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Originally Posted by UKRedsFan
When I changed a few affiiliations, the players stayed with the minor league club they were already at, and their old parent club lost them to the new parent club.
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Hm... in that case I guess you could just rename the teams instead of changing their affiliation. That lets you keep the players affiliated with the same ML team but updates the team name.
So for example when the Orioles, Expos, and Twins all switch AAA affiliates in 2003, you would:
1) rename Rochester Red Wings (BAL) to Ottawa Lynx (BAL)
2) rename Edmonton Trappers (MIN) to Rochester Red Wings (MIN)
3) rename old Ottawa Lynx (MON) to Edmonton Trappers (MON)
That would let you keep the same players, but then you have the problem of teams suddenly being in the wrong league. Rochester and Ottawa are in International League, while Edmonton is in Pacific Coast. I don't remember if it's possible to move a team from one league to another - so that could cause a problem.
Also, it kind of screws with the history of the renamed minor league franchise. You'd actually be looking at the history of your minor league "groups of players" and the cities they've played in as opposed to individual minor league franchises. For example, there won't be any way to see the history of the "Rochester RedWings" franchise as a whole between their different ML affiliates - only the history of your AAA group as they moved between Rochester and Ottawa.
It's not perfect, but it can be a workaround if there's no easy way to transfer all the players between two minor league teams changing their affiliation.