With most of the paperwork completed, construction of a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark in downtown Hartford is poised to begin. (more…)
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Rockies: Building a western base
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs made a huge stir in the offseason in remaking their farm systems, but lost in the shuffle was the work by Colorado Rockies to centralize a system in the Mountain Time Zone. (more…)
Hartford ballpark groundbreaking set for February
New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) owner Josh Solomon says the groundbreaking on a new Hartford ballpark is set for late February. (more…)
Hartford overhauls ballpark financing plan
Despite planning being at the final stages, the city of Hartford will overhaul its ballpark financing plan and launch an authority to finance and own the new home of the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Year-end countdown: #1, Affiliate Dance
We end our review of the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014 with the top story of the year: the MLB/MiLB affiliate dance. (more…)
Hartford approves Rock Cats ballpark project
With little opposition emerging at the end of the day, the Hartford City Council approved a $350-million downtown north redevelopment project that includes a new ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Big Hartford ballpark decision due tomorrow
The Hartford City Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a redevelopment plan for the downtown north area that includes a new ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Hartford planning board opposes new Rock Cats ballpark
The Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the city drop a plan for a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark, though the full City Council will take up the issue shortly. (more…)
New Britain, Colorado enter new affiliation
The New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) will have a new parent in 2015, as the team has entered into a two-year player development contract (PDC) with the Colorado Rockies. “We are excited to have a new Major League partnership with the Colorado Rockies and thrilled that they will be part of 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 […]
New Hartford ballpark could cost city more under private developer
Here’s an interesting twist in discussions of a new Hartford ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League): It would be cheaper for the city to borrow the money and build the facility, as opposed to working with a private developer. Residents and some political leaders virulently opposed the original plan by […]
City settles on Hartford ballpark developer; council to discuss
Hartford city officials have chosen the developer of a new downtown ballpark for the relocating New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), with the City Council set to discuss the plan Thursday night. DoNo Hartford LLC, a group formed by Centerplan Development Co. this summer, was selected based on their proposal for a mixed-use […]