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How the 10 postseason teams were built
- Updated: October 4, 2016
MLBPipeline.com is breaking down how each of the postseason teams was built, looking at the composition of projected Division Series rosters.
There’s more than one way to build a winner, as this decade’s World Series winners can attest.
The Giants rode a series of quality first-round picks to championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014. The Cardinals were the most homegrown winner so far, taking the 2011 World Series almost entirely on the strength of a farm system that provided plenty of talent and trade fodder.
The Red Sox went from worst to first in 2013 largely thanks to mid-level free agents. The Royals won it all last year with a blended approach that combined homegrown talent, trades and free agents.
Overview The architects NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets San Francisco Giants Washington Nationals AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays
Likewise, this year’s 10 postseason clubs were constructed in a variety of ways.
Though any baseball executive will tell you that his preference is to build a team from within, there isn’t a single club this year that has a projected Division Series roster with more than 40 percent homegrown talent.
San Francisco tops all playoff clubs with nine of its own draftees, and is still getting a lot of mileage out of first-rounders with Madison Bumgarner (2007), Buster Posey (2008) and Joe Panik (2011). Brandon Crawford (fourth round, 2008) and Brandon Belt (fifth, 2009) were mid-round picks.
Baltimore and Cleveland are tied for second with eight drafted players. Most of the Orioles’ best players were early-round selections, including Zach Britton (third round, 2006), Matt Wieters (first, 2007), Mychal Givens (second, …
