Louisville Bats extend PDC with Reds to 2018

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Mike McCann

The Louisville Bats have extended their player development contract with the Reds to 2018.  This is one of the geographic pairings that I expect to remain for a while.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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West Michigan Whitecaps extend PDC with Tigers to 2020

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Mike McCann

The West Michigan Whitecaps have extended their player development contract to 2020.  It was expiring in 2018, so it’s a good thing that they didn’t wait until the last minute.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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New Names for 2015: Daytona Tortugas and Oklahoma City Dodgers

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Mike McCann

Two new team name announcements were made this week:

The Daytona Cubs are now the Daytona Tortugas.  Since they went from a Cubs affiliate to a Reds affiliate, a team name was expected.  The name is Spanish for turtles.  I’m a little surprised that they went with a Spanish name, but I guess it has a better ring to it.

The Oklahoma City RedHawks are now the Oklahoma City Dodgers.  Since the Dodgers now own the team, this isn’t surprising.  I guess the name RedHawks doesn’t scream Dodger blue.

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Wisconsin Timber Rattlers extend PDC with Brewers to 2020

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Mike McCann

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have extended their player development contract with the Brewers to 2020.  Looks like they wanted to get a jump on things since their contract was only through 2016 previously.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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Biloxi team to be called Shuckers

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Mike McCann

The relocating Huntsville Stars will be known as the Biloxi Shuckers.  The oyster-based name is fairly unique and does fit the area well.  The Brewers AA team looks like is won’t have its new stadium open in time for the beginning of the regular season, but hopefully it will be soon after that.

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Salt Lake Bees extend PDC with Angels to 2018

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Mike McCann

The Salt Lake Bees have extended their player development contract with the Angels to 2018.  These two have been together since 2001.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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New Hampshire Fisher Cats extend PDC with Blue Jays to 2018

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Mike McCann

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats have extended their player development contract to 2018.  A little while ago, there were rumors that the Blue Jays wanted to move their AA affiliate to Ottawa, but now there is no chance of that anytime soon.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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High Desert Mavericks sign PDC with Rangers to 2016

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Mike McCann

The High Desert Mavericks signed a player development contract with the Rangers to 2016.  The Rangers would have preferred to remain in the Carolina League, but the Mudcats chose the Braves over them.  I expect the Rangers to make an attempt to regain a Carolina League affiliate in two years.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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Affiliations for 2015 Set

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Mike McCann

The Carolina Mudcats have signed a PDC with the Braves to 2016.

So even though no announcement has been made, this means that the High Desert Mavericks will be a Rangers affiliate.

http://minorleaguesource.com/pdc.html

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South Bend changes name to Cubs

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Mike McCann

The South Bend Silver Hawks have changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.  In recent years, teams have been getting away from sharing the nickname of their affiliation, but this will identify the team with its new major league affiliate to more casual fans.

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