It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Dodgers have a successful franchise. They bring in talent in every manageable way, from free agency to trades to acquisition of prospects via the Draft and the amateur international market. But until now, they had only landed in the No. 1 spot on our farm system rankings just one since we started doing them ahead of the 2015 season, and that was preseason, 2016.
But they’ve ascended to the top spot in our in-season rankings of all 30 organizations’ prospects, supplanting the Tigers, who had a short-lived reign atop the ladder.
These rankings are our first look at farm systems after the Trade Deadline and the 2025 Draft, giving us a snapshot of how teams changed via those two avenues of talent acquisition. The rankings are are based on long-term Major League value — factoring in impact talent, depth, proximity to the Majors, balance between position players and pitchers and between ceilings and floors. The numbers in parentheses indicate where prospects sit on our newly updated Top 100 Prospects list.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2025 preseason rank: 4
2024 midseason rank: 5
2024 preseason rank: 8
2023 midseason rank: 6
The Dodgers just keep winning (two World Series titles in the last five seasons, 12 straight postseason appearances) and keep developing talent. They have the best collection of outfield prospects in baseball, highlighted by the four Top 100 Prospects above as well as Trade Deadline acquisition James Tibbs and Ching-Hsien Ko. Even though competing for championships is always the primary focus, four of their top five pitching prospects (Jackson Ferris, River Ryan, Adam Serwinowski, Christian Zazueta) arrived via trades — as did Hope, Sirota and Tibbs.
2. Minnesota Twins
2025 preseason rank: 10
2024 midseason rank: 2
2024 preseason rank: 15
2023 midseason rank: 17
While Jenkins, Keaschall and Rodriguez have all had health issues, the Twins added a ton of talent at the Trade Deadline. Those deals brought in 10 prospects, six of whom are on the new Top 30. That group is led by Tait in the Top 100, coming over in the Jhoan Duran deal. Add in the five 2025 draftees now on their list, the Twins boast a nice combination of top-level talent (five Top 100 guys) and depth.
3. Seattle Mariners
2025 preseason rank: 5
2024 midseason rank: 9
2024 preseason rank: 18
2023 midseason rank: 19
Sure, Cole Young graduated and they traded away six top 30 prospects at the Trade Deadline. But nearly all of the rest of their Top 100 guys took steps forward this year, and two arms from the 2024 Draft (Sloan and Cijntje) were added as the year went on. Folding in Anderson from the Draft gives the Mariners nine Top 100 players, by far the most in baseball.
4. Milwaukee Brewers
2025 preseason rank: 7
2024 midseason rank: 17
2024 preseason rank: 3
2023 midseason rank: 3
The Brewers continue to turn over one of the deepest systems in baseball, consistently developing breakout names to replace those who graduate to the Majors. Peña has been tied at the hip with Made as the pair of 18-year-old infielders have reached High-A already in their first stateside seasons, and first-rounder Andrew Fischer gives the organization another impressive bat on the dirt after being one of college baseball’s best hitters in the spring. Breakouts from Marco Dinges, Josh Adamczewski and Ethan Dorchies are further proof Milwaukee can keep the developmental conveyor belt moving year in and year out.
5. Cleveland Guardians
2025 preseason rank: 9
2024 midseason rank: 4
2024 preseason rank: 19
2023 midseason rank: 15
Though they’re known for developing pitching, the Guardians have a hitter-heavy system. Nine of their 11 best prospects are bats, led by 2024 No. 1 overall pick Bazzana, and they spent most of the 2025 Draft capital on more hitters, starting with outfielder Jace LaViolette and infielder Dean Curley, who slid after rocky seasons. They’re doing a nice job of helping hit-over-power guys such as Kayfus and catcher Cooper Ingle discover more pop.
6. Detroit Tigers
2025 preseason: 1
2024 midseason rank: 6
2024 preseason rank: 5
2023 midseason rank: 13
Detroit takes a slight drop from the top spot after the graduation of Jackson Jobe and some backsliding from Thayron Liranzo, but this remains a system with tons of ceiling, thanks to McGonigle’s Minors-best hit tool, Clark’s toolsiness and Briceño’s immense pop. Nice breakouts from Troy Melton, Max Anderson and Andrew Sears and a strong first DSL season from Cris Rodriguez keep the non-Top 100 portion of the list interesting while the Tigers have dealt with numerous pitching injuries at the lower levels.
