He's even hired them for large properties, highly unusual in a system where small casinos act as farm teams for the big guys. (inc.com)
But local races can be indications of how a party will perform in the next big cycle, and also can provide farm teams of candidates for higher office. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Like a baseball farm team, though, in - house self - publishing divisions provide a new pool of talent from which a publisher can draw. (alanrinzler.com)