It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Dodgers have a profitable franchise. They create in expertise in each manageable approach, from free company to trades to acquisition of prospects by way of the Draft and the novice worldwide market. However till now, they’d solely landed within the No. 1 spot on our farm system rankings only one since we began doing them forward of the 2015 season, and that was preseason, 2016.
However they’ve ascended to the highest spot in our in-season rankings of all 30 organizations’ prospects, supplanting the Tigers, who had a short-lived reign atop the ladder.
These rankings are our first take a look at farm programs after the Commerce Deadline and the 2025 Draft, giving us a snapshot of how groups modified by way of these two avenues of expertise acquisition. The rankings are are based mostly on long-term Main League worth — factoring in influence expertise, depth, proximity to the Majors, steadiness between place gamers and pitchers and between ceilings and flooring. The numbers in parentheses point out the place prospects sit on our newly up to date Prime 100 Prospects checklist.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers2025 preseason rank: 42024 midseason rank: 52024 preseason rank: 82023 midseason rank: 6
Prime 100 Prospects: Josue De Paula, OF (No. 12); Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 19); Alex Freeland, SS/3B (No. 43); Eduardo Quintero, OF (No. 55); Mike Sirota, OF (No. 66)
The Dodgers simply maintain successful (two World Sequence titles within the final 5 seasons, 12 straight postseason appearances) and maintain growing expertise. They’ve the very best assortment of outfield prospects in baseball, highlighted by the 4 Prime 100 Prospects above in addition to Commerce Deadline acquisition James Tibbs and Ching-Hsien Ko. Despite the fact that competing for championships is all the time the first focus, 4 of their prime 5 pitching prospects (Jackson Ferris, River Ryan, Adam Serwinowski, Christian Zazueta) arrived by way of trades — as did Hope, Sirota and Tibbs.
2. Minnesota Twins2025 preseason rank: 102024 midseason rank: 22024 preseason rank: 152023 midseason rank: 17
Prime 100 Prospects: Walker Jenkins, OF (No. 14); Eduardo Tait, C (No. 54); Luke Keaschall, 2B/OF/1B (No. 64); Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF (No. 72); Kaelen Culpepper, SS (No. 77)
Whereas Jenkins, Keaschall and Rodriguez have all had well being points, the Twins added a ton of expertise on the Commerce Deadline. These offers introduced in 10 prospects, six of whom are on the brand new Prime 30. That group is led by Tait within the Prime 100, coming over within the Jhoan Duran deal. Add within the 5 2025 draftees now on their checklist, the Twins boast a pleasant mixture of top-level expertise (5 Prime 100 guys) and depth.
3. Seattle Mariners2025 preseason rank: 52024 midseason rank: 92024 preseason rank: 182023 midseason rank: 19
Prime 100 Prospects: Colt Emerson, SS/3B (No. 11); Kade Anderson, LHP (No. 22); Lazaro Montes, OF (No. 29); Harry Ford, C/OF (No. 40); Ryan Sloan, RHP (No. 42); Michael Arroyo, 2B/SS (No. 61); Jonny Farmelo, OF (No. 83); Jurrangelo Cijntje, TWP (No. 95); Felnin Celesten, SS (No. 97)
Certain, Cole Younger graduated and so they traded away six prime 30 prospects on the Commerce Deadline. However almost all the remainder of their Prime 100 guys took steps ahead this 12 months, and two arms from the 2024 Draft (Sloan and Cijntje) have been added because the 12 months went on. Folding in Anderson from the Draft offers the Mariners 9 Prime 100 gamers, by far essentially the most in baseball.
4. Milwaukee Brewers2025 preseason rank: 72024 midseason rank: 172024 preseason rank: 32023 midseason rank: 3
Prime 100 Prospects: Jesús Made, SS (No. 5); Luis Peña, INF (No. 16); Cooper Pratt, SS (No. 53); Jeferson Quero, C (No. 65); Logan Henderson, RHP (No. 90)
The Brewers proceed to show over one of many deepest programs in baseball, persistently growing breakout names to interchange those that graduate to the Majors. Peña has been tied on the hip with Made because the pair of 18-year-old infielders have reached Excessive-A already of their first stateside seasons, and first-rounder Andrew Fischer offers the group one other spectacular bat on the grime after being one in every of faculty baseball’s greatest hitters within the spring. Breakouts from Marco Dinges, Josh Adamczewski and Ethan Dorchies are additional proof Milwaukee can maintain the developmental conveyor belt transferring 12 months in and 12 months out.
