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Post by congusgambler33 on Aug 11, 2015 16:18:59 GMT -5
(If they have enough major league prospects). they are made up of mostly major league depth players and some underperforming previously highly rated prospects and Allan Craig. That is all. Doesn't make a very exciting team to watch play. Lucchino taking over the team should be a big help. The owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox have no say in what players are on the field. That's all the Red Sox organization, not the minor league club's job. That was total sarcasm.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Aug 11, 2015 16:21:56 GMT -5
When I was a kid the Buffalo Bisons were a locally owned (I think publicly-owned) AAA team that was an affiliate of Philadelphia, but also had some of their own players on the roster. There were a number of minor league teams owned and operated semi-independently like the Bisons. They would make trades and sign free agents every season. They did play to win and the Bisons had good attendance. I remember one time when the Phillies called up one of the players under contract to Buffalo and not owned by the Phillies. I think it was Luke Easter, a power-hitting 1B who happened to be the best player on the team. Of course, Easter went, but the team, and many locals, raised hell. Eventually, he was sent back to Buffalo and he played under contract to the Bisons for several more years. While there still are many privately owned minor league teams, some of which have become fairly lucrative, I don't know of any now that acquire any of their own players. Luke Easter...Didn't he have a decent run with the Indians? I still have his baseball card from 1954 I believe.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 11, 2015 16:31:25 GMT -5
When I was a kid the Buffalo Bisons were a locally owned (I think publicly-owned) AAA team that was an affiliate of Philadelphia, but also had some of their own players on the roster. There were a number of minor league teams owned and operated semi-independently like the Bisons. They would make trades and sign free agents every season. They did play to win and the Bisons had good attendance. I remember one time when the Phillies called up one of the players under contract to Buffalo and not owned by the Phillies. I think it was Luke Easter, a power-hitting 1B who happened to be the best player on the team. Of course, Easter went, but the team, and many locals, raised hell. Eventually, he was sent back to Buffalo and he played under contract to the Bisons for several more years. While there still are many privately owned minor league teams, some of which have become fairly lucrative, I don't know of any now that acquire any of their own players. Luke Easter...Didn't he have a decent run with the Indians? I still have his baseball card from 1954 I believe. Luke Easter was actually referenced in Tim Russert's book Big Russ and Me as Buffalo's best player. No clue why I remember this.
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