7. New York Mets
2025 preseason rank: 12
2024 midseason rank: 13
2024 preseason rank: 13
2023 midseason rank: 11
The Mets have as many up arrows in their system as any other organization in baseball with Benge surging into the No. 20 spot in his first full season, McLean and Tong solidifying their places in the Top 50 overall and Jacob Reimer, A.J. Ewing and Will Watson making significant jumps in the Top 30 team list. That increased depth allowed New York to move several prospects at the Trade Deadline for bullpen help, while still maintaining an impressive system on the whole, and it makes you wonder what the organization could get out of 38th overall pick Mitch Voit as he moves to full-time hitter status in the pros.
8. Cincinnati Reds
2025 preseason rank: 11
2024 midseason rank: 14
2024 preseason rank: 10
2023 midseason rank: 5
Having six Top 100 prospects puts the Reds in a tie for second with the White Sox, even with the graduation of Chase Burns. Outside of Lowder, who would have joined Burns in the post-prospect world if it weren’t for injuries, it’s all about the bats here. You could form a pretty exciting future infield just with Top 100 prospects if you’re a little creative: Collier at first, we’ll put Lewis at second, 2025 draftee Hall at short and Stewart at third. Throw Duno behind the plate and you’re all set.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 preseason rank: 14
2024 midseason rank: 20
2024 preseason rank: 9
2023 midseason rank: 2
The system is a little top heavy, though the Pirates did add some depth with four Top 30 guys at the Trade Deadline (two in their top 10) and five members of the 2025 Draft class. But the top is very, very good, starting of course with the best prospect in baseball in Griffin. They join the Mariners as the only other team with three prospects in the top 30 of the overall Top 100. The addition of Hernandez via the 2025 Draft makes them the only organization with two pitchers ranked that high.
10. Tampa Bay Rays
2025 preseason rank: 2
2024 midseason rank: 1
2024 preseason rank: 6
2023 midseason rank: 7
The ceiling has been lowered by this Tampa Bay group with Williams’ Triple-A contact issues dropping him in the Top 100; Xavier Isaac, Tre’ Morgan and Brayden Taylor falling off that list and Chandler Simpson taking his 80-grade wheels to the bigs. But it’s still a relatively deep group, particularly when it comes to right-handed pitching with Brody Hopkins, Trevor Harrison, Santiago Suarez and Jose Urbina among the most intriguing arms. Gillen, last year’s 18th overall pick, got ample external support to climb higher on the Top 100 as one of the best overall bats from his Draft class.
11. Boston Red Sox
2025 preseason rank: 3
2024 midseason rank: 7
2024 preseason rank: 14
2023 midseason rank: 16
The Red Sox had three of baseball’s 12 best prospects — Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer — to start the season but all of them have graduated to the big leagues. The cupboard is far from bare, however. Arias, Garcia and outfielder Justin Gonzales are the latest highlights from an international department doing fine work. Tolle and fellow lefties Brandon Clarke and Connelly Early are examples of the organization’s improved pitching development.
12. St. Louis Cardinals
2025 preseason rank: 20
2024 midseason rank: 19
2024 preseason rank: 23
2023 midseason rank: 22
The Draft and Trade Deadline certainly helped St. Louis deepen its farm with nine members of its Top 30 arriving since the start of July, headlined by fifth overall pick Doyle, who brings a ton of fire to the pitching corps. But don’t overlook some of the internal development here too. Wetherholt has met the hype as a borderline plus-plus hitter with impressive pop in his first full season, Rodriguez has built on his 2024 breakout by reaching Single-A in his age-18 season and Bernal has hit enough at Double-A to be considered a well-rounded backstop in a group loaded behind the plate. Various pitching injuries to Quinn Mathews, Tekoah Roby and Cooper Hjerpe have been the biggest hit to the organization in the Minors.
