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. 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. 23), Blake Walston (No. RHP Kumar Rocker (Tier 2)7. 5), Emerson Hancock (No. 3B Josh Jung (Tier 1)3. More , 19. Tampa Bay Rays2020 midseason rank: 12020 preseason rank: 1Top 100 Prospects: Wander Franco (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. I expect MLB.com to have higher ratings becasue they want to generate excitement and saying your team has no good MiLB players isnt going to do that. LHP Mason Montgomery (Tier 1)6. 2), Grayson Rodriguez (No. Seattle Mariners2021 midseason rank: 22021 preseason rank: 32020 midseason rank: 42020 preseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Julio Rodrguez, OF (No. Readers have a couple of different options in this area. 29), Cole Winn (No. 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. Colorado Rockies2021 midseason rank: 262021 preseason rank: 272020 midseason rank: 282020 preseason rank: 27Top 100 Prospects: Zac Veen (No. RHP Cade Cavalli (Tier 1)5. 77)Top 2021 rookie: Ryan Mountcastle, OF, Several years into their organizational rebuild, the Orioles have reshaped their farm system from one of baseball's weakest into one of its best. 73), Brayan Rocchio (No. 92), Taylor Trammell (No. RHP Taylor Dollard (Tier 1)3. 3), Noelvi Marte, SS (No. 53), Gabriel Arias (No. Episode 949 This week on the podcast, we learn a lot about Kansas City's farm system before a chat about potential moves before the 40-man roster deadline. 17), Alex Kirilloff (No. More , 25. The organization has keyed in on top Draft picks, like Adley Rutschman and Heston Kjerstad, while also re-establishing a presence in Latin America. RHP Clayton Beeter (Tier 3)10. 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. 6), CJ Abrams (No. 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. OF Vaun Brown (Tier 3), 1. Oakland Athletics2021 midseason rank: 282021 preseason rank: 262020 midseason rank: 172020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Tyler Soderstrom (No. OF Miguel Bleis (Tier 2)5. Armed with a high-octane fastball and a . All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. 2B Michael Busch (Tier 1)5. Right-handers Bobby Miller and Ryan Pepiot are the next farmhands poised to make an impact in Los Angeles. C Carter Jensen (Tier 3), 1. 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. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. RHP Beck Way (Tier 3)9. 1. 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 , 6. 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. OF James Outman (Tier 2)10. 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. LHP Matthew Liberatore (Tier 2)7. RHP Hunter Brown (Tier 1)2. 65), Brice Turang (No. 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. 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. 37), Luis Campusano (No. RHP Bryan Woo (Tier 3), 1. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. SS William Bergolla (Tier 3)9. 4 Joe Ryan, No. SS/3B Addison Barger (Tier 2)6. 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. OF Jasson Domnguez (Tier 1)3. 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. Miami not only has the youngest team in the National League East, but it also has easily the best crop of prospects. RHP Gavin Williams (Tier 1)3. The current state of the system features a top half of players ready to make debuts this season or next season. Los Angeles Angels2020 midseason rank: 212020 preseason rank: 26Top 100 Prospects: Brandon Marsh (No. 91)Top 2021 rookie: Leody Taveras, OF, The rebuilding Rangers have changed gears a bit, and many of their top farmhands exude more polish than their high-risk, high-reward prospects of recent years. 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. 76), Matt McClain (No. More , 17. OF Mason Auer (Tier 3), 1. More , 26. 01:09:36. 37), Nolan Gorman (No. Witt is Kansas Citys only Top 50 overall prospect, hurting the system slightly in this set of rankings. 2B Nick Gonzales (Tier 2)8. 67), Andy Pages (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?) FanGraphs Baseball. 16), Nick Yorke (No. Just wanted to let you know it wasnt up yet. 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. "The Blue Jays feature a young prospect group," BA's blurb said . Just scroll down a little bit; its on the right. LHP Carson Whisenhunt (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. LHP Cooper Hjerpe (Tier 2)10. 1 farm system in baseball thanks to a top 10 list made up entirely of players they either drafted or signed as international free agents. There are a lot of varying opinions on the Chicago Cubs farm system among baseball outlets. 3B Tucker Toman (Tier 3)7. The system is skewed toward the offensive side, featuring players who rose up the rankings after breakout 2021 seasons by catcher Logan OHoppe and outfielders Johan Rojas and Jhailyn Ortiz. OF Will Brennan (Tier 3), 1. SS Jacob Amaya (Tier 3)10. Theres also the scarcity argument. RHP Reese Olson (Tier 3)10. think Nick Gordon of the Twins or Kevn Maitan. 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. 