From the NC News and Observer newspaper ..

from 9/19/08:

"It's musical chairs time in minor league baseball, and the Florida Marlins are no longer sitting with the Carolina Mudcats.
The Marlins signed a new deal with the Mudcats' Southern League rival, the Jacksonville Suns, in a move that will expand their footprint in Florida.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set all of this in motion by leaving Jacksonville for another Southern League team, the Chattanooga Lookouts in Tennessee.

The Mudcats expect to announce a new affiliate next week, said Joe Kremer, the Mudcats general manager.

Kremer confirmed that the Mudcats had met with representatives from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday and would meet later today with the Cincinnati Reds.

He said the relationship with the Marlins ended on good terms, and that he understood why the team had to leave.

"It makes good sense [for them]," said Kremer, noting the geographical advantage the Marlins will have with a team closer to Miami. "Business is business. We parted friends. We didn't part angry."