The New Britain Rock Cats — the Colorado Rockies’ new AA affiliate in the Eastern League — rode a very hot start to the 2015 season.
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The Colorado Rockies ended their relationship with the AA Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League after last season, and in the minor league shuffle that seems to exist across baseball every year, the club picked up the New Britain Rock Cats as their new AA club. The Rock Cats play in the Eastern League, with affiliates predominantly for east coast clubs (there are only two big league affiliates west of the Mississippi with teams in the Eastern League: the Rockies, and the San Francisco Giants, who have the Richmond Flying Squirrels).