The San Diego Padres are soon going to have a different AAA affiliate. Instead of moving players up to the majors from El Paso, the organization will soon have their AAA club located in Amarillo.
The move was announced Wednesday, and will go into effect beginning in the 2019 season. The San Antonio Missions, the Padres current AA affiliate, will move 500 miles to Amarillo, but keep the same name.
Of course, the players won’t move with the team, since a mere move north doesn’t result in a mass promotion. This means that some of San Diego’s top prospects who are currently members of the Missions such as Luis Urias, Jose Rondon, and Kyle McGrath will be relocating after next season, among many others.