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Inbox: Which team has the most Prospect Points?
- Updated: July 29, 2016
As you might imagine, it has been a busy time in MLBPipeline land of late, as we were all scurrying to get the Top 100, all 30 teams’ Top 30 and the Top 10 by position lists re-ranked.
By now, most of you have digested the lists. If you haven’t, go have a looksee. Not surprisingly, the new lists generated a ton of questions. Jim Callis, Mike Rosenbaum and I answered as many as we could on Twitter on Thursday, but we barely scratched the surface. So I’m dedicating this week’s Pipeline Inbox to Top 100/Top 30 questions.
Except for one subject: In the midst of all of this, news came out of a very unusual post-Draft signing in the works. A lot of fans had questions about that one, so I tacked that onto the end.
@JonathanMayo what team has the most #top100 players?
— David Amador (@DAmadorC) July 28, 2016
@JonathanMayo what team has the most #top100 players?
You can find all of that info on Callis’ thorough breakdown piece. The Astros led the way with seven players, while the Pirates were second with six. Nine teams had five representatives. For years now, we have used an unscientific way of rating organizations based on how many prospects they have in the Top 100 and how high they are placed. We call it Prospect Points (100 points to the team with the No. 1 prospect, 99 to No. 2, etc.), and here’s the top five:
1. Pirates, 383 2. Red Sox, 346 3. Nationals, 332 4. Yankees, 317 5. Astros, 306
@JonathanMayo Braves gotta have the best farm in baseball, very very deep, your thoughts?
— Baseball Enthusiast (@LEFTYvsRIGHTY) July 28, 2016
@JonathanMayo Braves gotta have the best farm in baseball, very very deep, your thoughts?
Whenever we put out lists, questions about best farm systems always come. The Prospect Points is one way to look at it. The Braves have five players listed in the Top 100, and they are 10th on the PP list, with 252 points. But as the question above mentions, there is some depth, and there is more to grading out a farm system than just counting up Top 100 talent.
Callis will be taking a much closer look at the top farm …
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