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Watched all three games vs Pensacola this weekend in person. There is a lot to like about Valerio. Lot of fielding mistakes with the new artificial turf for both teams. Wahoos have been asked to re adjust the infield dirt which is a new clay that players have said is like sliding on concrete.

One thing MLB made clear is they don't care about the occupancy of the stadiums for their affiliates. So the old belief that we built this stadium to host AAA baseball is going to go away. Am interested in what do you do with a team like Bowling Green that doesn't make sense for anything outside of being a Reds affiliate in some capacity. I been told that the Marlins or Rays will occupy AA Pensacola if the Twins decide to leave.

There is chatter that Wichita will be asked to drop down to AA Texas League with Jacksonville going to AAA.

Betting the Brewers factored in that you can fly out of Biloxi very easily due to the military base via Frontier. That a 45 minute flight on a good day.

MILB would co op a team to fulfill its contract agreement with the MILB club. That would happen only after asking MLB teams if they would like to operate another affiliate with them helping with cost. This is what happened when the Mariners vacated Pulaski and the Yankees set up shop. Brewers should jump at the chance to take over Ogden if Dodgers leave.

A lot of the Nashville issues are a disagreement on who is repsonsbile for stadium perks that the Athletics have asked to be installed in their minor league stadiums. An example of this are slow motion cameras similiar to the ones that the Astros placed at their affiliates.

End of minor league club's season to Sept. 11: MLB or MiLB club gives the Commissioner or President written notice (by registered/certified mail or email only) that they would like to end the PDC. Such notices will be kept confidential until Sept. 12. If neither partner in the PDC submits this written notice, the PDC will continue for another term. Sept. 12 - Sept. 15: The written notices from above will be revealed to all MLB and MiLB clubs that are subject to a PDC termination at the same level (ie. AAA, AA, etc.). Sept. 16 - Sept. 30: Clubs that are subject to a PDC termination may start to discuss with each other about the possibility of forming a new PDC. Oct. 7: Last possible date for clubs to voluntarily sign a PDC before the Commissioner assigns partners. This happened to Mobile when they changed affiliations to the Diamondbacks because their front office was off for the week. A lot of these teams have had the PDC renewed and are just sitting on a news release for a slow news day or the leagues playoffs to end. Am happy with Brewers in Biloxi but would love to see the Reds punted from Pensacola.

I was at the Biloxi game yesterday in Pensacola and three scouts from the Orioles were in house specfic to watch Luis Ortiz. How do I know they were watching him ? They told me they weren't leaving until he was done. Blue Jays, Marlins, and Pirates scouts were also in house.

The Appy League is looking to expand by two teams after 2018 with the Cubs owning being affiliated with one of those two teams. No knowledge of what cities are being considered.

The Shuckers poor overall attendance is odd. I can best guess that the city and owners overestimated the casinos pull being located between New Orleans, 91 miles to the west, and Mobile, 62 miles to the east. It is also a very expensive for a AA stadium. The Brewers can always offer their MILB counterparts what they really want: MLB players on rehab, top prospects, and exhibition games along with marketing help. Brewers did all that for the Shuckers in Year 2. An MLB exhibition game after expenses can pay a MILB teams labor budget for the whole year.