Miami Marlins: Farm System rankings part 2

This is part 2 and you can read part 1 here. I recommend seeing MLB’s farm systems list and also seeing the updated top 100 prospects list as well. I wrote more about the Miami Marlins farm system as well. Let’s now take a look at the remaining farm systems…

The Miami Marlins are in an interesting position.

The Miami Marlins shut out the Oakland Athletics 3-0 last night, and speaking of Oakland, they’re #17 and the rebuild is OK so far. We are right after at #16 and that’s pretty disappointing. Graduations and injuries were the culprit, but things are looking up for our farm, that was top 5 going back to 2020. Our division rivals the Washington Nationals are #15, which is an improvement from #23 before the season started. They have a long way to go to compete though. The other rivals the New York Mets are #14. They have a top-heavy farm however and based on the ages of their stars, their window of contention is not too big.

The St. Louis Cardinals are #13 with a strong top-heavy system, which I suspect will get worse after they make a trade this off-season for a star. That’s just a prediction. Despite trading 24 prospects in 13 months, the New York Yankees actually improved their farm system from #13 pre-season to #12. Their division rivals the Boston Red Sox are #11 with a group of talented  infielders.

The Miami Marlins typically beat the Chicago Cubs in the playoffs, but their rebuild is coming along nicely as they improved from #18 pre-season to #10 with a nice group of pitching prospects. The Colorado Rockies heavily improved their farm due to player improvements and a good draft. They’re now #9 (#24 pre-season). The Tampa Bay Rays fell from #3 pre-season to #8, but remain in the top 10 as usual. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a solid #7, staying at their pre-season ranking.

The Texas Rangers keep rising, going from #24 during the 2020 mid-season to #6 with a deep farm system. The top-heavy Arizona Diamondbacks are #5 but in a division they just can’t realistically compete in. The Cincinnati Reds are an impressive #4, steadily rising from #22 during the 2020 pre-season. The Cleveland Guardians rose from #12 pre-season to #3, and suddenly might have a bright future in sight. The Los Angeles Dodgers are #2 (rising from #5 pre-season) and are an organization that the Miami Marlins should emulate.

The list concludes with the Baltimore Orioles at #1, which also happens to be the difficulty of the division thst they’re unlucky to be in. The Miami Marlins are not doing badly, but we need to boost our farm again and the goal is to have an elite farm AND act like the big market team that we should be.