New Minors?

[tjfla]

https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/11/0...f-milb-emerge/

Three Triple-A teams—San Antonio, Fresno and Wichita—have been designated to move from Triple-A to Double-A’s Texas League or (in the case of Fresno) to what will be the Low-A Cal League. Taking their place: St. Paul, where the Minnesota Twins could affiliate with the St. Paul Saints; Sugar Land and Jacksonville, which will become the Miami Marlins’ top affiliate. Miami is one of the winners in the realignment, with a Triple-A affiliate just up the coast and the addition of Pensacola as a Double-A affiliate.

Here’s what we’re looking at today in terms of Class A alignments:

LOW A
California League (8 teams)
Florida State League (10 teams)
Sally League (12 teams)

HIGH A
Midwest League
Northwest League
Carolina League
New Mid-Atlantic League


Looking like Miami will have
AAA(IL)-Jax
AA(SL)-Pensacola
Hi A(Mid Atlantic OR Carolina)-? Think they trying to get something as close to Florida as possible(Myrtle Beach? Charleston? Savannah?)
Lo A(FSL starting later and less games)-Jupiter
GCL-GCL Marlins
DSL-DSL Marlins

[emkayseven]

no chance of Savannah -- the whole point of this realignment exercise is to get better facilities, and Grayson Stadium is so old and run down the previous MiLB team left there. City won't make improvements.

[tjfla]

no chance of Savannah -- the whole point of this realignment exercise is to get better facilities, and Grayson Stadium is so old and run down the previous MiLB team left there. City won't make improvements.

Ya not likely. Im just mentioning where they are looking-that area.SC/GA/AL and even heard IF could swing it a FSL team now that they purchase and run(Disney,Viera or Daytona Beach). Issue with the FSL team is most others would be in Carolinas/VA or AL/Miss/Arkansas and that is a long ass drive

The FSL team would be someone WITHOUT a Spring Training partner anymore. Its a longshot but something they have looked at especially since alot of teams will have Low A closer to home. Reds would rather have Low A in Dayton or WV and Disney/Viera are both empty

GCL/Low A-Jupiter
High A-Central FL
Double A-Pcola
AAA-Jax

Not a bad gig IF they can get it

[Nick]

TJ if their high-A team gets put at Disney or Viera I'll never give you crap for your insider schtick again.

[Nick]

I have inside info that makes me doubt it'll be Viera though. When the Nationals Spring training left they could've continued hosting the single-A team, but the stadium actually kicked them out because they determined they could make more money with youth baseball. So I think it's unlikely that minor league baseball returns to Viera without spring training.

[tjfla]

TJ if their high-A team gets put at Disney or Viera I'll never give you crap for your insider schtick again.

No insider stuff just saying what they kicking around. Have like 7 cities on the "list"

I highly doubt they do. Just something they are kicking around is Disney,Viera,Daytona Beach. Like said the 2 Hi A divisions are NOT close to Central FL and its a drive. Daytona is likely the most likely IF they do this-I think they go with Myrtle Beach/Charleston or an AL/MS team(Mobile? Rocket City? Birmingham? Biloxi?) myself

[tjfla]

UPDATE and yep this is from my insider HAHA. He said MLB is picking the MiLB teams for MLB teams NOT letting teams pick really(They are listening to input but they are pretty much telling teams this is where u are going unless u own the team). Marlins have 4 or 5 options but MLB hasnt decided yet as they arent sure about the other teams yet. Marlins would love to get into Daytona and have all teams in FL but the travel(like mentioned) is likely too much ad not really an option. The 4 options are Rocket City/Myrtle Beach/Charleston/Savannah/Columbia

Rocket City is in Madison,AL(North Alabama) and they used to be the Biloxi Shuckers
Myrtle Beach is with the Cubs and Cubs would like to be closer to Chicago and other teams
Charleston used to be with NYY
Columbia used to be with NYM and have a very very nice stadium!!!

[tjfla]

According to Baseball Digest

Asheville	Rockies	Marlins	New affiliation in the works

Asheville for us
Charleston for TB

[tjfla]

So after all that crap about wanting to be close and all we get

AAA-Jax
AA-Pcola
Hi A-Beloit(WISCONSIN?????)
Lo A-Jupiter

[Nick]

All the teams are fish-themed.

We did it.

[Nick]

According to google a shrimp is not a fish, but a crustacean.

So close.

[Lee Stone]

For those interested in prospect analysis, here's Baseball America's recent Marlins Top 10 for 2021 podcast. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...-10-prospects/
I disagree with quite a bit of the analysis ... unsurprisingly.