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1. How is it that some teams keep the same affiliated minor league teams for decades, but some switch every 3-5 years?
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Minor league teams sign player development contracts with major league teams that run for several year terms.
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Originally Posted by cephasjames
2. Who decides when teams switch affiliates?
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It seems like it is done throughout the minors every few years, all the teams just shuffled this past offseason according to Baseball America.
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3. Why would someone switch affiliates?
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To be closer to the parent organization, to put their players in better facilities, because the parent team keeps sending non prosepcts to their team.
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4. Do players stay with the minor league teams or the parent team?
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The parent team