RHP Spencer Arrighetti (Tier 3). 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. Left-hander Ricky Tiedemann has raised his stock as much as any prospect in baseball this year after he was chosen in the third round of the 2021 draft. rankings were tweaked from there. The Cubs' system, per FanGraphs, now trails only that of the Rays, Pirates, Guardians, Orioles, and Red Sox. Milwaukee Brewers2022 preseason rank: 252021 midseason rank: 252021 preseason rank: 282020 midseason rank: 29Top 100 prospects: Jackson Chourio, OF (No. 40); Alex Ramirez, OF (No. New York Mets2021 midseason rank: 222021 preseason rank: 192020 midseason rank: 202020 preseason rank: 20Top 100 Prospects: Francisco lvarez (No. 1. 77), Greg Jones (No. 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. The Cincinnati Reds came in as the 20th most valuable farm system (ESPN+ sub needed) in the game. 33), Royce Lewis, SS (No. RHP Andrew Painter (Tier 1)2. 1. 12), Josh Lowe (No. More , 2. 28); Adael Amador, SS (No. 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. C Gabriel Moreno (Tier 1)2. 62); Justin Foscue, 2B (No. RHP Ryan Pepiot (Tier 1)8. 56); Brayan Rocchio, SS/2B (No. First, there are the live farm system rankings, viewable through the 2022 Updated drop down. Hassell, Wood and No. 45), Mick Abel (No. Welcome to the 2022 edition of my annual ranking of every NHL team's prospect pools. More , 4. 1), MJ Melendez (No. America's Pastime William Boor, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Nick Trujillo. RHP Reese Olson (Tier 3)10. Baltimore Orioles The Orioles already have the best farm system in baseball. OF Gavin Cross (Tier 1)4. The Royals showed a real propensity to develop bats in 2021 Witt, Pratto, Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino each finished among the Minors top six in extra-base hits last year but they lack the same punch in the arms race. More , 14. But its been the trade market where Cincy has restocked its system the most, with nine of its Top 30, and eight of the top 15, coming in deals. The Padres have been aggressive on the international market and have several toolsy prospects in the system. Futures Game selection Ky Bush is one to watch in the Angels system. No. 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. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (Tier 3). But there's still a lot of intriguing talent, including one of the best pitching prospects in the Minors (Prez) and perhaps the best combination of hitting, power and patience from the 2022 college ranks (Berry). OF Lazaro Montes (Tier 3)10. 34), Max Meyer (No. This page. 1 spot in our updated system rankings. Moreno, who is blocked by Toronto at present, continues to show a plus hit tool and special athleticism behind the plate, while on the other end of the battery, Tiedemann has been one of the Minors best breakout pitchers in his first full season, rising from the 2021 third round to comfortably within the Top 100. SS Nick Lofton (Tier 2)7. 12); Jordan Lawlar, SS (No. 18), Edwin Arroyo, SS (No. Witt is Kansas Citys only Top 50 overall prospect, hurting the system slightly in this set of rankings. 66), The Rockies had been making small, incremental progress up the rankings until this huge leap, putting them in the top 10 for the first time since the 2017 preseason (when we only did a top 10). More , 13. The 19-year-old has a 2.13 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 103 strikeouts in 67.2 innings between Single-A and High-A in his pro debut. Feel free to compare to our 2021 farm system rankings if you wish. Where a 50th ranked player and a 100th ranked player is. OF Alex Ramirez (Tier 1)5. Baseball's best catching prospect in years, he has made a case for being the game's best catcher since arriving in Baltimore in late May and surprisingly spurred his club into Wild Card contention. Keep an eye on the Draft class. 29); James Wood, OF (No. 3B Casey Schmitt (Tier 3). 100), The As moved up in the preseason after their several post-lockout trades and they were on the market again this Trade Deadline, with Frankie Montas bringing in a Top 100 guy in Waldichuk and three other members of the As current Top 30. 65), Atlantas current rank can be attributed to the graduations of talented players making up the core of its 2021 World Series-winning roster and the acquisition of Matt Olson this offseason, which cost the team Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache, Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes. The 21-year-old is a terrific all-around athlete, and he is finally on track after dealing with some nagging injuries. 