2009 Pacific Coast League season

The 2009 Pacific Coast League season is a season in American baseball.

Teams

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American Conference
Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity
North Iowa Cubs Chicago Cubs Des Moines, Iowa Principal Park 11,000
Memphis Redbirds St. Louis Cardinals Memphis, Tennessee AutoZone Park 14,320
Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers Nashville, Tennessee Herschel Greer Stadium 10,052
Omaha Royals Kansas City Royals Omaha, Nebraska Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium 23,100
South Albuquerque Isotopes Los Angeles Dodgers Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park 12,215
New Orleans Zephyrs Florida Marlins Metairie, Louisiana Zephyr Field 10,000
Oklahoma City RedHawks Texas Rangers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma AT&T Bricktown Ballpark 13,166
Round Rock Express Houston Astros Round Rock, Texas Dell Diamond 10,000
Pacific Conference
Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity
North Colorado Springs Sky Sox Colorado Rockies Colorado Springs, Colorado Security Service Field 9,000
Portland Beavers San Diego Padres Portland, Oregon PGE Park 19,810
Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Salt Lake City, Utah Spring Mobile Ballpark 15,500
Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 9,600
South Fresno Grizzlies San Francisco Giants Fresno, California Chukchansi Park 12,500
Las Vegas 51s Toronto Blue Jays Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 10,000
Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Reno, Nevada Aces Ballpark 9,100
Sacramento River Cats Oakland Athletics West Sacramento, California Raley Field 14,680

Before the season

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Affiliation changes

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Before the 2009 season, three PCL teams signed player development contracts (PDC) with different parent clubs.

The Albuquerque Isotopes signed a two-year PDC with the Los Angeles Dodgers through 2010 on September 18, 2008. The Isotopes had previously been affiliated with the Florida Marlins for six seasons in Albuquerque and four seasons when the franchise was the Calgary Cannons. This would mark the return of Dodgers prospects to Albuquerque, as Los Angeles was the parent club for the Albuquerque Dukes from 1972-00 when the club moved to Portland and were renamed the Portland Beavers.

The Las Vegas 51s signed a two-year PDC with the Toronto Blue Jays through 2010 on September 21, 2008. The 51s had previously been affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers for eight years. The relationship between Los Angeles and Las Vegas soured for years because of the lack of sufficient facilities at Cashman Field including the lack of an on site weight room and indoor batting cage. Toronto becomes the third affiliate in Las Vegas' 28-year history and Las Vegas is only the second triple-A affiliate in Toronto's 33-year history.

The New Orleans Zephyrs signed a two-year PDC with the Florida Marlins through 2010 on September 21, 2008. The Zephyrs had previously been affiliated with the New York Mets for the past two seasons. Florida becomes New Orleans' third major league affiliate in five years.

Team changes

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Standings

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Pacific Coast League - American North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Memphis Redbirds 77 67 .535
Nashville Sounds 75 69 .521 2
Iowa Cubs 72 72 .500 5
Omaha Royals 64 80 .444 13
Pacific Coast League - American South Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Albuquerque Isotopes 80 64 .556
Oklahoma City RedHawks 69 75 .479 11
New Orleans Zephyrs 63 80 .441 16½
Round Rock Express 63 81 .438 17
Pacific Coast League - Pacific North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 73 69 .514
Tacoma Rainiers 74 70 .514
Salt Lake Bees 72 71 .503
Portland Beavers 60 84 .417 14
Pacific Coast League - Pacific South Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Sacramento River Cats 86 57 .601
Reno Aces 79 64 .552 7
Fresno Grizzlies 71 73 .493 15½
Las Vegas 51s 71 73 .493 15½

Tacoma won the PACIFIC SOUTH Division due to a divisional tiebreaker

Playoffs

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1st Round Pacific Coast League
      
1 Memphis Redbirds 3
4 Albuquerque Isotopes 0
Memphis Redbirds 3
Sacramento River Cats 0
3 Sacramento River Cats 3
2 Tacoma Rainiers 1

The Pacific Coast League does not have an exact name for its league's trophy

See also

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