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OF Everson Pereira (Tier 2)6. 29), Cole Winn (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. 32), Emerson Hancock, RHP (No. 58), JJ Bleday (No. Yesterday you noted that Cowser and Rocker were FV50 and they are 45+ on the draft prospects list currently. 6 Jhoan Duran, No. Error fetching data. Gordon (and Maitan) just keeps slipping as hes moved up, been exposed, however you want to put it. More , 27. RHP Jack Leiter (Tier 1)4. RHP Michael McGreevy (Tier 2)9. The D-backs have also been able to find some sleepers, such as Brandon Pfaadt, a fifth-round pick from the 2020 Draft. After promoting so many prospects for 2022, MLB.com dropped Kansas City's farm system down to 21st overall. Deck McGuire / SP. 12), Josh Lowe (No. More , 6. 16), Joey Bart (No. 73), Brayan Rocchio (No. Most of the 40s are always going to be 40s, or theyll get injured/retired/etc. RHP Matt Allan (Tier 3), 1. More . 3B Cam Collier (Tier 1)5. More , 19. LHP Dax Fulton (Tier 3)7. 4), Julio Rodriguez (No. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. More , 27. OF Lazaro Montes (Tier 3)8. 4 prospect Ivan Herrera arent far from forming a Major League battery themselves. Not bad shape for a system that just graduated the NL Rookie of the Year, Jonathan India. RHP JR Ritchie (Tier 3) 5. RHP Emerson Hancock (Tier 2)7. RHP Cole Henry (Tier 2)9. Third-ranked Pittsburghs hard rebuild moved them here. 1. 45 is much closer to 40 than 50. More , 30. Their system may be up to task, as it's loaded with promising pitchers and sweet-swinging infielders. RHP Tanner Bibee (Tier 2)8. SS Adael Amador (Tier 1)4. 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. 81)Top 2021 rookie: Corbin Martin, RHP, The D-backs hold steady at No. SS Matt McLain (Tier 2)8. 13), Joey Bart (No. St. Louis Cardinals2021 midseason rank: 212021 preseason rank: 172020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Jordan Walker (No. RHP Mick Abel (Tier 1)3. 82) The Marlins went from one of baseball's worst farm systems at the end of 2017 to one of its best by mid-2019, and they've kept adding to it ever since. Only players on the prospect list are. More , 25. LHP Jay Groome (Tier 3)10. SS Colson Montgomery (Tier 1)2. LHP Jackson Ferris (Tier 3)10. 17), Alex Kirilloff (No. That brings me to the Farm System Rankings, which are now live on the site. All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs. 3B Tyler Locklear (Tier 3)9. Look at last year's Fall Classic. assessment is a thing we need to nail down. Frelick, Wiemer (more of a slugging type) and Garrett Mitchell sit as three of the top four talents in the Brewers pipeline, and with all three headed for the middle levels in 2022, it isnt difficult to envision them occupying the three outfield spots of American Family Field in the years to come. RHP Jackson Jobe (Tier 1)2. RHP Ryne Nelson (Tier 2)7. More , 18. The recent additions will take time to develop, but are supported by long-tenured members of the system. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, C Francisco lvarez (Tier 1)2. 8), Oswald Peraza (No. New York Mets2021 midseason rank: 222021 preseason rank: 192020 midseason rank: 202020 preseason rank: 20Top 100 Prospects: Francisco lvarez (No. 21), The Angels have seemingly had fleeting Minor League depth for years but have produced high-ceiling players in Jared Walsh, Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh and Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 AL MVP. along the way. Pittsburgh Pirates2020 midseason rank: 162020 preseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Ke'Bryan Hayes (No. Armed with a high-octane fastball and a . Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. C Henry Davis (Tier 1)4. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. 1 prospect here for the first time in five years, there are a few new names courtesy of the Nolan Arenado deal and theres some young talent several years away thanks to the Rockies long-standing presence in Latin America. However, 2022 first-round pick, New White Sox manager Pedro Grifol recently told. Baltimore Orioles 2021 midseason rank: 1 2021 preseason rank: 5 2020 midseason rank: 8 2020 preseason rank: 13 RHP Tink Hence (Tier 1)3. Post-2018 Farm System Rankings 11/12/2018 - Craig Edwards 53 Prospects Minor League Leaders Batting Pitching Stats are combined from all levels. C/IF/OF Endy Rodriguez (Tier 1)2. Los Angeles Angels2020 midseason rank: 212020 preseason rank: 26Top 100 Prospects: Brandon Marsh (No. 3B Coby Mayo (Tier 2)9. 