A great deal has changed since we ranked all 30 MLB farm systems going into the 2024 season, with much of that change coming in the past few weeks with the next wave of prospects from the MLB draft and then front offices adding -- or subtracting -- young players at the MLB trade deadline.
Now that the dust has settled on two of the most impactful periods for any farm system, it's time to see how all 30 organizations stack up and what has changed most since Opening Day.
These rankings were done, for the most part, the same way as my previous versions. The dollar amounts for each farm system come from projecting what each is expected to do, using historical examples. With that, it's pretty easy to project how much they'll be paid in their six-plus cost-controlled years for that projected performance, adjust for time value of money/performance, apply the price teams pay per win on the free agent market for how much that performance is worth and poof: each player has a dollar value. Then, you simply add up the values for each prospect and have the surplus value of the whole farm system. The latest version of these calculations was done at FanGraphs by Craig Edwards.
1. Baltimore Orioles -- $361 million
Current top prospect: Jackson Holliday, SS
Preseason ranking: 1st, $371 million
What has happened since: Heston Kjerstad and Colton Cowser graduated from my top 100 list to the O's big league lineup and a couple potential starting pitchers from the system (Cade Povich and Chayce McDermott) made their big league debuts. The Orioles made some trades sending away prospects for major league help, shipping out Connor Norby, Mac Horvath, Jackson Baumeister, Seth Johnson and Moises Chace among my top prospects who were traded at the deadline. While that is a lot of subtraction, Baltimore once again dipped into the up-the-middle position player demographic in the MLB draft by adding Vance Honeycutt, Griff O'Ferrall and Austin Overn.
The Orioles are still No. 1 because Jackson Holliday (yes, he is still prospect-eligible), Coby Mayo, and Samuel Basallo are all in the top 10-15 prospects in baseball -- but the first two are in the big leagues and Basallo is in Double-A, so the O's could finally be in line for a tumble down these rankings after sitting on top for a while. They'll have to settle for an incredible young core on a first-place team in MLB's toughest division as a consolation prize.
2. Tampa Bay Rays --- $323 million
Current top prospect: Carson Williams, SS
Preseason ranking: 7th, $249 million
What has happened since: The Rays are in a similar spot to the Orioles, with Junior Caminero, Williams and Xavier Isaac ranking in the top 25 prospects in the sport but all in the upper minors now and likely to graduate from prospect status before the end of 2025. Unlike Baltimore, Tampa Bay added prospects at the deadline, landing three of my top 10, five of my top 25 and two more who just missed the top 25. Recent international signee Brailer Guerrero has been arrow-up this year in his domestic debut, and their top 2023 MLB draft pick, Theo Gillen, was the best prep hitter in the entire class.
The Rays have to be annoying to root for because players don't stay on the big league team very long, but they are a well-oiled player evaluation and development machine that does the most per dollar of any team in baseball, though the Orioles are gaining on the Rays.
3. Los Angeles Dodgers -- $301 million
Current top prospect: Josue De Paula, RF
Preseason ranking: 8th, $247 million
What has happened since: Only Andy Pages has graduated so far this year, with pitchers River Ryan and Justin Wrobleski the latest call-ups to reinforce a big league club staff hit hard by injuries and underperformance. Eduardo Quintero, Emil Morales, Joendry Vargas and Alex Freeland have made big gains as position players in 2024. The Dodgers' draft class was headlined by two upside prep position players in Kellon Lindsey and Chase Harlan, which backfilled for some position players L.A. dealt at the trade deadline: Thayron Liranzo, Alexander Albertus and Jeral Perez.
De Paula (one rival scout compared him to Yordan Alvarez), and Dalton Rushing (rumored to be off limits in deadline talks) will headline this system until at least midseason in 2025.
4. Minnesota Twins -- $292 million
Current top prospect: Walker Jenkins, CF
Preseason ranking: 9th, $241 million
What has happened since: The Twins have moved up in these rankings because they haven't graduated anyone of note with the same three guys still in the top half of my Top 100 from the preseason addition and they also have had some notable arrow-up prospects including 2B Luke Keaschall and RHP Zebby Matthews. By this time next year, I'd expect Jenkins, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Keaschall to be in the upper minors with a chance to debut as the next wave of impact talent.
