FanGraphs Baseball | Baseball Statistics and Analysis Glasnow, Musgrove Go Down With Early Injuries in Blow to Playoff Contenders With tight playoff races expected, injuries to key pitchers. As with the big league club, many of the organization's top prospects hail from Cuba: slugging outfielders Oscar Colas and Yoelqui Cspedes, right-hander Norge Vera, infielders Bryan Ramos and Yolbert Sanchez. Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles already had the best farm system coming into the MLB Draft with the first overall selection. More , 26. More , 9. OF Esteury Ruiz (Tier 2)10. RHP Owen Murphy (Tier 3) 4. If rankings were based on catching prospects alone, the A's would be in fine fettle with two of MLB's Top 10 backstop prospects in the system. Right-hander Sam Bachman, lefty Ky Bush, outfielder Jordyn Adams, catcher Edgar Quero and middle infielders Arol Vera, Kyren Paris, Denzer Guzman and Jeremiah Jackson could help the Angels rise back up the rankings with strong 2022 campaigns. 47), Kristian Robinson (No. The Cardinals, Cubs, and Mets have a healthy mix of high-end prospects and close-to-the-majors role 5/4 types, but none of those three systems are particularly deep at the moment. But so do low level but highly graded prospects. 18), Corbin Carroll (No. Despite sacrificing 14 prospects -- including Top 100 guys Roansy Contreras and Ezequiel Duran -- in trades for Joey Gallo, Andrew Heaney, Clay Holmes, Anthony Rizzo and Jameson Taillon last year, the Yankees still have plenty of Minor League depth. LHP Blake Walston (Tier 3)9. Players farther down tend to be graded lower. The deep system also features several intriguing pitching talents, including five among its top 10 prospects. LHP/1B Reggie Crawford (Tier 3)9. 6 Grayson Rodriguez provides a very solid foundation. 81)Top 2021 rookie: Corbin Martin, RHP, The D-backs hold steady at No. But I also think that does call into question whether FV50s really are worth that much more than FV45+ and FV45s. RHP Ty Madden (Tier 1)5. Depth and talent were the biggest factors in ranking each team. LHP Cooper Hjerpe (Tier 2)10. RHP Marco Raya (Tier 3), 1. SS Zach Neto (Tier 1)3. 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. 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. Arizona has strung together some good Drafts over the past couple seasons and the future is starting to look a bit brighter in the desert. 2), Grayson Rodriguez, RHP (No. OF James Wood (Tier 1)3. by Retrosheet. RHP Andrew Painter (Tier 1)2. These rankings of all 30 . All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, 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. 3B James Triantos (Tier 3), 1. OF Benny Montgomery (Tier 2)6. C Diego Cartaya (Tier 1)2. 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. 69), DL Hall (No. LHP Andrew Abbott (Tier 3), 1. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. Milwaukee might just be the system for you. 17), Alex Kirilloff (No. 3B Warming Bernabel (Tier 3)8. 9), Robert Hassell III (No. Baltimore Orioles2021 midseason rank: 12021 preseason rank: 52020 midseason rank: 82020 preseason rank: 13Top 100 Prospects: Adley Rutschman, C (No. Puk, LHP, The graduations of Jess Luzardo and Sean Murphy weaken the top of the list, though a healthy A.J. Only five have three or more in the Top 40. More , 28. All 30 Top Prospect lists are now in the books. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons. 3B Zack Gelof (Tier 2)4. 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. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. RHP Taj Bradley (Tier 1)2. 70), Joey Wiemer (No. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 7:42 AM ET, Park Factors RHP Will Warren (Tier 3)8. Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings | FanGraphs Baseball Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings by Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel May 30, 2019 MLB Draft Week 2019 Mock Draft 3.0 Pre-Draft. OF Colton Cowser (Tier 1)6. Washington Nationals2020 midseason rank: 302020 preseason rank: 29Top 100 Prospects: Cade Cavalli (No. 15), JJ Bleday (No. OF Gabriel Martinez (Tier 3)8. Thirteen of the club's Top 30 prospects were selected in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Drafts, including Veen, catcher Drew Romo, outfielder Benny Montgomery and righty Jaden Hill. More , 30. ESPN. OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Tier 3)8. RHP Sam Bachman (Tier 3)6. The aim for the future is to enable you to toggle recent graduates on and off when youre looking at the live rankings, giving you more of a young players ranking than one that only cares about prospect-eligible players. More , 16. C Edgar Quero (Tier 2)4. 