97), Even after dealing 2021 first-rounder Chase Petty to the Reds for Sonny Gray, the Twins' depth is in pitchers. Atlanta Braves2020 midseason rank: 152020 preseason rank: 8Top 100 Prospects: Cristian Pache (No. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, 36), The Rockies' group of prospects is making its way up our rankings thanks to an influx of talent from recent Draft classes. RHP Reese Olson (Tier 3)10. William Boor, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Nick Trujillo. OF Corbin Carroll (Tier 1)3. 98)Top 2021 rookie: Triston McKenzie, RHP, The Indians keep trading stars yet keep winning because they keep developing talent, and they may rank among the games very best systems a year from now because they have a ton of young hitters and prospects on the rise. Cleveland Indians2020 midseason rank: 132020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Nolan Jones (No. 49), Bobby Dalbec (No. 67), Matt Allan (No. RHP Griff McGarry (Tier 2)5. SS Michael Arroyo (Tier 3)10. More , 7. If you wanted an across the board adjustment, I would think age (or a proxy for age minor league level?) Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. 3B Mark Vientos (Tier 2)7. 38)Top 2021 rookie: Dylan Carlson, OF, While Dylan Carlson will likely graduate early in the 2021 season, Matthew Liberatore and Nolan Gorman are legitimate, big-time prospects. Detroit Tigers2020 midseason rank: 22020 preseason rank: 5Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Torkelson (No. Detmers is set to build off a season in which he dominated the Minors and made his Major League debut, but the majority of the system features prospects years away from reaching Los Angeles. Texas is the club whose ranking Id most drastically tweak if I were doing these ranking by hand. The farm systems that haven't yet had their fresh and thorough annual examination (snaps latex glove) are highlighted in yellow on the Farm Ranking tab, with the asset values of their 2020. They have some strength up the middle (led by fellow Top 100 prospect Gunnar Henderson), added another first-rounder to the Top 100 coffers with Colton Cowser last year, and thanks to aggressive drafting and a renewed presence in Latin America, this system is both deep and top-heavy. More , 25. Chicago Cubs2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brennen Davis (No. Folks who can feel the dissonance there should look at the farm rankings from the 2022 Report page, which includes Julio Rodrguez, Adley Rutschman, Bobby Witt Jr. and other recent graduates in the math that generates the rankings. RHP Owen White (Tier 2)6. 3B Warming Bernabel (Tier 3)8. OF Aaron Zavala (Tier 3)10. Baty and Mauricio face some questions about their future defensive homes, in part due to the organizational depth chart, and that goes double for impressive slugger Mark Vientos, the clubs No. Updated MLB Farm System Rankings at Start of the 2022-23 Offseason Joel Reuter November 16, 2022 Greg Fiume/Getty Images Before the MLB offseason trade market heats up, now is the perfect. There is some promise of future contribution from Dillon Dingler, Cristian Santana, Ty Madden and others, but a lack of top-tier depth holds Detroit back here. John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. 79), The Pirates have been waiting for difference-making help from the farm for long enough that Pittsburgh fans can be forgiven for greeting sunny forecasts with skepticism, but the bottom line is the organization has both depth and elite-level talent in development. 51), Tyler Freeman (No. 4), Riley Greene (No. IF Werner Blakely (Tier 3)9. 1. 87), With Hunter Greene poised to spend considerable time in the Majors this year, Nick Lodolo just about ready to do the same, Cincinnatis rotation should feature two of the most exciting rookie pitchers for a good chunk of the season. Witt is Kansas Citys only Top 50 overall prospect, hurting the system slightly in this set of rankings. 93), Matt Brash, RHP (No. 12 Miami, all in about the $250 to $300 million range are only separated by what equates to one top 100 prospect. 