The Twins didn't make many moves at the deadline and their draft class was solid, headlined by college shortstops Kaelen Culpepper and Kyle DeBarge. One player to keep an eye on is LHP Connor Prielipp, a 2022 second-rounder with positive early results as he returns from an internal brace procedure on his left elbow after a Tommy John surgery in 2021.
5. Washington Nationals -- $284 million
Current top prospect: James Wood, LF
Preseason ranking: 16th, $203 million
What has happened since: The Nats appear to be wrapping up their current rebuild as their farm system value is cresting with breakouts from lower-level prospects, including Jarlin Susana coming at the same time their top young players are in the upper minors (Dylan Crews, Brady House, Cade Cavalli), arriving at the big leagues (Wood) or turning the corner in the majors (C.J. Abrams, MacKenzie Gore, DJ Herz, Mitchell Parker).
I like what the Nationals did in the draft, adding Seaver King, Caleb Lomavita and Luke Dickerson, and in their deadline deals that landed them prospects Alex Clemmey, Rafael Ramirez Jr. and Cayden Wallace, along with the pick that became Lomavita days later.
With Wood and Herz close to graduating and Parker breaking through then graduating this year, this could be as high as the system ranks for a while as the franchise moves to the key next step of deploying young talent in the big leagues.
6. Detroit Tigers -- $272 million
Current top prospect: Jackson Jobe, RHP
Preseason ranking: 3rd, $318 million
What has happened since: The Tigers have fallen a bit due to graduations from Colt Keith and Parker Meadows, but they have the talent to jump back into the top three in short order. They added Bryce Rainer in the draft, who goes straight into the middle of the Top 100 and could be a top-10 overall prospect at some point. My pick to click in the 2023 draft, Kevin McGonigle, has done just that, hitting his way to High-A as a teenager with more walks than strikeouts while showing the potential to shoot up the Top 100 when he's in the upper levels. It goes without saying that Max Clark could also be a top-10 prospect in the game in the near future. Adding Thayron Liranzo and Trey Sweeney in the Jack Flaherty deal and Ethan Schiefelbein in the second round of the draft give them another set of players I expect will move up my list in the coming year.
7. Cleveland Guardians -- $265 million
Current top prospect: Travis Bazzana, 2B
Preseason ranking: 19th, $187 million
What has happened since: The Guardians had the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and took one of the two defensible choices in Bazzana and saved a few dollars with his $8.95 million signing bonus. They spread their record-breaking bonus pool throughout the draft, with much of it going to three prep righties: Braylon Doughty, Joey Oakie and Chase Mobley. Jaison Chourio (brother of Jackson), Angel Genao and Ralphy Velazquez are among the arrow-up types already in the system.
This system will be counting on that group of players to work out after Cleveland paid a dear price to land Lane Thomas at the deadline, saw Brayan Rocchio graduate and my instinct that Daniel Espino could return to form this year has proven to be wrong. Kyle Manzardo also has yet to see his Triple-A success translate to the big leagues, and Chase DeLauter is a potential impact type but just hasn't been able to stay on the field at Double-A.
8. Chicago White Sox -- $262 million
Current top prospect: Colson Montgomery, SS
Preseason ranking: 20th, $172 million
What has happened since: Despite the season from hell at the major league level, the White Sox remain in a good spot in these rankings, for the moment. I say that last part because while Jonathan Cannon and Jordan Leasure are the notable graduates thus far, Drew Thorpe, Bryan Ramos and Nick Nastrini are now in the majors with Montgomery, Noah Schultz, Jake Eder, Jairo Iriarte, Jacob Gonzalez and Edgar Quero not far behind. I also wouldn't rule out first-round pick Hagen Smith being put on the express train toward a potential 2025 big league debut. While that's a lot of quality young talent, only Cannon has been any good in the big leagues this year and only Schultz has been dominating the minor leagues. The industry panned the White Sox deadline deals, so further player development along with the return on eventual Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr. trades could be the key to making this rebuild work.
9. Cincinnati Reds -- $261 million
Current top prospect: Sal Stewart, 3B
Preseason ranking: 10th, $237 million
What has happened since: Noelvi Marte is the only notable graduate, and the Reds added the top pitcher in the draft in Chase Burns while Stewart, Chase Petty and Rhett Lowder have steadily moved up in my Top 100 throughout the year. Burns, Lowder and Petty could all debut in 2025 in the big league rotation. The big mover here is Alfredo Duno, a massive human being with 80-grade raw power who has a chance to be a catcher but might hit enough that it won't matter where he plays.
