The Danville Braves Rookie class group has been connected with the Atlanta ballclub for 27 years. The teams longest association with any small league organization was with the Richmond (Va.) Braves from 1966-2008. The groups Triple-A team is now in Gwinnett.
A variety of significant Braves novices took a trip through Danville en path to the majors, consisting of Andruw Jones, Jeff Francoeur and Rafael Furcal; and more just recently Johan Camargo, Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuna, Austin Riley and Mike Soroka.
Atlantas supervisor, Brian Snitker, served as the D-Braves longest tenured coach from 2005-2010. He handled the club in 1996.
The 10 teams in the league will change their names and logos to “incorporate signs and images important to their particular regional communities,” according to MLB and USA Baseball.
Each group will be scheduled for a 54-game routine season with wood bats, and the 2 companies will support staffing and administration. Previous big leagues will supply instruction.
MLB and USA Baseball said they are interacting with the NCAA to make sure participation does not interfere with college eligibility, which probably indicates players in the league no longer will be paid.
Many teams from the Pioneer League and the New York-Penn League likewise are likely to become part of college summertime leagues.
A a great deal of groups in the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League and the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League also were on an early list of those targeted to lose their associations however it is not clear whether those targeted by MLB have actually altered.
The early list consisted of 4 Double-A groups from the Eastern League and Southern League and a number of from the Class A Advanced Florida State League, Midwest League and South Atlantic League, and the Class A Short Season Northwest League.
Braves end affiliation with Danville minor league team – Atlanta Journal Constitution
