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All 30 MLB teams put a different emphasis on building from within and cultivating their own homegrown talent.

A lot of it has to do with payroll, as small-market teams are forced to get the most out of their controllable young assets, while big-market teams can afford to deal prospects and spend big in free agency.

Small-market teams such as the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins have done a great job building a core out of their own developed talent.

On the other end, big-budget teams like the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs don't have quite as much homegrown talent on their rosters at this point in time.

It's not always a small-market/large-market issue, though.

The Boston Red Sox have as much homegrown big league talent as anyone despite a hefty payroll, while the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres find themselves near the bottom of our rankings.



At any rate, what follows is a look at all 30 MLB teams ranked from worst to first on homegrown talent as we get set to kick off the 2017 season with the start of spring training.

The 2016 version of these rankings is referenced throughout the following article. That piece can be found here.