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Actually, nlfan, BPD's contradicting you a bit...this is there top-of-the-page report. Sounds to me like the AA is much more likely than affiliated ball:

"The issue, now, becomes exactly what form the baseball will take in the area. We chatted with some city officials and insiders yesterday, and here's the current state of things. Most of the early discussions have been with the independent American Association's Mark Schuster, the owner of the Grand Prairie AirHogs and El Paso Diablos, who has proposed a ballpark along the lines of QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie. (Indeed, it sounds like Grand Prairie's ballpark and the entire Grand Prairie entertainment district was a direct inspiration for Sugar Land officials.) And, if we were to put money on it, we'd say Sugar Land is likely to go the indy route: Schuster has put a lot of work into developing the ballpark plan. But there's been some talks with the owners of the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) about a potential move of that franchise, and there are those in Sugar Land who would love to see Triple-A ball in the city. Now, we're not sure how likely that could happen. First, the current budget of the ballpark in the total plan is on the independent level: $25 million or so. That's not enough for a Triple-A ballpark. So it will be interesting to see how things unfold in the next few months: O-Royals have engaged in talks with Sarpy County over a new ballpark in that suburban Omaha location, and we're guessing the O-Royals will want to continue those discussions while monitoring what's going on in Sugar Land."

After negotiating with Sugar Land, Texas officials over a new ballpark there -- voters approved $25 million in funding in last month's elections -- the O-Royals obviously found a better deal existed in Sarpy County. Speaking of Sugar Land: the decision by the O-Royals probably means the new ballpark will be inhabited by an independent American Association team headed by Mark Schuster, who also owns Grand Prairie and El Paso franchises in that circuit.