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- Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and extra, together with trades and free company.
- Has labored for 3 MLB groups.
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Now that now we have ranked the highest 100 MLB prospects coming into the 2026 season (together with a breakdown of the gamers touchdown within the Nos. 101-200 vary), it is time to see how all 30 farm methods stack up. And for the second straight yr, there is a brand new No. 1 team.
These rankings have been executed, for essentially the most half, the identical manner as my earlier variations. While at FanGraphs, analysis by Craig Edwards (who now works for the MLB Players Association) revealed empirical surplus greenback values for every future worth tier of prospect, so we are able to make an goal rating of farm methods derived from my particular person team lists, which will likely be printed subsequent week.
A advantage of this method is that you should utilize your personal judgment to disagree with a rating if, say, a team has $500,000 extra expertise however the lower-ranked team has prospects of the kind you favor. This offers you the instruments to see precisely how shut every team is and a extra granular view of what its gamers are like as in contrast with the opposite 29 groups.
Now, let’s have a look at how vivid the longer term seems to be to your favourite MLB team.
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Last yr: eighth, $225 million
Top 100 prospects: 8
Top-ranked prospect: Jesus Made (No. 3)
When speaking concerning the mannequin organizations in baseball, it’s normal to listen to individuals in or out of the trade point out the Dodgers then shortly additionally reference the Rays, as a result of discovering common success on a price range is clearly more durable than with the most important payroll. The Guardians additionally get talked about.
This dialog is now shifting a bit to the place nearly all of individuals within the trade level to the Brewers, generally first relying on what a part of the trade they symbolize. Milwaukee has been sturdy internationally for a while, however its latest run may be one we discuss for many years to come back: Made, Jackson Chourio and Luis Pena headline the latest crop.
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In the world of the draft, the Brewers are the brand new kings of discovering later-round worth, usually in the highschool and junior school markets, with Jacob Misiorowski, Logan Henderson, Cooper Pratt, Bishop Letson, Luke Adams and Josh Adamczewski amongst these finds. Their professional scouting (opposing minor leaguers) and participant improvement (bettering their very own gamers) even have loads of latest wins, together with Andrew Vaughn, Caleb Durbin, Quinn Priester and Chad Patrick, simply from their 2025 large league breakouts.
In addition to all of those avenues of expertise, the Brewers are usually including prospects in offers — Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat have been added from the Mets for Freddy Peralta, and each made the highest 100 — slightly than buying and selling them. Put all of those gamers collectively and you may see why it was inevitable Milwaukee would take this title — for the primary time since I’ve been doing this.
Last yr: eleventh, $213 million
Top 100 prospects: 7
Top-ranked prospect: Travis Bazzana (No. 23)
The Guardians aren’t that far behind Milwaukee in virtually all respects, and so they even have a novel mix of high-end expertise and high quality depth whereas recurrently discovering success in all points with restricted payroll sources.
There additionally appears to be a widening of Cleveland’s scouting aperture to think about the sorts of hitters the franchise has prevented previously. Historically, the Guardians have invested closely in hit-over-power infielders — usually not the most important or most bodily spectacular gamers however very efficient ballplayers.
To that time, 2025 first-rounder Jace Laviolette, 2023 first-rounder Ralphy Velazquez and up to date commerce addition Alfonsin Rosario are all of their high 11 prospects, and every is a power-over-hit sort. The Guardians additionally have been rumored to be kicking the tires on Jac Caglianone with the highest choose within the 2024 draft earlier than finally taking Bazzana. This may very well be a shifting style for threat, responding to market forces or simply an aberration, however I’m maintaining a tally of it.
Last yr: twentieth, $179 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Konnor Griffin (No. 1)
The manner these greenback figures and thus the farm rankings are calculated is primarily based on work by Craig Edwards at FanGraphs (now of the MLBPA), utilizing historic outcomes married to the FV (future worth) system that my colleagues and I used at FanGraphs and that I proceed to make use of right here. An fascinating however not shocking results of this method is that the highest prospect in baseball is price much more than the following few, like over 40% extra. Sometimes, the hole between these two prospects is not that large; generally, it is big. Obviously, future Hall of Famers are usually on the high spot, so you’ll be able to see how this occurred within the empirical knowledge.
