Top stars from the 42 Minor League Baseball Teams on the Chopping Block
I was recently inspired by @BaseballTravelr‘s post of a picture of the 2012 Appalachian League Top Prospect Baseball card set with the post:
Going through some of the @AppyLeague Top Prospect sets I picked up this week and throwing the Bullshit Flag on MLB’s assertion that very few players from the lower leagues make it to the show. 2012 alone Daniel Norris, Roberto Osuna, Blake Snell, Max Kapler, S Matz, & C Kelly
The post got me thinking about the teams that are currently named on the contraction list and some of the talent these teams have produced over the years. I thought it would be fun to post cards of a current or former MLB player that played for these teams. Please enjoy!
Auburn DoubleDays
New York-Penn League
Batavia Muckdogs
New York-Penn League
Beloit Snappers
Midwest League
Billings Mustangs
Pioneer League
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Previously Mets)
Eastern League
Bristol Pirates
Appalachian League
Burlington Royals (previously: Indians)
Appalachian League
Burlington Bees (formerly Expos)
Midwest League
Chattanooga Lookouts
Southern League
Clinton Lumberkings
Midwest League
Danville Braves
Appalachian League
Daytona Tortugas (previously Cubs)
Florida State League
Elizabethton Twins
Appalachian League
Erie SeaWolves
Eastern League
Florida Fire Frogs
Florida State League
Frederick Keys
Carolina League
Grand Junction Rockies
Pioneer League
Great Falls Voyagers
Pioneer League
Greeneville Reds (then Astros)
Appalachian League
Hagerstown Suns
South Atlantic League
Idaho Falls Chuckars
Pioneer League
Jackson Generals
Southern League
Johnson City Cardinals
Appalachian League
Kingsport Mets
Appalachian League
Lexington Legends
South Atlantic League
Lowell Spinners
New York-Penn League
Mahoning Valley Scrappers
New York-Penn League
Missoula Paddleheads (formerly Ospreys)
Pioneer League
Norwich Sea Unicorns (previously Tigers, CT Defenders)
New York-Penn League
Lancaster Jethawks
California League
Ogdan Raptors
Pioneer League
Orem Owlz
Pioneer League
Quad Cities River Bandits
Midwest League
Rocky Mountain Vibes (formerly Colorado Springs Sky Sox)
Pioneer League
State College Spikes
New York-Penn League
Staten Island Yankees
New York-Penn League
Salem-Keizer Volanoes
Northwest League
Tri-City Dust Devils
Northwest League
Vermont Lake Monsters
New York-Penn League
West Virginia Power
South Atlantic League
Williamsport Crosscutters (formerly Cubs)
New York-Penn League
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