Wisconsin has been home to numerous minor league teams over the years. Fans in the state have gotten the opportunity to watch players such as Hank Aaron and Mark McGwire while they were first starting out. Now all we have left in the state are two minor league teams.
The Beloit Snappers are the low A level farm team of the Minnesota Twins. There is hope they will soon get a new stadium. They will be relying on donations and cashflow generated by Snappers operations. I hope they are able to get this done.
The Milwaukee Brewers also have an in-state low A level farm team in the Midwest League. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have been around for a long time but this will be their third season affiliated with the Brewers. You can become a shareholder and get lots of perks as an owner of the Timber Rattlers.
I would love to see more minor league teams come back to Wisconsin. The success of the Northwoods League has shown how popular baseball done right can be in the state. The key to luring teams back is having a top notch stadium for them to play in. Hopefully we get another inventive community to find ways to privately finance a new stadium.
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