10. Boston Red Sox -- $260 million
Current top prospect: Marcelo Mayer, SS
Preseason ranking: 13th, $223 million
What has happened since: Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu were notable graduates while Nick Yorke was traded at the deadline and Luis Perales had elbow surgery. Mayer has always been in the top 30 prospects in the sport since being taken with the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, but this is the first season that he has looked like the guy that scouts were expecting. Now he and Roman Anthony are both in MLB's top 20 prospects while playing in Double-A with 2025 debuts looking likely, giving some hope that the team could be a factor in the AL East while staying under the first CBT threshold.
Braden Montgomery was a great value at the No. 12 overall pick in last month's draft and the Red Sox also have two of the most notable rising position players in the minors: Kristian Campbell and Franklin Arias. The No. 132 pick in last summer's draft, Campbell is now in Double-A outperforming Mayer and Anthony, tapping into plus raw power, showing plus speed and a plus sense of the strike zone.
11. Seattle Mariners -- $252 million
Current top prospect: Colt Emerson, SS
Preseason ranking: 17th, $200 million
What has happened since: The Mariners added to their MLB roster at the deadline, trading two top rising prospects in the system, Aidan Smith and Brody Hopkins, in the Randy Arozarena deal. Yet Seattle is still arrow-up as a system because of standout scouting and development.
Emerson continues to rise after being misevaluated in the historic 2023 draft class, while everything other than a torn ACL has been rocket emojis for Jonny Farmelo. Brandyn Garcia and Logan Evans are two more arrow-up types from the sterling 2023 draft haul for Seattle with buzz that Teddy McGraw may soon be joining that company. Cole Young and Harry Ford have held steady in the Top 100 while 18-year-old shortstop Felnin Celesten has among the highest upside in the minors if it all clicks, and the results have been solid in his pro debut in rookie ball.
12. Chicago Cubs -- $249 million
Current top prospect: Matt Shaw, 3B
Preseason ranking: 2nd, $328 million
What has happened since: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jordan Wicks, Ben Brown and Michael Busch are notable graduates, which explains most of the lost value from their lofty preseason ranking. Cade Horton has stalled a bit this season while Moises Ballesteros and Jefferson Rojas have broken into the Top 100 conversation. Cam Smith and Cole Mathis are collegiate power hitters who headline the Cubs' draft haul while arrow-up prospects Ty Johnson and Hunter Bigge were dealt to the Rays in the Isaac Paredes trade at the deadline.
13. Colorado Rockies -- $222 million
Current top prospect: Charlie Condon, 3B
Preseason ranking: 22nd, $161 million
What has happened since: The Rockies landed my top prospect in the draft with the No. 3 overall pick. While I don't love how the Rockies org is run from the top, I continue to like their drafts. This year's crop also included Brody Brecht (some of the best raw stuff and athleticism in the draft), Cole Messina (the best framer in the draft, with low-end starter upside) and Jared Thomas (a potential sleeper for a couple sharp clubs). The 2023 first-rounder RHP Chase Dollander is also beating expectations thus far in pro ball while Cole Carrigg is an arrow-up guy from last year's draft. There hasn't been a notable graduation, but Adael Amador and Jordan Beck have made their big league debuts.
14. New York Yankees -- $219 million
Current top prospect: Jasson Dominguez, CF
Preseason ranking: 6th, $252 million
What has happened since: Austin Wells graduated while Will Warren just made his MLB debut. Chase Hampton is now up and running at Double-A with an eye toward a 2025 debut. It also seems like Dominguez will be waiting until 2025 for another extended big league look while Spencer Jones is securely behind him in the outfield prospect pecking order as his strikeouts spiked in Double-A this season. Last year's first-round pick George Lombard Jr. has been much better of late after a slow start while Ben Rice was a pleasant surprise at the big league level.
The Yankees had a college pitching-heavy draft crop with Ben Hess, Bryce Cunningham, Griffin Herring, Greysen Carter and Thatcher Hurd all coming from SEC programs with some untapped potential. Agustin Ramirez and Jared Serna headlined the players New York sent to Miami in the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade, subtracting two potential lower end regulars from the system.
