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RHP Jonathan Cannon (Tier 3), 1. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted 3B Cayden Wallace (Tier 2)5. Harris and right-hander Spencer Strider earned the top two spots with breakout seasons in 2021. As such, Im more likely to prefer a system that has players like that, and am also more likely to grade those players highly as individuals prospects. RHP Hayden Wesneski (Tier 2)7. And on and on and on. 100)Top 2021 rookie: Jarred Kelenic, OF, The Mariners' rise continues, as they've jumped from being unranked in 10 consecutive Top 10s -- from preseason 2015 through midseason 2019 -- to having baseball's third-best farm system. Thanks for all of this hard work. Their successors at No. 59), Hunter Greene (No. Miami Marlins2021 midseason rank: 32021 preseason rank: 42020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson (No. RHP Tanner Bibee (Tier 2)8. New York Mets2021 midseason rank: 222021 preseason rank: 192020 midseason rank: 202020 preseason rank: 20Top 100 Prospects: Francisco lvarez (No. 96)Top 2021 rookie: Justin Topa, RHP, The Brewers have multiple players on the Top 100 for the first time since 2018, giving them two up-the-middle premium to lead a Top 30 thats almost entirely homegrown (29 of the Top 30) and has a lot more bats (21) than arms (nine). Theres a new wave of 40s from every draft and signing period. IF Ji Hwan Bae (Tier 3), 1. Milwaukee Brewers2021 midseason rank: 252021 preseason rank: 282020 midseason rank: 292020 preseason rank: 30Top 100 Prospects: Sal Frelick (No. The No. RHP Karson Milbrandt (Tier 3), 1. C Daniel Susac (Tier 2)6. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. 4 Joe Ryan, No. 40), Garrett Crochet (No. 15), JJ Bleday (No. 94)Top 2021 rookie: Khalil Lee, OF, The Mets lost six of their Top 30 prospects from this time last year due to trades, hurting the overall depth of the system. C Logan O'Hoppe (Tier 1)2. 29), Cole Winn (No. More , 5. But you know what? 95), Joe Ryan (No. These rankings provide a current snapshot of the farm systems before Longenhagen and McDaniel embark on their winter-long reveal of team prospect rankings. In Craigs initial series of articles on prospect valuation, the top 100 was given a smooth curve between FVs. 81)Top 2021 rookie: Corbin Martin, RHP, The D-backs hold steady at No. 6), CJ Abrams (No. The Braves traded away four prospects who most recently ranked in their top 10Kyle Muller (2), Freddy Tarnok (6), Royber Salinas (7) and Justyn-Henry Malloy (9)in the deals to acquire catcher Sean Murphy from Oakland and reliever Joe Jimnez from Detroit. 36), Triston McKenzie (No. 83)Top 2021 rookie: Joey Bart, C, Now that theyve embraced rebuilding, the Giants have assembled their best group of prospect talent since Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner and Co. were about to start winning World Series titles. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (Tier 3)9. LHP Logan Allen (Tier 1)7. Matt Allan remains the groups best pitching prospect. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3)6. SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. OF Miguel Bleis (Tier 2)5. St. Louis Cardinals2021 midseason rank: 212021 preseason rank: 172020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Jordan Walker (No. along the way. Every MLB Team's Farm System Ahead of the 2022 MLB Deadline Rankings. More , 17. 75), The Giants not only won a franchise-record 107 games last year, but they're also positioned for long-term success thanks to a system that's deeper than it has been in decades. Id agree that upper minors level 40s and such may be viewed with a critical eye, but low level guys there just because theyre still low level guys and not top picks or IFA signs just shows caution in the grading. More , 21. Detroit Tigers2020 midseason rank: 22020 preseason rank: 5Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Torkelson (No. RHP Mason Black (Tier 3)10. Not bad shape for a system that just graduated the NL Rookie of the Year, Jonathan India. This makes Erics decision for borderline grade players significant for valuation purposes. Using Craigs research to value a given FV tier still allows me to express my assessment of and preference for individual players, while also adding some rigor to the system rankings. 92), After building up a formidable farm system and parlaying it into the 2016 World Series championship, the Cubs are trying to travel that same route again. The D-backs have also been able to find some sleepers, such as Brandon Pfaadt, a fifth-round pick from the 2020 Draft. 55. The system is ranked among MLB's Top 10 for the first time since 2017. RHP Clayton Beeter (Tier 3)10. LHP Frank Mozzicato (Tier 3)10. 90)Top 2021 rookie: Randy Arozarena, OF, Highlighted by baseballs top prospect, Wander Franco, the Rays have battled with the Padres over the past five rankings for the top farm system title. SS Jordan Lawlar (Tier 1)2. More , 19. Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson bolstered the farm via the Jos Berros deal and Jose Miranda appears ready to hit in the big leagues. The Padres have been aggressive on the international market and have several toolsy prospects in the system. RHP Kumar Rocker (Tier 2)7. 30. Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson, SS (No. Readers should consider the dollar amounts as an approximation of what the player might receive were they exposed to the open market, which in addition to acting as a filter that aids in our analysis of trades featuring prospect where money also changes hands, is also an illustration of the gap between what minor leaguers earn and what theyre worth to their organizations. Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams. 80), The Jays are gearing up for a potential title run in 2022, and their systems drop over the years due to graduations and trades reflects the moves of a win-now organization. Remember, my opinions generate the players grades, and then Craigs math takes those grades and generates the rankings; Im left to react to them rather than explain how I arrived at them. Drew Saylor Talks Royals Prospects. Now that all 30 orgs have been audited, Ive begun pulling graduating prospects off The Board. C Henry Davis (Tier 1)4. 53), Gabriel Arias (No. 3B Mark Vientos (Tier 2)7. OF Ryan Clifford (Tier 3), 1. 18), Corbin Carroll (No. 86), Tyler Stephenson (No. If you avoid Twitter because it crosses the wires of your brain and tears at our social fabric, you can simply access the feed on the Prospects Homepage. The organization has keyed in on top Draft picks, like Adley Rutschman and Heston Kjerstad, while also re-establishing a presence in Latin America. 13), Joey Bart (No. Deck McGuire / SP. RHP Jackson Jobe (Tier 1)2. Kansas City Royals2020 midseason rank: 102020 preseason rank: 17Top 100 Prospects: Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 14), Michael Kopech (No. 28); Edward Cabrera, RHP (No. Kyle Drabek / SP. Rangers Farm System Ranked By ESPN The Rangers clearly have one of the best systems in baseball, as the high rankings keep rolling in going into the season. RHP Ty Madden (Tier 1)5. OF Spencer Jones (Tier 2)7. Puk, LHP, The graduations of Jess Luzardo and Sean Murphy weaken the top of the list, though a healthy A.J. Cleveland Indians2020 midseason rank: 132020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Nolan Jones (No. Post-2018 Farm System Rankings 11/12/2018 - Craig Edwards 53 Prospects Minor League Leaders Batting Pitching Stats are combined from all levels. But then you have 55 being closer to 60 than 50 and a 60 or 65 arm is better than a 60 or 65 bat the only values where that is true. RHP Gordon Graceffo (Tier 1)6. SS Marcelo Mayer (Tier 1)2. 53), Reid Detmers (No. After the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs were among several teams that bolstered. OF Alec Burleson (Tier 1)5. SS Jos Salas (Tier 3)10. RHP Brock Porter (Tier 1)5. LHP Jake Bennett (Tier 3)10. 5), Emerson Hancock (No. Baltimore Orioles. Philadelphia Phillies2021 midseason rank: 272021 preseason rank: 232020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Bryson Stott (No. OF Chase DeLauter (Tier 3)9. 19), Randy Arozarena (No. 61), Austin Wells (No. He has been known to have power outbursts from time to time, but he really seems to struggle against left-handed pitching. think Nick Gordon of the Twins or Kevn Maitan. 42), Elly De La Cruz (No. SS Brooks Lee (Tier 1)2. 74), Vidal Brujn (No. All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs. Puk are poised to make an impact in the bigs soon, and outfielder Cristian Pache could, too. As always, the Rays are known for their considerable depth -- more so now when they dont claim the top overall prospect in the game -- and while their Top 30 is already high-quality, theres a decent chance a popup name will emerge from outside that group in 2022, as Curtis Mead did last year. 45), Robert Hassell III (No. OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Tier 3)8. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. OF Heston Kjerstad (Tier 2)8. 2. 1B/3B Jordan Daz (Tier 3), 1. RHP Norge Vera (Tier 2)5. 4 prospect. 3B Gunnar Henderson (Tier 1)2. 84), Xavier Edwards (No. But last fall, Tampa Bay watched as Randy Arozarena electrified the postseason, and then snagged Luis Patio from San Diego to bolster its case even more and lead baseball with eight Top 100 prospects. 3B Miguel Vargas (Tier 1)4. More , 2. by Retrosheet. RHP Calvin Ziegler (Tier 2)9. The last exception was the 2006 Cardinals. OF Jackson Chourio (Tier 1)2. Congrats on getting all the prospect lists done, must be a good feeling. A lot of the 45/50 pool is just going to be guys who are revised up 1-2 notches based on development curve and more information. SS Adael Amador (Tier 1)4. But I also think that does call into question whether FV50s really are worth that much more than FV45+ and FV45s. Philadelphia Phillies2020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Howard (No. Worth mentioning that the FV is not a static number as players age/mature/add a season of data points and reports/etc. 71), Liover Peguero (No. MLB.com bases their rankings on a point system and has the Cubs system 24th in baseball,. RHP Randy Vasquez (Tier 3), 1. SS Jackson Merrill (Tier 1)2. Individual prospect successes sell jerseys. 