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Here are the seeds for the MiLB High-A ballpark vote. Despite the past existence of the High-A classification in MiLB in previous years, this version of High-A ball bears little resemblance to the High-A lineup of the past. This High-A lineup contains most of the former Low-A Midwest League, several former Low-A Sally League teams, some former Carolina League teams, and several former Short Season A Northwest League and NY-Penn Leatue teams. Of this new lineup, only the former Carolina League teams competed at the High-A level in prior years: many California League and the Florida State League teams were dropped to Low-A status.
This isn’t the result of a formal grading system, but rather recommendations based on years of attending games, seeing how the ballparks function behind the scenes (we have seen plenty of ballpark cisterns while on visits in the past), how these ballparks have made an impact in their communities, and noting how ballparks are regarded within the industry. One of the reasons we love working in baseball is that many industry folks, including many on the player side, are ballpark geeks, and we think this list reflects broad sentiment among those who know ballparks best. This is a wide-open competition; last year's High-A champion, The Diamond, is now at Low-A. We have also included Pohlman Field, home of the Beloit Snappers, in this competition. The new home of the Snappers is not yet open, and it's been our practice not to include unfinished ballparks in the vote. Here are our High-A ranking for 2021:
The schedule for the High-A vote:
Round 1: Completed
Round 2: Completed
Round 3: Completed
Round 4: Completed
Round 5: Now through July 11, end of day