JETHAWKS IN RUNNING TO BE DODGERS AFFILIATE.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- With a deadline fast approaching, the JetHawks remain among four unsigned California League The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth teams and find themselves at the epicenter of rumors that have the Dodgers coming to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . The deadline mandated by the National Association -- baseball's governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he at all levels of affiliated pro ball -- for minor league affiliates to sign Player Development Contracts with major league teams is Saturday. JetHawks General Manager Brad Seymour said he would not comment on any aspect of the negotiations. ``We're in the middle of negotiations, and we don't comment on (ongoing) negotiations,'' he said. Public comments by Dodgers officials expressing their wish to return to the California League have fueled a negotiation logjam log·jam n. 1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together. 2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse. Noun 1. , with teams unwilling to sign new deals until the Dodgers make a move. If deals aren't reached by Saturday, National Association officials will intervene, placing major league teams in available facilities. The advanced Class-A JetHawks were an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate the past six seasons and a Seattle Mariners farm club from 1996 to 2000. Lancaster, Inland Empire, High Desert and Visalia remained unsigned as of Wednesday afternoon. attendance has dropped precipitously since their 1996 inaugural season. Inland Empire, which before 2001 was a Dodgers affiliate, is widely considered to be the leading candidate to land the California League's most coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. player-development deal. If the JetHawks don't land the Dodgers, they would likely re-sign with the Diamondbacks or the Mariners. The Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. , who have yet to reach an agreement since losing their Wilmington, N.C., contract in the Carolina League, are a possibility too. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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