Professional baseball has been on the rocks for awhile now in Colorado Springs as Major League Baseball's decision on how to handle it's minor league affiliates was up in the air. However today we found out the Rocky Mountain Vibes are SAFE!!
Starting with the 2021 season, the Vibes and the rest of the Pioneer League — which includes teams in Grand Junction, Utah, Montana and Idaho — will complete as a “Partner League” of MLB, where they will accept players on loan from MLB franchises but fill the rest of their rosters with their own players in the mold of an independent league.
While the specifics of which MLB clubs will loan players to which "Partner League" are being ironed out, there’s a possibility this could open the path to players in the Colorado Rockies system again being farmed out for development in Colorado Springs.
The 92-game season will run roughly from Memorial Day through Labor Day, providing teams with 46 home dates. Phillips said the Vibes plan to continue all the normal promotions that have been featured for years at UCHealth Park.