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Because of that, the Pirates’ determine is boosted by Griffin residing within the high spot in the entire sport. And my level right here is that he is the highest prospect by lots — he mainly broke the algorithm I made to assist with this course of — so the hole between him and the following few prospects feels right this time. If you have been to easily take Griffin out of the Pirates’ system, they’d drop to the center of those rankings; and since Griffin would possibly break camp with the massive league team, that might occur as quickly as a number of months into the foremost league season. And second-ranked prospect Bubba Chandler (twelfth within the high 100) seemingly graduates early within the season too.
But do not fret, Pirates followers! The level of baseball is to win video games, not fly a “Farm Rankings Champions” flag.
Last yr: 1st, $420 million
Top 100 prospects: 5
Top-ranked prospect: Josue De Paula (No. 21)
For Dodgers haters, this is chilly consolation. They aren’t the No. 1 farm system within the sport anymore, however they’re tied for first with the Rays in “quality depth,” which is simply the full variety of prospects they’ve graded above 40 FV. The thought is that actually each farm system within the historical past of baseball has a bunch of 40 FV prospects (roughly a third- to fifth-round expertise), to allow them to be thought-about “commons” in baseball card parlance. Thus, any prospect above that stage is the sort of prospect not each team has various of within the system; some have as few as 5 – 6 this yr.
The Dodgers have 18 such prospects, another than the Brewers. I might guess 4 or 5 of these 18 will play within the large leagues this season, and I do not suppose any of these gamers are future stars. So, this may be a lightweight yr for the Dodgers introducing impression rookies, however that ought to begin up once more in 2027. I feel the massive league team ought to do tremendous in 2026 with out the additional assist.
Last yr: eleventh, $222 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Nolan McLean (No. 13)
The Mets just lately traded two high 100 prospects for Freddy Peralta, and earlier than that commerce, they have been the highest system in baseball by about 10%. For reference, the six high 100 prospects the Mets had earlier than the Peralta commerce alone would have represented the eighth-ranked farm system. Just six gamers!
The level right here is that this empirical system closely values prospects who’re excessive within the high 100 over dozens of lower-ranked prospects, and the Mets’ system is closely skewed towards a handful of prospects who rank very excessive. There additionally is some depth on this system, with 5 gamers touchdown within the 101-200 tier (and practically a sixth, with RHP Jack Wenninger simply lacking).
Beyond that, the depth is strong however fairly atypical, although that additionally is impacted by graduating numerous potential or already good large leaguers previously few years: Christian Scott, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos, Luisangel Acuna (since traded for Luis Robert Jr.) and Ronny Mauricio.
Last yr: third, $298 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Kevin McGonigle (No. 2)
Like the Mets, the Tigers’ system worth is concentrated in 4 elite prospects and good however not nice system depth that has been affected by graduating so many younger large leaguers over the previous few years.
There’s an opportunity that 5 of the highest six prospects on this system all debut within the main leagues by the tip of this yr or the start of subsequent yr, so Detroit might want to deal with the prospects from the previous few drafts and worldwide signing lessons to kind a brand new wave of expertise. The excellent news is the previous wave and the one which’s about to debut is so good, it won’t want far more from the system for a number of years.
Last yr: seventh, $241 million
Top 100 prospects: 5
Top-ranked prospect: Colt Emerson (No. 5)
The scouting and improvement machine marches on, graduating Cole Young and buying and selling Harry Ford from final yr’s checklist. Emerson seems to be poised to impression the massive league team in some unspecified time in the future in 2026, whereas Kade Anderson, Michael Arroyo and Lazaro Montes are simply behind him (and Ryan Sloan and Jurrangelo Cijntje may be in that wave too). That is numerous potential impression varieties who’re shut for the third-best team on paper proper now within the American League.
