The Slugs are pound to announce their Season 1 Minor League affiliates. The Slugs look forward to a long standing working relationships with the teams and communities.
The Slugs have selected the city of Albuquerque to host their AAA affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. The Army Ants, as they will be known will host a variety of players just a step away from the show.
“The close proximity of Albuquerque and the PCL makes this a good fit,” said Mike Chance, director of Minor Leagues for the Slugs. “It is a great town and it is not more than an hour flight from Albuquerque to Santa Cruz, allowing for quick call ups.”
The Slugs AA team will be playing out of Longview, Texas in the Texas League. The Longhorns, located in the northeast corner of the state will compete in what is considered the top AA league in the minors right now.
The Mid West League will host the HiA affiliate. The St. Paul Saints and Midway Stadium will have long been the class of independent baseball. Now they join the Slugs and the Mid West League to form a strong working relation.
“The Saints have a long standing fan base in Minnesota. Not only that but the team has always been a winner,” said Chance. “St. Paul was once home to guys like Darryl Strawberry, Jack Morris, Kevin Millar and J.D. Drew.”
The Lake Worth Lizards are the LoA affiliate out of the Florida State League. Sitting near Prot St. Lucie and a variety of other minor league towns Lake Worth is the perfect fit.
Finally the majority of rookies drafted by the Slugs will head to Kingmond, Arizona where the Kings will play ball in the Arizona League. “Again that close proximity to our headquarters should make evaluations easier,” said Chance.
“All in all it is a pound day for our organization,’ Chance said.
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