The Farm System

Advantages to the (Major League) Ballclub

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  • Your prospects are in one place, not scattered!
  • You control development of your players
  • and move them up the ladder in orderly fashion
  • You can keep MLB rivals away from your properties!
  • You're not at mercy of minor league team owners. . .
  • who may not play your guy enough or treat him right!

    • Branch Rickey started with part-ownership of teams in Syracuse and Houston in 1921,
    and just kept going from there

  • Payoff: NL pennants in 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931 & beyond . . .
  • . . . and other MLB teams create farm systems for themselves

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