Another big piece of the affiliation pie fell into place: The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the San Diego Padres renewed their player development contract (PDC) through the 2016 season. Fort Wayne has been San Diego’s Class A affiliate in the Midwest League since 1999. “We’re ecstatic to extend our terrific […]
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It’s official: Guber group buys RedHawks; OKC to become Dodgers affiliate
It’s official: a group led by sports investor Peter Guber is buying the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), with the team switching to a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliation. The new player development contract (PDC) and sale of the team was announced today. Guber, an investor in Guggenheim Baseball Management — the owner […]
Milwaukee, Brevard County extend PDC
Another unannounced PDC renewal: the Brevard County Manatees (High Class A; Florida State League) and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their player development contract through 2016. “The Manatees are thrilled to continue the great working relationship with the Milwaukee Brewers,” said Central Florida Baseball Group chairman Dr. Tom Winters. “The entire organization is first class.” The […]
New Britain to announce new parent today
The New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) will announce the team’s new parent at a press conference scheduled for this afternoon. The Minnesota Twins and the Rock Cats have been affiliated since the 1995 season, but the Twins decided to walk away from the relationship after GM Terry Ryan spent some time there […]
Minnesota Twins to Chattanooga?
Another big affiliation shift could take place with the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), where Minnesota Twins officials could announce a new player development contract (PDC) today. Twins officials flew into Chatanooga last night to tour AT&T Field and check out the team’s player facilities. A local newspaper is reporting a new deal could […]
Affiliation news: Tulsa to announce Dodgers PDC today
Another big move in the 2015-2016 affiliation world comes today when the Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League) will announce a new Los Angeles Dodgers player development contract (PDC) at an afternoon press conference. It’s one of three press conferences set to announce new PDCs today. Also scheduled: an Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific […]
Myrtle Beach, Chicago Cubs sign player development contract
We have our first big affiliation shift of the season: the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Chicago Cubs signed a two-year player development contract (PDC), through 2016. “The Cubs are an iconic national brand,” said Pelicans General Manager and Vice-President Andy Milovich. “The success of our business is determined by […]
Iowa, Cubs extend affiliation through 2018
We have a Chicago Cubs affiliation to announce, but not one folks are expecting: the team is extending its player development contract (PDC) with the Iowa Cubs (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) for two additional years, through 2018. The current agreement runs through the 2016 season, so this extension was an agreement to affirm what […]
Loons, Dodgers extend player development contract
Another of the unannounced affiliations we referenced yesterday: The Great Lakes Loons (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their player development contract (PDC) through 2016. “The Dodgers have been terrific partners through the first eight seasons of Loons baseball,” said Loons Vice-President/General Manager Scott Litle. “It’s a relationship that has […]
Quakes, Dodgers extend PDC for two more years
Here’s one of those unannounced affiliations we discussed yesterday: the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High Class A; California League) and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their player development contract (PDC) through 2016. You can read more about the affiliation situation here, with a current list of affiliations here. “The partnership between the Quakes and the Dodgers […]
Dodgers, Cubs, Rockies key to 2015-2016 affiliations
We’ve updated our list of MLB/MiLB affiliations to reflect unannounced renewals, and a few things are for certain: the biggest changes could happen at the Triple-A level, and the Dodgers, Cubs and Rockies could revamp their farm systems. You can check out the updated affiliate list here. There are always a host of affiliations that […]
Augusta, San Francisco extend player development contract
Another PDC extension that makes sense: the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) and the San Francisco Giants extended their player development contract through 2016. The GreenJackets-Giants relationship dates back to 2005, and 2015 will mark the 11th season of the partnership. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Giants,” said GreenJackets President […]
Bowling Green, Tampa Bay extend PDC
We have another PDC to report: the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their player development contract through the 2016 season. It keeps the Rays as the only parent club the Hot Rods have held since the team’s inaugural season in 2009. “As a baseball fan, […]