3B Cayden Wallace (Tier 2)5. Houston Astros Enter 2022 Draft With Fangraphs' 27th-Best Farm System Looking to strengthen the farm system, the Houston Astros will pick in the first and the second rounds of the MLB. More , 14. OF Robert Hassell III (Tier 1)2. 28), Jazz Chisholm (No. Very soon, prospects who graduate in a given year will exist on the Seasonal Tab of The Board in case a players evaluation is altered between when a prospect list is published and when the player graduates during the same year; you can check out last years version here. More , 12. 01:09:36. SS Termarr Johnson (Tier 1)3. RHP Jacob Miller (Tier 3)8. While this represents their lowest ranking since we started rating systems in 2015, recent first-rounders such as 2B Michael Busch, 3B Kody Hoese and RHP Bobby Miller headline a number of prospects on the rise. More , 28. Compreshensive MLB prospect rankings in a sortable, easy-to-read, feature-rich table. More , 15. 6 Grayson Rodriguez provides a very solid foundation. Miami Marlins2020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Sixto Snchez (No. OF Vaun Brown (Tier 3), 1. OF Chase DeLauter (Tier 3)9. Even 45+ is much closer to 35+ than 50. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. 4 overall pick in the 2021 draft, Signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2021, outfielder, With no outside addition made at shortstop this offseason, it looks like 21-year-old, After hitting .333/.444/.444 with 16 steals in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League, we could see outfielder, Even with Isiah Kiner-Falefa returning, expect. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted OF Garrett Mitchell (Tier 1)5. 20), Max Meyer (No. 7), Orelvis Martinez (No. SS Ambioris Tavarez (Tier 3)9. When Wander Franco graduates, they will still have a $100 million gap between them and where the next tier starts, though if some of their other recently added prospects stick on the big league roster for the rest of the year, their system will fall back to the pack. SS Max Muncy (Tier 2)7. 43), Walkers ascent to become St. Louis top prospect gives the club yet another slugging-first third-base option behind Nolan Arenado. More , 17. Congrats on getting all the prospect lists done, must be a good feeling. OF Tyler Gentry (Tier 2)6. RHP Sam Bachman (Tier 3)6. So when you peruse our system rankings below, expect to see the teams ranked near the top playing for championships in the near future. 3B/OF Justyn-Henry Malloy (Tier 2)7. 85), Shane Baz (No. Baltimore Orioles 51), Nick Pratto (No. One of the best pure hitters in the minor leagues, The Guardians have done a great job developing pitching talent over the past decade, and they have two of the game's top pitching prospects headlining their system right now in. OF Justin Crawford (Tier 2)4. IF/OF Edouard Julien (Tier 1)5. 48), Ezequiel Duran (No. OF Benny Montgomery (Tier 2)6. J.P. Arencibia / C. He spent four years working for the Phillies Triple-A affiliate, two with Baseball Info Solutions and two contributing to prospect coverage at ESPN.com. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (Tier 2)8. Matthew Postins Feb 4, 2023. 77); Jake Eder, LHP (No. RHP Marco Raya (Tier 3), 1. LHP Connor Prielipp (Tier 2)7. 18), Drew Waters (No. 86), Tyler Stephenson (No. IF/OF Ceddanne Rafaela (Tier 1)4. OF Pedro Len (Tier 3)8. 1), MJ Melendez (No. One day after ranking the top 100 individual prospects in baseball heading into the 2021 MLB season, it's time to turn our attention to each team's farm system as a whole. 44), MacKenzie Gore (No. RHP Mason Miller (Tier 2)8. The testing set is simply not the same as the training data. 64), Colton Cowser, OF (No. 9), Robert Hassell III (No. International signees such as Jeferson Quero, Hedbert Perez and Jackson Chourio could jump into Top 100 consideration with impressive showings. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3) 6. More , 10. 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). More , 28. The way I understand it, a 50FV prospect is expected to be an average major league starter and average 2 WAR/season. 14), Triston Casas (No. 20), Henry Davis (No. Cleveland Guardians2021 midseason rank: 132021 preseason rank: 132020 midseason rank: 142020 preseason rank: 12Top 100 Prospects: George Valera (No. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. 24), Matt Manning (No. . 