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Old 07-02-2008, 03:38 PM   #39
Clever_Iggy
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Originally Posted by mariners_fever View Post
ummm. we were the affiliate of Seattle while many of the players who contributed heavily to the rise of the Mariners in the early-to-mid 90s.

Florida wasn't a bad major league parent to a AAA team at all. Remember that World Series they won in 2003 only having a low payroll? That was from having a stacked farm system due to strong scouting. While the Marlins affiliate, we saw guys like Ryan Dempster, Mike Lowell, Luis Castillo, AJ Burnett, Cliff Floyd, Kevin Millar and Brad Penny, who just recently was the NL Starter in the All-Star Game.
Ya... the Marlins were voted to have the best minor league crop a couple times when I worked at the Cannons. The fire-sale after the 1997 world series brought in a ton of top-end prospects (listed above) that saw time with the Cannons.

Granted, this didnt necessarily translate into success in the standings, but the Cannons definitely had their fair share of talent.
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