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Team that has originally acquired most big leaguers

I went through all of the MLB rosters from 2011 to see which organizations active major league players came from. In other words, I wanted see see which organization drafted or signed the most major league players. I did include the starting lineups and all pitchers. I left off bench players. For example, Carlos Zambrano was originally acquired by the Cubs and Anthony Rizzo was originally acquired by the Red Sox.

The team that originally acquired the most MLB players as of 2011 was the Mariners.

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via www.drodd.com

Mariners 26
Yankees 24
braves 23
Rangers 23
Phillies 22
Cubs 21
Cards 21
Diamondbacks 21
Tigers 20
Rockies 20
Mets 20
Dodgers 20
Angels 19
Royals 19
Twins 18
A's 18
Whitesox 18
Astros 17
BLueJays 17
Reds 16
Expos-nationals 16
rays 16
Giants 16
Pirates 15
marlins 15
redsox 15
Orioles 14
Indians 14
Brewers 14
Padres 13

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