14), Triston Casas (No. 71), The Astros rank next-to-last for the fourth straight time, but that hasn't stopped them from reaching five straight American League Championship Series while getting contributions from homegrown talent. These will fluctuate and change shortly. 3B Curtis Mead (Tier 1)3. 16); George Valera, OF (No. RHP Cole Henry (Tier 3)8. RHP Royber Salinas (Tier 3). RHP Caleb Killian (Tier 3)10. 28), Bobby Miller (No. 2B Nick Yorke (Tier 1)5. Jobe will have a longer road as a high-school pitcher, but the arsenal is there for him to become an ace. The arms are behind the bats, but 2021 picks Ricky Tiedemann and Irv Carter show promise heading into their first full seasons. 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. 22), Nick Lodolo (No. (As it should have.) More , 11. 2. RHP Gavin Stone (Tier 1)7. August 24, 2022 48 MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra updated the farm system rankings over at MLB.com this week. The Royals selected one of the safest bats in this year's college class when they took Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with the No. RHP Landon Sims (Tier 3). RHP Wilmer Flores (Tier 1)5. The closest before Bobby Witt Jr. assumed the throne this spring was when Alex Gordon was No. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Tier 1)2. RHP Sem Robberse (Tier 3)8. More , 6. Aug 17, 2022. 14) -- and more depth than they've had in quite a while. 30. Brandon Williamson, SP. Campusano remains a Top 100 prospect, albeit barely, as a potential starting-quality backstop with a good overall bat, and the Draft picks of Dylan Lesko and Robby Snelling added even more upside. RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (Tier 2)4. They've also had some farmhands take huge steps forward, such as Grant McCray, Eric Silva, Vaun Brown and Mason Black. Right-hander Dylan Lesko was a candidate to go No. Their current Top 100 guy, Vaughn Grissom, has made a similar Double-A to the bigs jump to contribute as well, and theyve still managed to upgrade their big league roster using prospects in smaller deals. Three prospects lead the way, making BA's top 100 list: Jack Leiter, Josh Jung and Cole Winn, the club's first-round picks in 2021, 2019 and 2018 respectively. 30), Nolan Gorman (No. IF Enmanuel Valdez (Tier 3) 7. 24); Ezequiel Tovar, SS (No. 3B Cam Collier (Tier 1)4. Boston Red Sox2022 preseason rank: 142021 midseason rank: 122021 preseason rank: 242020 midseason rank: 25Top 100 Prospects: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. 4. 82), Harry Ford, C (No. The 6'6" right-hander has a 1.53 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 70.2 innings between High-A and Double-A in his pro debut this year. SS Colson Montgomery (Tier 1)2. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (Tier 2)5. Maybe you noted the wording of that last sentence - most valuable - and there's a reason it's worded like that. RHP Hunter Brown (Tier 1)2. It wrote of the . Pittsburgh Pirates2022 preseason rank: 72021 midseason rank: 42021 preseason rank: 82020 midseason rank: 16Top 100 Prospects: Henry Davis, C (No. 1. 51), Nick Pratto (No. 17); Kyle Harrison, LHP (No. C Francisco Alvarez (Tier 1)2. In FanGraphs' latest MLB farm system rankings, the Nationals ranked 23rd with only Cavalli earning a 55 'Future Value' grade on the 20-80 scale. SS Anthony Volpe (Tier 1)2. More , 3. 25), Edward Cabrera(No. 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. OF Pedro Leon (Tier 2)3. They could move quickly through the minors if they continue on their current trajectory. 50), Ken Wadichuk, LHP (No. 1. 2B Justin Foscue (Tier 2)9. 58), JJ Bleday (No. Behind Baltimore, we line up the next-best systems with the Dodgers at No. 3B Elehuris Montero (Tier 3)8. 62), Asa Lacy (No. MacKenzie Gore has struggled, but has begun to show flashes of returning to form. More , 15. Milwaukee Brewers2021 midseason rank: 252021 preseason rank: 282020 midseason rank: 292020 preseason rank: 30Top 100 Prospects: Sal Frelick (No. This could change when Gunnar Henderson and Corbin Carroll officially graduate. Vukovich (Tier 3)10. number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 prospects in their systems, and then the LaMar Gibson Dynasty 6/23/2022 It seems like we can never get enough of rankings and lists. Some good news: their 2022 first-rounder, Zach Neto, went right to Double A and raked; they traded Brandon Marsh for Logan O'Hoppe, who also raked and reached the big leagues; and their 2021. Realmuto signed through the 2025 season? The Giants organization dropped from ninth to 18th in Keith Law's annual farm system rankings, reflecting a 2022 season full of stagnation, poor health luck and disappointment with their top prospects.. Los Angeles Dodgers2021 midseason rank: 162021 preseason rank: 142020 midseason rank: 112020 preseason rank: 3Top 100 Prospects: Diego Cartaya (No. 97), Its been a little bit of a mixed bag farm system-wise for the Twins, with Lewis second knee injury the most notable blow. San Francisco also has some high-end talent as well, with catcher Joey Bart preparing to take over for Buster Posey and a huge wave led by shortstop Marco Luciano, outfielder Luis Matos, left-hander Kyle Harrison and right-hander Will Bednar perhaps arriving in 2023. On the other, this is the 12th consecutive time Tampa Bay has slotted in the Top 10, an MLB Pipeline record. They then went in the opposite direction with high-ceiling prep pitcher Jacob Miller in the second round. Baltimore Orioles2021 midseason rank: 12021 preseason rank: 52020 midseason rank: 82020 preseason rank: 13Top 100 Prospects: Adley Rutschman, C (No. 87), With Hunter Greene poised to spend considerable time in the Majors this year, Nick Lodolo just about ready to do the same, Cincinnatis rotation should feature two of the most exciting rookie pitchers for a good chunk of the season. And if you're looking to see the extent of that depth and volume, look no further than the latest Cubs farm system ranking from one industry evaluator. OF Druw Jones (Tier 1)3. RHP Bobby Miller (Tier 1)3. RHP Matt Allan (Tier 2)9 RHP Calvin Ziegler (Tier 3)10. 68), The Mariners began the year with six players in the Top 100. This is still without a prospect among the Pipeline Top 85 or a ton of depth beyond the names listed, so they land in the bottom three. Jos Ramrez and Shane Bieber are the best big league examples, and all five of their Top 100 Prospects fall into one of those two categories. Their lone Top 100 guy at the start of the season, Michael Harris II, made the jump from Double-A to the big leagues, earned a big contract extension and should get plenty of Rookie of the Year votes. 93); Tink Hence, RHP (No. 1. More , 19. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra. The 21-year-old will need to improve on his 4.5 percent walk rate to take the next step in his development. OF Kevin Alcantara (Tier 2)7. 2.3M subscribers in the baseball community. 1. He is also one of the best defensive outfielders in the minors. Baltimore Orioles As is often the case, one of the worst teams in the MLB in 2022 has one of the most dynamic farm systems. A below-slot deal with Horton should give them plenty of wiggle room to sign Ferris. 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. RHP Cole Winn (Tier 3)10. Post-MLB-trade-deadline farm system rankings for all 30 teams. LHP Mitchell Parker (Tier 3). 30 is a testament to where the farm was before the blockbuster of the century. More , 7. SS Jose Rodriguez (Tier 3)5. Best MLB Farm Systems in 2023 1. Complete farm system rankings for 2022 March 31st, 2022 William Boor, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Nick Trujillo Share Individual prospect successes sell jerseys. Right-handers Wilmer Flores and Ty Madden give the club two more Top-100-adjacent talents on the mound. The Cubs are 15th in Baseball America's 2022 farm system rankings up from 24th in the magazine's midseason rankings released last August. RHP Hayden Wesneski (Tier 2)8. 75); Nick Pratto, 1B/OF (No. Dont read too much into the one-spot drop; the D-backs have held serve as a solid rebuilding system that stands out more for its high-ceiling talent than its depth. Realmuto's national high school record for hits in a season. SS Brooks Lee (Tier 1)3. 46), Austin Martin (No. And on and on and on. 8); Triston Casas (No. LHP Andrew Abbott (Tier 3)9. 26), Quinn Priester (No. Roansy Contreras will join the big league rotation at some point in 2022, but 2023 is a more reasonable expectation for the rest of this top tier of talent to be big league ready. . Deep, well-rounded farm systems help Major League clubs win ballgames. 1. More , 24. C Drew Romo (Tier 1)4. 