SS/3B Addison Barger (Tier 2)6. Age: 19 | 6-3 | 180 pounds IF Hao-Yu Lee (Tier 3)6. 39), Nick Madrigal (No. Puk is ready to follow them and make a major contribution in Oakland this year, with younger talent like 2020 first-rounder Tyler Soderstrom and 2019 international signee Robert Puason hoping to lead the next wave. A few years ago the Miami farm system ranked near the bottom. RHP Adam Makur (Tier 3)8. OF Heston Kjerstad (Tier 2)8. The Orioles have a high concentration of talent ready to impact the major leagues as soon as this season. Here's how we project their lineup in 2026, with their 2026 ages in parentheses. IF/OF Ceddanne Rafaela (Tier 1)4. RHP Cade Cavalli (Tier 1)5. 23), Heliot Ramos (No. RHP Karson Milbrandt (Tier 3), 1. Diane shares her home with her husband and a house full of rescued animals. 4 overall pick in the 2021 draft, Signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2021, outfielder, With no outside addition made at shortstop this offseason, it looks like 21-year-old, After hitting .333/.444/.444 with 16 steals in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League, we could see outfielder, Even with Isiah Kiner-Falefa returning, expect. The 2011 Padres draft yielded Austin. 3 prospect sent the @epchihuahuas faithful home happy with a walk-off two-run homer in the 12th: pic.twitter.com/H3nm6E8HoB. 3 pick in the 2017 . 6) 2. RHP Tink Hence (Tier 1)3. RHP Calvin Ziegler (Tier 2)9. SS Masyn Winn (Tier 1)4. OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Tier 1)2. His name always pops up on the trade market, but he is still with the team, for now, although . Hes 6-5 and athletic, but hasnt even begun to grow into his frame. Slider is mid-80s w/sharp sweep and plus command. SS Matt McLain (Tier 2)8. SS Jose Rodriguez (Tier 3)7. 2B Justin Foscue (Tier 2)8. RHP Mason Black (Tier 3)10. Prior to the surgery, hed show a fringy fastball but a plus slider and a 55 changeup, with some projection left on his 6-5, 200 pound frame. That talent -- Preller has proven -- sometimes never sees the field in San Diego. RHP Jack Leiter (Tier 1)4. RHP Mike Burrows (Tier 2)9. C/IF/OF Endy Rodriguez (Tier 1)2. During his first years as the general manager for the San Diego Padres, A. J. Preller filled the minor leagues with high-value prospects while the big league team floundered. FanSided.com FanSided MLB Sites Also, to find the full top-30 list as provided by MLB Pipeline, click HERE. More , 22. RHP Nick Nastrini (Tier 2). -Prospects1500 Team Pirate, err, translation.Despite losing some recent quality graduates, the Pirates farm system remains incredibly strong. 10), Austin Martin (No. 3B Brett Baty (Tier 1)3. 74)Top 2021 rookie: Brandon Marsh, OF, We still believe in Jo Adell, and Brandon Marsh, once 100 percent, isnt far behind him, with a bunch of intriguing, albeit far away, up-the-middle type talents throughout the system. RHP Clayton Beeter (Tier 3)10. Cincinnati Reds2020 midseason rank: 222020 preseason rank: 24Top 100 Prospects: Nick Lodolo (No. Other top prospects like pitcher Dylan Lesko (2027), pitcher Robby Snelling (2026), and outfielder Samuel Zavala (2025) probably wont arrive until 2025 at the earliest. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, https://www.prospects1500.com/author/p1500/, Prospects of the Week: April 5 - April 10, Futures Focus - Episode 63: Projecting 2022 Values and Future Top 100 Prospects, Futures Focus - Episode 61: 2022 Farm System Rankings, Top 50 Prospects for each of the 30 teams. OF Brock Jones (Tier 3)10. Jeff Sanders hosted a chat to discuss the Padres system. C Dalton Rushing (Tier 2)9. RHP Marco Raya (Tier 3), 1. SS Jett Williams (Tier 2)8. They may spend a lot of money on the MLB roster, but they also identify and develop talent as well as any organization in the sport. He has an unbelievable changeup, an easy 70, probably the best changeup weve seen on a high school pitcher since Cole Hamels. SS/3B Orelvis Martinez (Tier 2)3. LHP Kyle Muller (Tier 2)5. San Francisco Giants (Bell chose not to return and instead signed a two-year deal with the Cleveland guardians. LHP/1B Reggie Crawford (Tier 3)9. OF Sterlin Thompson (Tier 3)10. 