The New York-Penn League's affiliation shuffle has completed with three teams switching parent clubs.
The group includes Batavia (St. Louis), Williamsport (Philadelphia) and State College (Pittsburgh). The Spikes, Crosscutters, Pirates and Phillies left the shuffle as winners simply because of geographic.
Geography hurt the Cardinals and Muckdogs. Batavia's lengthy relationship with the Phillies ended because Williamsport is closer to Philadelphia, and the Cardinals had little chance of extending their affiliation with the Spikes because of the distance between St. Louis and State College.
The rest of the league will remain the same. Vermont and Washington announced Thursday that they are extending their Player Development Contract until 2008. Other affiliations include: Aberdeen (Baltimore), Auburn (Toronto), Brooklyn (New York Mets), Hudson Valley (Tampa Bay), Jamestown (Florida), Lowell (Boston), Mahoning Valley (Cleveland), Oneonta (Detroit), Staten Island (New York Yankees) and Tri-City (Houston).
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