Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 2 by Kevin Goldstein

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Baseball Prospectus Top Organizations
Published 3/5/2008 by Brian Oliver at Nationals Farm Authority
Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus has part 2 of his rankings of the MLB minor league organizations. He places the Nationals at #14, up from dead last in 2007. Why They’re Up : Chris Marrero is one of the better young sluggers around; the only thing better than having a ton of draft picks is knowing what to do with them, as the Nats used the 2007 draft to load up the system with a potential front-line starter in Ross Detwiler and another outstanding young masher in Michael Burgess. Strengths : Young power hitters; many good arms at the lower levels. Weaknesses : No ...

Baseball Prospectus’s Organizational Rankings: 1-15
Published 3/5/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Baseball Prospectus’s Organizational Rankings: 1-15 The AL East is awash in young talent: 1. Tampa Bay Rays Last Year’s Ranking: 1 Why They’re Unchanged: Evan Longoria’s full-season debut went even better than expected, and they added No. 1 overall pick David Price to the system. Strengths: Yes. There are just tons of prospects everywhere, as 20 of MLB’s 30 teams don’t have one prospect ranked higher than Tampa’s fifth-rated player. Weaknesses: It’s hard to figure out what to do with all of this talent. Seriously, they’re not just No. 1, they’re No. 1 by a mile. ...

Top 15 Organizational Rankings
Published 3/6/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... Baseball Prospectus has a Top 15 Organizational Rankings list. I always check these things because I assume the Reds will be close to the top. Here’s they’re actually seventh, which isn’t great. ...

Grapefruit action 3/4-3/5 recap: Barton comes alive
Published 3/6/2008 by erik at Future Redbirds
... Kevin Goldstein has the top half of his prospect rankings up, and low and behold the Cardinals are in it. Sure, it’s the bottom of the top half, but that’s a vast improvement over #27 a year ago. KG notes the Cards are pretty strong up the middle, but a couple of weaknesses of the system is lack of a high ceiling SP and after Rasmus, there is no great athlete. This year’s #1 draft should provide an answer to at least one of those problems, one would hope. Outstanding athletes would include: Tim Beckham, Harold Martinez, and Aaron Hicks to name a few. Kyle ...

Brewers Rock Rangers, 12-6; Millwood On The Comeback Trail?
Published 3/6/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... And finally, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus pegs the Rangers’ resurgent farm system as the third best in all baseball, behind only the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics: ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, March 6
Published 3/6/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... FOURTH AND GOAL: Theo Epstein's strategy from the day he took over as Red Sox GM was to rebuild the team's farm system, and Baseball Prospectus ranks it as the fourth-best in baseball. It's a tough division, though: The Rays are ranked first, the Yankees sixth and the Orioles 10th among the 30 teams. (They only list the top 15, and Toronto wasn't among them.) ...

Thursday's Frosty Mug
Published 3/6/2008 by KLSnow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... assume I've had too many Frosty Mugs. Some notes today from the 154 ouncer: You want a roundup of all of yesterday's games from Baseball Digest Daily? Done. Luft on Deck is our latest genius who thinks he could be a GM. He would've just paid Prince the league minimum and moved on. I'm sure that'd work. U.S.S. Mariner notes that every team's 2008 media guide is online at MLB.com. That's a nice touch. Baseball Prospectus ranks the Brewers 13th in their organizational rankings. Why 13, you ask? ...

Friday Links (7 Mar 08)
Published 3/7/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein ranks the Padres farm system #12 in MLB (hat tip to ...

Kevin Goldstein Organizational Rankings
Published 3/11/2008 by azruavatar at Future Redbirds
... So the question then becomes where do the differences lie. Below you’ll see the difference between my method and KG’s organizational rankings (Teams 1-15, ...

Published 3/12/2008 by El Guapo's Ghost at El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox
... The Sox minor league system has gotten a lot of accolades of late. They were ranked second best by Baseball America and fourth by Baseball Prospectus. Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury top the list of Sox and MLB prospects. Many are familiar with these future regulars. ...

The Hardball Times: Five Questions: Baltimore Orioles
Published 3/28/2008 by David Gassko at The Hardball Times
... shows a 95 mph fastball to go along with an 86 mph changeup and an 83 mph slider, which breaks more than nine inches away from right-handed batters. Unfortunately, only 58 percent of Cabrera’s pitches go for strikes, versus a league average of 63. There’s no reason to expect that ever to change, so Baltimore fans would probably be best served by giving up all hope when it comes to Cabrera. 4. Is the minor league system any good? There is some hope for the Orioles. Kevin Goldstein ranked their farm system 10th among all major league teams, writing that, “They drafted the ...

Minor League Opening Day (Wrap) - A's 1, Rest of the League 2
Published 4/4/2008 by Taj Adib at Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts
... The A's minor league season officially kicks off tonight with this refurbished collection of talent now ranked as one of the best in the majors. In case that isn't enough to get you jazzed about this minor league season and/or the future of the A's organization, here are five reasons to check out a game this year in Vancouver, Geneva, Stockton, Midland and/or Sacramento: ...

Friday Doubleheader
Published 4/11/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... 78 wins on the heels of their agonizing near-miss last year. As noted in my essay for Baseball Prospectus 2008 , the Pads are at a real disadvantage against those divisional talent factories. They ranked 24th in Opening Day payroll last year, with the Rockies 25th and the Diamondbacks 26th; furthermore, Forbes.com's 2007 estimates show them second-to-last in Operating Income. Their farm system has improved in a year's time; Goldstein ranked them 29th in 2007, but they've risen all the way to 12th thanks to strong seasons from Matt Antonelli and Chase Headley and a ...

9 Reasons to Still Be Excited About The Padres
Published 5/14/2008 by Melvin Nieves at The Sacrifice Bunt
... 3. Led by Matt Antonelli and Chase Headley, the farm system improved from 29th in the majors to 12th according to Baseball Prospectus. The new ...

Big Man, Big Deal
Published 18 days ago by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
... for the big man, sending four prospects to Cleveland for Sabathia. The team's farm system may be a bit down after graduating so many young players to the big club's roster, but it remains deep. More importantly, the Brewers' status as contenders has been restored. A little over six weeks ago, it looks as though their playoff hopes might already be dashed. They stumbled to a 23-27 start while their bullpen smoldered and their ace-in-the-making Yovani Gallardo was lost to an ACL tear. Even last week some Brewers fans at ...