2 Minor League Teams,Same League,Same Affliation?

[Orioles1966]

Do you consider this a conflict of interest? I have 2 teams in the App. League that are affliates of my Syracuse Federals. I might check the schedule too see if they are scheduled to play each other then I might change the schedule.


I noticed that the Yankees have 2 teams in the(real) Gulf Coast League so I guess it's ok by MLB rules.

[joefromchicago]

Well, I suppose it's a conflict of interest if you permit yourself to change the schedule whenever your teams are supposed to play each other. But why would you even care? It's the (low) minors - you should be concerned about the way your players are developing, not whether the Blue Ridge Ticks win the pennant.

[BIG17EASY]

Winning is not as important as player development in the minors, so it shouldn't matter if two teams with the same parent club play each other. Low-level minor leaguers play intrasquad games against each other during extended spring training so that they can develop in game situations. The scenario you're asking about isn't a whole lot different.

[Padreman]

I have it before it worked fine. the only issue with the AI since they have two minor league teams in same level same league when call up players an sent them down they can from minor league team
"A" to the majors then back down but minor league "B". This happen happen several times with the same
Player but other than that it was great.

[frangipard]

I'd take let some guys play afternoon with team A, night game with team B. Think of the stats!

[Le Grande Orange]

There is precedent for this in real life. From 1997-2000, both Oakland and San Francisco each had two affiliates in the California League. (Oakland had two affiliates in the league through the 2002 season.)

[bwburke94]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

There is precedent for this in real life. From 1997-2000, both Oakland and San Francisco each had two affiliates in the California League. (Oakland had two affiliates in the league through the 2002 season.)

Another 1997 oddity: The 1998 expansion teams had minor league affiliates in 1997, despite not having major league clubs that year.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by bwburke94

Another 1997 oddity: The 1998 expansion teams had minor league affiliates in 1997, despite not having major league clubs that year.

That's happened a few times. Both Seattle and Kansas City operated farm teams in 1968, the season before they entered the majors (the NL decided upon Montreal and San Diego as expansion clubs for 1969 too late for either to operate farm teams for 1968).

In 1993 both Colorado and Florida had low-level farm teams running in 1992 (and both participated in the 1992 amateur draft). Arizona and Tampa Bay had farm teams operating in both 1996 and 1997 (they also participated in the amateur draft in both years).

[Questdog]

Since Major League Baseball killed the independent minor leagues, there really is no such things as ethical concerns anymore. 100 years ago, those minor league teams and their fans actually cared about their pennant races and allowing the same owner to own two teams in the same league would never have been allowed. Now all the minor league teams are slaves of MLB and are happy to do whatever they say for a doggy treat.....

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

In 1993 both Colorado and Florida had low-level farm teams running in 1992 (and both participated in the 1992 amateur draft). Arizona and Tampa Bay had farm teams operating in both 1996 and 1997 (they also participated in the amateur draft in both years).

Just to add to this, Kansas City, Seattle, Montreal, and San Diego all participated in the 1968 amateur draft, though they did not get to start making selections until the fourth round.

Originally Posted by Questdog

Since Major League Baseball killed the independent minor leagues, there really is no such things as ethical concerns anymore.

Two points:

(1) Whenever a major league club had two affiliates in the same league, there were certain rules which restricted what the parent club could do in terms of deliberately making one team stronger at the expense of the other;

(2) The minor leagues willingly gave up their autonomy in exchange for increased financial support from the majors. It was either that or go out of business, as the minors ran into rather severe attendance issues after the boom of the late 1940s deflated.

[Questdog]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

(2) The minor leagues willingly gave up their autonomy in exchange for increased financial support from the majors. It was either that or go out of business, as the minors ran into rather severe attendance issues after the boom of the late 1940s deflated.

MLB began killing the minors long before TV accelerated the issue. Branch Rickey, the hero of integration, is the villain of the free minor league system.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Questdog

MLB began killing the minors long before TV accelerated the issue. Branch Rickey, the hero of integration, is the villain of the free minor league system.

You're going to have to source that.