6 Jhoan Duran, No. Philadelphia Phillies2020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Howard (No. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 66), Edward Cabrera (No. LHP Noah Schultz (Tier 3)6. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams. SS Ronny Mauricio (Tier 2)6. RHP Nick Nastrini (Tier 2). That brings me to the Farm System Rankings, which are now live on the site. More . SS Jose Rodriguez (Tier 3)7. 43), Quinn Priester (No. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. RHP Cristian Mena (Tier 3)10. 67), Andy Pages (No. 40), No other system has two prospects in the Top 5. 39), Brady House (No. IF Ji Hwan Bae (Tier 3), 1. The system is ranked among MLB's Top 10 for the first time since 2017. 1 spot for three straight editions of these rankings, are coming off their first 100-win season in the history of the franchise. SS Carson Williams (Tier 1)4. 29), Cole Winn (No. RHP Chase Petty (Tier 3)10. Now it's time to rank farm systems adding their 2022 draft picks, assuming most end up signing on the dotted line. RHP Sean Burke (Tier 3)9. OF Gabriel Gonzalez (Tier 2)6. SS Jackson Merrill (Tier 1)2. Toronto Blue Jays2021 midseason rank: 142021 preseason rank: 72020 midseason rank: 72020 preseason rank: 16Top 100 Prospects: Gabriel Moreno (No. Craigs values tend to favor top-heavy systems rather than those with depth based in the lower FV tiers. Seattle Mariners2020 midseason rank: 42020 preseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Jarred Kelenic (No. The organization slips slightly from the midseason rankings, in part because its two Top 100 pickups -- Keibert Ruiz and Josiah Gray -- have graduated from prospect status, a positive outcome in the grand scheme of things. 1. SS Ambioris Tavarez (Tier 3)9. The organization has keyed in on top Draft picks, like Adley Rutschman and Heston Kjerstad, while also re-establishing a presence in Latin America. SS Jackson Holliday (Tier 1)4. The current state of the system features a top half of players ready to make debuts this season or next season. The Rays snowballed a ton of talent and have an elite prospect at the very top of their system. Thanks to Kevin Goldstein, Brendan Gawlowski, and Tess Taruskin for their help, to Sean Dolinar for building the tools that allow me to produce these lists with such detail by removing a huge part of the technological burden, and to managing enabler editor Meg Rowley, who edited every word of every list and with whom Im lucky to share enough pathological traits to make this all possible. Look at last year's Fall Classic. This is accessible through the Seasonal tab on The Board, though the default for the Seasonal tab at the moment takes you to the Futures Game rosters, so until next week youll have to use the dropdown to access the graduates. LHP Jay Groome (Tier 3)10. 9), Nick Gonzales (No. Sidelined for the better part of two seasons with myocarditis and the lingering aftereffects. LHP Kyle Harrison (Tier 1)3. 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. Fifth-ranked Cleveland and sixth-ranked Arizona both had very good recent drafts and international classes. The Carlos Correa signing complicated Royce Lewis' plans to break camp in the bigs, but doesn't make him any less intriguing. 29), Asa Lacy (No. Tampa Bay Rays2020 midseason rank: 12020 preseason rank: 1Top 100 Prospects: Wander Franco (No. More , 17. SS Denzer Guzman (Tier 3)7. FanGraphs has released updated 2021 prospect rankings out as we head into the holiday season and a new year. C Daniel Susac (Tier 2)6. 2), Grayson Rodriguez (No. 47), Daniel Espino (No. 25)Top 2021 rookie: Tarik Skubal, LHP, Led by two of the past three No. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 7:42 AM ET, Park Factors 97)Top 2021 rookie: Alex Kirilloff, OF, Even with the loss of top prospect Royce Lewis for the year, four of the Twins top six prospects have the chance to impact the big league roster in 2021, with some good depth behind them. 1. Breakout performances from Juan Yepez, Brendan Donovan and Andre Pallante provide the system with some extra oomph. The Dodgers -- big spenders but also high-quality developers in the Minor Leagues -- finished in the top three of the 2019 midseason and 2020 preseason lists before capturing their World Series crown two years ago. RHP JR Ritchie (Tier 3) 5. St. Louis Cardinals2021 midseason rank: 212021 preseason rank: 172020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Jordan Walker (No. 2. 