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Inland Empire 66ers Extend PDC with Angels to 2016

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Mike McCann

The San Bernardino Inland Empire 66ers have extended their player development contract with the Angels to 2016. San Bernardino is fairly close to Anaheim so this makes sense.

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Cardinals to purchase Memphis Redbirds

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Mike McCann

The St. Louis Cardinals are buying the Memphis Redbirds, their AAA affiliate. This is being done because of financial issues with the Redbirds. There wasn’t much of a chance that Memphis was going to be an affiliate of any other team than the Cardinals prior to this either.

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New Hampshire Fisher Cats extend PDC with Blue Jays to 2016

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Mike McCann

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats have extended their player development contract with the Blue Jays to 2016. The rumors about Ottawa getting an Eastern League team have stopped since Ottawa said it would rather have an independent team, so with that, rumors of the Blue Jays having their AA affiliate in Canada will stop also. The Blue Jays are happy with this arrangement and want it to continue.

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Akron Aeros now Akron RubberDucks

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Mike McCann

The Akron Aeros have changed their name to the Akron RubberDucks. I’m not much of a fan of this name change because it’s a bit too gimmicky for me. I know they wanted to include rubber in there because of its importance to Akron, but teams should not be named after bathtub toys. And turning a two word phrase into one word doesn’t help.

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El Paso team called Chihuahuas

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mike McCann

The Padres AAA affiliate in 2014 will be called the El Paso Chihuahuas. While it doesn’t use one the names used in El Paso in the past, I think that it’s a good fit. It has a good mascot and many marketing possibilities that will appeal to kids.

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Bristol White Sox now Pirates Affiliate

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Mike McCann

The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to an affiliation with the Bristol White Sox in the Appalachian League. I assume that the team will be renamed the Bristol Pirates, but that hasn’t been announced yet. I’m not surprised by this since the White Sox also have a Rookie affiliate in the Pioneer League with Great Falls, and I somewhat expect the Royals to give up their Appy League affiliate also.

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Montgomery Biscuits extend PDC with Rays to 2018

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Mike McCann

The Montgomery Biscuits have extended their player development contract with the Rays to 2018. The Rays enjoy having their AA affiliate in a nice new facility, so this isn’t unexpected.

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Buffalo Bisons Extend PDC with Blue Jays to 2016

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Mike McCann

The Buffalo Bisons have extended their player development contract with the Blue Jays to 2016. I’m not surprised that the Blue Jays are happy with their AAA affiliate so close after being in Las Vegas the previous four years. I do expect that the end of next season the Mets will make a strong push for Rochester or Syracuse which may leave the Twins or Nationals with Las Vegas.

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