3B/OF Justyn-Henry Malloy (Tier 2)7. Toronto Blue Jays RHP Matt Canterino (Tier 2)9. The Skinny: The Padres have traded 29 prospectsand 13 young, . LHP Robby Snelling (Tier 2)6. 94)Top 2021 rookie: Khalil Lee, OF, The Mets lost six of their Top 30 prospects from this time last year due to trades, hurting the overall depth of the system. LHP Cooper Hjerpe (Tier 2)10. Drafted: No. Chicago Cubs + Jay Groome: A first-round pick in 2016 and once highly touted pitching prospect, Groome has fizzled out since joining the professional ranks for both on-and-off the field issues. 2 starter upside here, with time and innings required to get there. With that being said, the Padres only have two prospects slotted inside the top-100. 13), Matthew Liberatore (No. 45), Robert Hassell III (No. 2B/SS Joey Ortiz (Tier 2)10. Age: 23 | 6-2 | 195 pounds 26), Trevor Larnach (No. Minnesota Twins OF Cristhian Vaquero (Tier 2)7. The elbow issue doesnt affect his defensive future but it did cost him a year of reps, so he might have to start in extended this year when he would ordinarily have gone to full-season ball. This year, only the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays have highly valued big league teams and equally strong minor league systems. Los Angeles Dodgers SS Nick Loftin (Tier 3)8. RHP Hayden Juenger (Tier 3)9. Hes a plus runner with above-average range at shortstop, moving better to his right, and has a 55 arm, so while there was talk of him moving off the position when he was an amateur, I think he stays there long-term. The top prospects in the San Diego Padres farm system, including rankings, scouting reports, video highlights, stats, MLB Draft results and much more. 38)Top 2021 rookie: Dylan Carlson, OF, While Dylan Carlson will likely graduate early in the 2021 season, Matthew Liberatore and Nolan Gorman are legitimate, big-time prospects. He did walk more than he struck out in his debut in the DSL last summer, hitting .279/.373/.357 in 46 games. Hes improved the aptitude to spin his breaking ball as well, producing high raw spin and occasional raw, downer spin at upper-70s velocities. 76)Top 2021 rookie: Spencer Howard, RHP, Top prospect Spencer Howard hopes to follow in Alec Bohms footsteps as a Rookie of the Year candidate and theres an exciting group of prospects growing at the bottom rungs of the organization, with a lot of emphasis on talent from the international market. OF Gavin Cross (Tier 1)2. Hes athletic enough for it, but with just 10 innings under his belt in games, it might make more sense to keep him as a short reliever and let him move quickly to the majors. Grayson Rodriguez, SP 3. A lineup including Juan Soto, Manny Machado, and Fernando Tatis Jr. (when he returns) should vastly improve the offense that scuffled last year. The Angels have not had the best luck developing middle infield prospects in recent years. Jackson Merrill triples and scores a run on a sacrifice fly to give us the lead!#YourHomeTeam pic.twitter.com/skwjaom90Q. 2023 is a huge year for the farm system to help the big league team and keep improving the stock of prospects at the lower levels. Merrill has enjoyed plenty of success at the lower levels thus far, slashing .352/.401/.503 with 14 extra-base hits across 145 at-bats this year. RHP Randy Vasquez (Tier 3), 1. 69), DL Hall (No. 4 Starter: Dylan Lesko (22)No. So when you peruse our system rankings below, expect to see the teams ranked near the top playing for championships in the near future. Seattle Mariners The White Sox (mid-2017) and Padres (pre-2018 through mid-2019) both ended long postseason droughts a year ago and are among the favorites to reach the World Series this October, just as the Rays (pre-2020 and mid-2020 through pre-2021) did last October. -Kurt Moody (@DET_Guru_Kurt), 22. C Bo Naylor (Tier 1)5. Control and feel for himself on the mound is a work in progress, but southpaws with this type of arm talent who can also spin at a high level dont grow on trees. RHP Bed Kudrna (Tier 2)3. 