LHP Connor Prielipp (Tier 2)7. The Rockies boast nine international signings on the list, topped by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, who has impressed this spring and could rise with a strong season. 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. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. Yesterday you noted that Cowser and Rocker were FV50 and they are 45+ on the draft prospects list currently. OF Esteury Ruiz (Tier 2)10. OF Colin Barber (Tier 3)10. More , 27. This contradiction exists in farm rankings: a young player is good enough to get significant playing time at the big league level, and the result of this is the team falls in the system rankings. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. SS Colson Montgomery (Tier 1)2. 51), Tyler Freeman (No. 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. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. OF Jordan Walker (Tier 1)2. 29), Cole Winn (No. RHP Gavin Williams (Tier 1)3. Miami Marlins2020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Sixto Snchez (No. With recent first-rounders Henry Davis, Nick Gonzales and Quinn Priester playing in the same system as trade acquisitions such as Oneil Cruz, Roansy Contreras, Liover Peguero and Endy Rodriguez, theres reason to have faith that the Jolly Roger is rising. 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. RHP Luis Ortiz (Tier 2)6. 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. SS Max Muncy (Tier 2)7. C Bo Naylor (Tier 1)5. Miami Marlins2021 midseason rank: 32021 preseason rank: 42020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson (No. 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. More , 26. 9), Robert Hassell III (No. It seems like they are valued more like 42 and 62. 16), Joey Bart (No. 71), Austin Hendrick (No. 3B Bryan Ramos (Tier 2)4. OF Johan Rojas (Tier 3)7. 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. Every MLB Team's Farm System Ahead of the 2022 MLB Deadline Rankings. More , 12. 18), Corbin Carroll (No. San Diego Padres2020 midseason rank: 32020 preseason rank: 2Top 100 Prospects: MacKenzie Gore (No. C Austin Wells (Tier 1)5. More , 29. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. 55. 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. 76), Matt McClain (No. 85), Shane Baz (No. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (Tier 3)7. 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. 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. SS William Bergolla (Tier 3)9. But so do low level but highly graded prospects. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (Tier 3)9. 41)Top 2021 rookie: Luis Garcia, RHP, Losing its only Top 100 Prospect (Forrest Whitley) to Tommy John surgery didnt help a system in flux, though the Astros hope OF Pedro Leon (signed in January) will make a quick impact and they can continue to turn anonymous signees into viable big league arms. Armed with a high-octane fastball and a . C Dalton Rushing (Tier 2)9. More , 2. 9), Nick Gonzales (No. 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. SS Edwin Arroyo (Tier 1)4. SS Ambioris Tavarez (Tier 3)9. Milwaukee Brewers2021 midseason rank: 252021 preseason rank: 282020 midseason rank: 292020 preseason rank: 30Top 100 Prospects: Sal Frelick (No. 42), Elly De La Cruz (No. Theres also the scarcity argument. 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. SS Cole Young (Tier 2)5. More , 22. 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. 1B/3B Blaze Jordan (Tier 3)9. SS Luisangel Acua (Tier 3)9. 26), Quinn Priester (No. 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. RHP Hayden Wesneski (Tier 2)7. Washington Nationals2020 midseason rank: 302020 preseason rank: 29Top 100 Prospects: Cade Cavalli (No. August 18, 2022 12 Baseball America updated their farm system rankings to include draft picks on Thursday and the Pittsburgh Pirates saw a drop from their preseason rankings, despite. LHP Andrew Abbott (Tier 3), 1. OF Everson Pereira (Tier 2)6. Most of their best young talents are still another year from being ready for the big leagues, including right-hander Daniel Espino, their best mound prospect since CC Sabathia. 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. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3)6. along the way. RHP Andrew Painter (Tier 1)2. 4), Riley Greene (No. RHP Karson Milbrandt (Tier 3), 1. 3B Cam Collier (Tier 1)5. C Dillon Dingler (Tier 2)9. 9 as the farm system continues to become more balanced on both sides of the ball. RHP Eury Prez (Tier 1)2. 