Next up in my series of season recaps is the Marlins (now former) Low-A affiliate, the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The affiliate relationship between the Marlins and Hoppers was not renewed when it expired this year, and so the Marlins will be moving on from Greensboro, where they had been since 2003.
The Marlins new Low-A affiliate is the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings, who were previously affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. Their franchises have traded with one another several times recently—Bryson Brigman, Pablo López, Nick Neidert and Brayan Hernandez are all former LumberKings.
Obviously, the biggest headline for the Grasshoppers in 2018 was the arrival of the Marlins early-round draft picks in the back end of the season.