Organizational Rankings

Now that the top 100 is in the books, it is time to move to the organizational rankings. Along with the rankings I am adding the top prospect that missed the top 100 for each team and a prospect who will take a big step forward who I will inappropriately label the ‘breakout candidate’ prospect for that team. So without further ado, the 2012 organizational rankings:

1.   San Diego Padres - 8 prospects in Top 100 – No team can compare with the depth of projected major league talent that San Diego has to offer. They have no super stars that stand out, but they have lots of talent moving through the system to choose from. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Joe Wieland, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Juan Oramas, LHP

2.   Oakland Athletics - 6 prospects in Top 100 – Bolstered system thanks to trades of Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez, the question is how long till these new prospects are traded?

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Derek Norris, C

Breakout Candidate: Aaron Shipman, OF

3.   Toronto Blue Jays - 5 prospects in Top 100 – Blue Jays have a bevy of young talent thanks to numerous early picks in last year’s draft, as well as talent at the C and CF positions.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Drew Hutchison, RHP

Breakout Candidate: A.J. Jimenez, C

4.   St. Louis Cardinals - 6 prospects in Top 100 – Some high ceiling pitching and good depth at a variety of positions. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Zack Cox, 3B

Breakout Candidate: Trevor Rosenthal, RHP

5.   Kansas City Royals - 6 prospects in Top 100 – Most of the embarrassment of riches has graduated to the big leagues, but there is still a lot of talent and depth left in the Royals system.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: John Lamb, LHP

Breakout Candidate: Jorge Bonifacio, OF

6.  Texas Rangers - 5 prospects in Top 100 – Lots of international signings lead the pack, but good depth throughout the whole system.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Jorge Alfaro, C

Breakout Candidate: Matt West, RHP

7.   Seattle Mariners - 5 prospects in Top 100 – Acquired much needed hitting prospect Montero for Pineda this off season, putting lots of hope into their big three pitching prospects.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Guillermo Pimentel, OF

Breakout Candidate: Vinnie Catricala, OF

8.   Tampa Bay Rays - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Incredible depth in pitching prospects paced by Matt Moore, hitting-wise they have talent, but a lot of things to prove still as well.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Alex Torres, LHP

Breakout Candidate: Drew Vettleson, OF

9.   Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Cole and Taillon lead the way in a fairly pitching deep system, also featues talent in the outfield. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Luis Heredia, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Alex Dickerson, 1B

10. Arizona D’backs - 3 prospects in Top 100 – Three elite pitchers and it tapers off quickly from there. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: A.J. Pollock, OF

Breakout Candidate: Patrick Corbin, LHP

11. Wahington Nationals - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Depleted some after the trade for Gio Gonzalez, but still has elite talent and some depth.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Brian Goodwin, OF

Breakout Candidate: Alex Meyer, RHP

12. Atlanta Braves - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Serious pitching depth and potential star talent, offensive talent is lacking.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Christian Bethancourt, C

Breakout Candidate: Sean Gilmartin, LHP

13. Colorado Rockies - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Has both pitching and hitting depth available, pretty evenly spread between above average talent and normal depth that is necessary.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Tim Wheeler, OF

Breakout Candidate: Tyler Anderson, LHP

14. New York Yankees - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Looking like the Yankees have some good trade chips for this upcoming trade deadline!

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Jose Campos, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Cito Culver, SS

15. Boston Red Sox - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Hey look the Red Sox have some good chips to move too!

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Blake Swihart, C

Breakout Candidate: Brandon Jacobs, OF

16. Baltimore Orioles - 3 prospects in Top 100 – Two of the best prospects in the game, a steep decline, and the rest of the system. Some players have a future, others have no hope.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Nick Delmonico 3B

Breakout Candidate: Dan Klein, RHP

17. Houston Astros - 4 prospects in Top 100 – Better draft in 2011 and prospects brought in via trades help, still some work to go though.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Domingo Santana, OF

Breakout Candidate: Delino DeShields Jr., 2B

18. New York Mets - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Similar to the Orioles system, Mets' are boom and bust prospect wise.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Brandon Nimmo, OF

Breakout Candidate: Cesar Puello, OF

19. Chicago Cubs - 3 prospects in Top 100 – Have hitting talent close to the major leagues, but impact pitching is no where to be found here.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Wellington Castillo, C

Breakout Candidate: Dillon Maples, RHP

20. Miami Marlins - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Marlins' minor leagues are a long term project, given some development time they could be a team that takes a big step forward in 2012.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: J.T. Realmuto, C

Breakout Candidate: Adam Conley, LHP

21. Detroit Tigers - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Outside of Turner and Castellanos, the Tigers are grasping at straws.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Drew Smyly, LHP

Breakout Candidate: Brenny Paulino, RHP

22. Cincinnati Reds - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Sold a good portion of the farm this year to acquire Mat Latos, still some good talent, but definitely thinner than it was in 2011.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Zack Cozart, SS

Breakout Candidate: Robert Stephenson, RHP

23. Los Angeles Angels - 3 prospects in Top 100 – Top heavy with Trout and not much to help in the immediate future.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: C.J. Cron, 1B

Breakout Candidate: Ariel Pena, RHP

24. Minnesota Twins- 2 prospects in Top 100 – Safe drafts have led to lots of ok players, but no elite talent outside of Sano.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Eddie Rosario 2B

Breakout Candidate: Levi Michael, SS

25. Los Angeles Dodgers - 1 prospect in Top 100 – Much like the parent club, the Dodgers minor leagues look to have a rough future until the ownership situation is resolved.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Allen Webster, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Chris Reed, LHP

26. Cleveland Indians - 1 prospect in Top 100 – Very young system that could be much higher after this season.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Dillon Howard, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Luigi Rodriguez, OF

27. Milwaukee Brewers - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Better than they have been in the past, still need some work. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Taylor Jungmann, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Scooter Gennett, 2B

28. Philadelphia Phillies - 2 prospects in Top 100 – Drafting at the end of the first round and trade deadline acquisitions have taken their toll on the system

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Sebastian Valle, C

Breakout Candidate: Phillippe Aumont, RHP

29. San Francisco Giants - 1 prospect in Top 100 – Gary Brown and….. uhhh…. some fillers.

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Tommy Joseph, C

Breakout Candidate: Joe Panik, SS

30.  Chicago White Sox - 1 prospect in Top 100 – When a reliever is your top prospect, things are awful not looking good at all. 

Top prospect to miss Top 100: Nestor Molina, RHP

Breakout Candidate: Tyler Saladino, SS