3B Mark Vientos (Tier 2)7. If you wanted an across the board adjustment, I would think age (or a proxy for age minor league level?) 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. 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. Miami Marlins2021 midseason rank: 32021 preseason rank: 42020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson (No. Even 45+ is much closer to 35+ than 50. The farm systems that havent 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 top 100 prospects the sole driver of their placement right now. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. IF Lenyn Sosa (Tier 3)8. 43 ), Jordan Westburg, INF ( No. 48), Ezequiel Duran (No. While the organization's top four prospects are position players, the next six are pitchers. Texas is the club whose ranking Id most drastically tweak if I were doing these ranking by hand. Arizona Diamondbacks2020 midseason rank: 92020 preseason rank: 6Top 100 Prospects: Corbin Carroll (No. . All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. SS Brice Turang (Tier 2)6. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Baltimore Orioles. LHP Connor Prielipp (Tier 2)7. Right-handers Jack Leiter, Cole Winn and Owen White headline what might be Texas' best group of pitching prospects ever. 50), Taj Bradley (No. SS Adael Amador (Tier 1)4. 2 overall Adley Rutschman and the best pitching prospect in No. More , 2. SS Masyn Winn (Tier 1)4. SS Angel Martinez (Tier 3)10. SS Termarr Johnson (Tier 1)3. RHP Matt Allan (Tier 3), 1. 44), Jeter Downs (No. Compreshensive MLB prospect rankings in a sortable, easy-to-read, feature-rich table. While top prospect Kahlil Watson will need a few years to develop at shortstop after Miami stole him with the 16th overall pick last July, right-handers Edward Cabrera and Max Meyer could join the big league rotation in 2022 -- with wunderkind Eury Perez not far behind. Im going to begin by pointing readers to a few useful resources. Kiley McDaniel and I felt that using Craig Edwards research on the monetary value of prospects in the various Future Value tiers which, if I can digress, underscores just how underpaid many hundreds of prospects are to derive our rankings skimmed away a layer of subjective preference that would otherwise inform the system rankings. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. 3B Tyler Locklear (Tier 3)9. And on and on and on. 43), Walkers ascent to become St. Louis top prospect gives the club yet another slugging-first third-base option behind Nolan Arenado. So far this year, graduations are the only factor that has drastically impacted the way the rankings have shifted. San Francisco also has some high-end talent as well, with catcher Joey Bart preparing to take over for Buster Posey and a huge wave led by shortstop Marco Luciano, outfielder Luis Matos, left-hander Kyle Harrison and right-hander Will Bednar perhaps arriving in 2023. Baltimore Orioles RHP Spencer Arrighetti (Tier 3)9. RHP Kumar Rocker (Tier 2)7. 19), Randy Arozarena (No. -Far and away the best prospect in the Astros system, right-hander Hunter Brown is quickly emerging as one of the best pitching prospects in baseball. 4), Julio Rodriguez (No. San Diego Padres2021 midseason rank: 172021 preseason rank: 62020 midseason rank: 32020 preseason rank: 2Top 100 Prospects: CJ Abrams (No. Youll note that, with the Dodgers and Padres org lists very intentionally on the horizon, the Rays have by far the most valuable farm system in baseball among those Ive covered so far. More , 21. 23), Heliot Ramos (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. 57), Josiah Gray (No. 75), Brett Baty (No. OF Gavin Cross (Tier 1)2. 22), Nick Lodolo (No. More , 6. 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. LHP Ricky Tiedemann (Tier 1)2. 64)Top 2021 rookie: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Eleven of the players on Pittsburgh's Top 30 Prospects list were acquired by trade, more than any other organization this year. 31), Luis Matos (No. Keep that in mind while scrolling through MLB Pipeline's 2022 preseason edition of the Farm System Rankings. But even after all that, the farm system is still among the best in baseball. Every player in the Top 10 is homegrown, with nine coming via the Draft and one coming via international signing. OF Drew Gilbert (Tier 2)4. SS Colson Montgomery (Tier 1)2. More , 22. 