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Last yr: sixth, $257 million
Top 100 prospects: 6
Top-ranked prospect: Walker Jenkins (No. 9)
The high of the Twins’ checklist seems to be just like final yr after shedding Luke Keaschall and Zebby Matthews to commencement and changing them with the headliner from the Jhoan Duran commerce in Eduardo Tait. Kendry Rojas additionally was acquired on the deadline, rating 163rd, and Mick Abel simply barely graduated after being included within the Duran return.
I like their draft haul, with a low-floor shortstop in Marek Houston and possibly the prospect with the very best ceiling within the draft in Quentin Young, together with probably the highest-ceiling school pitcher in Riley Quick.
Keep an eye fixed on Dasan Hill (161st) for a attainable breakout and in addition No. 54 prospect Connor Prielipp as a stealth Rookie of the Year contender if he can get into the rotation in time.
Last yr: nineteenth, $184 million
Top 100 prospects: 5
Top-ranked prospect: JJ Wetherholt (No. 7)
I’m fascinated by the highest 4 of the Cardinals’ system. Wetherholt may be the very best ground prospect within the high 100, and he nonetheless has All-Star upside. Rainiel Rodriguez is the uncommon prospect with the upside to be an average-or-better defensive catcher and hit 25 to 30 dwelling runs yearly. Liam Doyle might impression the massive league team as a starter or a reliever as quickly as 2026, and it already appears as if he’ll be a fan favourite. Joshua Baez had one of many greatest turnarounds within the minors — he all the time has had All-Star-level uncooked instruments — and now his manufacturing matches it. If he can hit .250, Baez may also hit 25 to 30 homers within the large leagues, and he stole 54 bases within the minors final season.
Last yr: fifteenth, $197 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Thomas White (No. 18)
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The Marlins have began turning the nook, with Jakob Marsee, Kyle Stowers and Agustin Ramirez graduating to hitch Eury Perez as core gamers. Now, the following wave is about to reach, led by White and Robby Snelling on the mound and Joe Mack and Owen Caissie becoming a member of the lineup.
The wave behind that has been beefed up by additions in trades and the previous two draft and worldwide lessons. They’re now reaching a saturation level of younger expertise within the minors, with essentially the most gamers getting a prospect grade (35+ FV or increased) at practically 60.
Last yr: 4th, $278 million
Top 100 prospects: 5
Top-ranked prospect: Payton Tolle (No. 22)
The Red Sox have just one place participant (Franklin Arias) within the high 200 prospects in baseball, possibly even the highest 250. But there is a good motive for that: Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell graduated final yr, with Carlos Narvaez, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela graduating simply earlier than them and Jarren Duran simply earlier than that.
In addition, Boston’s high two picks within the 2025 draft have been pitchers, it traded two former first-round place gamers to land Garrett Crochet and it traded one other high 200 place participant to land Johan Oviedo. It’s not an issue given the make-up of the group, nevertheless it’s price mentioning.
Last yr: fifth, $270 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Carson Williams (No. 39)
The Rays have unbelievable depth to their system, tied for first with the Dodgers by my quality-depth measure (most prospects above a 40 FV) with 18. That is why the Rays are ranked this excessive, as they’ve just one prospect within the high 80 within the sport. There are solely six pitchers in that group, although Tampa Bay has numerous intriguing arms past that tier who might break by. No fear, although, because the Rays have only one homegrown pitcher on their projected Opening Day roster.
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Last yr: 14th, $207 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Samuel Basallo (No. 4)
The Orioles despatched 4 gamers from their intensive farm depth to the Rays within the Shane Baz deal, although Baltimore nonetheless ranks seventh in high quality depth. Basallo, Trey Gibson and Dylan Beavers are the highest three prospects within the system and may all play within the main leagues this yr.
There’s a pleasant layer past them of practically 20 prospects who may very well be within the high 200 prospects within the sport subsequent winter, so I’d anticipate that a part of the system to make a bounce ahead whereas Basallo and Beavers seemingly graduate within the first half of the yr.