13. Miami Marlins
2025 preseason rank: 16
2024 midseason rank: 15
2024 preseason rank: 29
2023 midseason rank: 24
Top 100 Prospects: Thomas White, LHP (No. 21); Aiva Arquette, SS (No. 39); Joe Mack, C (No. 76); Robby Snelling, LHP (No. 80)
The Marlins have had much more recent success developing pitchers than hitters, and the best stories in the system this year included the continued development of White and Snelling as well as 17-year-old right-hander Kevin Defrank. On the position player side, Mack has blossomed into one of the better all-around catching prospects in the game and the Draft brought in proven college performers such as Arquette and outfielder Cam Cannarella.
14. Athletics
2025 preseason rank: 21
2024 midseason rank: 22
2024 preseason rank: 25
2023 midseason rank: 26
Talk about an overhaul! The A’s climb up into the top half of the rankings thanks to a blockbuster at the Deadline (and another smaller deal) to go along with the 2025 Draft. The big deal, of course, was for Mason Miller, which fetched De Vries – the highest-ranked prospect ever dealt at the Trade Deadline – and three others in the Top 30 (two in the A’s top 10). Adding in Arnold from the Draft (one of five from the class now on the To 30) makes them just one of two teams (Marlins) with a pair of southpaws on our Top 10 LHP prospect list.
15. Baltimore Orioles
2025 preseason rank: 15
2024 midseason rank: 3
2024 preseason rank: 1
2023 midseason rank: 1
Top 100 Prospects: Samuel Basallo, C/1B (No. 8)
The Orioles are holding serve here. They were VERY busy at the Deadline as sellers of big league talent with the season in Baltimore not going as planned. So while Basallo is their lone Top 100 representative, it’s a deeper system than it’s been in a while. They brought in 15 total prospects via trade, six who are on the new Top 30. Seven 2025 draftees are on the list as well, with four in the top 10. Outside of Basallo, Dylan Beavers and Enrique Bradfield Jr., that top 10 has all new names with those four Draft prospects, one from the Deadline (Boston Bateman) and a pair of exciting pop-up prospects in Esteban Mejia and Nate George.
16. Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 preseason rank: 22
2024 midseason rank: 21
2024 preseason rank: 16
2023 midseason rank: 12
What Arizona lacks in top-top talent – Lawlar’s piling up injuries have taken some of the bloom off his rose – it’s made up for in depth at this year’s Draft and Trade Deadline. The D-backs got particularly stronger on the mound with Kohl Drake (No. 8), Patrick Forbes (No. 10), Mitch Bratt (No. 11), David Hagaman (No. 17), Dean Livingston (No. 18), Brian Curley (No. 19) and Ashton Izzi (No. 20) all joining the Top 20 via the Draft or a deal in recent weeks. Shortstop Kayson Cunningham, this year’s 18th overall pick, could be a future Top 100 prospect if his left-handed bat and plus run tool translate to the pros as well as expected.
17. Chicago White Sox
2025 preseason rank: 6
2024 midseason rank: 11
2024 preseason rank: 20
2023 midseason rank: 20
Top 100 Prospects: Braden Montgomery, OF (No. 33); Noah Schultz, LHP (No. 38); Colson Montgomery, SS/3B (No. 71); Billy Carlson, SS (No. 79); Caleb Bonemer, SS/3B (No. 88); Hagen Smith, LHP (No. 93)
The White Sox tied the Cubs for the biggest drop (11 spots) from our preseason rankings, but that’s largely a reflection of graduating Top 100 Prospects Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero and others to the Majors. After struggling for most of two years in Triple-A, Colson Montgomery has gotten his act together in the big leagues, and Braden Montgomery and Bonemer also have developed positively at the plate during their 2025 pro debuts. Schultz and Smith ranked as the best southpaw pitching prospects in baseball to start the year but have regressed.
