29), Cole Winn (No. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 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 Bed Kudrna (Tier 2)3. SS Max Muncy (Tier 2)7. RHP Cole Henry (Tier 2)9. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3)6. St. Louis Cardinals2020 midseason rank: 182020 preseason rank: 18Top 100 Prospects: Dylan Carlson (No. Every word of those write-ups is cemented on The Boards 2022 Report section, which is now set in stone on the site for future reference. SS Cal Conley (Tier 3)10. 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. 18), Drew Waters (No. More , 22. RHP Brock Porter (Tier 1)5. 7 despite graduating the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio in recent years. Play Audio . Philadelphia Phillies2020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Howard (No. RHP Gavin Stone (Tier 1)6. More , 29. OF Jordan Walker (Tier 1)2. OF Jordan Beck (Tier 3)9. 2), Grayson Rodriguez (No. 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. 4), Riley Greene (No. 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. 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. 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. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. C Carter Jensen (Tier 3), 1. Their successors at No. Yesterday you noted that Cowser and Rocker were FV50 and they are 45+ on the draft prospects list currently. 25), Edward Cabrera(No. These rankings provide a current snapshot of the farm systems before Longenhagen and McDaniel embark on their winter-long reveal of team prospect rankings. 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. Look at last year's Fall Classic. LHP Jake Bennett (Tier 3)10. 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. Weve considered factors such as potential impact talent, depth, proximity to the big leagues and balance between position players and pitchers as well as ceilings and floors. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. 87)Top 2021 rookie: Nate Pearson, RHP, The Blue Jays are No. OF Spencer Jones (Tier 2)7. RHP Darius Vines (Tier 3)7. RHP Gunnar Hoglund (Tier 2)9. LHP Matthew Liberatore (Tier 2)7. 1 spot for three straight editions of these rankings, are coming off their first 100-win season in the history of the franchise. 59), Hunter Greene (No. OF Tyler Gentry (Tier 2)6. Chicago White Sox2020 midseason rank: 62020 preseason rank: 11Top 100 Prospects: Andrew Vaughn (No. By Kiley McDaniel. SS Luisangel Acua (Tier 3)9. 5), Emerson Hancock (No. 54)Top 2021 rookie: Ryan Rolison, LHP, Brendan Rodgers isnt the No. 21), The Angels have seemingly had fleeting Minor League depth for years but have produced high-ceiling players in Jared Walsh, Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh and Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 AL MVP. The closest before Bobby Witt Jr. assumed the throne this spring was when Alex Gordon was No. SS Liover Peguero (Tier 2)7. RHP Will Warren (Tier 3)8. 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. 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. 60), Jasson Dominguez (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. OF Benny Montgomery (Tier 2)6. More , 6. OF Luis Matos (Tier 2)5. Right-hander, Even after gutting their farm system to acquire Juan Soto last summer, the Padres still have one elite-level prospect in shortstop, Whether he wins a spot in the starting rotation or starts the year in a bullpen role, hard-throwing, While much of the attention goes to the top three arms in the Mariners' system, right-hander, The Milwaukee system is thin on high-ceiling pitching prospects right now, with the exception of 2022 second-round pick. 40), Garrett Crochet (No. RHP Gabriel Hughes (Tier 2)7. Spoiler alert: You'll notice the same teams that . OF Aaron Zavala (Tier 3)10. LHP Noah Schultz (Tier 3)6. 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. RHP Blade Tidwell (Tier 3)10. SS Yiddi Cappe (Tier 3)6. 50), Taj Bradley (No. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted 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. Deep, well-rounded farm systems help Major League clubs win ballgames. 9 as the farm system continues to become more balanced on both sides of the ball. would get you most of the way there. OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Tier 3)8. 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. 31), Logan Gilbert (No. 45), Mick Abel (No. 33), Matthew Liberatore (No. 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. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. 2B Jace Jung (Tier 1)4. 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 Calvin Ziegler (Tier 2)9. RHP Victor Lizarraga (Tier 3)7. 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 Jarlin Susana (Tier 2)8. 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. San Diego Padres2020 midseason rank: 32020 preseason rank: 2Top 100 Prospects: MacKenzie Gore (No. The recent additions will take time to develop, but are supported by long-tenured members of the system. 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. OF Robert Hassell III (Tier 1)2. RHP Bryan Mata (Tier 2)7. 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. 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. 2), Grayson Rodriguez, RHP (No. OF Everson Pereira (Tier 2)6. More , 18. More , 22. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Lets check in on the farm system rankings before the draft. 23), Heliot Ramos (No. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted More , 14. 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. 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. The following factors helped determine the placement of players and teams: A tier system was used to help differentiate the varying levels of individual talent: Teams were initially ranked based on the average tier ranking of their top 10 prospects, and the rankings were then subjectively tweaked from there. 