Major League Baseball’s controversial realignment of the minor leagues is official as of today. 119 teams have been invited to remain in the affiliated structure of Minor League Baseball as “licensees” of MLB teams.
Why 119? There are 30 MLB teams and four remaining levels of affiliated minor-league baseball, so there should be 120. Here’s the reason, per J.J. Cooper of Baseball America:
... the impasse over the fate of the Rockies affiliate in the California League appears to be unresolved. Major League Baseball has told Fresno that it will not be offered a Triple-A affiliation but that it is open to offering a low Class A California League club (which would be the Rockies affiliate).