Feeling Blue: Dodgers End Triple-A Affiliation With Las Vegas 51s

INDIANS: In Columbus, Jim Massie reports the Indians and the Triple-A Int'l League Columbus Clippers Thursday "agreed to terms for a four-year triple-A working agreement that coincides wtih the opening of Huntington Park in April." No Columbus minor-league team "has ever been affiliated with the Indians" or the Reds. The move gives the Indians four minor-league teams in Ohio, including the Double-A Eastern League Akron Aeros, the Single-A Midwest League Lake County Captains and the Single-A New York-Penn League Mahoning Valley Scrappers (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 9/19).

NATIONALS: In DC, Carig & Harlan report Nationals Owner Mark Lerner, President Stan Kasten and GM Jim Bowden Thursday "toured the facilities" of the Triple-A Int'l League Syracuse Chiefs and "discussed the potential relocation" of their Triple-A team. The Nationals "will likely know [their] fate toward the end of the weekend," as Chiefs officials Saturday "will give a similar tour to the [Marlins], who are also looking to relocate" (WASHINGTON POST, 9/19). This past season, the Nationals were affiliated with Columbus, while the Marlins were with Albuquerque (THE DAILY).

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