Farm club

A farm club or farm team is a minor league team that has an agreement with a major league team. When a major league team signs a player he is sent to a minor league team within the major league team's system. This player is said to be "down on the farm" as he is "growing" as a ballplayer. The collection of minor league clubs affiliated with a franchise is called a "farm system." A player sent to the minor leagues is said to be "farmed out." The executive in charge of overseeing a team's farm system is the "farm director".

Branch Rickey is credited with creating the farm system while with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Related Sites

• Bob Quinn and the Farm System at the SABR Bio Project
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 1
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 2
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 3
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 4
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 5
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 6
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 7
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 8
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 9
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 10
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 11
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 12
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 13
• Article on farm systems in The Hardball Times, part 14