This is what happens when the Major League team does not own the minor league team. It was a given that RR would go back to the Astros the minute Nolan was thrown out of Arlington. The only question was where would the Ranger AAA team be going - to Fresno to replace the Astros? If the report is true, Texas in SA would basically put a real dent in the Astros push to control South Texas and Mexico markets.
However, all we know now is CS is moving to SA. Currently CS is the Milwaukee AAA team and, according to a Milwaukee TV station, Milwaukee would prefer to go to SA with the team move. However, per the report, MLB wants the Ranger AAA team in SA (which would move the Brewers to Fresno unless they can do a switch with another MiLB team) so we will see what happens over the 12 months.
The current Missions will be moving to a new stadium in Amarillo so that cannot be all bad.
Last edited: Jun 23, 2017