5. Cleveland Guardians2025 preseason rank: 92024 midseason rank: 42024 preseason rank: 192023 midseason rank: 15
Prime 100 Prospects: Travis Bazzana, 2B (No. 15); Chase DeLauter, OF (No. 56); Angel Genao, SS (No. 57); C.J. Kayfus, 1B/OF (No. 59)
Although they’re recognized for growing pitching, the Guardians have a hitter-heavy system. 9 of their 11 greatest prospects are bats, led by 2024 No. 1 general decide Bazzana, and so they spent a lot of the 2025 Draft capital on extra hitters, beginning with outfielder Jace LaViolette and infielder Dean Curley, who slid after rocky seasons. They’re doing a pleasant job of serving to hit-over-power guys reminiscent of Kayfus and catcher Cooper Ingle uncover extra pop.
6. Detroit Tigers2025 preseason: 12024 midseason rank: 62024 preseason rank: 52023 midseason rank: 13
Prime 100 Prospects: Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B (No. 2); Max Clark, OF (No. 9); Josue Briceño, 1B/C (No. 32); Bryce Rainer, SS (No. 35)
Detroit takes a slight drop from the highest spot after the commencement of Jackson Jobe and a few backsliding from Thayron Liranzo, however this stays a system with tons of ceiling, due to McGonigle’s Minors-best hit software, Clark’s toolsiness and Briceño’s immense pop. Good breakouts from Troy Melton, Max Anderson and Andrew Sears and a powerful first DSL season from Cris Rodriguez maintain the non-Prime 100 portion of the checklist attention-grabbing whereas the Tigers have handled quite a few pitching accidents on the decrease ranges.
7. New York Mets2025 preseason rank: 122024 midseason rank: 132024 preseason rank: 132023 midseason rank: 11
Prime 100 Prospects: Carson Benge, OF (No. 20); Jett Williams, SS/OF (No. 30); Nolan McLean, RHP (No. 37); Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 44)
The Mets have as many up arrows of their system as another group in baseball with Benge surging into the No. 20 spot in his first full season, McLean and Tong solidifying their locations within the Prime 50 general and Jacob Reimer, A.J. Ewing and Will Watson making vital jumps within the Prime 30 group checklist. That elevated depth allowed New York to maneuver a number of prospects on the Commerce Deadline for bullpen assist, whereas nonetheless sustaining a formidable system on the entire, and it makes you marvel what the group might get out of thirty eighth general decide Mitch Voit as he strikes to full-time hitter standing within the execs.
8. Cincinnati Reds2025 preseason rank: 112024 midseason rank: 142024 preseason rank: 102023 midseason rank: 5
Having six Prime 100 prospects places the Reds in a tie for second with the White Sox, even with the commencement of Chase Burns. Outdoors of Lowder, who would have joined Burns within the post-prospect world if it weren’t for accidents, it’s all in regards to the bats right here. You can type a fairly thrilling future infield simply with Prime 100 prospects if you happen to’re just a little inventive: Collier at first, we’ll put Lewis at second, 2025 draftee Corridor at quick and Stewart at third. Throw Duno behind the plate and also you’re all set.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates2025 preseason rank: 142024 midseason rank: 202024 preseason rank: 92023 midseason rank: 2
Prime 100 Prospects: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF (No. 1); Bubba Chandler, RHP (No. 7); Seth Hernandez, RHP (No. 27); Hunter Barco, LHP (No. 87)
The system is just a little prime heavy, although the Pirates did add some depth with 4 Prime 30 guys on the Commerce Deadline (two of their prime 10) and 5 members of the 2025 Draft class. However the prime may be very, superb, beginning after all with the very best prospect in baseball in Griffin. They be a part of the Mariners as the one different group with three prospects within the prime 30 of the general Prime 100. The addition of Hernandez by way of the 2025 Draft makes them the one group with two pitchers ranked that top.
