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In his final year as CEO, Sandy Alderson got majority owner John Moores on board with the idea that...

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In his final year as CEO, Sandy Alderson got majority owner John Moores on board with the idea that developing your own is the way to go in a mid-sized market. That led to the team’s $8 million facility in the Dominican Republic and a $5 million allowance for international spending in 2008. This year, the team paid out $9 million to sign its top picks. And almost overnight, the bottom half of the farm system found itself stocked with players.

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