Last yr: twelfth, $212 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Eli Willits (No. 41)
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The Nats have been lively below new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, buying the 82nd, 117th, 133rd and one hundred and ninetieth prospects in baseball this winter. I like Willits, Travis Sykora, Luke Dickerson and Seaver King as draftees from the earlier regime, becoming a member of this assortment of expertise in one other wave which may arrive in 2027 to help James Wood because the franchise cornerstone. Luis Perales may very well be an enormous mover on subsequent winter’s checklist if he can enhance his management to approaching common, and Landon Harmon is a younger arm to observe.
Last yr: thirteenth, $210 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Sal Stewart (No. 17)
Stewart has had fairly an increase. I used to be too low on him at draft time. I jumped on board aggressively early in professional ball and was rewarded. If he can enhance his third-base protection in 2026, he may very well be an All-Star-level expertise.
Alfredo Duno has monumental potential with the instruments to stay behind the plate and the contact abilities to get to his 30-homer upside if he can keep wholesome. Tyson Lewis and Steele Hall are the 2 arrow-up candidates for 2026 if their bat pace may also help create an uptick of their contact charges.
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Last yr: twenty fourth, $151 million
Top 100 prospects: 4
Top-ranked prospect: Trey Yesavage (No. 14)
Yesavage has one of many highest flooring in latest high 100 historical past, as he already has proved that his uncommon mixture of stuff and launch level work in opposition to the most effective hitters in baseball within the highest-stake conditions.
I’m excessive on 2025 first-rounder JoJo Parker, who would possibly hit .275 with 20 homers at shortstop if it all clicks, and 2024 draftee Johnny King, who has front-line potential if his command and third pitch can enhance. Ricky Tiedemann returns from elbow surgical procedure this spring and has three plus pitches at his finest. Also control Sam Shaw and Juan Sanchez as sleeper infielders with high 100 potential.
Last yr: seventeenth, $188 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Aidan Miller (No. 10)
Miller, Justin Crawford and Dante Nori have been all arrow up in 2025 within the system as prep place gamers and first-round picks from 2022 to 2024. I additionally was an enormous fan of Gage Wood, the Phillies’ 2025 first-round choose, who has the traits to be a front-line starter if his well being and command can maintain up below an even bigger workload. And 2026 would possibly lastly be the yr that closely hyped right-handed pitcher Andrew Painter exhibits up within the large leagues and performs as many have foretold for years earlier than an prolonged absence because of elbow surgical procedure. Outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. may very well be a sneaky large league contributor in 2026 too.
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Last yr: Twenty third, $160 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Leo De Vries (No. 11)
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The A’s have had an unbelievable run of graduating strong to superb prospects throughout the previous few years. Nick Kurtz, Tyler Soderstrom, Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler, Max Muncy, Denzel Clarke, Darell Hernaiz, Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Brett Harris are the place gamers. Luis Morales, Jacob Lopez, Luis Medina, Hogan Harris, Justin Sterner, J.T. Ginn and Joey Estes are the pitchers.
There are nonetheless extra strong younger gamers coming although! De Vries was clearly a uncommon deadline acquisition of an elite prospect, whereas lefties Gage Jump (made an enormous bounce in 2025), Jamie Arnold (an excellent worth within the first spherical of 2025) and Wei-En Lin would possibly now be bulk-innings varieties.
Last yr: twenty ninth, $109 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Josuar Gonzalez (No. 30)
The Giants may need wrestled the title of finest team on the high of the worldwide market from the Padres. Gonzalez, final yr’s high signee, is now the Thirtieth-ranked prospect in baseball (tops in that class); and this yr’s high signee, Luis Hernandez, is ranked 142nd earlier than he performs a professional sport. In addition, Jhonny Level was a high signee from the 2024 signing class, and he is within the high 100. I’m additionally intrigued by two decrease stage worldwide signee pitchers in Keyner Martinez and Argenis Cayama.