33), George Kirby (No. 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. Harris and right-hander Spencer Strider earned the top two spots with breakout seasons in 2021. 76)Top 2021 rookie: Spencer Howard, RHP, Top prospect Spencer Howard hopes to follow in Alec Bohms footsteps as a Rookie of the Year candidate and theres an exciting group of prospects growing at the bottom rungs of the organization, with a lot of emphasis on talent from the international market. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. These will fluctuate and change shortly after players are drafted, traded, or graduate, or move as they around the org lists. Right-handers Bobby Miller and Ryan Pepiot are the next farmhands poised to make an impact in Los Angeles. SS Nick Loftin (Tier 3)8. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. by Handedness, In-Progress Farm System Rankings Are Now On The Board, Sam Delaplanes Slider Has Him Soaring Toward Seattle, Dodgers Finally Get DirecTV Deal in Los Angeles. would get you most of the way there. 22), Jordan Groshans (No. Running the numbers on the Padres system, the paint on which is mostly dry, shows that they wont even come close to surpassing Tampa Bay, and will likely fall short by well over $100 million. Baltimore Orioles2021 midseason rank: 12021 preseason rank: 52020 midseason rank: 82020 preseason rank: 13Top 100 Prospects: Adley Rutschman, C (No. More , 13. Just as with the player rankings within each org, the farm system order is live, updating instantly in the event of a trade, signing, Rule 5 pick return, or other transaction. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images, Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images, Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images. 19), Randy Arozarena (No. RHP Taylor Dollard (Tier 1)3. RHP Blade Tidwell (Tier 3)10. Martinez and Groshans lead a charge of multi-positional infielders -- a group that includes eight of the clubs top 14 prospects. RHP Quinn Priester (Tier 1)5. 3B Deyvison De Los Santos (Tier 2)8. Puk are poised to make an impact in the bigs soon, and outfielder Cristian Pache could, too. Ive noticed that too. Miami Marlins2021 midseason rank: 32021 preseason rank: 42020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson (No. OF Samuel Zavala (Tier 1)3. SS Peyton Graham (Tier 2)8. 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. For that reason, this is not a perfect way of quantifying young talent in an org, and early-career extensions make evaluating those players using monetary values more complicated. 59), There's still room for improvement, but the Oakland system is much more robust than it was a year ago. Id consider some of the teams who have among the most listed prospects and who also have a strong developmental track record such as the Dodgers, Red Sox and Guardians to reinsert themselves into that top tier within the next year, just through the sheer volume of opportunities they have to make players better. More , 13. 41), Sixto Snchez (No. RHP Wilmer Flores (Tier 1)3. SS William Bergolla (Tier 3)9. 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. 38), Jordan Groshans (No. 92) This is the third straight time the Orioles have landed in the top spot and it's now five rankings in a row Baltimore has a top 10 farm system. SS Carson Williams (Tier 1)4. 2B Cade Doughty (Tier 3)10. 18), Corbin Carroll (No. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (Tier 3)9. Players farther down tend to be graded lower. RHP Landon Marceaux (Tier 3)8. Now it's time to rank farm systems adding their 2022 draft picks, assuming most end up signing on the dotted line. 1 dont have a Commissioners Trophy yet, but theyve been in the hunt and all of them are contenders once again this year. More , 22. 71), Liover Peguero (No. LHP Ky Bush (Tier 2)5. The last exception was the 2006 Cardinals. Only five have three or more in the Top 40. The plus designations help account for this some. 9), Nick Gonzales (No. More , 21. Lacy struggled with control and health in his first full season, and 2021 Draft picks Frank Mozzicato and Ben Kudrna are years away from Kauffman Stadium, though they do have solid ceilings. This progress is due largely to trades that brought in 10 players -- seven among the A's Top 30 Prospects -- while dealing away Chris Bassett, Matt Chapman and Matt Olson.