2019 Logo/Uniform/Affiliation Changes
 

New logos are starting to come out, so it's time for the annual logos thread.

New logo for the Eastern League

Not a fan of this at all.

Is that really the new logo? It looks very amateurish. Don't like it at all.

Agree with above, just a really simple logo.

Saw this on dribble and think this is much better...

Pawtucket Red Sox are relocating to Worcester. Announcement 08-17-18.

For those of you who didn't know, the Buies Creek Astros are folding after this season, and a new team in Fayetteville will begin play in 2019.

There is a "name the team" contest, and the five finalists are:

Woodpeckers, Wood Dogs, Fatbacks, Fly Traps and Jumpers.

Please, people of Fayetteville, I IMPLORE you to let sanity reign and NOT pick Fatbacks or Fly Traps!

don't think the WooSox logo is official but looks cool nonetheless. The cap I've seen a few times already so maybe that's official?

Not happening until 2021.

The Auckland ABL team officially has a name and a logo....

The Auckland Tuatara.
https://www.mister-baseball.com/wp-c...go-300x169.png

Wow. completely unrelated to baseball, but what a fascinating story those tuatara are. Talk about a window into ancient history.

@koohead, Somebody has been watching the National Geographic channel or the Smithsonian channel.

Actually it was more along the lines of "WTF is a Tuatara???:confused: "....then google, which led me to Wikipedia, and boom....time to watch Jurassic Park again. :o

This does not happen until 2020 but what the heck is a Trash Panda?

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/rocket-city...am/c-293581862

Raccoons are known as trash pandas.

Yes, because having "Trash" in their name won't lead to a million derogatory remarks at all... :rolleyes:


Good lord, can we just cool it with the stupid-as-f-names?

If it's Fatbacks, i could be their mascot.

The only place Fly Traps would be acceptable, is if the city was named Venus..

Here's what I have so far. Quite the mess in AAA! :D

2019 MiLB Affiliation Changes
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Class AAA
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New York Mets purchased the Syracuse franchise, leaving the Nationals without a AAA affiliate as of this writing.

The Las Vegas 51s are moving to Syracuse to fill the hole. Syracuse Mets, perhaps? Las Vegas has a new stadium ready for 2019, retiring the aging Cashman Field for minor league baseball.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox relocate to San Antonio and acquire the Missions name, effectively elevating the Missions to AAA status.

Class AA
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The San Antonio Missions relocate to Amarillo.

Class Advanced A
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The Buies Creek Astros relocate to Fayetteville, NC

Class Advanced Rookie
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Helena Brewers relocate to Colorado Springs.

So where could the Nationals AAA team end up?

I don't think that it will be in Las Vegas as the travel costs of shuttling players back and forth was the reason the Mets bought the Syracuse franchise.

I think they'll want it somewhat close to DC. Virginia or Maryland, perhaps?