-Penn League
Jersey Shore, Asheville, Greensboro, Hickory, Rome formerly South Atlantic League
Wilmington, Greenville, Winston-Salem formerly Carolina League
Bowling Green formerly in Midwest League
High-A West = Six teams that were all previously in the Class A Short-Season Northwest League
Low A East = 50-50 mix of teams from Carolina and South Atlantic Leagues
From Carolina: Carolina, Down East, Fayetteville, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Myrtle Beach
From South Atlantic: Kannapolis, Delmarva, Salem, Augusta, Charleston, Columbia
From Carolina: Carolina, Down East, Fayetteville, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Myrtle Beach
From South Atlantic: Kannapolis, Delmarva, Salem, Augusta, Charleston, Columbia
Low-A Southeast = 10 teams from the Florida State League, which previously was a Class A Advanced circuit.
The Charlotte Stone Crabs and Florida Fire Frogs are gone
The Charlotte Stone Crabs and Florida Fire Frogs are gone
Low-A West = Seven teams from the eight-team California League (previously Class A Advanced)
Also the Fresno Grizzlies, previously a Triple-A Pacific Coast League club
Lancaster, previously in the Cal League, currently does not have a team of any kind.
Also the Fresno Grizzlies, previously a Triple-A Pacific Coast League club
Lancaster, previously in the Cal League, currently does not have a team of any kind.
The 2021 season will feature nine new ballparks.
Four 2020 holdovers: Fredericksburg, Kannapolis, Rocket City, Wichita
Two for 2021: Worcester and Beloit
Three previously independent: St. Paul, Sugarland, Somerset
More here: http://atmilb.com/2Zc3kxe
Four 2020 holdovers: Fredericksburg, Kannapolis, Rocket City, Wichita
Two for 2021: Worcester and Beloit
Three previously independent: St. Paul, Sugarland, Somerset
More here: http://atmilb.com/2Zc3kxe