129 in 2021. 1B/3B Jordan Daz (Tier 3), 1. . Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Top 30s:ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEXALC: CLE | CWS | DET | KC | MINALE: BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TORNLW: ARI | COL | LAD | SD | SFNLC: CHC | CIN | MIL | PIT | STLNLE: ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH. RHP Gunnar Hoglund (Tier 2)9. 16), Joey Bart (No. -Gonzalo Ventura (@LeyCastaway), 18. On the heels of winning the 2021 World Series, the Braves are in full win-now mode. 14), Michael Kopech (No. RHP Cade Horton (Tier 3)9. OF Alec Burleson (Tier 1)5. Their successors at No. OF Brennen Davis (Tier 1)3. Miami not only has the youngest team in the National League East, but it also has easily the best crop of prospects. RHP Matt Allan (Tier 3), 1. 21), Tarik Skubal (No. Those comments are included with each ranking on this list. Hes slashing .295/.380/.519 with 19 home runs and 72 RBIs. More , 7. We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack. RHP Owen Murphy (Tier 3)4. Once its all said-and-done, the Padres may have ultimately gotten one of the best values in the entire draft with Lesko. The farm system ranked 16th and included shortstop CJ Abrams and outfielder Robert Hassell in the top tier and pitcher MacKenzie Gore in tier 2. Over the last two seasons, and 587 at-bats, at the Triple-A level, Campusano is slashing .300/.367/.513 with 27 home runs and 36 doubles. 15), JJ Bleday (No. But last fall, Tampa Bay watched as Randy Arozarena electrified the postseason, and then snagged Luis Patio from San Diego to bolster its case even more and lead baseball with eight Top 100 prospects. 3B Zack Gelof (Tier 2)4. 31), Logan Gilbert (No. The Dodgers have the No. Hes struggled with walks in the past, but lowered his BB/9 to 2.9 this past season, showing improvements in that regard. RHP Bryan Woo (Tier 3), 1. The Reds are a vastly improved system headlined by Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte, but there is a ton of depth behind those two. International signing in 2021. One of the more underrated farm systems, drafting over 40 pitchers in three years has helped build out the depth in an area of need. Robert Hassell, OF (No. C Edgar Quero (Tier 2)4. SS Peyton Graham (Tier 2)8. However, the big league team sunk to the very bottom. That would decimate most farm systems. He could make their pen. A small-town kid from North Carolina, Haynes has yet to pitch in professional ball due to an injury thats kept him on the 60-day injured list since August of last year. More , 3. Catcher Luis Campusano and left-hander Ryan Weathers remain as well. San Diego Padres LHP Blake Walston (Tier 3)9. OF Evan Carter (Tier 1)2. 1B/3B Blaze Jordan (Tier 3)9. 24 in MLB; pair of prospects make top-100 list - The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres Minors: Padres' farm system drops to No. If anything, it reinforces the Padres' ability to restock their system from the ground up in the wake of all the trades they've made over the past season. Miami needs to add more quality depth to the system to help push the needle. -Jake Wiener (@GatorSosa), 5. RHP Dylan Lesko (Tier 2)4. SS Brayan Rocchio (Tier 1)6. His secondaries, a slider and changeup, have flashed potential, but theyre developing pitches that need more consistency to be effective against professional pitching. 90)Top 2021 rookie: Randy Arozarena, OF, Highlighted by baseballs top prospect, Wander Franco, the Rays have battled with the Padres over the past five rankings for the top farm system title. Here are a few more nuggets on prospects in this system: + Samuel Zavala: San Diegos prized international signee in the 2021 period inked a deal with the Friars for $1.2 million. Thus, the Padres have moved up the ranks in the power rankings. RHP Dylan Smith (Tier 3), 1. RHP Jonathan Cannon (Tier 3), 1. He should be able to pitch in games in the ACL this summer, and if his stuff comes all the way back and he doesnt have any setbacks, hell be a top 100 guy this time next year. 45), Robert Hassell III (No. OF Grant McCray (Tier 2)4. LHP Matthew Liberatore (Tier 2)7. 91)Top 2021 rookie: Leody Taveras, OF, The rebuilding Rangers have changed gears a bit, and many of their top farmhands exude more polish than their high-risk, high-reward prospects of recent years. OF Luis Matos (Tier 2)5. International signing in 2022. That being said, there are some promising young names that should be productive major leaguers, but its obvious that the focus has been on using potential to obtain proven talent. 99)Top 2021 rookie: Tim Cate, LHP, Last seasons graduations of Carter Kieboom and Luis Garcia and the continued fallout from moves made to aid the 2019 World Series run leave the Nats in the bottom spot. -Dan Victor (@slydanno70), 26. 29), Asa Lacy (No. Headlined by a group of star caliber outfielders, the Cubs system has a much-improved outlook year over year. Merrill was the Padres first-rounder in 2021 out of a Maryland high school, then spent the following offseason working on strength and conditioning, returning a completely different hitter. 73)Top 2021 rookie: Ian Anderson, RHP, Winning three straight division titles certainly has thinned out the system some, but theres still some elite talent, especially that dynamic outfield duo at the top, with a backlog of contributors at the upper levels. OF James Wood (Tier 1)3. New York Yankees OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Tier 3)8. The dynamic outfield duo of Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez is the highest-ranked pair of prospects in the game. OF Corbin Carroll (Tier 1)3. By Baseball America's count, the Padres have traded 29 prospects over the last 17 months, as well as a dozen homegrown big leaguers. Flashes a big CB + a CH. OF Johan Rojas (Tier 3)7. Hes got an advanced approach at the plate, including a real-life two-strike approach I thought those were extinct! Leskos bread-and-butter pitch is a true swing-and-miss changeup, with darting tumble in the low-80s that projects as a plus, if not double-plus, pitch down the road. The best system in baseball and its really not close. RHP Will Warren (Tier 3)8. Milwaukee Brewers2020 midseason rank: 282020 preseason rank: 29Top 100 Prospects: Garrett Mitchell (No. 67), Matt Allan (No. 3B Bryan Ramos (Tier 2)4. Among the players Law listed among the Padres top-10 prospects in '12 were Casey Kelley, Rymer Liriano, Joe Wieland, Cory Spangenberg and Jaff Decker. Hes previously bumped his fastball into the upper-90s and he also spins an upper-70s breaking ball that projects to miss bats at a high rate moving forward. After making it to the playoffs the year before, a roster including Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. Yu Darvish, and Joe Musgrove fell to third place in the division with a 79-83 record in 2021. More , 27. 98)Top 2021 rookie: Triston McKenzie, RHP, The Indians keep trading stars yet keep winning because they keep developing talent, and they may rank among the games very best systems a year from now because they have a ton of young hitters and prospects on the rise. There may be no Wander Franco currently in the system, but the Rays organization is still flush with exciting young athletes, and the club has proven the ability to maximize those talents to develop players that make a difference at the next level. The Cuban is not likely to stay at shortstop, with a thicker build thats probably better suited to second base, but the bat is very promising. 42), Mick Abel (No. Try a week on us. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! 