18. San Francisco Giants
2025 preseason rank: 28
2024 midseason rank: 23
2024 preseason rank: 17
2023 midseason rank: 14
Top 100 Prospects: Bryce Eldridge, 1B (No. 13)
The most improved system since our March rankings — up 10 spots from No. 28 — the Giants are loaded with young talent and poised to continue to climb. Eldridge is raking in Triple-A at age 20 but many of their best prospects have starred in Rookie ball this year, including shortstops Josuar Gonzalez and Jhonny Level and right-handers Argenis Cayama, Keyner Martinez and Alberto Laroche. Outfielders are becoming a strength of the system, led by Bo Davidson (signed as a nondrafted free agent) and Dakota Jordan.
19. Chicago Cubs
2025 preseason rank: 8
2024 midseason rank: 8
2024 preseason rank: 2
2023 midseason rank: 4
The Cubs matched the White Sox for the biggest fall (11 places) since March, in part because their two best prospects at that time (Matt Shaw, Cade Horton) are now fixtures at Wrigley Field. The next step will be figuring out how to integrate Caissie, Ballesteros and former Top 100 Prospect Kevin Alcántara in the big league lineup before they stagnate in Triple-A. Right-hander Jaxon Wiggins and first baseman Jonathon Long have boosted their stock significantly, while outfielder Ethan Conrad was a sneaky-good get with the No. 17 overall pick in July.
20. Toronto Blue Jays
2025 preseason rank: 27
2024 midseason rank: 24
2024 preseason rank: 24
2023 midseason rank: 25
After multiple pitching injuries last year, the Blue Jays have turned a weakness on the mound into a strength with impressive years from Yesavage, Johnny King and Top 30 newcomer Gage Stanifer. (This ranking doesn’t factor in the breakouts from Khal Stephen and Kendry Rojas, who were moved at the Trade Deadline.) With Parker and Nimmala in the same system, there could be healthy debate surrounding Jays shortstops for years, and don’t overlook Dominican Summer League star Juan Sanchez, who has placed himself squarely on the radar after signing for $997,500 in January.
21. Philadelphia Phillies
2025 preseason rank: 17
2024 midseason rank: 16
2024 preseason rank: 22
2023 midseason rank: 23
Trading Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel to the Twins for Jhoan Duran contributes to a little hit here, as does Miller’s sub-par season, but not too much. They added five players from the 2025 Draft to help depth-wise, led by College World Series no-hit artist Gage Wood, who could be a Top 100 guy if he picks up where he left off once he takes the mound as a professional.
22. New York Yankees
2025 preseason rank: 22
2024 midseason rank: 18
2024 preseason rank: 11
2023 midseason rank: 21
Top 100 Prospects: George Lombard Jr., SS/2B (No. 25); Carlos Lagrange, RHP (No. 82); Cam Schlittler, RHP (No. 91); Spencer Jones, OF (No. 92)
All four of the Yankees’ Top 100 Prospects have joined the list since the season began. Schlitter, a 2022 seventh-rounder who’s yet another testament to their ability to find and develop arms in later rounds, already is contributing in the Majors. The system’s depth took a huge hit, however, when New York traded 15 prospects for reinforcements at the Trade Deadline, though it did manage to hold onto to most of its top talents.
23. Washington Nationals
2025 preseason rank: 13
2024 midseason rank: 10
2024 preseason rank: 12
2023 midseason rank: 8
The Nationals added necessary ceiling in Willits (a switch-hitting shortstop with plus speed and good defensive skills) at the first overall pick and still saved enough money to go overslot to sign Ethan Petry, Landon Harmon, Miguel Sime Jr. and Coy James out of the Draft. That class outweighs Washington’s Trade Deadline additions; outfielder Christian Franklin ranks highest among that group at No. 14. Sykora’s Tommy John surgery was a big hit to the group’s core, and Susana’s earlier UCL concerns put a further damper on things, though he returned to Double-A Harrisburg last week.
24. Colorado Rockies
2025 preseason rank: 18
2024 midseason rank: 12
2024 preseason rank: 21
2023 midseason rank: 18
Getting Holliday, the top-ranked player from the 2025 Draft, certainly doesn’t hurt. But Chase Dollander graduated and Condon has dealt with injuries and a lack of power production, reasons why the Rockies drop several spots this go-round. There have been some interesting developments coming from former college hitter draftees, with Kyle Karros reaching the big leagues and Jared Thomas swinging the bat well, and the hope is that can be augmented by the other five 2025 draftees who join Holliday on the Top 30.
