Jacksonville Suns Southern League Champs

by craig on Sep 21, 2009 9:45 AM EDT in News and Rumors

Doing a little catching up: The Jacksonville Suns won the Southern League Championship.

The Jacksonville Suns -- the Marlins' Double A affiliate -- won the Southern League Championship on Saturday by completing a three-game sweep of the Tennessee Smokies with a 7-3 victory.

Right-handed starter Elih Villanueva, who attended Florida State and Fort Lauderdale's Westminster Academy, got the win for the Suns and also hit a three-run home run. Logan Morrison went 3 for 4 with an RBI.

It's the first league title won by a Marlins minor-league affiliate since the 2003 Carolina Mudcats won the Southern League.

Wow, young Mr. Villanueva had one heck of a game.

Congratulations to the Suns!

The only player on the Suns roster who is available to be brought up, without a 40-man roster move, is Chris Leroux.

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I wouldn't be shocked if this was the last minor-league game for Morrison.

Of course, I also wouldn’t be shocked if they kept him in the minors for a month so he was a free agent a year later, or something. But the facts are clear: Morrison will be 22 next April. He was awesome in Jacksonville this year — he posted a .411 OBP, even after missing substantial time due to his (unlikely to recur) injury.

Now, he is still struggling against lefties — if they do keep him down for most/all of ‘10, I imagine that’ll be why. But other than that, he’s got the talent and the approach to do a credible imitation of Nick Johnson, only more athletic. And you’ve seen what a Nick Johnson does to the top of this team’s order.

He's currently two-thirds man, one-third amazing. Which, let's face it, is still a pretty good ratio.

by 3.3seconds on Sep 21, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions