Here’s our ranking of every farm system, from 1-30
Evaluating the relative talents of more than 5,000 prospects in various stages of development across 30 organizations is difficult to do with precision. Yet since MLB Pipeline started its biannual farm system rankings before the 2015 season, the clubs that have earned the No. 1 spot have enjoyed an undeniable track record of success almost immediately afterward.
The Cubs (pre-2015), Red Sox (mid-2015), Dodgers (pre-2016) and Braves (pre-2017) all parlayed their prospect talent into World Series championships. The Brewers (mid-2016), White Sox (mid-2017) and Rays (pre-2021 through pre-2021) all set franchise records for consecutive playoff appearances with four, two and five (and counting) respectively.
The Padres (pre-2018 through mid-2019) are on the verge of making the postseason for the third time in five seasons, something they’ve never done before. The Orioles (mid-2021 through pre-2024) won 101 games last year and could top the American League in victories for the second straight season.
Top 100 prospects: Junior Caminero, 3B/2B (No. 2); Carson Williams, SS (No. 6); Xavier Isaac, 1B (No. 21); Brayden Taylor, SS/3B/2B (No. 50)
Tampa Bay already boasted a sharp tip of the spear in its system with the players above, and it’s one of only two organizations with four prospects in the top 50 on the updated list (the Cubs being the other). It also had the Minor League leader in both average and steals in Chandler Simpson, a few promising young arms in Gary Gill Hill and Santiago Suarez and some more solid bats in Brailer Guerrero, Tre’ Morgan and Dominic Keegan. But the club’s aggressive approach to build out the system at the Trade Deadline put it over the top and created the deepest farm in baseball. Headlined by Aidan Smith, Dylan Lesko and Brody Hopkins, eight of the Rays’ Top 30 prospects joined the org in July trades.
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