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
