Minor League Playoffs
The Astros saw five of their six minor league affiliates reach their league playoffs, the most of any organization, and one more than the Twins, who were the only club with four.No Astros affiliate made the playoffs in 2005.
The last Houston farm club to win their league title was the Greeneville Astros, who won the 2004 Appalachian League championship in their debut year.
With the Tri-City ValleyCats' 4 -3 victory over Auburn Sunday, the Astros will have three of their affiliates playing in their respective league finals. No organization will have more.
Organizations With More Than One Affiliate
Reaching Their League FinalsOrganization Finals
ReachedLeagues Houston 3 AAA Pacific Coast, AA Texas, Short-A NY-Penn Arizona 2 AAA Pacific Coast, Rookie Pioneer Boston 2 AA Eastern, Rookie Gulf Coast Cleveland 2 AA Eastern, High A Carolina Detroit 2 AAA International, A Midwest Kansas City 2 AA Texas, Rookie Pioneer Minnesota 2 AAA International, Rookie Appalachian San Francisco 2 A South Atlantic, Short-A Northwest A total of 22 major league teams saw at least one of their affiliates play for a league title.
In the end, unfortunately, only the AA Corpus Christi Hooks were able to go on and win their league finals. But the point made--that the farm system is in better shape than its been in quite some time--is hard to miss.
Here's guessing that many of the participants this year experience playoff baseball in some form again.
Pacific Coast League Championship Series
September 12: Sidewinders 3 Express 1
September 13: Sidewinders 6 Express 3
September 15: Sidewinders 6 Express 3
Pacific Coast League American Conference Finals
September 6: Sounds 4 Express 0
September 7: Express 4 Sounds 3
September 8: Express 6 Sounds 5 (10)
September 9: Sounds 2 Express 0
September 10: Express 8 Sounds 0
Texas League Championship Series
September 11: Hooks 11 Wranglers 5
September 12: Wranglers 2 Hooks 1
September 14: Hooks 9 Wranglers 3
September 15: Hooks 8 Wranglers 7 (14)
Texas League South Division Series
September 5: Hooks 3 Rockhounds 0
September 6: Hooks 6 Rockhounds 3
September 7: Hooks 7 Rockhounds 3
Carolina League Southern Division Series
September 6: Indians 9 Avalanche 6
September 7: Indians 5 Avalanche 0
South Atlantic League Northern Division Series
September 6: Blueclaws 2 Legends 1
September 8: Blueclaws 8 Legends 2
New York-Penn League Championship Series
September 12: Yankees 4 ValleyCats 2
September 13: ValleyCats 9 Yankees 2
September 15: Yankees 2 ValleyCats 0
New York-Penn League Division Series
September 9: ValleyCats 1 Doubledays 0
September 10: ValleyCats 4 Doubledays 3
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