89)Top 2021 rookie: Adbert Alzolay, RHP, The Cubs continue to stand out with their ability to develop hitters and their struggles to produce pitchers, though Brailyn Marquez and RHPs Kohl Franklin and Adbert Alzolay offer some hope on the mound. OF Benny Montgomery (Tier 2)6. Tampa Bay Rays2020 midseason rank: 12020 preseason rank: 1Top 100 Prospects: Wander Franco (No. At some point, the calculations should be dictated by what the players are and not what I forecast them to be, and figuring out how and when to transition from one to the other in this hybridized prospect/pre-arb (maybe?) The Rays are still in a tier of their own at the top, with the Padres having fallen away from them due to trades and graduations. All 30 Top Prospect lists are now in the books. 31); Sixto Snchez, RHP (No. OF Druw Jones (Tier 1)4. 2B Connor Norby (Tier 3), 1. 3B Colt Keith (Tier 2)6. Houston Astros2020 midseason rank: 272020 preseason rank: 28Top 100 Prospects: Forrest Whitley (No. SS Nick Loftin (Tier 3)8. 1 spot for three straight editions of these rankings, are coming off their first 100-win season in the history of the franchise. As players are added to (via the draft or trade) or subtracted from (via trade or graduation) an organization, the Farm Rankings associated with those teams will also update automatically. SS Edwin Arroyo (Tier 1)4. OF Justin Crawford (Tier 2)4. 20), Henry Davis (No. Cavalli and House the clubs two most recent first-round picks -- top the system these days, providing the group with a top-of the-rotation type and a potential middle-of-the-lineup masher who could stick at short. The current state of the system features a top half of players ready to make debuts this season or next season. 7 Josh Winder) stand to open the season on the 40-man roster. RHP JR Ritchie (Tier 3) 5. SS Brady House (Tier 2)6. 3. Fourth-ranked Seattle has a top-heavy system with lots of star power, but they and eighth-ranked Detroit lack depth compared to the other orgs in this orbit. Hall, LHP (No. OF Grant McCray (Tier 2)4. 54), Roansy Contreras (No. 31), Logan Gilbert (No. That means teams current placement is, in essence, their floor for the final ranking. 91), The next prospect up mentality continues. More , 3. LHP Ken Waldichuk (Tier 1)3. Just wanted to let you know it wasnt up yet. RHP Griff McGarry (Tier 2)5. by Retrosheet. 84), Tyler Freeman (No. OF Gavin Cross (Tier 1)2. Still, its a credit to the scouting and development groups that Detroit has been able to make quality picks with each of its past three first-rounders Greene (2019), Torkelson (20) and Jobe (21) and develop the first two into Major League-ready contributors. RHP Bobby Miller (Tier 1)3. 2B Justin Foscue (Tier 2)8. SS Anthony Volpe (Tier 1)2. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. You can also use The Board to look back at prior snapshots of the farm rankings. RHP Landon Marceaux (Tier 3)8. 45); J.J. Bleday, OF (No. 94), The Dodgers have set franchise records with 106 victories in each of the last two full seasons, wrapped around a World Series title and a franchise mark for winning percentage (.717) in 2020, and they're rolling in terms of signing and developing young talent as well. RHP Drey Jameson (Tier 2)6. OF Elijah Green (Tier 1)4. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons. 31), Luis Matos (No. Fans of Texas and Cleveland, and to a lesser but relevant extent the Angels and Reds, should take a deep breath and relax when they open the rankings, as those systems have many prospects in the 45+ to 40+ FV range who will buoy those orgs in the final rankings. 2B Nick Yorke (Tier 2)6. There are a lot of varying opinions on the Chicago Cubs farm system among baseball outlets. OF Colton Cowser (Tier 1)6. 6 Injured MLB Prospects To Buy Low On in Dynasty Leagues ; 100 Facts for 2023 Fantasy Baseball ; 2023 Consensus Fantasy Baseball Outfield Rankings ; . More , 2. 6 Grayson Rodriguez provides a very solid foundation. SS Ezequiel Tovar (Tier 1)2. 3B Bryan Ramos (Tier 2)4. OF Drew Waters (Tier 2)4. Greg Deichmann - OF Out of all the prospects the Cubs acquired at the deadline, Deichmann is probably the closest in terms of helping out at the big league level. More , 7. C Kevin Parada (Tier 1)4. More , 24. 49), Bobby Dalbec (No. SS Royce Lewis (Tier 1)3. SS Max Muncy (Tier 2)7. 73)Top 2021 rookie: Ian Anderson, RHP, Winning three straight division titles certainly has thinned out the system some, but theres still some elite talent, especially that dynamic outfield duo at the top, with a backlog of contributors at the upper levels. 35), Eury Perez (No. 27), Heston Kjerstad (No. 85), The Red Sox system got a huge boost in 2021 with the arrival of shortstop Marcelo Mayer, the No. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. 2. 18), Drew Waters (No. 37), Nolan Gorman (No. 36), The Rockies' group of prospects is making its way up our rankings thanks to an influx of talent from recent Draft classes.