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Your organization is not a praying institution. It's a fighting institution. It's an educational institution right along industrial lines. Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living!
—Mother "Ruppert" Jones
After reviewing the Phils' ineptness in drafting and developing pitchers, I thought it might be fun to look at how all organizations have fared in developing talent overall. First, I must warn you that copious tables are to follow.
The first set of table deals with how well each team has done based on the three basic avenues that are used to acquire minor-league talent. Those three are the amateur draft (instituted 1965), amateur free agents (and so-called "bonus babies"), and minor-league acquisitions from other teams (Rule V draft picks, minor-league draft picks, first-year waiver picks, and first-year draft picks).
For each Win Shares and Win Shares Above Baseline (WSAB) are listed based on the players' entire careers and also on their performance with that particular team only. Those values are averaged per draft class. Finally, the ratio of team WS/WSAB as compared to the overall career values is listed. Those ratios show how well teams retain and develop talent.
| Franchise | WS/Yr | WSAB/Yr | Team WS% | Team WSAB% |
| Boston Red Sox | 225.14 | 91.81 | 47% | 50% |
| Oakland Athletics | 222.80 | 86.71 | 41% | 47% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 187.26 | 70.56 | 34% | 32% |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 202.97 | 69.67 | 41% | 47% |
| Seattle Mariners | 183.43 | 67.57 | 41% | 43% |
| Cincinnati Reds | 201.91 | 67.34 | 46% | 54% |
| Montreal Expos | 190.22 | 67.22 | 44% | 50% |
| Anaheim Angels | 203.03 | 66.14 | 41% | 47% |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 176.75 | 63.71 | 44% | 48% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 190.20 | 63.37 | 42% | 48% |
| Kansas City Royals | 183.12 | 62.48 | 48% | 55% |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 175.50 | 60.97 | 50% | 49% |
| Atlanta Braves | 167.36 | 60.44 | 51% | 55% |
| Chicago Cubs | 163.89 | 60.00 | 30% | 30% |
| Minnesota Twins | 179.08 | 59.33 | 53% | 57% |
| New York Mets | 184.50 | 58.35 | 35% | 37% |
| San Francisco Giants | 174.19 | 57.17 | 41% | 46% |
| Texas Rangers | 184.66 | 57.09 | 34% | 31% |
| Cleveland Indians | 161.17 | 55.31 | 35% | 35% |
| New York Yankees | 172.56 | 54.76 | 26% | 35% |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 159.63 | 51.97 | 43% | 47% |
| Baltimore Orioles | 149.34 | 51.46 | 50% | 58% |
| Houston Astros | 132.65 | 49.00 | 43% | 48% |
| Detroit Tigers | 148.97 | 48.69 | 52% | 60% |
| San Diego Padres | 141.91 | 48.52 | 45% | 48% |
| Chicago White Sox | 125.89 | 43.92 | 54% | 58% |
| Colorado Rockies | 85.44 | 28.56 | 48% | 61% |
| Florida Marlins | 63.13 | 15.50 | 25% | 12% |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 45.75 | 11.75 | 17% | 13% |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 40.83 | 8.83 | 56% | 79% |
| Average | 172.89 | 59.88 | 42% | 47% |
| Franchise | WS/Yr | WSAB/Yr | Team WS% | Team WSAB% |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 172.43 | 65.38 | 46% | 56% |
| New York Yankees | 148.78 | 56.53 | 52% | 65% |
| Atlanta Braves | 131.98 | 55.24 | 54% | 64% |
| San Francisco Giants | 131.55 | 53.96 | 49% | 57% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 156.57 | 53.92 | 47% | 53% |
| Cincinnati Reds | 127.73 | 52.27 | 45% | 51% |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 131.78 | 51.87 | 37% | 40% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 125.52 | 49.17 | 47% | 53% |
| Baltimore Orioles | 104.73 | 41.96 | 46% | 52% |
| Houston Astros | 96.41 | 39.22 | 42% | 42% |
| Detroit Tigers | 99.45 | 38.33 | 55% | 59% |
| Cleveland Indians | 93.62 | 37.33 | 29% | 31% |
| New York Mets | 96.54 | 37.15 | 38% | 42% |
| Boston Red Sox | 106.15 | 34.41 | 49% | 56% |
| Chicago White Sox | 87.67 | 31.29 | 35% | 31% |
| Minnesota Twins | 74.89 | 31.05 | 54% | 60% |
| Chicago Cubs | 71.54 | 28.64 | 50% | 55% |
| Oakland Athletics | 79.42 | 27.39 | 40% | 43% |
| Florida Marlins | 76.86 | 26.00 | 17% | 11% |
| Montreal Expos | 72.66 | 25.17 | 40% | 48% |
| San Diego Padres | 64.90 | 22.10 | 12% | 11% |
