2B Nick Yorke (Tier 2)6. The depth charts found on the Team Pages are based on projected playing time, NOT the current status of a team's roster. 56), Shea Langeliers (No. Baltimore Orioles2020 midseason rank: 32020 preseason rank: 8Top 100 Prospects: Adley Rutschman (No. 2022 MLB Farm System Rankings: Ranking Every Team's Farm System After the Draft Every MLB team just improved their farm system with the 2022 MLB Draft. 56)Top 2021 rookie: Nick Madrigal, 2B, The White Sox have an incredibly top-heavy system with four Top 100 Prospects who are legitimate Rookie of the Year candidates and not much in the way of proven talent behind them. 40), No other system has two prospects in the Top 5. Oakland Athletics2020 midseason rank: 172020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: NoneTop 2021 rookie: A.J. 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. 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. The Dodgers have the No. As players are traded and drafted over the next few weeks, or if their Future Value grade changes throughout the rest of the season, those alterations will be found in the 2022 Updated option on the dropdown menu. 36), Triston McKenzie (No. 28); Edward Cabrera, RHP (No. The next several teams No. SS Trey Sweeney (Tier 3)9. by Handedness, Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings Are Now Live, Orioles Co-Hitting Coach Ryan Fuller Meets Players Where They Are, A Rare All-Star Brother Act for Willson and William Contreras. OF Justin Dirden (Tier 2)6. More , 9. New York Mets2021 midseason rank: 222021 preseason rank: 192020 midseason rank: 202020 preseason rank: 20Top 100 Prospects: Francisco lvarez (No. 19), Jordan Lawlar (No. 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. 28), Jazz Chisholm (No. RHP Bobby Miller (Tier 1)3. 36), The Rockies' group of prospects is making its way up our rankings thanks to an influx of talent from recent Draft classes. 35), Eury Perez (No. 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. Take a peak at the latest MLB.com Chicago Cubs prospect rankings OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (Tier 1)4. 22), Jordan Groshans (No. William Boor, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Nick Trujillo. SS Carson Williams (Tier 1)4. 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. I like how the Padres and Dodgers are already ranked #4 and #5 despite not ranking the rest of the system. OF Ryan Clifford (Tier 3), 1. Chicago Cubs Stats | FanGraphs Baseball Miami Marlins2021 midseason rank: 32021 preseason rank: 42020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson (No. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. 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. 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). SS Oswald Peraza (Tier 1)4. 17), Josh Jung (No. RHP Griff McGarry (Tier 2)5. assessment is a thing we need to nail down. 39), Nick Madrigal (No. 3B Gunnar Henderson (Tier 1)2. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. by Handedness, Effectively Wild Episode 1718: MLB in the Multiverse of Madness, FanGraphs Audio: Bruce Miles and Mark Gonzales Talk Chicago Baseball. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 7:42 AM ET, Park Factors More , 3. 21), Tarik Skubal (No. SS Yiddi Cappe (Tier 3)6. 27), Ronny Mauricio (No. 61), Miguel Amaya (No. C Logan O'Hoppe (Tier 1)2. The organization has keyed in on top Draft picks, like Adley Rutschman and Heston Kjerstad, while also re-establishing a presence in Latin America. The recent additions will take time to develop, but are supported by long-tenured members of the system. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (Tier 1)5. Pittsburgh Pirates2020 midseason rank: 162020 preseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Ke'Bryan Hayes (No. 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. think Nick Gordon of the Twins or Kevn Maitan. More , 14. You can also use The Board to look back at prior snapshots of the farm rankings. 2022 MLB Farm System Rankings: Ranking Every Team's Farm System After Here is our 2022 ranking of all 30 farm systems, counting down from number 30 to number 1. OF Miguel Bleis (Tier 2)5. 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. 2B Jace Jung (Tier 1)4. Just wanted to let you know it wasnt up yet. SS Jordan Westburg (Tier 1)7. 1B Kyle Manzardo (Tier 1)5. Boston Red Sox2021 midseason rank: 122021 preseason rank: 242020 midseason rank: 252020 preseason rank: 25Top 100 Prospects: Marcelo Mayer (No. More , 2. 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. 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. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 52), Jose Miranda (No. 80), Jordan Balazovic (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. RHP Taj Bradley (Tier 1)2. 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. Youre almost never going to draft one of those past the first 10-15 picks.. 4 on the Marlins prospect list last updatewas traded to the Minnesota Twins as part of the Pablo Lpez-for-Luis Arraez swap earlier this month. C Diego Cartaya (Tier 1)2. LHP Frank Mozzicato (Tier 3)10. OF Gabriel Martinez (Tier 3)8. 