Over the past decade, Jacksonville has been somewhat of a Double-A juggernaut, having collected the Southern League title in 2009, 2010, and 2014. The third of those marks the last time that any Miami Marlins minor league affiliate was crowned league champion at the end of the season. That drought has a lot to with the previous ownership group allowing the farm system to sink to great depths towards the end of their tenure as they traded prospect after prospect in search of short-term success. The franchise is only now starting to see glimpses of a light at the end of the tunnel of another long rebuild thanks to a renewed focus on a strong minor league pipeline.
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