“We have a great relationship with the Mariners, and look forward to continuing the relationship," the Rainiers said. "But, we just received, this morning, an outline of the proposed deal and structure of the new relationship with Major League Baseball, and cannot accept the invitation until we’ve had time to review the deal that will govern our sport, and this relationship, for decades to come."
According to Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, minor-league partners received “minimal” information about how the deal impacts them from the MLB and the expectation was that the deal wouldn’t be finalized until a few weeks from now.