We had a couple of outlets drop their farm system rankings today, so I thought it’d be a good time to see how our readers are feeling about the state of the farm.
Keith Law at The Athletic ranks them 25th, noting that they’ve traded away a lot in win now moves recently and are about to go through a second draft in a row with no second round pick because they’ve signed free agents who had refused qualifying offers.
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ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel is more optimistic, putting them 16th. He’s high on JoJo Parker and Johnny King, and seems extremely high on Sam Shaw, putting him 151st on his extended top prospect list.
Personally, I’m somewhere in the middle. I think this is clearly a below average system. That’s especially true if you mentally exclude Trey Yesavage, who’s still technically eligible but is really a major leaguer now. It’s not a bad system at all, though. Parker, Nimmala and King are all top 100 types or close, and the recent success in pitching development gives some hope that the depth will be better than it has recently. They have some role players likely to help in 2026, and some exciting young guys in the lower levels.
What do you think about the state of the farm? Let us know in the comments.
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