I like to think about a baseball farm system like an ocean.
The shore is the Major League level, and from that vantagepoint, you can see the tide pushing in new players in waves.
Off in the distance, you can’t see it yet, but a group of high school players are making adjustments to build up a future wave that lies beyond any wave you can see.
Beyond that, the ocean looks like flat ground, but is filled with a sea of young baseball players around the world, making their way into the sport.
These oceans aren’t always rocky.