February 12th, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, MO (February 12, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals are excited to announce that their Player Development Licenses (PDLs) have been signed by Omaha (AAA), Northwest Arkansas (AA), Quad Cities (A+) and Columbia, SC (A) to make up the club’s minor league affiliates for the 2021 season.
“The Kansas City Royals are proud to formally announce that we have partnered with four great organizations,” Royals Vice President/Assistant GM-Player Performance
J.J. Picollo said. “We are excited to continue our long-standing relationships with the Omaha Storm Chasers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals, who have been phenomenal to work with over the years and we are equally excited to have two new partners, the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Columbia Fireflies. We have been engaged with Major League Baseball and the Commissioner’s Office throughout this process and have been working hard to partner with great people, great cities and g
CLEARWATER â When Major League Baseball officials announced in October 2019 the league was planning a restructuring of the Minor League Baseball system, a process that would include the elimination of more than 40 affiliates, minor league franchise owners around the country waited and wondered if and when their teams would get to play ball again.
Since the announcement, many longstanding affiliates, and in some cases entire leagues, became casualties of the cutbacks. In Clearwater, longtime spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies and the organizationâs Florida State League Single-A club, the Clearwater Threshers, the anxiety level remained high throughout the last year, which saw the 2020 Grapefruit League season cut short and the FSL season canceled due to COVID-19.
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