The severe struggles of Lewis Brinson in the major leagues left the Marlins with no choice but to demote him to Triple-A New Orleans earlier this season. That’s where the former top prospect remains, with no clear indication of when he’ll get another opportunity.
What happened? What went wrong?
Prior to being sent to the Marlins in the Christian Yelich trade, Brinson was unanimously regarded as one of MLB’s rising young stars. Both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline had the toolsy outfielder ranked among their top-30 prospects entering the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons.