Even though it was a foregone conclusion, the official announcement that the Cubs’ four minor league affiliates had officially signed their professional development licenses made for a positive bit of news. For Cubs Insider, the realignment of teams and leagues could be game-changing in terms of the content we can deliver this year and beyond.
As Greg Huss reported Friday, Iowa is moving to a new Triple-A league in a division more centrally located in the Midwest rather than the Rocky Mountains and West Coast of the old Pacific Coast League. Double-A Tennessee is staying in the South while Myrtle Beach is now in a Low-A division that combines the old Carolina and South Atlantic Leagues.