I had an article in the works about the structure and schedule of the Cardinals’ full-season affiliates that I was planning to release as Spring Training drew to a close. But we have received a breaking report from Jeff Passan at ESPN that requires an immediate announcement.
The Triple-A season was scheduled to begin on April 6th and end on September 19th. The Memphis Redbirds released their schedule the day after pitchers and catchers reported to major league spring training. The schedule for all other full-season clubs of a lower classification were all structured identically and called for the season to begin on May 4th and also end on September 19th.