25. Kansas City Royals
2025 preseason rank: 23
2024 midseason rank: 25
2024 preseason rank: 28
2023 midseason rank: 29
The system lost its brightest star when Jac Caglianone graduated in just his first full season, but there are some interesting things bubbling under the surface that could lead to future rises in the ranks for the Royals. Jensen has put on a power show at Triple-A, for one. Behind him, Kansas City has one of the most interesting and dynamic international classes of 2025, headlined by right-hander Kendry Chourio, who is already riding a mid-90s fastball and above-average curveball to Single-A at just 17 years old. He, along with 2025 picks Sean Gamble and Josh Hammond, could give KC the prospect flash it lost when Cags became a Major Leaguer.
26. Texas Rangers
2025 preseason rank: 19
2024 midseason rank: 26
2024 preseason rank: 7
2023 midseason rank: 10
Top 100 Prospects: Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B (No. 4)
Walcott’s emergence as one of the best prospects in the Minors can’t mask the fact that the Rangers are light on position-player talent, which is why they took shortstops Gavin Fien and Josh Owens with two of their first three picks in the Draft last month. After a banner year of pitching development in 2024, they’ve been sidetracked by injuries to Winston Santos, Alejandro Rosario and Emiliano Teodo. The emergence of fellow righties David Davalillo and Caden Scarborough has helped lessen the sting.
27. Los Angeles Angels
2025 preseason rank: 30
2024 midseason rank: 29
2024 preseason rank: 30
2023 midseason rank: 28
If it hadn’t been for injury, Moore would have graduated as predicted, but he’s still here and joined by the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 Draft in Bremner. He’s one of eight members of this year’s Draft class to get added to the Top 30 (two others with him in the top 10). Ryan Johnson has really righted the ship as a starter after being sent straight to the bigs as a reliever for his pro debut, and the Angels managed to make some Trade Deadline deals without losing any Top 30 guys.
28. Atlanta Braves
2025 preseason rank: 26
2024 midseason rank: 27
2024 preseason rank: 26
2023 midseason rank: 27
Top 100 Prospects: Cam Caminiti, LHP (No. 81)
Drake Baldwin has graduated, as has AJ Smith-Shawver, to thin out the top. But Caminiti is holding steady and JR Ritchie has had a terrific 2025 season, starting the Futures Game and reaching Triple-A. The Braves also added five players from their most recent Draft class to the list and four of them are in the top 100 of their rankings. That’s a group led by shortstops Tate Southisene (high school) and Alex Lodise (college).
29. Houston Astros
2025 preseason rank: 29
2024 midseason rank: 30
2024 preseason rank: 27
2023 midseason rank: 30
Top 100 Prospects: Brice Matthews, 2B (No. 98)
Though the Astros always continue to sit near the bottom of these rankings, they’re headed to their ninth consecutive playoff berth. Even after rushing Cam Smith to Houston, the strength of their system remains position players: Matthews; outfielders Jacob Melton, Joseph Sullivan and Kevin Alvarez; shortstop Xavier Neyens and catcher Walker Janek. Sullivan (seventh round) and right-hander Bryce Mayer (16th round) look like steals from the 2024 Draft.
30. San Diego Padres
2025 preseason rank: 25
2024 midseason rank: 28
2024 preseason rank: 4
2023 midseason rank: 9
Top 100 Prospects: Ethan Salas, C (No. 86)
This can’t come as much of a shock. The Padres were the most aggressive team at this year’s Trade Deadline, moving out multiple Minor Leaguers (including shortstop Leo De Vries – one of the most highly-ranked prospects ever traded) for a run at the World Series. That leaves the top-prospect mantle to Salas, who has missed much of his age-19 season with a stress reaction in his back. There are still some interesting arms here, including top 2025 pick Kruz Schoolcraft and breakout right-hander Miguel Mendez, but it’s a system with a question mark up top and little depth beyond the first few names.
