Why don't more teams have their AAA affiliate in close proximity?

[DefCONNOne]

Lakewood.

Is that Low-A?

 

[Guy Incognito]

Is that Low-A?

Yes. South Atlantic League.

 

[DefCONNOne]

Yes. South Atlantic League.

I thought so.

 

[Rock Strongo]

The Braves' AAA affiliate is in the same metro area as the big club, same with the Mariners and Twins.

There's teams with their AAA affiliate on the other side of the country(the Nationals' AAA team is in Fresno, CA, and until recently the Mets AAA team was in Las Vegas).

With so much roster attrition that goes on throughout the season, wouldn't it make a lot more sense logistically to have your AAA squad in close proximity?

And it seems like some teams keep the same affiliates forever, where other teams change AAA cities every other year.

Pawtucket is moving to worcester, finally. dream come true. cant wait. proximity matters, especially for quick call ups. now they just hop on 290 to 495 to the pike, all highway. no more battling out of the ghetto of pawtucket.

 

[CB3UK]

Louisville is an hr from Cincinnati. It makes perfect sense for us.

 

[richig07]

your A-Advanced team is in Winston-Salem. makes little sense to have two of your minor league affiliates in NC

i should probably pull for the White Sox as my AL team

And our AA affiliate is in Birmingham, Alabama

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Where's St. Paul Saints, Minnesota? I can't seem to find it anywhere on the map.

The Saints play at CHS Field in St. Paul, MN.

Smartass.

 

[BrockForBroglio]

STL's A team is in Peoria, Il. 3 hours away. We get a few rehab assignments here.

 

[DefCONNOne]

Pawtucket is moving to worcester, finally. dream come true. cant wait. proximity matters, especially for quick call ups. now they just hop on 290 to 495 to the pike, all highway. no more battling out of the ghetto of pawtucket.

 

[StanMarsh51]

Sure, if by confrontational to mean putting ignorant posters talking about the Mets AAA affiliate locations on blast? Then yeah I guess I have been.
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Dude, you didn't even know what 'walk-off' meant...and you're saying others are ignorant about baseball?

 

[ElTexan]

Half the time, the MLB team is on the road, and half the time the AAA team is on the road.
So, why exactly is it good to have them in proximity geographically rather than heed other factors?

 

[Pure Steel]

Half the time, the MLB team is on the road, and half the time the AAA team is on the road.
So, why exactly is it good to have them in proximity geographically rather than heed other factors?

Maybe so fans of those teams can go watch them locally and not have to fly to Las Vegas to watch them......Which would never happen.....

 

[CaptainStubing]

we still have our AAA team close (Omaha) and our AA team (NW Arkansas) but our A teams aren't anywhere close.

 

[BigKen]

Red Sox- Pawtucket

This team is moving to Worcester, MA next year. The AA club is in Portland, ME.

Toronto's AA club is in Manchester, NH and with Vlad Jr on the team last year they won the AA World Series.

 

[molsaniceman]

Pawtucket is moving to worcester, finally. dream come true. cant wait. proximity matters, especially for quick call ups. now they just hop on 290 to 495 to the pike, all highway. no more battling out of the ghetto of pawtucket.

yea that hour drive to pawtucket is a killa

 

[Rock Strongo]

yea that hour drive to pawtucket is a killa

Yea. 290 has entrances right where the parks being built. 15 mins on 290 to 495. 10 mins to the pike. Then its pike right in. Plus its in the same state now, which makes more sense.

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

The reason the Mets have their AAA in Vegas is because they're idiots. I think they plan to move closer soon.

The Mets are moving to Vegas?

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

Missed Cleveland.

Said by no one ever

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

Detroit is less than an hour from Toledo.

But yet, still feel like the same place

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Mets and Yankees both have single-A affiliates in the city limits, both of which serve as good places for a rehab stint. I saw Jose Reyes in Coney island a couple seasons ago...was a big deal for my son

I used to think the main reason to have an affiliate so far away was to build more of a national fan base, but i don't know how much that actually happens. If the parent club sucks or they don't have a lot of farm players that you saw in double-A, you probably won't be a fan