20 overall), JR Ritchie (No. 97), Even after dealing 2021 first-rounder Chase Petty to the Reds for Sonny Gray, the Twins' depth is in pitchers. SS Marcelo Mayer (Tier 1)2. C Shea Langeliers (Tier 1)2. Atlanta Braves2022 preseason rank: 272021 midseason rank: 232021 preseason rank: 152020 midseason rank: 15Top 100 Prospects: Vaughn Grissom (No. They both have Tier 1 potential. Catcher Logan O'Hoppe is a new addition to Tier 1 after hitting .283/.401/.522 with 11 doubles, 14 home runs and 40 RBI in 66 games at Double-A. SS Vaughn Grissom (Tier 1)2. RHP Grayson Rodriguez (Tier 1)3. OF Owen Caissie (Tier 3)9. International signees such as Jeferson Quero, Hedbert Perez and Jackson Chourio could jump into Top 100 consideration with impressive showings. The 19-year-old has grown four inches and gained 45 points since signing for $200,000 in 2019, and he is now a towering 6'8", 220-pounder with electric stuff. OF Drew Gilbert (Tier 2)6. SS Masyn Winn (Tier 1)4. 5 overall. January 15, 2023. Only five have three or more in the Top 40. OF Sal Frelick (Tier 1)4. 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. IF/OF Ceddanne Rafaela (Tier 2)7. Every MLB Team's Farm System Ahead of the 2022 MLB Deadline Rankings 1. RHP Jackson Jobe (Tier 1)3. 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. Cubs. January 26, 2023. at-bats, 50 innings pitched, 45 days on an active roster prior to Sept. They still feature three of the best prospects on our revamped Top 100 Prospects list -- shortstop/third baseman Gunnar Henderson (No. A prospect on the rise when the season began, Elly De La Cruz is now one of the most promising young players in the minors. Chicago White Sox2022 preseason rank: 302021 midseason rank: 302021 preseason rank: 162020 midseason rank: 6Top 100 Prospects: Colson Montgomery, SS (No. 3B Mark Vientos (Tier 2)6. 1), Grayson Rodriguez, RHP (No. Milwaukee might just be the system for you. 81), The Dodgers continue to marry winning in the Majors with churning out impact talent in the Minors. The 21-year-old was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona Western College in 2020, and he has a 2.19 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 87 strikeouts in 61.2 innings between High-A and Double-A.-. RHP Jonathan Bowlan (Tier 3). The deep system also features several intriguing pitching talents, including five among its top 10 prospects. T. Deep breaths, South Side. 2B Michael Massey (Tier 2)6. A standout with Team USA last summer, he hit .328/.411/.660 with 17 home runs and 12 steals this spring. Colorado Rockies2021 midseason rank: 262021 preseason rank: 272020 midseason rank: 282020 preseason rank: 27Top 100 Prospects: Zac Veen (No. SS/OF Austin Martin (Tier 2)9. Over at ESPN on Friday morning, Kiley McDaniel unveiled the 2022 Major League Baseball Farm System rankings. With Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll atop the list, its easy to get excited about the future outfield. November 15, 2022. Will he wind up being a trade chip with J.T. 95), Arizona is the only organization with three prospects ranked among Pipelines Top 13 overall, following the addition of Jones in this years Draft and the impressive years of Carroll and Lawlar. 20 in his farm system rankings ahead of the 2022 Major League . RHP Gunnar Hoglund (Tier 2)7. The Cubs farm system has already jumped from No. The Red Sox reached for high school shortstops Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey with their first two picks before taking power-hitting prep outfielder Roman Anthony with the No. OF Grant McCray (Tier 2)5. 77); Gavin Stone (No. Look at last year's Fall Classic. 47); Liover Peguero, SS (No. 53), Austin Wells, C (No. Our complete rankings are below. With two months of the 2022 MLB season in the books, minor league action in full swing and a number of rookies recently exhausting their prospect status, it's the perfect time for an updated. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images, Oscar Colas (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Vaughn Grissom (Michael Reaves/Getty Images), Hunter Brown (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images), Cade Cavalli (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images), Logan O'Hoppe (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Ricky Tiedemann (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images), Vinnie Pasquantino (Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Joey Wiemer (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images), Shea Langeliers (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images), Marcelo Mayer (Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images), Ezequiel