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Originally Posted by Antonin
As I've said before, the Lake County Captains, a single-A affiliate of Cleveland's major league team, are a fun, affordable option for people in the Cleveland area who want to see professional baseball in a family-friendly environment. The stadium is very nice, and the staff are incredibly helpful.
I hope the Captains will continue to exist.
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I think you are going to see the Short-A and Adv-Rookie leagues affected by this. I read somewhere that the teams that use their spring training sites for their Rookie teams will be fine, but the App, Pioneer, Northwest and NY-Penn all could fold and only some of those teams surviving as affiliates but will be promoted into one of the Single-A leagues.
Plus teams like the Indians like to have their affiliates close, so with the Captains being the closest affiliate and with a newer ballpark, they should be fine.