LA Dodgers And Atlanta Braves Among Top Farm Systems
- Updated: March 22, 2016
(Photo: Gabe Rodriguez)
This offseason, there has been a lot of discussion on who is the best prospect in each organization as well as the best in all of baseball. But, now MiLB.com has published their rankings of the Major League organizations in terms of their farm hands.
So, which Major League team has the best up and coming talent? According to MiLB.com: the LA Dodgers. Of course, upon hearing this the first thought is the highly talked about infielder Corey Seager and pitcher Julio Urias (both top five prospects). The Dodgers also have International signee Yusniel Diaz as well as Grant Holmes and Cody Bellinger in their organization’s top ten.
Coming in at number two is the Atlanta Braves and while their organization has acquired some of the best young talent in baseball the last few months, it was their lack of prospects in the overall top five list that placed them behind the Dodgers. The Braves have four young players in the top 100 which include the 2015 Overall #1 Draft Pick shortstop Dansby Swanson (#8), 2014 first round pick left-hander Sean Newcomb (#21) and the 2013 Draft pick right-hander Aaron Blair (#56) all who were acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason and shortstop Ozzie Albies (#29).
The Minnesota Twins are ranked at number three by MiLB.com, which could be seen as questionable or even a short-term ranking. The Twins had one of the best young prospects in Miguel Sano last year make his Major League debut and expect their other top prospects Byron Buxton, Max Kepler and Jose Berrios to all be in the Majors sooner rather than later as well.
The Colorado Rockies are ranked at fourth and Texas Rangers then at number five before one of the most shocking rankings in some was: the Boston Red Sox at number six. The Red Sox have been building a “powerhouse” Farm System for many years and have seen some of the best young talent they have had in decades. International signee Yoan Moncada (#7) will be moving his way up to the Majors within the next two seasons, if not the end of 2016 as well as many other young prospects in the Red Sox organization.
The remainder of the the teams are ranked as follows:
7. Philadelphia Phillies
8.Pittsburgh Pirates
9. Houston Astros
10. Washington Nationals
11. Milwaukee Brewers
12. Cincinnati Reds
13. Tampa Bay Rays
14. Chicago Cubs
15. New York Mets
16. Cleveland Indians
17. New York Yankees
18. St. Louis Cardinals
19. Oakland Athletics
20. Chicago White Sox
21. San Diego Padres
22. Kansas City Royals
23. Arizona Diamondbacks
24. Toronto Blue Jays
25. San Francisco Giants
26. Detroit Tigers
27. Baltimore Orioles
28. Seattle Mariners
29. Miami Marlins
30. LA Angels
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