15. St. Louis Cardinals -- $203 million
Current top prospect: J.J. Wetherholt, SS
Preseason ranking: 18th, $193 million
What has happened since: In Wetherholt, the Cardinals landed my third-best draft prospect at the No. 7 overall pick, so that's a big win. Quinn Mathews, a 2023 fourth-rounder, has taken a massive step forward and is comfortably on my Top 100. Tink Hence is still tracking like a potential frontline starter if everything clicks, but Victor Scott and Thomas Saggese have been disappointing after high hopes entering the 2024 season. Cooper Hjerpe seems to have righted the ship a bit, and Tekoah Roby is another potential starting pitcher in the upper minors.
16. New York Mets -- $201 million
Current top prospect: Jett Williams, SS
Preseason ranking: 11th, $235 million
What has happened since: Williams has missed time with a wrist injury while Ronny Mauricio is out for the season with a torn ACL, but Brandon Sproat has been a revelation this season and Christian Scott also had a big breakthrough before an elbow injury just after he graduated. David Stearns brought in a solid crop in his first year with Carson Benge and Jonathan Santucci headlining the group, but also keep an eye on Nate Dohm and Eli Serrano as potential sleepers.
While injuries have been a factor, the vast majority of the impact talent in this system looks set to contribute in the majors next season; Williams, Sproat, Mauricio, Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, Luisangel Acuna and Blade Tidwell could lead that list.
17. Milwaukee Brewers -- $200 million
Current top prospect: Jeferson Quero, C
Preseason ranking: 5th, $276 million
What has happened since: Jackson Chourio and Joseph Ortiz both graduated and Robert Gasser was about to join them before needing Tommy John surgery. Mike Boeve and Cooper Pratt are both arrow-up prospects from the 2023 draft class. First-rounder Braylon Payne wasn't expected to be a top-20 pick last month, but he was seen as a top-40 talent and the savings on his pick were spread around the draft, as the Brewers have done in recent years. Blake Burke and Bryce Meccage were the next-best picks in that crop.
18. Philadelphia Phillies -- $187 million
Current top prospect: Andrew Painter, RHP
Preseason ranking: 23rd, $158 million
What has happened since: Painter still hasn't appeared in a regular-season game since September of 2022, but he could return this fall or in the spring of 2025. On the bright side, Aidan Miller has been a revelation this season, now comfortably in the top quarter of my Top 100 after going No. 27 overall in last summer's draft. Orion Kerkering is the only notable graduate while Starlyn Caba and Justin Crawford have continued a gradual move up the list. Mick Abel is a bit of a conundrum, entering his 40-man protection year with real command issues at Triple-A.
I loved the selection of Griffin Burkholder with their second pick in the draft while their first pick, Dante Nori, is a similar sort of player who comes with risk due to turning 20 years old in October as a high school draftee. George Klassen and Samuel Aldegheri were both arrow-up prospects traded away at the deadline to land reliever Carlos Estevez.
19. Miami Marlins -- $185 million
Current top prospect: Noble Meyer, RHP
Preseason ranking: 29th, $82 million
What has happened since: While they've moved only 10 slots in these rankings, the Marlins have more than doubled their farm system value with a flurry of trades. Agustin Ramirez, Dillon Head, Deyvison De Los Santos, Robby Snelling, Jakob Marsee, Adam Mazur, Jared Serna, Connor Norby, Nathan Martorella and Graham Pauley are all among Miami's top 20 prospects after being acquired via trades during the season. Their top two picks in this year's draft -- PJ Morlando and Carter Johnson -- also join that group. Thomas White has been a notable arrow-up from last year's draft crop while Dax Fulton should return next spring from elbow surgery with a shot to get back to the midrotation look he was giving scouts before going down with the injury.
20. San Francisco Giants -- $172 million
Current top prospect: Carson Whisenhunt, LHP
Preseason ranking: 15th, $207 million
What has happened since: Tyler Fitzgerald, Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn are the notable graduates.
Marco Luciano has disappointed thus far in 2024, but Hayden Birdsong and Bryce Eldridge have been nice surprises while Whisenhunt has held serve and Walker Martin recovered from a very slow start. The 2024 draft crop was intriguing with the Giants following a safe, under-slot first-round pick in James Tibbs by making maybe the riskiest pick available, paying well over slot in the fourth round for the player with the best tools in the whole draft in Dakota Jordan.
