The Vancouver Canadians and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to extend their Player Development Contract for two more seasons.
The Vancouver Canadians flag will continue to fly under the Toronto Blue Jays banner for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
I am glad to see the Vancouver-Toronto affiliation will continue but I was hoping for a four-year extension. Either the Shapiro administration wants to see just how good the partnership is for themselves or does Vancouver ownership still harbor hopes of seeing Triple-A baseball returning to the Lower Mainland?
I also wonder about the future of the Jays' partnership with Buffalo. Even though the Bisons have had two winning seasons out of three with the Jays, could a losing season in 2016 lead Buffalo to look elsewhere for a new dance partner? Keep in mind they dropped the New York Mets at the end of the 2012 season after just one winning season out of four. Another thing that does not help is the lower loonie, which is fighting to stay above 70 cents, and that could lead to a drop in attendance from those who cross the border to watch the Herd.
As it stands, the C's join the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the Blue Jays fold until the end of the 2018 season. The Bisons, the Lansing Lugnuts and the Bluefield Blue Jays will see their current PDC's expire at the conclusion of the 2016 campaign.
Also around the minors...
The Vancouver Canadians flag will continue to fly under the Toronto Blue Jays banner for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
I am glad to see the Vancouver-Toronto affiliation will continue but I was hoping for a four-year extension. Either the Shapiro administration wants to see just how good the partnership is for themselves or does Vancouver ownership still harbor hopes of seeing Triple-A baseball returning to the Lower Mainland?
I also wonder about the future of the Jays' partnership with Buffalo. Even though the Bisons have had two winning seasons out of three with the Jays, could a losing season in 2016 lead Buffalo to look elsewhere for a new dance partner? Keep in mind they dropped the New York Mets at the end of the 2012 season after just one winning season out of four. Another thing that does not help is the lower loonie, which is fighting to stay above 70 cents, and that could lead to a drop in attendance from those who cross the border to watch the Herd.
As it stands, the C's join the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the Blue Jays fold until the end of the 2018 season. The Bisons, the Lansing Lugnuts and the Bluefield Blue Jays will see their current PDC's expire at the conclusion of the 2016 campaign.
Also around the minors...
- The Vancouver Province has a recap of the C's Hot Stove Luncheon
- Bisons.com has video highlights of their Hot Stove event