10. Tampa Bay Rays2025 preseason rank: 22024 midseason rank: 12024 preseason rank: 62023 midseason rank: 7
Prime 100 Prospects: Carson Williams, SS (No. 47); Theo Gillen, OF (No. 67)
The ceiling has been lowered by this Tampa Bay group with Williams’ Triple-A contact points dropping him within the Prime 100; Xavier Isaac, Tre’ Morgan and Brayden Taylor falling off that checklist and Chandler Simpson taking his 80-grade wheels to the bigs. But it surely’s nonetheless a comparatively deep group, notably in relation to right-handed pitching with Brody Hopkins, Trevor Harrison, Santiago Suarez and Jose Urbina among the many most intriguing arms. Gillen, final 12 months’s 18th general decide, obtained ample exterior help to climb increased on the Prime 100 as probably the greatest general bats from his Draft class.
11. Boston Pink Sox2025 preseason rank: 32024 midseason rank: 72024 preseason rank: 142023 midseason rank: 16
Prime 100 Prospects: Franklin Arias, SS (No. 24); Payton Tolle, LHP (No. 28); Jhostynxon Garcia, OF (No. 78); Kyson Witherspoon, RHP (No. 94)
The Pink Sox had three of baseball’s 12 greatest prospects — Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer — to begin the season however all of them have graduated to the large leagues. The cabinet is way from naked, nonetheless. Arias, Garcia and outfielder Justin Gonzales are the most recent highlights from a global division doing nice work. Tolle and fellow lefties Brandon Clarke and Connelly Early are examples of the group’s improved pitching improvement.
12. St. Louis Cardinals2025 preseason rank: 202024 midseason rank: 192024 preseason rank: 232023 midseason rank: 22
Prime 100 Prospects: JJ Wetherholt, SS (No. 6); Liam Doyle, LHP (No. 34); Leonardo Bernal, C (No. 74); Rainiel Rodriguez, C (No. 99)
The Draft and Commerce Deadline definitely helped St. Louis deepen its farm with 9 members of its Prime 30 arriving because the begin of July, headlined by fifth general decide Doyle, who brings a ton of fireplace to the pitching corps. However don’t overlook among the inner improvement right here too. Wetherholt has met the hype as a borderline plus-plus hitter with spectacular pop in his first full season, Rodriguez has constructed on his 2024 breakout by reaching Single-A in his age-18 season and Bernal has hit sufficient at Double-A to be thought-about a well-rounded backstop in a bunch loaded behind the plate. Numerous pitching accidents to Quinn Mathews, Tekoah Roby and Cooper Hjerpe have been the largest hit to the group within the Minors.
13. Miami Marlins2025 preseason rank: 162024 midseason rank: 152024 preseason rank: 292023 midseason rank: 24
Prime 100 Prospects: Thomas White, LHP (No. 21); Aiva Arquette, SS (No. 39); Joe Mack, C (No. 76); Robby Snelling, LHP (No. 80)
The Marlins have had way more current success growing pitchers than hitters, and the very best tales within the system this 12 months included the continued improvement of White and Snelling in addition to 17-year-old right-hander Kevin Defrank. On the place participant facet, Mack has blossomed into one of many higher all-around catching prospects within the sport and the Draft introduced in confirmed faculty performers reminiscent of Arquette and outfielder Cam Cannarella.
14. Athletics2025 preseason rank: 212024 midseason rank: 222024 preseason rank: 252023 midseason rank: 26
Prime 100 Prospects: Leo De Vries, SS (No. 3); Jamie Arnold, LHP (No. 36); Gage Bounce, LHP (No. 58)
Speak about an overhaul! The A’s climb up into the highest half of the rankings due to a blockbuster on the Deadline (and one other smaller deal) to go together with the 2025 Draft. The large deal, after all, was for Mason Miller, which fetched De Vries – the highest-ranked prospect ever dealt on the Commerce Deadline – and three others within the Prime 30 (two within the A’s prime 10). Including in Arnold from the Draft (one in every of 5 from the category now on the To 30) makes them simply one in every of two groups (Marlins) with a pair of southpaws on our Prime 10 LHP prospect checklist.