41), Sixto Snchez (No. Several outlets, including Bleacher Report and Prospects1500, peg the Royals' farm . by Retrosheet. 45 is much closer to 40 than 50. Chicago White Sox2021 midseason rank: 302021 preseason rank: 162020 midseason rank: 62020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: none, Though the White Sox rank last again, their system was a mainstay in the top 10 from 2017-20 and cranked out a lot of talent en route to the first back-to-back playoff appearances in franchise history. It seems like they are valued more like 42 and 62. (The first post in their. Matt Allan remains the groups best pitching prospect. 86), Tyler Stephenson (No. Jobe will have a longer road as a high-school pitcher, but the arsenal is there for him to become an ace. 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. LHP Adam Macko (Tier 3), 1. OF Jordan Walker (Tier 1)2. RHP Gabriel Hughes (Tier 2)7. System-wide prospect successes sell World Series tickets. 1 overall Draft picks (Spencer Torkelson and Casey Mize), two more Top 10 overall picks (Riley Greene and Matt Manning) and a late-round gem (Tarik Skubal), the Tigers are the first team ever to have five of the top 25 players in one of our Top 100 Prospects lists. . Oakland Athletics2020 midseason rank: 172020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: NoneTop 2021 rookie: A.J. LHP Robert Gasser (Tier 3), 1. RHP Bobby Miller (Tier 1)3. RHP Karson Milbrandt (Tier 3), 1. RHP Owen Murphy (Tier 3)4. Four of the top prospects in the system (No. The most efficient way to build a winning big league club is by constructing a strong farm system. Readers have a couple of different options in this area. St. Louis Cardinals2021 midseason rank: 212021 preseason rank: 172020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Jordan Walker (No. 19), Randy Arozarena (No. Including Baseball Americas organizational rankings for the years before ours existed, each of the last 14 World Series champions had a top-10-rated farm system at some point in the five years leading up to their title. Just as a quick noteif youve set it up to automatically update from the draft prospects list, that list might be out of date. RHP Adam Makur (Tier 3)8. Players farther down tend to be graded lower. SS Luisangel Acua (Tier 3)9. LHP Logan Allen (Tier 1)7. C Edgar Quero (Tier 2)4. 15), JJ Bleday (No. 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. 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. SS Edwin Arroyo (Tier 1)4. In essence, Id be double counting my personal preferences. I . LHP/1B Reggie Crawford (Tier 3)9. Chicago White Sox2020 midseason rank: 62020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: Andrew Vaughn (No. 66), D.L. SS Brayan Rocchio (Tier 1)6. Now that all 30 orgs have been audited, Ive begun pulling graduating prospects off The Board. 1B Matt Mervis (Tier 2)5. Keep that in mind while scrolling through MLB Pipeline's 2022 preseason edition of the Farm System Rankings. 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. RHP Nick Nastrini (Tier 2). 26), Quinn Priester (No. 28), Jazz Chisholm (No. The top of the Seattle Mariners farm system ranks second in baseball based on the top-100 prospects lists - Lookout Landing Seattle Mariners Minors The top of the Mariners farm system. SS Matt McLain (Tier 2)8. It's conceivable that the first nine players on MLB Pipeline's Marlins Top 30 could see action in the Majors this year, and the franchise's future hasn't seemed this bright in quite a while. Pittsburgh Pirates2021 midseason rank: 42021 preseason rank: 82020 midseason rank: 162020 preseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Nick Gonzales (No. More , 4. RHP Tanner Bibee (Tier 2)8. CJ Abrams is one of the more electric youngsters in the game and appears to be on a fast track to San Diego. 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. But FV is somewhat tied to where a prospect is in their minors career arc. 3), Casey Mize (No. 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. 70), Joey Wiemer (No. SS Brooks Lee (Tier 1)2. 4. 14 ), Colton Cowser, OF ( No. FanGraphs has released updated 2021 prospect rankings out as we head into the holiday season and a new year. 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. 48), Ronny Mauricio (No. 58), JJ Bleday (No. SS Colson Montgomery (Tier 1)2. RHP Will Warren (Tier 3)8. Be on the lookout for that stuff and thanks for your continued support of FanGraphs. SS Anthony Volpe (Tier 1)2. Atlanta Braves2020 midseason rank: 152020 preseason rank: 8Top 100 Prospects: Cristian Pache (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. 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. LHP Brandon Walter (Tier 3)10. 22), Jordan Groshans (No. 84), Tyler Freeman (No. 44), Jeter Downs (No. The Carlos Correa signing complicated Royce Lewis' plans to break camp in the bigs, but doesn't make him any less intriguing. 9), Nick Gonzales (No. 59), Hunter Greene (No. That means teams current placement is, in essence, their floor for the final ranking. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. 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. So good, in fact, that he already ranks #1 overall in a very talented and deep Yankees farm system. LHP Kyle Muller (Tier 2)5. 