8), Luis Campusano (No. More , 9. Cleveland Indians2020 midseason rank: 132020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Nolan Jones (No. While the organization's top four prospects are position players, the next six are pitchers. Every MLB Team's Farm System Ahead of the 2022 MLB Deadline Rankings 1. OF Samuel Zavala (Tier 1)3. Liberatore and No. 45 is much closer to 40 than 50. 44), Jeter Downs (No. While Toronto landed star power in George Springer and Marcus Semien via free agency, it did so without touching their top-end prospects. More , 14. 4 overall Draft pick (their earliest choice since 1967), and the emergence of Nick Yorke, their first-rounder from the year before. 20), Max Meyer (No. Matthew Postins Feb 4, 2023. 78), Dane Dunning (No. 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. RHP Matt Allan (Tier 3), 1. Some of that gap, which is mostly caused by Wander Francos unprecedented 80 FV grade and its associated value of $180 million, will close after Brendan McKay and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo graduate, and I think the Friars have more low-level players (Yeison Santana, Hudson Head, Reginald Preciado and Ismael Mena, among many others) who might grow into capital D Dudes than Tampa Bay does (like Alejandro Pie, Jhon Diaz, Abiezel Ramirez, Curtis Mead that might be all), which might also make things close in the next year, depending on how much baseball gets played. 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. RHP Gabriel Hughes (Tier 2)7. C/IF/OF Endy Rodriguez (Tier 1)2. 98), The Mariners are tied for the lead with six prospects in the Top 100, with two landing in the top 11 and topped, of course, by phenom Julio Rodrguez. Torontos system is being driven by their large group of relatively mature prospects. 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. OF Colton Cowser (Tier 1)6. 2B Justin Foscue (Tier 2)8. SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. 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 Calvin Ziegler (Tier 2)9. 3B Cayden Wallace (Tier 2)5. C Kevin Parada (Tier 1)4. 81), The Phillies farm system has slid down our rankings in recent years, but thats not to say its a system devoid of high-end talent -- infielder Stott looks like a future star at the plate who could crack the Opening Day roster, and Philadelphia has invested its top pick in the past two Drafts in a pair of talented right-handers -- Abel and Andrew Painter. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons. 55), Jarren Duran (No. 85), The Red Sox system got a huge boost in 2021 with the arrival of shortstop Marcelo Mayer, the No. 2 Toronto through No. OF Brock Jones (Tier 3)10. Puk are poised to make an impact in the bigs soon, and outfielder Cristian Pache could, too. 43), Quinn Priester (No. 39), Brady House (No. 31), Logan Gilbert (No. 40), Garrett Crochet (No. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. 44), MacKenzie Gore (No. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Tier 1)2. 45); J.J. Bleday, OF (No. OF Zac Veen (Tier 1)3. RHP JR Ritchie (Tier 3)5. 1B Matt Mervis (Tier 2)5. Keep that in mind while scrolling through MLB Pipeline's 2022 preseason edition of the Farm System Rankings. 01:09:36. 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. MacKenzie Gore has struggled, but has begun to show flashes of returning to form. RHP Jack Leiter (Tier 1)4. RHP Jairo Iriarte (Tier 3)9. C Edgar Quero (Tier 2)4. RHP Taj Bradley (Tier 1)2. Cleveland Guardians2021 midseason rank: 132021 preseason rank: 132020 midseason rank: 142020 preseason rank: 12Top 100 Prospects: George Valera (No. OF Roman Anthony (Tier 3)8. Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson, SS (No. Keep that in mind while scrolling through MLB Pipeline's 2022 preseason edition of the Farm System Rankings. OF Garrett Mitchell (Tier 1)5. 68)Top 2021 rookie: Sixto Sanchez, RHP, The Marlins rallied last year for their first winning record in a decade and first playoff appearance in 16 seasons. SS Elly De La Cruz (Tier 1)2. The dynamic outfield duo of Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez is the highest-ranked pair of prospects in the game. 1. