New Mexican League. New Double-A

New Mexican League - new Double-A League 

With the Eastern, Southern, and Texas Leagues, a new league could be had at the Double-A level.  Much in the fashion of the Arizona and Cactus Leagues, a New Mexican League could be formed.  While not necessary, it's still a COULD.  And so here I shall...

I read that a de facto Trip'-A league, the Mexican League (All-Stars), had players and a team in the Arizona (Rookie) League years ago.  Maybe some similar arrangement could be had with this imagined Dub'-A league.

I see desire on the rise for New Mexico in, around and in between the 50 or so miles of Santa Fe and Albuquerque (housing the Univ. of New Mexico).  For the sake of easy math, let's say 10 teams occupy this league.

NM Junior College.  Build more stands?

Not 300 miles away is Las Cruces (home of New Mexico State) and El Paso's million folks in Texas.

Plenty of ball yards can be had in these stretches.  I see MLB/MiLB funded majorly renovated ballparks for the university to share (in order to accommodate a better professional play).  Albuquerque already has such an arrangement with UNM and a Trip'-A affiliate.  And so build more, maybe something more....campusy'.  ENMU looks like it could use a boost.

I see existing pro parks in the already-mentioned cities of New Mexico, not forgetting the Pecos League park at the 'Fe (I'm not from there, can I say that?) and the Trip'-A park in Tejas El Paso.  And I even see the occasional play over the border in the likes of Nueva Laredo and Monterrey.

Some retirement in New Mexico

Having new parks between Santa Fe and Albuquerque could serve plenty of activities, not skipping over ...."ballpark walking becoming the new mall walking".


Arizona hosts spring training, a rookie league, the Arizona Fall League.  New Mexico could be a twin cousin.  I think something cool would be the hosting of an Asian-Australian tourney of some sort in the fall.

So much one can dream up on any of this.