Keep an eye fixed on deadline acquisition third baseman Parks Harber, who has had an unbelievable rise since signing with the Yankees as an undrafted free agent in the summertime of 2024.
Last yr: 2nd, $313 million
Top 100 prospects: 3
Top-ranked prospect: Caleb Bonemer (No. 34)
The White Sox have executed a strong job of their previous two drafts, touchdown Billy Carlson, Jaden Fauske and Kyle Lodise in 2025 after taking Bonemer, Hagen Smith and Sam Antonacci in 2024. I’ve them all within the high dozen prospects within the system.
Via commerce, Chicago added Braden Montgomery from the 2024 class within the Garrett Crochet deal. Montgomery has every-day potential, however I’m starting to fret about his contact skill in addition to his skill to faucet into his energy in video games.
Christian Oppor and Tanner McDougal are each arrow-up arms with an opportunity to interrupt by comfortably into the highest 100.
Last yr: twenty fifth, $139 million
Top 100 prospects: 1
Top-ranked prospect: Ryan Waldschmidt (No. 63)
Arizona graduated Jordan Lawlar, Adrian Del Castillo, Tyler Locklear and Andrew Saalfrank from eligibility final season. This yr, Tommy Troy, Kohl Drake, Cristian Mena, Brandyn Garcia, Andrew Hoffmann and probably Ryan Waldschmidt will be a part of them; 4 of these six have been acquired in commerce over the previous yr. I like numerous different arms acquired in latest offers as attainable risers in 2026: David Hagaman, Mitch Bratt, Ashton Izzi and Hunter Cranton.
Last yr: sixteenth, $192 million
Top 100 prospects: 2
Top-ranked prospect: Sebastian Walcott (No. 5)
The Rangers’ high quality depth was thinned out by this month’s MacKenzie Gore commerce, with Gavin Fien, Devin Fitz-Gerald and Alejandro Rosario all rating within the 101-200 vary and Yeremy Cabrera a low-minors sleeper who may very well be in that tier subsequent yr.
Walcott is monitoring like a possible star. And Caden Scarborough might catapult up the checklist this season; he is a preferred choose from evaluators to click on this yr. Jose Corniell, Winston Santos and David Davalillo may be candidates to be large league starters as quickly as this yr. A.J. Russell and Josh Owens are two intriguing 2025 draft picks with breakout potential.
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Last yr: twenty first, $166 million
Top 100 prospects: 2
Top-ranked prospect: George Lombard Jr. (No. 20)
Ben Rice, Austin Wells, Jasson Dominguez, Cam Schlittler and Will Warren have graduated over the previous few years, whereas numerous prospects have been traded to Miami to land Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ryan Weathers, to Pittsburgh to land David Bednar, to Milwaukee to land Devin Williams and to San Francisco to land Camilo Doval.
The depth has been largely hollowed out, with among the latest draftees and worldwide signees making up all of the prospects of consequence. Spencer Jones may be the most important boom-or-bust prospect within the high 200. Dax Kilby is one of many greatest arrow-up 2025 draftees. Carlos Lagrange may be a reliever, however he’d be a very good one. Elmer Rodriguez was a savvy acquisition (although giving up Carlos Narvaez was a excessive value). And Lombard needs to be a very good every-day participant, possibly higher.
Last yr: twenty second, $163 million
Top 100 prospects: 1
Top-ranked prospect: Carter Jensen (No. 25)
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The Royals took two of my favourite gamers within the 2025 draft in shortstop Josh Hammond and RHP Michael Lombardi, and so they have certainly one of my favourite lower-level pitchers in baseball in RHP Kendry Chourio. Catcher Carter Jensen will likely be an element on the massive league team this yr, however the remainder of the system is made up of largely function gamers and higher-variance varieties. Jac Caglianone and Noah Cameron have been strong headliners of final yr’s graduating class.
