The City of Winston-Salem has already done its part for the downtown stadium. But here’s something Forsyth County commissioners and voters should take note of:

By nearly every account, the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ move to First Horizon Park two years ago has been a financial hit.

But the sweetest deal — one that benefits the minor -league baseball team and the city — may still be in the works: The Grasshoppers’ contract to lease First Horizon Park allows the team’s owners to buy the stadium within the next 18 years for the original construction price of $23.5 million.

The team’s lease agreement with First Horizon, which received scant attention when a downtown stadium’s merit was being debated, might offer an upside to the team and the city.

Team officials said this week that they likely will exercise that option within the next decade, meaning they will buy the stadium for a steal if development around the ballpark continues as planned and the facility’s value increases.