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 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 New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs don't have nearly as much homegrown talent on their rosters at this point in time.
It's not always a small-market/large-market issue, though.
The St. Louis Cardinals have more homegrown big league talent than anyone despite a relatively large payroll, while the Oakland Athletics opened 2015 with just one homegrown player (Sonny Gray) on the 25-man roster.
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 2016 season with the start of spring training.
Note: I did not write the 2015 version of these rankings, but they are referenced a few times in the following article. That piece can be found here.
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