Last yr: tenth, $215 million
Top 100 prospects: 2
Top-ranked prospect: Moises Ballesteros (No. 51)
The Cubs just lately traded high 100 prospect Owen Caissie to the Marlins within the package deal for Edward Cabrera and Cade Horton. Matt Shaw graduated final season, with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ben Brown and Jordan Wicks shedding eligibility the yr earlier than that. And buying Michael Busch two years in the past price Chicago the now-Fortieth-ranked prospect in baseball in Zyhir Hope together with 128th-ranked Jackson Ferris.
So, there does not should be a weak spot in scouting to elucidate why the Cubs have a decrease farm rating this yr. I appreciated their haul from the 2025 draft: Ethan Conrad, Kane Kepley, Josiah Hartshorn and Kaleb Wing. And I feel Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins ought to make an actual impression on the 2026 large league team, as properly.
Last yr: twenty seventh, $133 million
Top 100 prospects: 1
Top-ranked prospect: Cam Caminiti (No. 53)
The Braves proceed to graduate good gamers who have been solely within the high 100 for a restricted time, with Drake Baldwin the newest and Hurston Waldrep graduated as he was turning the nook to maneuver up in these rankings.
Caminiti might debut as quickly as 2027 whereas the 2 different high 100 prospects, J.R. Ritchie and Didier Fuentes, will seemingly pitch within the large league rotation in some unspecified time in the future in 2026. The position-player depth is not nice, however latest first-rounder SS Tate Southisene and worldwide signee CF Diego Tornes are the most effective of the group.
Last yr: twenty eighth, $129 million
Top 100 prospects: 1
Top-ranked prospect: Tyler Bremner (No. 56)
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The Angels have bounced between the Twenty third-ranked and Thirtieth-ranked farm system over the previous 5 years. Zach Neto, Jose Soriano, Reid Detmers, Jo Adell, Logan O’Hoppe and Nolan Schanuel have proven some returns in that interval and I’m optimistic about among the pitchers from the previous few drafts and George Klassen, acquired in a commerce.
Denzer Guzman and Nelson Rada look as in the event that they may very well be regulars quickly, whereas Joswa Lugo and Raudi Rodriguez have some potential within the decrease minors. The cabinet is not naked, nevertheless it’s not fairly as stocked as you want to.
Last yr: 18th, $185 million
Top 100 prospects: 1
Top-ranked prospect: Ethan Holliday (No. 66)
The Rockies turned over their management this offseason, and it is going to be fascinating to watch how the preferences for scouting and improvement shift; we do not have a lot proof but.
The remaining first-round choose from the previous regime is a polarizing participant with large potential and large questions in Holliday, their solely high 100 prospect. I appreciated deadline addition 2B Roc Riggio, acquired from the Yankees. But there is not anybody else within the high 200, possibly even the highest 250, with numerous the depth within the system rating after that.
Last yr: Thirtieth, $104 million
Top 100 prospects: 0
Top-ranked prospect: Brice Matthews (No. 109)
The Astros traded two of their prospects I’ve been increased on than most (Jacob Melton, Anderson Brito) to land Mike Burrows to fortify their rotation. I appreciated their 2025 draft class, with a boom-or-bust first choose in 3B Xavier Neyens adopted by a sleeper favourite of mine in RF Ethan Frey within the third spherical; early professional reviews on Frey are wonderful. I might additionally control CF Anthony Huezo, an influence over hit sort with big uncooked energy potential and robust in-game energy skill.
Last yr: twenty sixth, $135 million
Top 100 prospects: 0
Top-ranked prospect: Ethan Salas (No. 110)
The Padres maintain on to the final spot that they first claimed after the commerce deadline, although they moved into the underside 5 farm methods a yr earlier than. Before that 2024 season, they’d the fourth-ranked system in baseball, serving to to pinpoint precisely when GM A.J. Preller determined to maneuver his chips to the center of the desk.
Top prospect C Salas has stagnated a bit and in addition been injured, whereas the prep lefties taken with their previous two first-round picks (Kruz Schoolcraft and Kash Mayfield) are getting strong evaluations, and RHP Tucker Musgrove is a preferred sleeper with stats varieties.
