[megamanmatt]

Originally Posted by Forza

I'm still learning the mechanics of not only the game but also baseball so thought I'd pick your brains if I may.

I'm planning to start a long term dynasty at some point today and though I expect to make a lot of mistakes I still want to stick to an overarching philosophy of building through my farm system. Two questions though;

1.) How realistic is it to build through the farm and not chase high profile free agents? Will my owner allow me to follow this strategy?

2.) What in your opinion are some of the best or at least more interesting farm systems in the game at the moment. Ideally I'm looking for a middling organization that has promising depth.

Thanks in advance.

1) It's entirely possible. Whether your owner is alright with it or not depends on the owner and his goals though.

2) Twins, Astros, and Cubs come to mind first. Personally I recommend the Twins and not just because I'm from Minnesota and by extension a Twins fan. Really good farm system. Not a whole lot of great talent on the ML roster but we have our stars few though they may be. Also the Pohlads are exceptionally patient, at least in the real world, but generally stingy budget wise. I'm not sure how much of that transfers over to OOTP though since I tend to play fictional leagues.