Goodbye, Baby Cakes. The Marlins’ top minor league affiliate will relocate to Wichita, Kansas upon the completion of a new state-of-the-art ballpark, the city’s mayor announced on Thursday.
‘Cakes baseball is staying in New Orleans for the 2019 season while construction begins.
This will represent a big improvement in facilities and atmosphere for Miami’s Triple-A players. Plus, it saves a lot of travel mileage during the Pacific Coast League season.
On the other hand, the process of recalling/optioning to and from the Marlins active roster won’t be as efficient. That bucks a trend of MLB franchises shortening the distance between their major league and Triple-A teams (the Mets are just the latest example, settling in Syracuse after years in Las Vegas).