6), Gunnar Henderson, SS/3B (No. LHP Logan Allen (Tier 1)7. 3B Curtis Mead (Tier 1)3. SS Cristian Hernandez (Tier 2)6. RHP Bed Kudrna (Tier 2)3. 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. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. 67), Matt Allan (No. 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. The deep system also features several intriguing pitching talents, including five among its top 10 prospects. They spanned roughly 260,000 words of analysis and opinion regarding roughly 1,500 prospects and the systems they occupy, plus the tool grade components on The Board. 83), Justin Foscue (No. A cautionary tale for the Jasson Dominguezs of the world. The No. Every MLB Team's Farm System Ahead of the 2022 MLB Deadline Rankings. 7 Josh Winder) stand to open the season on the 40-man roster. 74)Top 2021 rookie: Brandon Marsh, OF, We still believe in Jo Adell, and Brandon Marsh, once 100 percent, isnt far behind him, with a bunch of intriguing, albeit far away, up-the-middle type talents throughout the system. More , 25. 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. Martinez and Groshans lead a charge of multi-positional infielders -- a group that includes eight of the clubs top 14 prospects. 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. Kansas City Royals2020 midseason rank: 102020 preseason rank: 17Top 100 Prospects: Bobby Witt Jr. (No. SS Masyn Winn (Tier 1)4. More , 30. OF Will Brennan (Tier 3), 1. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. Chicago White Sox2020 midseason rank: 62020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: Andrew Vaughn (No. 90), Starting out with two players in the top six -- the best catching prospect in No. In addition, the Cardinals have several high-ceiling prospects, such as Masyn Winn and Edwin Nunez, who could really elevate the systems ranking if everything clicks in their development. 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. More , 2. O's farm ranked No. 1 by Baseball America (plus other notes) 96), Shortstops are this system's strength, led by Top 100 prospects Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza and with future Top 100 candidates Trey Sweeney and Roderick Arias behind them. 52), Oneil Cruz (No. LHP Dax Fulton (Tier 3)7. 16), Joey Bart (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. 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. Texas Rangers Farm System Ranked No. 8 by ESPN - Sports Illustrated New York Yankees 2020 Top-25 Prospects - FantraxHQ SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. The big league club may also get substantial contributions from the newly acquired Brandon Williamson, while the likes of Elly De La Cruz, Matt McClain and Chase Petty (the get in the Sonny Gray trade) will intrigue in the Minors. OF Jacob Melton (Tier 3)7. by Retrosheet. Washington Nationals2021 midseason rank: 202021 preseason rank: 302020 midseason rank: 302020 preseason rank: 29Top 100 Prospects: Cade Cavalli (No. The first three teams to sit atop our rankings -- the Cubs (pre-2015), Red Sox (mid-2015) and Dodgers (pre-2016) -- have won World Series championships. Witt is Kansas Citys only Top 50 overall prospect, hurting the system slightly in this set of rankings. 71), Austin Hendrick (No. 46), Simeon Woods Richardson (No. RHP Yosver Zulueta (Tier 2)5. SS Cole Young (Tier 2)5. 93), Matt Brash, RHP (No. RHP Cole Wilcox (Tier 3)9. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, 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. RHP Cade Cavalli (Tier 1)5. RHP Max Meyer (Tier 1)3. Chicago Cubs2020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brailyn Marquez (No. Cleveland Indians2020 midseason rank: 132020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Nolan Jones (No. More , 17. More , 12. 30. IF/OF Edouard Julien (Tier 1)5. Ranking All 30 MLB Farm Systems After 2020 MLB Draft Results First and most importantly, here is a primer to remind you of the features of the rankings and here is Craig Edwards research on prospect valuation that helped inform our rankings methodology. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3) 6. RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (Tier 3) 3. OF Chase DeLauter (Tier 3)9. Right-handers Bobby Miller and Ryan Pepiot are the next farmhands poised to make an impact in Los Angeles. Individual prospect successes sell jerseys. LHP Mason Montgomery (Tier 1)6. 3B Brett Baty (Tier 1)3. 15), Cristian Hernandez (No. OF Esteury Ruiz (Tier 2)10. RHP Connor Phillips (Tier 2)9. 45); J.J. Bleday, OF (No. 63), Sam Huff (No. C Harry Ford (Tier 1)2. Minnesota Twins2020 midseason rank: 122020 preseason rank: 7Top 100 Prospects: Royce Lewis (No. by Handedness. 3B Bryan Ramos (Tier 2)4. RHP Tink Hence (Tier 1)3. 3B Jacob Berry (Tier 1)4. SS Ezequiel Tovar (Tier 1)2. 69), Despite graduating a slew of young talent to the Majors the past couple of seasons, the Marlins still are tied for the most Top 100 Prospects (six) with the Mariners and Pirates. Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams. The testing set is simply not the same as the training data. Puk, LHP, The graduations of Jess Luzardo and Sean Murphy weaken the top of the list, though a healthy A.J. 54), Roansy Contreras (No. OF Everson Pereira (Tier 2)6. 8), Luis Campusano (No. Updated Farm System Rankings for the 2023 MLB Season 5 Jordan Balazovic, No. Hall, LHP (No. They clearly arebut by that much? The Angels have not had the best luck developing middle infield prospects in recent years. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. IF Lenyn Sosa (Tier 3)8. Ive noticed that too. 25)Top 2021 rookie: Tarik Skubal, LHP, Led by two of the past three No. More , 29. RHP Dylan Smith (Tier 3), 1. Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams - ESPN.com IF Hao-Yu Lee (Tier 3)6. 2B Michael Busch (Tier 1)5. 78), Dane Dunning (No. Pittsburgh Pirates2021 midseason rank: 42021 preseason rank: 82020 midseason rank: 162020 preseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Nick Gonzales (No. SS Marco Luciano (Tier 1)2. 72), MLB Pipeline has been ranking prospects since 2004, and this marks the first time a Royals prospect has claimed the No. RHP Ryne Nelson (Tier 2)7. 12 Miami, all in about the $250 to $300 million range are only separated by what equates to one top 100 prospect. 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. Seattle Mariners2021 midseason rank: 22021 preseason rank: 32020 midseason rank: 42020 preseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Julio Rodrguez, OF (No. To kick things off, David Laurila welcomes Drew Saylor, hitting coordinator for the Kansas City Royals. RHP Brock Porter (Tier 1)5. Milwaukee might just be the system for you. Heres an example: I like big-framed, projectable players. 77); Jake Eder, LHP (No. Chicago Cubs2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brennen Davis (No. Yesterday you noted that Cowser and Rocker were FV50 and they are 45+ on the draft prospects list currently. More , 11. Most of their top prospects are position players, and first baseman Triston Casas and outfielder Jarren Duran could play key roles in Boston this summer. Worth mentioning that the FV is not a static number as players age/mature/add a season of data points and reports/etc. RHP Garrett Hawkins (Tier 3), 1. 77), Greg Jones (No. 30); Max Meyer, RHP (No. 84), Xavier Edwards (No. C Jeferson Quero (Tier 3)9. Texas Rangers2021 midseason rank: 112021 preseason rank: 212020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 21Top 100 Prospects: Jack Leiter (No. SS Luisangel Acua (Tier 3)9. More , 8. 1B/3B Jordan Daz (Tier 3), 1. 29), Cole Winn (No. They dont have the major league-ready stars that other orgs do, but they have several fast-approaching everyday hitters, homegrown pitching depth (but not much internal hope for elite, top-of-rotation pitching), and the deepest system in the game. 3), Noelvi Marte, SS (No. 30)Top 2021 rookie: Daniel Lynch, LHP, For the second straight year, shortstop phenom Bobby Witt Jr. headlines the Royals Top 30. More , 6. SS Royce Lewis (Tier 1)3. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, They may spend a lot of money on the MLB roster, but they also identify and develop talent as well as any organization in the sport. 57), Michael Busch (No. He has been known to have power outbursts from time to time, but he really seems to struggle against left-handed pitching. C Kevin Parada (Tier 1)4. Rumor has it that the SS in Jasson stands for "superstar." The kid hasn't even made his . Especially since those 99 guys include people like Ozzie Albies and Paul DeJong who got to 10 wins much faster and may still be on the list in 5 years because they are young. RHP Bubba Chandler (Tier 2)10. 92), Taylor Trammell (No. More , 10. 19), Randy Arozarena (No. 24), Matt Manning (No. The system is ranked among MLB's Top 10 for the first time since 2017. More , 9. Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings Are Now Live - FanGraphs Baseball 2023 Top 100 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball 99), After sitting at No. LHP Brandon Walter (Tier 3)10. More , 20. Harris and right-hander Spencer Strider earned the top two spots with breakout seasons in 2021. 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. 37), Luis Campusano (No. 11), George Kirby, RHP (No. Since MLB Pipeline began ranking farm systems biannually in 2015, every organization that claimed the top spot has enjoyed plenty of on-field success. It seems that most the 5 ratings have value rounded down to a degree. OF Corbin Carroll (Tier 1)3. RHP Victor Lizarraga (Tier 3)7. For instance, the Rays are currently ranked first, but theyll drop to seventh as soon as Shane Baz graduates, which could be after his next start. But the top three on the list were all first-round picks of the Pirates. 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. So when you peruse our system rankings below, expect to see the teams ranked near the top playing for championships in the near future. C Rickardo Perez (Tier 3)10. 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.