The Rockies and the Asheville Tourists announced that the two organizations have extended their partnership with a new Player Development Contract that will run through 2018. The Tourists have been affiliated with the Rockies since 1994, the first season Colorado had a full allotment of minor league affiliates.
The relationship between the Rockies and the Tourists is the longest between any Major League team and its current affiliate in the South Atlantic League. The relationship is also the longest between the Rockies and any of their minor league affiliates. Asheville is the only full-season low Class A affiliate in Colorado franchise history.