Fifth-ranked Cleveland and sixth-ranked Arizona both had very good recent drafts and international classes. Those facts alone would buy the Tigers a spot in the Top 10 of these rankings, but only by a whisker do they get there because of the groups top-heaviness. C Korey Lee (Tier 2)5. OF Evan Carter (Tier 1)2. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. 28), Jazz Chisholm (No. While Toronto landed star power in George Springer and Marcus Semien via free agency, it did so without touching their top-end prospects. 48), Ezequiel Duran (No. RHP Victor Lizarraga (Tier 3)7. OF Luis Matos (Tier 2)5. 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. C Daniel Susac (Tier 2)6. St. Louis Cardinals2020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Dylan Carlson (No. RHP Owen Murphy (Tier 3)4. 65 is much closer to 60 than 70. 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. 32), Clarke Schmidt (No. 63), Sam Huff (No. New York Mets2021 midseason rank: 222021 preseason rank: 192020 midseason rank: 202020 preseason rank: 20Top 100 Prospects: Francisco lvarez (No. 4. OF Jackson Chourio (Tier 1)2. 1B/OF Heriberto Hernandez (Tier 3)8. San Francisco Giants2020 midseason rank: 132020 preseason rank: 10Top 100 Prospects: Marco Luciano (No. 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. Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams. The Braves and White Sox are the most helped by this, while the Yankees and Phillies are punished the most. 3B Zack Gelof (Tier 2)4. RHP Dylan Smith (Tier 3), 1. RHP Karson Milbrandt (Tier 3), 1. More , 17. LHP Jay Groome (Tier 3)10. SS Brooks Lee (Tier 1)2. OF Ryan Clifford (Tier 3), 1. Philadelphia Phillies2020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Howard (No. Top 100 Prospects: Gunnar Henderson, SS/3B ( No. RHP Cristian Mena (Tier 3)10. 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. C Carter Jensen (Tier 3), 1. 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. Overall Depth (Team): Having one or two elite prospects is great, but a deep farm system is the way to build a sustainable contender. IF Spencer Steer (Tier 2)7. 86), Tyler Stephenson (No. This allowed the worst 55 and the best 50 to have a minuscule difference in value. 3B Brett Baty (Tier 1)3. and FanGraphs . 33), Matthew Liberatore (No. 67), Andy Pages (No. 3B Curtis Mead (Tier 1)3. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. C Harry Ford (Tier 1)2. 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. 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. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. 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. 1), Luis Patio (No. More , 2. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Third-ranked Pittsburghs hard rebuild moved them here. 85), The Red Sox system got a huge boost in 2021 with the arrival of shortstop Marcelo Mayer, the No. 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. I mention this because perhaps the biggest flaw in doing farm rankings the way we do is that young, recently-graduated players can drastically alter where an organization lines up on the list. 46), Austin Martin (No. OF Jasson Domnguez (Tier 1)3. Atlanta Braves2021 midseason rank: 232021 preseason rank: 152020 midseason rank: 152020 preseason rank: 8Top 100 Prospects: Michael Harris II (No. Feel free to compare to our 2021 farm system rankings if you wish. Chicago Cubs2020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brailyn Marquez (No. 1. 59), There's still room for improvement, but the Oakland system is much more robust than it was a year ago. SS Eric Brown Jr. (Tier 3)10. Spoiler alert: You'll notice the same teams that . OF Oscar Cols (Tier 1)3. 51), Tyler Freeman (No. More , 21. 48), Ronny Mauricio (No. SS Nick Loftin (Tier 3)8. 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. 2B Michael Busch (Tier 1)5. Thanks for all of this hard work. 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. RHP Dylan Lesko (Tier 2)4. the dollar values are based on a study by FanGraphs that took the expected big league output on average by each tier of prospect . More , 22. OF Drew Waters (Tier 2)4. Depth and talent were the biggest factors in ranking each team. 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. RHP Eury Prez (Tier 1)2. 13), Matthew Liberatore (No. More , 18. Hall, LHP (No. 1B/OF Dustin Harris (Tier 3), 1. 24), Oneil Cruz (No. 7), Orelvis Martinez (No. 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. RHP Garrett Hawkins (Tier 3), 1. RHP Chase Petty (Tier 3)10. More , 20. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. C Drake Baldwin (Tier 3), 1. RHP Landon Marceaux (Tier 3)8. 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. 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. The completion of the team-by-team lists means that untouched rankings from my last sixth months of work are frozen in time here. 