I was curious on "homegrown" talent for these teams.

I was curious as to how many homegrown talents these two teams had. I knew the Sox had quite a few...nice to see they were both in the top 10, I think that is cool.

Ranked 9. Boston Red Sox (2017 Rank: 4)
Ranked 10. Los Angeles Dodgers (2017 Rank: 11)

Red Sox players: Starting Position Players: 6/9
RF Mookie Betts 5-2011
CF Jackie Bradley Jr. 1-2011
LF Andrew Benintendi 1-2015
SS Xander Bogaerts AFA-2009
3B Rafael Devers AFA-2013
C Christian Vazquez 9-2008
RHP Matt Barnes 1-2011
IF Deven Marrero 1-2012
LHP Brian Johnson 1-2012
C/1B Blake Swihart 1-2011
OF Bryce Brentz 1-2010
2B Dustin Pedroia 2-2004

Dodgers Players Starting Position Players: 3/8
SS Corey Seager 1-2012
LHP Clayton Kershaw 1-2006
1B Cody Bellinger 4-2013
RHP Kenley Jansen AFA-2004
RHP Pedro Baez AFA-2007
RHP Ross Stripling 5-2012
LF Joc Pederson 11-2010
LHP Julio Urias AFA-2012

Qualifyier:
Who qualifies as homegrown? To be considered "homegrown," a player must have been drafted by an organization or signed by it as an amateur free agent (AFA) and subsequently developed in its minor league system.

[bleacherreport.com]

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