The 'R' is for rookie and these teams usually have newly drafted and signed young players mixed with some second year players. Rookie leagues are meant to teach the younger players the ins and outs of the professional game. The minor leagues that are rookie leagues are the Gulf Coast League, Arizona League, Pioneer League, and Appalachian League.
yes
Bethlehem's minor league team is the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. They are an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and have some of the highest attendance figures of any minor league team.
a minor league baseball club is a farm team also known as not a very talented or good team.
I believe that they only had a minor league team but no major league team
The term 'purchase a player's minor league contract' comes from the days before the major league teams controlled the minor league teams. Minor league teams used to be independent entities that had no affliation with a major league team. They negotiated their player's contracts and paid their salaries. The players were employees of the minor league team. If a major league team wanted a player from the minors to be on their team they would have to negotiate a purchase price with the minor league team's owner. Today, even though they play in the minors, a minor leaguer is an employee of the major league team. The major league team negotiates the minor leaguer's contract and pays their salary. The minor league team owner pays team expenses. If a major league team wants a minor leaguer in their system to come up to their team, they simply tell the minor league owner that they are going to 'call up' the player. That player will be replaced by another player in the system. So the term 'purchase the contract' is not really accurate in today's game.
There is no major league team located in Knoxville, but I believe there is a minor league one.
Alaska has no major league sports teams. Some minor league teams include the Alaska Aces, a minor league hockey team, and the Alaska Quake, an ABA basketball team.
Tennessee does not have a Major League team, but does have minor league teams in Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga, and, perhaps other lower minor leagues.
The Dayton Dragons are a class A minor league team that plays in the Midwest League and is affliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Syracuse Chiefs
No they do not they only have a Minor League hockey team and Football and Basketball team!
The Kansas City Royals Single A minor league team is the Kane County Cougars. They play in the Midwest League, located in Geneva, Illinois.