24), Matt Manning (No. RHP Cole Henry (Tier 2)9. Deck McGuire / SP. 6), Gunnar Henderson, SS/3B (No. C Rickardo Perez (Tier 3)10. 58)Top 2021 rookie: Josiah Gray, RHP, The Dodgers excel at developing talent as much as they do at winning at the big league level. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. More , 10. 45); J.J. Bleday, OF (No. You can also use The Board to look back at prior snapshots of the farm rankings. Not bad shape for a system that just graduated the NL Rookie of the Year, Jonathan India. 2B Tyler Black (Tier 3)8. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. The No. SS Blaze Alexander (Tier 3), 1. by Retrosheet. 48), Ezequiel Duran (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. William Boor, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Nick Trujillo. Based on where they are on the current rankings, how much draft capital they have, and their pre-deadline posture as sellers, Id guess that Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Arizona will be the top three systems after the trade deadline, with Cincinnati a dark horse candidate to climb into that area if they get a huge haul for Luis Castillo. 4. 30. MLB.com bases their rankings on a point system and has the Cubs system 24th in baseball,. 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. 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 Victor Lizarraga (Tier 3)7. Texas Rangers2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 21Top 100 Prospects: Josh Jung (No. 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. 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. Liberatore and No. Kansas City Royals2020 midseason rank: 102020 preseason rank: 17Top 100 Prospects: Bobby Witt Jr. (No. These rankings of all 30 . Ben Cherington and company have quickly taken this farm system from an average one to one of the best in Baseball. C Drake Baldwin (Tier 3), 1. More , 8. Remember that as soon as a player exhausts their rookie eligibility, they are scrubbed from their teams list and wont count in these rankings. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Now it's time to rank farm systems adding their 2022 draft picks, assuming most end up signing on the dotted line. 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. Kyle Drabek / SP. 33), George Kirby (No. RHP Tink Hence (Tier 1)3. RHP Calvin Ziegler (Tier 2)9. 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. Sidelined for the better part of two seasons with myocarditis and the lingering aftereffects. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons. C Ivan Herrera (Tier 2)8. C Bo Naylor (Tier 1)5. 88)Top 2021 rookie: Deivi Garcia, RHP, The Yankees system continues to feature a heavy international flavor, led by the ultratalented and ultrahyped Jasson Dominguez and prime Rookie of the Year candidate Deivi Garcia. This is fantasticthanks. But plenty of talent remains at the top with four Top-100 prospects, each of whom is 21 or younger. 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. 45), Mick Abel (No. and FanGraphs . ESPN. More , 29. More , 14. Lets check in on the farm system rankings before the draft. 80 ), DL Hall, LHP ( No. 69), DL Hall (No. But I also think that does call into question whether FV50s really are worth that much more than FV45+ and FV45s. RHP Bryce Miller (Tier 2)4. would get you most of the way there. 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. SS Brady House (Tier 2)6. RHP Cade Horton (Tier 3)9. Depth and talent were the biggest factors in ranking each team. Six of Toronto's top 10 prospects on MLB Pipeline are currently 21 or younger, with rising infielder Manuel Beltre just 17 years old. RHP Chase Petty (Tier 3)10. 4 ), Jackson Holliday, SS ( No. 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. 10), Brett Baty (No. 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. More , 15. I dont think its worth fishing past the 45+s for monetary value, FWIW. 6 Injured MLB Prospects To Buy Low On in Dynasty Leagues ; 100 Facts for 2023 Fantasy Baseball ; 2023 Consensus Fantasy Baseball Outfield Rankings ; . SS Brice Turang (Tier 2)6. 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. These will fluctuate and change shortly. SS Zach Neto (Tier 1)3. OF Garrett Mitchell (Tier 1)5. RHP Dylan Smith (Tier 3), 1. Miami Marlins2020 midseason rank: 52020 preseason rank: 4Top 100 Prospects: Sixto Snchez (No. However, 2022 first-round pick, New White Sox manager Pedro Grifol recently told. I like how the Padres and Dodgers are already ranked #4 and #5 despite not ranking the rest of the system. RHP Gordon Graceffo (Tier 1)6. LHP Ky Bush (Tier 2)5. For right now though, there will be updated draft rankings and a mock draft on the site this week, followed by the migration of those players to the pro side of the lists shortly after the draft. RHP Hayden Juenger (Tier 3)9. OF Joey Wiemer (Tier 1)4. LHP Robby Snelling (Tier 2)6. 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. RHP Ryne Nelson (Tier 2)7. Spoiler alert: You'll notice the same teams that . LHP Jake Bennett (Tier 3)10. 