| Texas Rangers | 53.76 | 20.19 | 43% | 45% |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 61.78 | 19.65 | 41% | 57% |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 38.75 | 16.75 | 37% | 53% |
| Seattle Mariners | 37.04 | 14.33 | 52% | 58% |
| Kansas City Royals | 36.17 | 9.43 | 50% | 65% |
| Anaheim Angels | 37.11 | 7.95 | 38% | 47% |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 15.33 | 5.67 | 0% | 0% |
| Colorado Rockies | 27.60 | 4.00 | 60% | 58% |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 19.61 | 3.70 | 67% | 71% |
| Average | 99.60 | 37.76 | 45% | 51% |
| Franchise | WS/Yr | WSAB/Yr | Team WS% | Team WSAB% |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 30.28 | 10.16 | 59% | 61% |
| Florida Marlins | 25.25 | 9.50 | 16% | 20% |
| Houston Astros | 27.63 | 9.13 | 34% | 46% |
| Chicago White Sox | 22.71 | 7.62 | 21% | 12% |
| Texas Rangers | 23.05 | 7.37 | 44% | 40% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 18.54 | 6.42 | 67% | 82% |
| Boston Red Sox | 12.12 | 5.60 | 37% | 41% |
| Chicago Cubs | 21.91 | 5.53 | 41% | 36% |
| Atlanta Braves | 15.15 | 5.45 | 35% | 36% |
| Seattle Mariners | 15.92 | 5.04 | 17% | 12% |
| New York Mets | 14.05 | 4.50 | 24% | 17% |
| Oakland Athletics | 20.02 | 4.37 | 30% | 36% |
| Baltimore Orioles | 14.82 | 4.04 | 61% | 68% |
| Detroit Tigers | 10.74 | 3.94 | 42% | 42% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11.56 | 3.75 | 19% | 13% |
| Anaheim Angels | 14.12 | 3.66 | 34% | 31% |
| Cleveland Indians | 14.78 | 3.33 | 12% | 5% |
| Minnesota Twins | 11.55 | 3.04 | 64% | 72% |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9.12 | 2.65 | 20% | 4% |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 13.00 | 2.50 | 4% | 0% |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9.15 | 2.38 | 41% | 32% |
| San Diego Padres | 10.35 | 2.23 | 50% | 68% |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 10.30 | 2.17 | 52% | 69% |
| Montreal Expos | 7.03 | 1.28 | 35% | 27% |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5.00 | 0.87 | 12% | 3% |
| San Francisco Giants | 4.44 | 0.61 | 37% | 6% |
| New York Yankees | 3.73 | 0.35 | 23% | 17% |
| Kansas City Royals | 5.12 | 0.27 | 47% | 46% |
| Colorado Rockies | 4.40 | 0.20 | 68% | 100% |
| Average | 13.71 | 3.99 | 38% | 39% |
| Franchise | WS/Yr | WSAB/Yr | Team WS% | Team WSAB% |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 292.88 | 105.77 | 44% | 52% |
| Boston Red Sox | 258.34 | 97.39 | 47% | 51% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 270.33 | 96.75 | 43% | 46% |
| Atlanta Braves | 239.59 | 93.84 | 52% | 60% |
| Cincinnati Reds | 251.64 | 92.47 | 45% | 52% |
| Montreal Expos | 262.44 | 91.19 | 43% | 49% |
| New York Yankees | 253.28 | 88.95 | 42% | 54% |
| New York Mets | 258.54 | 88.12 | 36% | 38% |
| Houston Astros | 232.32 | 88.07 | 41% | 46% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 238.53 | 86.50 | 43% | 49% |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 246.92 | 85.96 | 45% | 51% |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 236.59 | 84.55 | 40% | 43% |
| San Francisco Giants | 228.75 | 83.95 | 45% | 52% |
| Seattle Mariners | 220.24 | 80.96 | 41% | 44% |
| Texas Rangers | 239.18 | 77.56 | 37% | 36% |
| Oakland Athletics | 212.89 | 76.56 | 40% | 45% |
| Baltimore Orioles | 203.48 | 74.67 | 49% | 55% |
| Cleveland Indians | 199.89 | 72.48 | 31% | 32% |
| Chicago Cubs | 193.64 | 70.98 | 38% | 40% |
| Kansas City Royals | 214.62 | 69.24 | 48% | 56% |
| Detroit Tigers | 192.80 | 69.13 | 53% | 58% |
| Chicago White Sox | 190.22 | 66.74 | 42% | 41% |
| Anaheim Angels | 216.55 | 65.88 | 40% | 46% |
| Minnesota Twins | 181.72 | 65.57 | 54% | 59% |
| San Diego Padres | 187.26 | 62.76 | 38% | 41% |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 187.80 | 61.80 | 50% | 48% |
| Florida Marlins | 138.33 | 42.44 | 20% | 13% |
| Colorado Rockies | 103.22 | 30.89 | 50% | 61% |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84.50 | 28.50 | 27% | 36% |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 52.83 | 12.50 | 43% | 56% |
| Average | 224.54 | 80.12 | 43% | 48% |
Next, we'll look at how each organization performed per decade.
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