21), Tarik Skubal (No. 2B Justin Foscue (Tier 2)8. More , 23. OF Tyler Gentry (Tier 2)6. Only players on the prospect list are. 31), Logan Gilbert (No. 72), MLB Pipeline has been ranking prospects since 2004, and this marks the first time a Royals prospect has claimed the No. Now that all 30 orgs have been audited, Ive begun pulling graduating prospects off The Board. 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. 3B Miguel Vargas (Tier 1)4. Now that we have ranked the top 100 prospects in MLB heading into the 2023 season, let's turn our attention to how all 30 farm systems stack up. LHP Jackson Ferris (Tier 3)10. 3B Cam Collier (Tier 1)5. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. 1. Since MLB Pipeline began ranking farm systems biannually in 2015, every organization that claimed the top spot has enjoyed plenty of on-field success. More , 20. SS Brady House (Tier 2)6. C Dillon Dingler (Tier 2)9. 3B Colt Keith (Tier 2)6. OF Brennen Davis (Tier 1)3. Gorman already moved to second base to get out of the All-Stars shadow, and depending on how that transition goes, he could assume that role in the Majors quickly in 2022. 52), Jose Miranda (No. 59), Hunter Greene (No. 12), Josh Lowe (No. OF Alec Burleson (Tier 1)5. Infielder Nick Allen and pitchers Daulton Jefferies and A.J. SS Marcelo Mayer (Tier 1)2. 2B Connor Norby (Tier 3), 1. 54), Roansy Contreras (No. RHP Mick Abel (Tier 1)3. More , 5. 15), Cristian Hernandez (No. 55), Geraldo Perdomo (No. the dollar values are based on a study by FanGraphs that took the expected big league output on average by each tier of prospect . OF Vaun Brown (Tier 3), 1. by Handedness, Effectively Wild Episode 1718: MLB in the Multiverse of Madness, FanGraphs Audio: Bruce Miles and Mark Gonzales Talk Chicago Baseball. The depth charts found on the Team Pages are based on projected playing time, NOT the current status of a team's roster. OF Robert Hassell III (Tier 1)2. If you recall, we debuted this method for ranking farm systems last year the original post can be found here but Ill provide a quick refresher. Chicago Cubs2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brennen Davis (No. The last exception was the 2006 Cardinals. 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 Cubs are another organization that could look a lot better a year from now as we get a better handle on the fruits of their 2015 IFA spending spree. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. RHP Beck Way (Tier 3)9. 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. RHP Griff McGarry (Tier 2)5. More , 17. SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. 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. LHP Brandon Walter (Tier 3)10. There's no shortage of talented hitters either, led by third baseman Josh Jung, infielders Ezequiel Duran, Justin Foscue and Josh Smith and first baseman/outfielder Dustin Harris. 63), Kyle Harrison (No. 30), Nolan Gorman (No. More , 8. Boston Red Sox2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 25Top 100 Prospects: Triston Casas (No. SS Noelvi Marte (Tier 1)3. 85), The Red Sox system got a huge boost in 2021 with the arrival of shortstop Marcelo Mayer, the No. That means teams current placement is, in essence, their floor for the final ranking. 83), Justin Foscue (No. But three big right-handers at the top and toolsy young position players at the lowest levels give hope that more homegrown talent could eventually make its way to the capital. OF Joey Wiemer (Tier 1)4. But FV is somewhat tied to where a prospect is in their minors career arc. 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. lose rookie eligibility within this season) will move from the 2022 Updated page to the 2022 Graduates page, which already includes the players who have played enough this season to move off the prospect end of things. Puk are poised to make an impact in the bigs soon, and outfielder Cristian Pache could, too. Miami not only has the youngest team in the National League East, but it also has easily the best crop of prospects. 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. With the draft and trade deadline looming in quick succession, though, they will shift a great deal in a relatively short span of time.