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. Houston Astros2020 midseason rank: 272020 preseason rank: 28Top 100 Prospects: Forrest Whitley (No. The White Sox (mid-2017) and Padres (pre-2018 through mid-2019) both ended long postseason droughts a year ago and are among the favorites to reach the World Series this October, just as the Rays (pre-2020 and mid-2020 through pre-2021) did last October. C Dalton Rushing (Tier 2)9. 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. 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. In addition, each team's correspondent has provided a short, 30,000-foot view snapshot of their minor league organization. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. 54m The prospects traded for Juan Soto have been added to the Nationals team list: fangraphs.com/prospects/the- 5 4 12 FanGraphs Prospects @FG_Prospects Washington moves from 24th to 8th in the live farm system rankings. 19), Jordan Lawlar (No. Boston Red Sox2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 25Top 100 Prospects: Triston Casas (No. 84), Xavier Edwards (No. SS/3B Junior Caminero (Tier 2)7. More . 35), Eury Perez (No. 11), Riley Greene (No. 38), Jordan Groshans (No. The deep system also features several intriguing pitching talents, including five among its top 10 prospects. 46), Austin Martin (No. SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. You may want to follow the FanGraphs Prospects Twitter account, which I typically use to tweet Board updates when players are added, subtracted, or move within the Future Value tiers. The completion of the team-by-team lists means that untouched rankings from my last sixth months of work are frozen in time here. Teams ranked low who I think have players destined for huge growth includes the Cubs, Angels and Brewers because of the young players they have at Low-A and on the complex right now. More , 24. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3)6. 67), Matt Allan (No. 1. by Handedness, Effectively Wild Episode 1718: MLB in the Multiverse of Madness, FanGraphs Audio: Bruce Miles and Mark Gonzales Talk Chicago Baseball. Cleveland Guardians2021 midseason rank: 132021 preseason rank: 132020 midseason rank: 142020 preseason rank: 12Top 100 Prospects: George Valera (No. Sort of relatedI have noticed FGs grades are consistently lower than other outlets. Chicago Cubs2021 midseason rank: 182021 preseason rank: 222020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brennen Davis (No. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. 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. OF Oscar Cols (Tier 1)3. OF Brennen Davis (Tier 1)3. RHP Mason Miller (Tier 2)8. OF George Valera (Tier 1)4. 61), Miguel Amaya (No. 3B Cayden Wallace (Tier 2)5. . 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. 64), Colton Cowser, OF (No. RHP Jackson Jobe (Tier 1)2. C Daniel Susac (Tier 2)6. 55), Jarren Duran (No. 36), The Rockies' group of prospects is making its way up our rankings thanks to an influx of talent from recent Draft classes. 54), Roansy Contreras (No. SS Royce Lewis (Tier 1)3. 12), Ian Anderson (No. 79), Alek Thomas (No. 9 as the farm system continues to become more balanced on both sides of the ball. RHP Connor Phillips (Tier 2)9. 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. 99)Top 2021 rookie: Tim Cate, LHP, Last seasons graduations of Carter Kieboom and Luis Garcia and the continued fallout from moves made to aid the 2019 World Series run leave the Nats in the bottom spot. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, 32), Clarke Schmidt (No. Top 100 Prospects: Kahlil Watson, SS (No. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Tier 1)2. On the other side, the Astros not long ago underwent one of the biggest farm-based rebuilds in recent memory, an effort that brought them key 2021 contributors Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker, to name a few. SS Ezequiel Tovar (Tier 1)2. Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles already had the best farm system coming into the MLB Draft with the first overall selection. Texas Rangers2021 midseason rank: 112021 preseason rank: 212020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 21Top 100 Prospects: Jack Leiter (No. In Craigs initial series of articles on prospect valuation, the top 100 was given a smooth curve between FVs. More , 21. LHP Dylan Dodd (Tier 3)8. The depth charts found on the Team Pages are based on projected playing time, NOT the current status of a team's roster. 17), Josh Jung (No. 9), Robert Hassell III (No. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. With a high-octane fastball-curveball combination, The decision to sign veterans Trey Mancini and Eric Hosmer creates a road block for, With Shea Langeliers set to take over as the starting catcher in the majors and, The Rangers have had a tough time developing pitching prospects over the years, but they have an impressive collection of high-ceiling arms right now in, The Rays develop pitching as well as any organization in baseball, and right-hander, The Nationals completely transformed their farm system with the Juan Soto blockbuster, acquiring, Since the start of last offseason, the Reds have added.