Multiple sources tell Baseball America that Major League Baseball has sent invitations to 119 of the 120 teams it is inviting to be part of its MLB-developed minor league system.
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Baseball America has been able to confirm the 119 invitations. They are:
MLB Team | AAA | AA | HiA | LoA |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Reno | Amarillo | Hillsboro | Visalia |
Atlanta Braves | Gwinnett | Mississippi | Rome | Augusta |
Baltimore Orioles | Norfolk | Bowie | Aberdeen | Delmarva |
Boston Red Sox | Worcester | Portland | Greenville | Salem |
Chicago White Sox | Charlotte | Birmingham | Winston-Salem | Kannapolis |
Chicago Cubs | Iowa | Tennessee | South Bend | Myrtle Beach |
Cincinnati Reds | Louisville | Chattanooga | Dayton | Daytona |
Cleveland Indians | Columbus | Akron | Lake County | Lynchburg |
Colorado Rockies | Albuquerque | Hartford | Spokane | To Be Determined |
Detroit Tigers | Toledo | Erie | West Michigan | Lakeland |
Houston Astros | Sugar Land | Corpus Christi | Asheville | Fayetteville |
Kansas City Royals | Omaha | Northwest Arkansas | Quad Cities | Columbia |
Los Angeles Angels | Salt Lake | Rocket City | Tri-City (Wash.) | Inland Empire |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Oklahoma City | Tulsa | Great Lakes | Rancho Cucamonga |
Miami Marlins | Jacksonville | Pensacola | Beloit | Jupiter |
Milwaukee Brewers | Nashville | Biloxi | Wisconsin | Carolina |
Minnesota Twins | St. Paul | Wichita | Cedar Rapids | Fort Myers |
New York Yankees | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | Somerset | Hudson Valley | Tampa |
New York Mets | Syracuse | Binghamton | Brooklyn | St. Lucie |
Oakland Athletics | Las Vegas | Midland | Lansing | Stockton |
Philadelphia Phillies | Lehigh Valley | Reading | Jersey Shore | Clearwater |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Indianapolis | Altoona | Greensboro | Bradenton |
San Diego Padres | El Paso | San Antonio | Fort Wayne | Lake Elsinore |
San Francisco Giants | Sacramento | Richmond | Eugene | San Jose |
Seattle Mariners | Tacoma | Arkansas | Everett | Modesto |
St. Louis Cardinals | Memphis | Springfield | Peoria | Palm Beach |
Tampa Bay Rays | Durham | Montgomery | Bowling Green | Charleston, S.C. |
Texas Rangers | Round Rock | Frisco | Hickory | Down East |
Toronto Blue Jays | Buffalo | New Hampshire | Vancouver | Dunedin |
Washington Nationals | Rochester | Harrisburg | Wilmington | Fredericksburg |
There are 11 full season affiliated teams that did not receive invites.
Double-A: Jackson Generals (Southern), Trenton Thunder (Eastern)
High Class A: Charlotte Stone Crabs (Florida State), Florida Fire Frogs (Florida State), Frederick Keys (Carolina)
Low Class A: Burlington Bees (Midwest), Clinton LumberKings (Midwest), Hagerstown Suns (South Atlantic), Lexington Legends (South Atlantic), Kane County Cougars (Midwest), West Virginia Power (South Atlantic)
In addition the impasse over the fate of the Rockies affiliate in the California League appears to be unresolved. Major League Baseball has told Fresno that it will not be offered a Triple-A affiliation but that it is open to offering a low Class A California League club (which would be the Rockies affiliate). That issue remains unresolved, which means MLB sent out 119 invitations today, not 120. Lancaster and Fresno have not received invitations.