What HOF executive was instrumental in the formation of the Cardinals vast farm system?

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What HOF executive was instrumental in the formation of the Cardinals vast farm system?

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2007-08-31 02:18:30 · 2 answers · asked by inhere 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball

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Branch Rickey

2007-08-31 02:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Crowdpleaser 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Yep, Branch Rickey. He conceived and implemented the farm system -- affiliated minor league teams used to develop and select players and feed them up to the big team. It probably never would have worked if MLB didn't have the anti-trust exemption.

2007-08-31 04:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