Cleveland Indians announce new Minor League system structure

CLEVELAND — CLEVELAND — Editor’s be aware: the video within the participant above is from April 4, 2019.

The Cleveland Indians have introduced an up to date construction to their Minor League farm system.

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And it now features a extra outstanding path by Lake County.

Whereas the Columbus Clippers will stay Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate and the Akron RubberDucks will stay its Double-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains have been promoted to Superior Single-A. Lake County had beforehand served because the Indians’ Single-A affiliate since 2003.

However with the introduction of the MLB Draft League ensuing within the Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ departure from Cleveland’s farm system, the Indians discovered themselves ready to reshuffle their farm system. The Lynchburg Hillcats — which had beforehand served as Cleveland’s Superior Single-A affiliate since 2015 — will now function the Indians’ decrease degree Single-A group.

In consequence, the Indians’ farm system now seems as follows:

• Triple-A: Columbus Clippers
• Double-A: Akron RubberDucks
• Superior Single-A: Lake County Captains
• Single-A: Lynchburg Hillcats

“The Workplace of the Commissioner has been engaged with stakeholders throughout the sport – together with all 30 MLB Membership Baseball Operations Departments, Minor League homeowners and authorities officers – over the previous two years to modernize the game’s Participant Improvement system and preserve baseball in each group by which it’s at present performed,” the Indians stated in an announcement. “This new mannequin will higher serve followers, gamers and Golf equipment all through america and Canada by enhancing participant working circumstances and pay, higher aligning Main and Minor League Golf equipment geographically whereas capitalizing on the advertising and marketing potential of the PD system and positioning the game for development within the coming years.”