21. Pittsburgh Pirates -- $169 million
Current top prospect: Bubba Chandler, RHP
Preseason ranking: 14th, $222 million
What has happened since: The breakouts of graduated prospects Paul Skenes and Jared Jones are the obvious story here. There's more pitching on the way to Pittsburgh with Chandler, Hunter Barco, Mike Burrows, Braxton Ashcraft and Thomas Harrington all in the upper minors. Between Termarr Johnson, Nick Yorke, Jack Brannigan and recent draftees Konnor Griffin and Wyatt Sanford, there's probably a regular or two, but more lineup help will be needed to complement what's at the big league level. The team tried to patch those holes at the deadline with decent options who likely aren't long-term answers.
22. Toronto Blue Jays -- $165 million
Current top prospect: Orelvis Martinez, 3B
Preseason ranking: 24th, $126 million
What has happened since: It has not been a good season for the Blue Jays. Former top prospect Ricky Tiedemann was not having a good season and then went down with elbow surgery. New top prospect Martinez is now serving an 80-game PED suspension. Top 2022 draft pick Brandon Barriera also underwent elbow surgery. There hasn't really been a big breakthrough performance in the system deserving of Top 100 attention.
All that said, though, the Blue Jays handled the draft and trade deadline pretty well. The return for Yusei Kikuchi was excellent -- Jake Bloss and Joey Loperfido were among the top seven prospects traded at the deadline while Charles McAdoo is intriguing -- and the headliners of the draft crop (Trey Yesavage, Johnny King, Sean Keys, Khal Stephen) were solid values.
23. Arizona Diamondbacks -- $142 million
Current top prospect: Jordan Lawlar, SS
Preseason ranking: 21st, $168 million
What has happened since: Lawlar has had bad injury luck in pro ball and has missed much of this season with a hamstring issue. It seems like 2025 will be his chance to potentially break through at the big league level. I really liked Arizona's top two picks in the draft, Slade Caldwell and Ryan Waldschmidt. The third pick, JD Dix, can hit and play the infield, but his draft position was a bit of a surprise. Last year's top pick, Tommy Troy, has had a rough season so far while righty Yilber Diaz has taken a step forward. Arizona lost two prospects of note at the deadline, dealing Deyvison De Los Santos and Andrew Pintar for A.J. Puk.
24. Oakland Athletics -- $138 million
Current top prospect: Jacob Wilson, SS
Preseason ranking: 25th, $112 million
What has happened since: Oakland often has unique draft valuations and it seemed to be the high team on Wilson last season. He had very clear strengths (bat control, defense at shortstop) and weakness (extreme lack of in-game power of any kind). He seemed to have confirmed the strengths and improved on the weakness (32 extra base hits in 46 minor league games in 2024) but his top-end exit velos haven't changed much in 2024. Many scouts see him running into trouble doing damage against big league pitching, but there's a shot he has such elite bat control that he can still figure it out. Either way, he has beaten expectations thus far.
I found it confusing that Oakland passed on Jac Caglianone to take Nick Kurtz with the No. 4 overall pick, then spent half of the savings on Tommy White and the rest plus more on Gage Jump. I like each player individually, but I wouldn't have done it that way. Mason Barnes was the headliner in the Lucas Erceg deal and I like him more than most. Keep an eye on Gunnar Hoglund, who is now healthy and nearing his big league debut.
25. San Diego Padres -- $128 million
Current top prospect: Leodalis De Vries, SS
Preseason ranking: 4th, $284 million
What has happened since: The Padres are gearing up to turn their once deep stable of minor league talent into a championship-level big league club now that they don't have any additional cash to pay for upgrades. GM A.J. Preller seemed to deem Ethan Salas and De Vries (who are in a dead heat prospect-wise) off limits at the deadline, along with the 2024 draft crop he couldn't trade yet, but everyone else was on the table.
Now gone from the top 12 of the Padres' preseason prospect list are (deep breath) Jackson Merrill (graduated), Drew Thorpe (traded for Dylan Cease), Robby Snelling (traded for Tanner Scott), Dylan Lesko (traded for Jason Adam), Jairo Iriarte (Cease), Dillon Head (traded for Luis Arraez), Jakob Marsee (Arraez), Adam Mazur (Scott), Graham Pauley (Scott) and Samuel Zavala (Cease). That's 10 of the top 12 now out of the system, all but one out of the organization, with just Salas and De Vries left. The only incoming prospects to the top of the system come from the 2024 draft class (Kash Mayfield, Boston Bateman, Kavares Tears, Tyson Neighbors, Cobb Hightower, Kale Fountain) and the arrow-up domestic debut of power righty Humberto Cruz.
26. Kansas City Royals -- $126 million
Current top prospect: Jac Caglianone, 1B
Preseason ranking: 26th, $89 million
What has happened since: Improbably, the Royals are going for it this year and they managed to land Caglianone at the No. 6 overall pick. They dealt Mason Barnett, Cayden Wallace and the draft pick that became Caleb Lomavita, among a few other prospects at the deadline. Caglianone is the clear star of the draft class, but David Shields is a breakthrough candidate to track closely as he could take off if his stuff takes the jump many scouts expected it to take this spring. Blake Mitchell, Carter Jensen and Ramon Ramirez give this system real catching depth, but the big hope is that the heavy investment in potential starting pitchers can show dividends in the big leagues, with Blake Wolters and Ben Kudrna having the best chance of the group right now.
27. Atlanta Braves -- $116 million
Current top prospect: Drake Baldwin, C
Preseason ranking: 28th, $87 million
What has happened since: The Braves have continued to do a nice job, in a way that isn't always captured by this ranking. Spencer Schwellenbach was my No. 172 prospect entering the season and has shot up the list since, but not enough to make my top 50 rankings update and has since graduated just before this farm rankings update locked. Going back in time a few weeks and adding him on here would've moved the Braves up about four slots. Baldwin (125th) and Nacho Alvarez Jr. (124th) were my two gut feel guys in the system and both are now on the Top 100, with Baldwin taking an even bigger step forward to jump past Hurston Waldrep to headline the system. I loved the Braves' first-round pick of Cam Caminiti and another gut feel pick of mine in the past, Owen Murphy, was breaking through before going down with elbow surgery earlier this year.
28. Houston Astros -- $103 million
Current top prospect: Jacob Melton, CF
Preseason ranking: 27th, $88 million
What has happened since: The Astros paid dearly for a rental of Yusei Kikuchi by parting with two of their recent later-round draft finds in Jake Bloss and Joey Loperfido. Houston has really put a hole in a system already limited by picking late in the round or missing picks by trading away later-round finds Chayce McDermott and Will Wagner while also dealing big-money signees in Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert in the past few deadlines. This draft class was fine, with players that belonged at each of the slots, headlined by Walker Janek, Ryan Forcucci and Parker Smith. Last year's top pick, Brice Matthews, has been solid this season, and Luis Baez will become very interesting if he can cut down on his chase rate.
29. Texas Rangers -- $100 million
Current top prospect: Sebastian Walcott, SS
Preseason ranking: 12th, $228 million
What has happened since: It's been quite a fall both in big league record and farm system value from the highs of 2023 for the Rangers. Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter graduated and the big league team is six games under .500. Injuries, regression or lack of performance in the big leagues have been the issue with Justin Foscue, Abimelec Ortiz, Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker (now back on the mound), Jonathan Ornelas, Owen White and Brock Porter.
I did like the general idea of their draft, taking advanced hit/power combos without worrying too much about defensive ability (Malcolm Moore, Dylan Dreiling, Casey Cook, Devin Fitz-Gerald) as that will land them some big leaguers -- but I wonder about the upside.
30. Los Angeles Angels -- $88 million
Current top prospect: Nelson Rada, CF
Preseason ranking: 30th, $66 million
What has happened since: The Angels did a similar version of the thing they're known for doing in the draft under GM Perry Minasian: They started things off with a quick-moving college hitter (Christian Moore is already in Double-A), then mixed in some quick-moving relief types (Chris Cortez and Ryan Johnson, both of whom could start), and two seven-figure prep arms (Trey Gregory-Alford and Dylan Jordan). I don't hate the approach now that they seem to have successes from each of those player demographics (Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel, Ben Joyce, Caden Dana, Barrett Kent). The return on the Carlos Estevez deal (pitching prospects George Klassen and Samuel Aldegheri) is a breath of life into a system that desperately needed it.