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. OF Sterlin Thompson (Tier 3)10. SS Brooks Lee (Tier 1)2. Texas is the club whose ranking Id most drastically tweak if I were doing these ranking by hand. 4 Joe Ryan, No. More , 20. SS Cristian Hernandez (Tier 2)6. The Dodgers have the No. LHP Jake Eder (Tier 2)5. They got even better with two very nice hauls from the Twins and Astros after sending Jorge Lopez and Trey Mancini to the Twins and Astros respectively. Cincinnati Reds2021 midseason rank: 102021 preseason rank: 202020 midseason rank: 222020 preseason rank: 24Top 100 Prospects: Hunter Greene (No. Philadelphia Phillies2020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Howard (No. RHP Sean Burke (Tier 3)9. RHP Jonathan Cannon (Tier 3), 1. LHP Jake Bennett (Tier 3)10. These rankings provide a current snapshot of the farm systems before Longenhagen and McDaniel embark on their winter-long reveal of team prospect rankings. More , 17. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. 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. Then they added Jackson Holliday with the first pick in the MLB Draft. Chicago Cubs2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brennen Davis (No. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted
1. 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. To kick things off, David Laurila welcomes Drew Saylor, hitting coordinator for the Kansas City Royals. -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. 93), Matt Brash, RHP (No. 5 Jordan Balazovic, No. OF Luis Matos (Tier 2)5. 3B Brett Baty (Tier 1)3. 14 ), Colton Cowser, OF ( No. 20), Henry Davis (No. The depth charts found on the Team Pages are based on projected playing time, NOT the current status of a team's roster. RHP Ty Madden (Tier 1)5. 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. RHP Daniel Espino (Tier 1)2. Los Angeles Dodgers2020 midseason rank: 142020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: Keibert Ruiz (No. 4 prospect Ivan Herrera arent far from forming a Major League battery themselves. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. Friday, February 18, 2022. OF Jeremy De La Rosa (Tier 3), 1. Teams were initially ranked based on the number of Tier 1 and Tier 2. Kyle Drabek / SP. 40), No other system has two prospects in the Top 5. 16), Nick Yorke (No. With the calendar flipped to 2023 and spring training fast approaching, it's time for our first MLB farm system rankings of the new year. 66), D.L. 63), Sam Huff (No. Not bad shape for a system that just graduated the NL Rookie of the Year, Jonathan India. OF Ryan Clifford (Tier 3), 1. 3B Curtis Mead (Tier 1)3. Its much more difficult to draft/sign a guy whos 50 right from the start. 17), Alex Kirilloff (No. This makes Erics decision for borderline grade players significant for valuation purposes. SS/3B Addison Barger (Tier 2)6. You can also use The Board to look back at prior snapshots of the farm rankings. 6 Jhoan Duran, No. More , 19. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. Puk is ready to follow them and make a major contribution in Oakland this year, with younger talent like 2020 first-rounder Tyler Soderstrom and 2019 international signee Robert Puason hoping to lead the next wave. More , 30. The most efficient way to build a winning big league club is by constructing a strong farm system. 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. 55), Geraldo Perdomo (No. Texas Rangers2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 21Top 100 Prospects: Josh Jung (No. SS Anthony Volpe (Tier 1)2. RHP Norge Vera (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 . 1), MJ Melendez (No. SS Noelvi Marte (Tier 1)3. More , 2. Minnesota Twins2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 122020 preseason rank: 7Top 100 Prospects: Royce Lewis (No. 50), Brendan McKay (No. The Orioles already have the best farm system in baseball. With the draft and trade deadline looming in quick succession, though, they will shift a great deal in a relatively short span of time. 54)Top 2021 rookie: Ryan Rolison, LHP, Brendan Rodgers isnt the No. 3B Colt Keith (Tier 2)6. Next Ill note that the 2021 Updated section of The Board is now live. Monetary values are also a great common denominator by which to start comparing players and assets like pool space and comp picks that we otherwise could not, and Craigs values could one day help us build our version of a trade machine here at the site. OF Drew Waters (Tier 2)4. Deep, well-rounded farm systems help Major League clubs win ballgames. RHP Owen Murphy (Tier 3)4. Deck McGuire / SP. Over the last 5 years there are only 99 hitters who have totaled 10 WAR, so having only 79 guys to replace those guys as they age out to below average over the next few years sounds about right maybe?