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. 16), Nick Yorke (No. 63), Sam Huff (No. 11), George Kirby, RHP (No. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Its much more difficult to draft/sign a guy whos 50 right from the start. 59), There's still room for improvement, but the Oakland system is much more robust than it was a year ago. SS Ezequiel Tovar (Tier 1)2. LHP Logan Allen (Tier 1)7. 58), JJ Bleday (No. 3B Mark Vientos (Tier 2)7. 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. Los Angeles Angels2020 midseason rank: 212020 preseason rank: 26Top 100 Prospects: Brandon Marsh (No. More , 24. Detroit Tigers2020 midseason rank: 22020 preseason rank: 5Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Torkelson (No. More , 20. 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. 20), Max Meyer (No. LHP Ken Waldichuk (Tier 1)3. 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. IF Werner Blakely (Tier 3)9. 30); Max Meyer, RHP (No. The Carlos Correa signing complicated Royce Lewis' plans to break camp in the bigs, but doesn't make him any less intriguing. 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 Brice Turang (Tier 2)6. SS Denzer Guzman (Tier 3)7. 55), Geraldo Perdomo (No. by Handedness, In-Progress Farm System Rankings Are Now On The Board, Sam Delaplanes Slider Has Him Soaring Toward Seattle, Dodgers Finally Get DirecTV Deal in Los Angeles. 3B Tyler Locklear (Tier 3)9. 71), Austin Hendrick (No. 01:09:36. RHP Griff McGarry (Tier 2)5. More , 29. 38), Jordan Groshans (No. Detroit Tigers2021 midseason rank: 72021 preseason rank: 22020 midseason rank: 22020 preseason rank: 5Top 100 Prospects: Spencer Torkelson (No. With the draft and trade deadline looming in quick succession, though, they will shift a great deal in a relatively short span of time. by Retrosheet. IF Eguy Rosario (Tier 2)5. 47), Kristian Robinson (No. But then you have 55 being closer to 60 than 50 and a 60 or 65 arm is better than a 60 or 65 bat the only values where that is true. The way I understand it, a 50FV prospect is expected to be an average major league starter and average 2 WAR/season. More , 9. 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. LHP Kyle Muller (Tier 2)5. 10), Brett Baty (No. 3B Cayden Wallace (Tier 2)5. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Theres a new wave of 40s from every draft and signing period. 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. 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. C Drake Baldwin (Tier 3), 1. 57), Josiah Gray (No. 3B Tucker Toman (Tier 3)7. 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. 9), Nick Gonzales (No. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Baltimore Orioles. 2B Cade Doughty (Tier 3)10. 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. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. 14), Triston Casas (No. 92), Taylor Trammell (No. The No. Moreno is the clubs catcher of the future and that could come early in 2022, based on the readiness of his bat and his athleticism behind the plate. Top 10 Prospects 1. This makes Erics decision for borderline grade players significant for valuation purposes. The current state of the system features a top half of players ready to make debuts this season or next season. 4 overall Draft pick (their earliest choice since 1967), and the emergence of Nick Yorke, their first-rounder from the year before. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted 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. The completion of the team-by-team lists means that untouched rankings from my last sixth months of work are frozen in time here. Colorado Rockies2020 midseason rank: 282020 preseason rank: 27Top 100 Prospects: Zac Veen (No. 1B Matt Mervis (Tier 2)5. FanGraphs Baseball. Readers have a couple of different options in this area. More , 26. If you avoid Twitter because it crosses the wires of your brain and tears at our social fabric, you can simply access the feed on the Prospects Homepage. OF Vaun Brown (Tier 3), 1. Now it's time to rank farm systems adding their 2022 draft picks, assuming most end up signing on the dotted line. RHP Sam Bachman (Tier 3)6. 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. 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. OF Andy Pages (Tier 1)7. C Joe Mack (Tier 3)9. Heres an example: I like big-framed, projectable players. 64), Colton Cowser, OF (No. SS Brayan Rocchio (Tier 1)6. RHP Bryce Miller (Tier 2)4. 31), Luis Matos (No. Players farther down tend to be graded lower. Brett Lawrie / 3B/2B/OF. 35), Shea Langeliers (No. RHP Bubba Chandler (Tier 2)10. 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. RHP Tink Hence (Tier 1)3. FanGraphs has released updated 2021 prospect rankings out as we head into the holiday season and a new year. 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. 34), Max Meyer (No. 89), The Rangers signed Corey Seager and Marcus Semien to bolster their lineup, and their farm system should give the club a huge boost in the next couple of years. More , 15. 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. 2 overall Adley Rutschman and the best pitching prospect in 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. by Retrosheet. SS Jose Rodriguez (Tier 3)7. LHP Brandon Williamson (Tier 2)6. Just scroll down a little bit; its on the right. 95), Joe Ryan (No. 1. and FanGraphs . OF Samuel Zavala (Tier 1)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 Alex Ramirez (Tier 1)5. 3B/OF Justyn-Henry Malloy (Tier 2)7. 2B Michael Busch (Tier 1)5. Philadelphia Phillies2021 midseason rank: 272021 preseason rank: 232020 midseason rank: 232020 preseason rank: 19Top 100 Prospects: Bryson Stott (No. Im going to begin by pointing readers to a few useful resources. With a projectable 6'9" frame and the makings of a lethal fastball-slider combination, The Philadelphia system is headlined by two of baseball's best pitching prospects in, Shortstop Jose Salaswho was No.