Tovar (David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images), Pete Crow-Armstrong (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Elly De La Cruz (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Robert Hassell III (Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Marco Luciano (Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images), George Valera (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Taj Bradley (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Anthony Volpe (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images), Oneil Cruz (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images), Matt Wallner (Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images), Francisco Alvarez (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images), Jack Leiter (John E. Moore III/Getty Images), Riley Greene (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images), Diego Cartaya (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Jordan Walker (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Gunnar Henderson (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Dodgers add pair of talented Dominican prospects. 1 overall pick. C Austin Wells (Tier 1)6. Fourth-ranked Seattle has a top-heavy system with lots of star power, but they and eighth-ranked Detroit lack depth compared to the other orgs in this orbit. 78), The Big Three of lvarez, Baty and Mauricio -- who spent much of 2021 together in High-A and could open 2022 together at Double-A -- remains the cream of the crop among those on their way to Queens. 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. C Logan O'Hoppe (Tier 1)4. Puk are poised to make an impact in the bigs soon, and outfielder Cristian Pache could, too. 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. 2 in 2007. 39); Jack Leiter, RHP (No. OF Garrett Mitchell (Tier 3). OF Gabriel Gonzalez (Tier 3)8. So while there's plenty of depth, the Reds were pretty bad with their farm system before the trade deadline. ESPN has released its post- MLB trade deadline farm system rankings. Outfielder Drew Waters, shortstops Braden Shewmake and Vaughn Grissom and pitchers Kyle Muller, Bryce Elder, Tucker Davidson and Freddy Tarnok provide young talent that could help support a championship-caliber roster. More , 29. 92), This is the third straight time the Orioles have landed in the top spot and its now five rankings in a row Baltimore has a top 10 farm system. C/1B Tyler Soderstrom (Tier 1)3. They figure to redirect those savings to Brock Porter, who was widely regarded as the best high school pitcher in the draft before he fell to the fourth round. 27. 17 Max Castillo could all be graduates by seasons end. Baseball America has been ranking baseball's best farm systems since 1984, when Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling and Lenny Dykstra led the Mets to the No. 57), Michael Busch (No. More , 26. 32), Emerson Hancock, RHP (No. 99), After sitting at No. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (Tier 2)5. 92), After building up a formidable farm system and parlaying it into the 2016 World Series championship, the Cubs are trying to travel that same route again. SS Max Muncy (Tier 2)6. 1. LHP Carson Whisenhunt (Tier 2)7. He may not have the same offensive upside as fellow first-round pick Kevin Parada, but No. Bold names indicate a player was a 2022 draft pick. A player must not have passed the rookie-eligibility limits (130 More , 8. 9), Robert Hassell III (No. 34); Orelvis Martinez, SS/3B (No. 1) to be included in these rankings. Cleveland Guardians2022 preseason rank: 122021 midseason rank: 132021 preseason rank: 132020 midseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: Daniel Espino, RHP (No. More . The Orioles have ranked as the top farm system in our last three rankings, and it looks like the industry agrees. 52), Jose Miranda (No. RELATED: What to expect from Gavin Sheets in 2022. RHP Joe Boyle (Tier 3). The Mets and Yankees both have top-10 farm systems, according to the rankings.. Houston Astros2021 midseason rank: 292021 preseason rank: 292020 midseason rank: 272020 preseason rank: 28Top 100 Prospects: none, The Astros place in the bottom three for the fifth straight time, yet that hasn't kept them from appearing in five consecutive American League Championship Series. LHP Jackson Ferris (Tier 2)8. More , 22. 4), Jackson Holliday, SS (No. 6 Grayson Rodriguez provides a very solid foundation. 6 Jhoan Duran, No. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra of MLB.com updated the site's farm system rankings for 2022. OF Heston Kjerstad (Tier 2)9. LHP Ken Waldichuk (Tier 1)5. More , 28. Updated farm system rankings for 2022 August 23rd, 2022 Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Dodgers add four prospects to 40-man roster. LHP Mason Montgomery (Tier 2)5. SS Jackson Merrill (Tier 2)6. Arizona Diamondbacks. 90), Starting out with two players in the top six -- the best catching prospect in No. Oakland Athletics2022 preseason rank: 222021 midseason rank: 282021 preseason rank: 262020 midseason rank: 17Top 100 Prospects: Shea Langeliers (No. 74), Vidal Brujn (No. 4 prospect. The No. RELATED: 'Business as usual' for Cubs minors spring training. 38); Carson Williams, SS (No. Graduations by Shane Baz and Josh Lowe, along with tougher years from Greg Jones and Xavier Edwards, have taken the edge off the group, but the ascensions of Bradley and Mead into two of the best prospects at their positions have kept the conveyor belt stocked and moving toward St. Petersburg. 3B Tucker Toman (Tier 3)7. Yes, the Chicago White Sox ' minor league system was ranked dead last by The Athletic's Keith Law on Monday, 30th out of 30 major league teams. 1B Nick Pratto (Tier 1)3. 29), Cole Winn (No. A plus-plus runner, Hamilton spent all of 2022 with Double-A Portland and tied an . 15 after the club traded the bulk of its big league coreincluding Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Yu . SS/3B Jordan Groshans (Tier 2)5. But this is the first time Cleveland has cracked the top 10 since we began evaluating organization talent in 2015, as well as the first time Cincinnati has crashed the top five. 2B Michael Busch (Tier 1)5. CJ Abrams is one of the more electric youngsters in the game and appears to be on a fast track to San Diego. OF JJ Bleday (Tier 3)9. RHP Cole Phillips (Tier 3)10. 22 overall pick in last year's draft is hitting .323/.428/.494 with 23 extra-base hits in 63 games between Single-A and High-A. System-wide prospect successes sell World Series tickets. The Skinny: Bobby Witt Jr. is the clear headliner in the Royals' farm system, but the bounceback seasons by M.J. Melendez and Nick Pratto in 2021, plus the emergence of prospects like Vinnie . 67), The Angels have long had some depth in terms of young, and raw, players with high ceilings. Infielder Nick Allen and pitchers Daulton Jefferies and A.J. 2), Grayson Rodriguez, RHP (No. More , 27. 57), Its status quo, more or less, for the Phillies system. RHP Sam Bachman (Tier 2)2. 73), Brayan Rocchio (No. 19 overall pick Daniel Susac was the best all-around catching prospect in the 2022 draft class. Jason Radowitz Wed, July 20, 10:09 AM EDT | 7 mins read Share 5), Jackson Jobe (No. RHP Landon Knack (Tier 2)9. Seattle Mariners2021 midseason rank: 22021 preseason rank: 32020 midseason rank: 42020 preseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Julio Rodrguez, OF (No. Colorado Rockies2022 preseason rank: 242021 midseason rank: 262021 preseason rank: 272020 midseason rank: 28Top 100 Prospects: Zac Veen, OF (No. Years of continual contention will do that (i.e. LHP Brandon Barriera (Tier 2)6. 61), Austin Wells (No. Adding four members of our Draft Top 100 didnt hurt, either. LHP DL Hall (Tier 1)5. 21); Curtis Mead, 3B/2B (No. SS Jordan Westburg (Tier 2)7. More . January 30, 2023. 1 spot for three straight editions of these rankings, are coming off their first 100-win season in the history of the franchise. 23), Blake Walston (No. The Rangers had perhaps the best draft strategy of any team in 2022, reaching for Kumar Rocker at No. C Dillon Dingler (Tier 2)8. C Ivan Herrera (Tier 2)7. RHP Taj Bradley (Tier 1)2. 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. We wouldnt go that far, but the 18-year-old breakout phenom certainly plays a strong role. OF Jordan Beck (Tier 3)10. 1. 25), Mick Abel (No. He doesn't have the highest ceiling, but left-hander Cooper Hjerpe might be the first starting pitcher from the 2022 draft class to reach the majors. 15), Noelvi Marte, SS (No. Tampa Bay Rays2022 preseason rank: 32021 midseason rank: 62021 preseason rank: 12020 midseason rank: 1Top 100 prospects: Taj Bradley, RHP (No. Arizona Diamondbacks2021 midseason rank: 92021 preseason rank: 92020 midseason rank: 9Top 100 Prospects: Alek Thomas (No. The D-backs have also been able to find some sleepers, such as Brandon Pfaadt, a fifth-round pick from the 2020 Draft. 4. 2022 Mid-Season Prospect Rankings Update.