2013 Affiliate Shuffle

[Biggtone23]

Its about that time again, for major league and minor league teams to pair off for the next at least 2 seasons. This year should be pretty quiet for changes especially at the upper levels.

AAA
Buffalo Bisons - Mets - Blue Jays
Las Vegas 51's - Blue Jays - Mets

The Scranton-Wilkes/Barre Yankees will also be getting a new nickname.

AA
No Changes at this level

High A
No changes at this level

Low A
Beloit Snappers - Twins - A's
Burlington Bees - A's - Angels
Cedar Rapids Kernels - Angels - Twins
Kane County Cougars - Royals - Cubs
Lexington Legends - Astros - Royals
Peoria Chiefs - Cubs - Cardinals
Quad Cities River Bandits - Cardinals - Astros

Short Season
Batavia Muckdogs - Cardinals - Marlins
Jamestown Jammers - Marlins- Pirates
State College Spikes - Pirates - Cardinals
Yakima Bears - Dbacks - Hillsboro Hops - Dbacks

Rookie
There will be no changes at this level.

When teams re-sign I will probably just delete them from this list, but if they change parent clubs that will updated here.

[RubeWaddell19]

Rumors here in Buffalo are that the Bisons are all but signed with Toronto. There was open talk that their last home game was the last game with the Mets. The Bisons/Mets marriage hasn't been good for Buffalo. Hopefully things will be better with the Jays.

[Biggtone23]

The Yankees and Trenton Thunder, already under contract til 2014, have extended their PDC until 2022.

[Jntg4]

Cubs are switching Peoria to Kane County, and AFAIK Iowa's PDC is up too

[Biggtone23]

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says the city has a deal with Beacon Sports Capital Partners to renovate Ottawa Stadium in order to bring a AA Eastern League to the city for the 2014 season.

[garnetpalmetto]

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says the city has a deal with Beacon Sports Capital Partners to renovate Ottawa Stadium in order to bring a AA Eastern League to the city for the 2014 season.

From what I understand/hear it'll be the Binghamton Mets relocating to Ottawa with a current NY-Penn League team then being purchased and moved to Binghamton.

[Biggtone23]

The Quad Cities Times is reporting that the Cardinals are planning to leave both low A Quad Cities and SS-A Batavia.

[Biggtone23]

The Atlanta Braves, Mandalay Baseball Properties and the city of Wilmington, NC have agreed to terms on a lease for a proposed stadium in Wilmington to move the Lynchburg Hillcats to. The ballpark still has to be approved by local voters.

[Biggtone23]

The St. Louis Cardinals sign with the State College Spikes in the New York Penn League. They had previously been with the Batavia Muckdogs.

The Twins and the Cedar Rapids Kernels are discussing a deal at the A level.

The Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons are also officially discussing a deal and a deal seems like just a matter of time.

[garnetpalmetto]

The St. Louis Cardinals sign with the State College Spikes in the New York Penn League. They had previously been with the Batavia Muckdogs.

The Twins and the Cedar Rapids Kernels are discussing a deal at the A level.

The Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons are also officially discussing a deal and a deal seems like just a matter of time.

Sucks for the Mets - they get the affiliation with Vegas that nobody ever wants.

[Biggtone23]

The Mets accept their fate early and sign with the Las Vegas 51s before the Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons make it offical. In other AAA news PCL president Branch Rickey, Jr. says if the El Paso city council does not approve funding for a new ballpark this week the Tucson Padres will move on and try to find a new city to move to. Since the Padres were forced out of Portland (then the Beavers) by the MLS' Timber they have been scheduled to move to Escondino Beach, CA and now El Paso with Tucson supposed to be a temporary home.

Rumors for single A:
Early rumors linked the Cubs with the Kane County Cougars but some are pointing out that with the former Padre presence in their front office they may try to pick up the Fort Wayne Tincaps instead. The Royals are said to be looking at going to the Lexington Legends. The Cardinals-River Bandits, A's-Bees and Twins-Snappers realtionships are all expected to end.

EDIT: Well just a couple hours later so I'll edit this one instead of posting a new one. So much for those Fort Wayne and Cubs rumors as the Tincaps re-up with the Padres. Also the Jamestown Jammers have signed on with the Pirates. This could leave the Marlins in Batavia or out of the NYPL.

[Blue387]

I wish the Mets could have stayed with Buffalo.

[Biggtone23]

The Cardinals have signed on with the Peoria Chiefs in the Midwest League leaving behind the Quad Cities River Bandits. The Chiefs had been with the Cubs since 2005 and were a Cardinals affiliate in 1953-1956 and 1995-2004.

The Lexington Legends will announce their new parent team tomorrow.

[Jntg4]

Cubs signed with KC Cougars

[Biggtone23]

Cubs signed with KC Cougars

Yes they do and the Cedar Rapids Kernels have signed with the Twins. If the Royals do go to Lexington and the A's do leave the Bees that will leave the Astros, A's and Angels left to fight over Burlington, Beloit and Quad Cities.

[Tadasimha]

Cards have officially signed with the Peoria of the Midwest League for the Chiefs to be their low-A club.

http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=608809

[Biggtone23]

The Royals sign on with the Lexington Legends.

[hudsonharden]

I predict that Binghamton will move to Ottawa and the Muckdogs will leave Batavia and move to Binghamton as a Marlins affiliate. Any rumors of putting a team in Montreal?

[Festus]

Got a question here folks.
How does the team changing parent clubs affect stadium leasing? I thought stadium leases were binding
Festus

[Festus]

The Atlanta Braves, Mandalay Baseball Properties and the city of Wilmington, NC have agreed to terms on a lease for a proposed stadium in Wilmington to move the Lynchburg Hillcats to. The ballpark still has to be approved by local voters.

Biggtone23-
Recent polls in Wilmington indicate 80% of voters against the stadium proposal.

Festus

[Festus]

As a newbie can I ask a dumb question?
What does it mean for a team to resign? Are they out of business? Bought and moved?

Festus

[Jntg4]

As a newbie can I ask a dumb question?
What does it mean for a team to resign? Are they out of business? Bought and moved?

Festus

It just means they renew their contract with the parent club.

And switching affiliations does nothing to the lease, it is still the same minor league franchise playing there.

[Inkling]

Re-sign or resign. Same letters, opposite meaning.

[Biggtone23]

The Quad Cities River Bandits have signed on with the Houston Astros. So if the A's don't go back to Burlington, it means the A's will go Beloit and the Angels will end up with the Burlington Bees.

[Biggtone23]

The former Yakima Bears have announced their new team name will be the Hillsboro Hops. The team has moved to Hillsboro, OR.