The Miami Marlins’ minor league affiliate system also kicked things off this week. The Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp got started on Tuesday and played six games through the week. The three lower-tiered affiliates had their start on Friday each with three-game series.
The four non-Rookie-level affiliates totaled a record of three wins versus 12 losses, with two of those victories by the Jupiter Hammerheads at the Low-A level and the other by the Crustaceans. Despite the lack of success in the win-loss column, the system was not without highlights.
On a strictly per-plate-transaction basis, nobody had a better season debut than backstop Paul McIntosh.