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. Now that all 30 orgs have been audited, Ive begun pulling graduating prospects off The Board. Even 45+ is much closer to 35+ than 50. RHP Sean Burke (Tier 3)9. That brings me to the Farm System Rankings, which are now live on the site. 58), JJ Bleday (No. The Brewers (mid-2016) and Braves (pre-2017) have made three straight playoff appearances, including a trip each to the National League Championship Series. SS Trey Sweeney (Tier 3)9. Philadelphia Phillies2021 midseason rank: 272021 preseason rank: 232020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Bryson Stott (No. Arizona Diamondbacks2021 midseason rank: 92021 preseason rank: 92020 midseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Alek Thomas (No. 1. 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. 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. 3B Bryan Ramos (Tier 2)4. OF Heston Kjerstad (Tier 2)8. 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. C Edgar Quero (Tier 2)4. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (Tier 2)8. I like how the Padres and Dodgers are already ranked #4 and #5 despite not ranking the rest of the system. 67), Matt Allan (No. 20), Henry Davis (No. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. 3), Noelvi Marte, SS (No. Detroit Tigers2021 midseason rank: 72021 preseason rank: 22020 midseason rank: 22020 preseason rank: 5Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Torkelson (No. OF Benny Montgomery (Tier 2)6. 95)Top 2021 rookie: Tyler Stephenson, C, Things are looking up for the Reds, who finished over .500 in 2020 and boast a system with a mass of talent at the top of its Top 30 courtesy of a string of first-round picks over the last several years. Atlanta Braves2020 midseason rank: 152020 preseason rank: 8Top 100 Prospects: Cristian Pache (No. 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. RHP Jack Leiter (Tier 1)4. FanGraphs has released updated 2021 prospect rankings out as we head into the holiday season and a new year. A year ago, the Rays Top 100 contingent boasted Wander Franco, Luis Patio, Randy Arozarena and Shane McClanahan. Colorado Rockies2021 midseason rank: 262021 preseason rank: 272020 midseason rank: 282020 preseason rank: 27Top 100 Prospects: Zac Veen (No. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. But FV is somewhat tied to where a prospect is in their minors career arc. 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. 1. More , 17. FanGraphs Baseball. 91), The next prospect up mentality continues. Los Angeles Dodgers2020 midseason rank: 142020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: Keibert Ruiz (No. Kansas City Royals2021 midseason rank: 52021 preseason rank: 102020 midseason rank: 102020 preseason rank: 17Top 100 Prospects: Bobby Witt Jr. (No. OF Justin Dirden (Tier 2)6. You can also use The Board to look back at prior snapshots of the farm rankings. OF Jeremy De La Rosa (Tier 3), 1. 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. I am very much looking forward to reading a bunch of new writeups on prospects from this draft! SS Ambioris Tavarez (Tier 3)9. Ill continue to update the pro lists over the next several weeks, with contenders and likely deadline buyers my priority, since theyre the ones most likely to move prospects. I . Now it's time to rank farm systems adding their 2022 draft picks, assuming most end up signing on the dotted line. Here is our 2022 ranking of all 30 farm systems, counting down from number 30 to number 1. Boston Red Sox2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 25Top 100 Prospects: Triston Casas (No. After the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs were among several teams that bolstered. 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. Cavalli and House the clubs two most recent first-round picks -- top the system these days, providing the group with a top-of the-rotation type and a potential middle-of-the-lineup masher who could stick at short. More , 8. 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. Houston Astros2020 midseason rank: 272020 preseason rank: 28Top 100 Prospects: Forrest Whitley (No. LHP Jared Shuster (Tier 2)2. Pittsburgh Pirates2020 midseason rank: 162020 preseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Ke'Bryan Hayes (No. Right-handers Bobby Miller and Ryan Pepiot are the next farmhands poised to make an impact in Los Angeles. With the draft and trade deadline looming in quick succession, though, they will shift a great deal in a relatively short span of time. In their places, Shane Baz became one of the most promising young arms in the game, Josh Lowe showed enough tools to put himself on the brink of The Show and Taj Bradley led full-season Minor Leaguers in ERA. 1B/3B Jordan Daz (Tier 3), 1. 66), D.L. 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. 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. OF Garrett Mitchell (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 Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. LHP Andrew Abbott (Tier 3), 1. 2B Nick Gonzales (Tier 2)8. Deck McGuire / SP. 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. Ranking All 30 MLB Farm Systems After 2020 MLB Draft Results Joel Reuter June 12, 2020 Rick Scuteri/Associated Press Now that the 2020 MLB draft is in the books, it's time for an updated. Texas Rangers2020 midseason rank: 242020 preseason rank: 21Top 100 Prospects: Josh Jung (No. OF Miguel Bleis (Tier 2)5. C Logan O'Hoppe (Tier 1)2. RHP Ryan Pepiot (Tier 1)8. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons.