Minor league questions....

[Festus]

Hi folks -
first post for me, and I'm glad to be here.
I don't know if anyone tracks this sort of stuff but here goes a couple of questions.
Since 1985 how many minor league teams have changed cities?
Since 1985 how many have gone completely away?
Finally - how many have changed franchise ownership?

Now I don't like other people doing my work for me, so, can you guys point me in the right direction as to where to look for the answers?
I'm looking at single A ball only.........

I've been looking around while waiting to be activated. This is a cool place.



Festus

[Biggtone23]

If you want to find it yourself I would suggest The Baseball Reference Wiki http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Main_Page and http://minorleaguesource.com/minor.html

[Ben Grimm]

This may help as well... The Baseball Cube. When you click on a team, you get an option to see all years.

[Festus]

Thanks guys

Fetus

[Festus]

Hey guys-
Thanks again for the help. I stopped counting after the affiliation changes hit one hundred since 1985. This year also promises to be active with abut 14 teams slated to change hands. There's also 3 teams moving to another city, due to a change in affiliation.
Then next big year is 2014 from the looks of it.
Festus