53. Players in parentheses have the same grade. Kansas City Royals Padres' farm system drops to No. Merrill fractured his wrist on a freak play in April, missing almost three months with the injury, but actually hit better after his return, and then held his own despite being one of the youngest players in the Arizona Fall League. Maybe that will change with someone on our recent Top 50? C Rickardo Perez (Tier 3)10. Chicago Cubs2020 midseason rank: 262020 preseason rank: 23Top 100 Prospects: Brailyn Marquez (No. SS Aeverson Arteaga (Tier 2)7. MacKenzie Gore and Luis Patio form a potent 1-2 punch atop the Padres' prospect rankings. With some good health the Giants could easily find a few other prospects joining them as Top 100 prospects this year. SS Eric Brown Jr. (Tier 3)10. 3B James Triantos (Tier 3), 1. LHP DL Hall (Tier 1)5. LHP Andrew Abbott (Tier 3), 1. Hes an average runner to a tick above who probably needs to stop trying to steal so many bases (72 percent success rate last year, 68 percent in 2021). OF Oscar Cols (Tier 1)3. C Carter Jensen (Tier 3), 1. C Ivan Herrera (Tier 2)8. He made a lot of weak contact, with an unusually high pop-up rate, which has to improve if hes going to have value in the majors. An updated look at the San Diego Padres' farm system ranking By Diego Solares Aug 18, 2022 Mar 26, 2022; Peoria, Arizona, USA; San Diego Padres infielder Jackson Merrill in the dugout. -Adam Halpin (@adamhalpin), 23. More , 17. Drafted:No. An average defender thats proved he can hit, Rosario can be a bench piece thatll contribute for the Padres as early as next year. Eguy Rosario called game!The @Padres' No. C Austin Wells (Tier 1)5. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (Tier 1)5. International signing in 2017. OF Zac Veen (Tier 1)3. SS Blaze Alexander (Tier 3), 1. Hes tall and narrow, without the typical workhorse starters frame, so many scouts questioned whether hed be durable enough to stay a starter. 11), Riley Greene (No. Well have to see if hes lost any mobility or agility after the injury. This is a system on the rise, with four overall Top 100 prospects. Cleveland Guardians Jackson Holiday, SS 4. Snellings upside on the mound is undeniable, especially since hes never focused solely on one sport with football in the mix. RHP Jaden Hill (Tier 3), 1. OF Miguel Bleis (Tier 2)5. Bats: Right | Throws: Right By 2017, the Padres minor leaguers had made a huge leap to 6th place. SS Jonathan Mejia (Tier 3), 1. One of the best pure hitters in the minor leagues, The Guardians have done a great job developing pitching talent over the past decade, and they have two of the game's top pitching prospects headlining their system right now in. But this farm system still has five players in the top 100 and that includes Matthew Liberatore, who should be a special player soon. Valenzuela had a huge year as a 20-year-old in Low A in 2021, then slumped to a .209/.334/.348 line in High A last year, moving to a less hitter-friendly environment, yet walking a bit more while still making contact with the same frequency. 62)Top 2021 rookie: MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Led by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Chris Paddack, the longtime bountiful Padres system finally began making an impact in the Majors. International signing in 2022. 1 prospect here for the first time in five years, there are a few new names courtesy of the Nolan Arenado deal and theres some young talent several years away thanks to the Rockies long-standing presence in Latin America. This is the cream of the prospect crop. Merrills ultimate ceiling probably comes down to how good the hit tool is. I would say they are now a mid-tier system and that is due to their ability to develop pitching. The Royals have a dozen or so pitching prospects who are difficult to evaluate, as well as some notable lower minors hitters. Atlanta Braves On the heels of winning the 2021 World Series, the Braves are in full win-now mode. The Padres player development will play a huge factor as to what Williams becomes once he returns from injury, but theres definitely clay to mold with the former Blue Devil. Oakland Athletics2020 midseason rank: 172020 preseason rank: 14Top 100 Prospects: NoneTop 2021 rookie: A.J.