15. Baltimore Orioles2025 preseason rank: 152024 midseason rank: 32024 preseason rank: 12023 midseason rank: 1
Prime 100 Prospects: Samuel Basallo, C/1B (No. 8)
The Orioles are holding serve right here. They have been VERY busy on the Deadline as sellers of huge league expertise with the season in Baltimore not going as deliberate. So whereas Basallo is their lone Prime 100 consultant, it’s a deeper system than it’s been shortly. They introduced in 15 complete prospects by way of commerce, six who’re on the brand new Prime 30. Seven 2025 draftees are on the checklist as nicely, with 4 within the prime 10. Outdoors of Basallo, Dylan Beavers and Enrique Bradfield Jr., that prime 10 has all new names with these 4 Draft prospects, one from the Deadline (Boston Bateman) and a pair of thrilling pop-up prospects in Esteban Mejia and Nate George.
16. Arizona Diamondbacks2025 preseason rank: 222024 midseason rank: 212024 preseason rank: 162023 midseason rank: 12
Prime 100 Prospects: Jordan Lawlar, SS (No. 23); Ryan Waldschmidt, OF (No. 69)
What Arizona lacks in top-top expertise – Lawlar’s piling up accidents have taken among the bloom off his rose – it’s made up for in depth at this 12 months’s Draft and Commerce Deadline. The D-backs obtained notably stronger on the mound with Kohl Drake (No. 8), Patrick Forbes (No. 10), Mitch Bratt (No. 11), David Hagaman (No. 17), Dean Livingston (No. 18), Brian Curley (No. 19) and Ashton Izzi (No. 20) all becoming a member of the Prime 20 by way of the Draft or a deal in current weeks. Shortstop Kayson Cunningham, this 12 months’s 18th general decide, might be a future Prime 100 prospect if his left-handed bat and plus run software translate to the professionals in addition to anticipated.
17. Chicago White Sox2025 preseason rank: 62024 midseason rank: 112024 preseason rank: 202023 midseason rank: 20
Prime 100 Prospects: Braden Montgomery, OF (No. 33); Noah Schultz, LHP (No. 38); Colson Montgomery, SS/3B (No. 71); Billy Carlson, SS (No. 79); Caleb Bonemer, SS/3B (No. 88); Hagen Smith, LHP (No. 93)
The White Sox tied the Cubs for the largest drop (11 spots) from our preseason rankings, however that is largely a mirrored image of graduating Prime 100 Prospects Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero and others to the Majors. After struggling for many of two years in Triple-A, Colson Montgomery has gotten his act collectively within the large leagues, and Braden Montgomery and Bonemer even have developed positively on the plate throughout their 2025 professional debuts. Schultz and Smith ranked as the very best southpaw pitching prospects in baseball to begin the 12 months however have regressed.
18. San Francisco Giants2025 preseason rank: 282024 midseason rank: 232024 preseason rank: 172023 midseason rank: 14
Prime 100 Prospects: Bryce Eldridge, 1B (No. 13)
Probably the most improved system since our March rankings — up 10 spots from No. 28 — the Giants are loaded with younger expertise and poised to proceed to climb. Eldridge is raking in Triple-A at age 20 however a lot of their greatest prospects have starred in Rookie ball this 12 months, together with shortstops Josuar Gonzalez and Jhonny Degree and right-handers Argenis Cayama, Keyner Martinez and Alberto Laroche. Outfielders have gotten a power of the system, led by Bo Davidson (signed as a nondrafted free agent) and Dakota Jordan.
19. Chicago Cubs2025 preseason rank: 82024 midseason rank: 82024 preseason rank: 22023 midseason rank: 4
Prime 100 Prospects: Owen Caissie, OF (No. 45); Moisés Ballesteros, C (No. 52); Jefferson Rojas, SS/2B (No. 62); RHP Jaxon Wiggins (No. 84)
The Cubs matched the White Sox for the largest fall (11 locations) since March, partly as a result of their two greatest prospects at the moment (Matt Shaw, Cade Horton) at the moment are fixtures at Wrigley Subject. The following step can be determining methods to combine Caissie, Ballesteros and former Prime 100 Prospect Kevin Alcántara within the large league lineup earlier than they stagnate in Triple-A. Proper-hander Jaxon Wiggins and first baseman Jonathon Lengthy have boosted their inventory considerably, whereas outfielder Ethan Conrad was a sneaky-good get with the No. 17 general decide in July.
20. Toronto Blue Jays2025 preseason rank: 272024 midseason rank: 242024 preseason rank: 242023 midseason rank: 25
Prime 100 Prospects: Trey Yesavage, RHP (No. 26); JoJo Parker, SS (No. 41); Arjun Nimmala, SS (No. 51)
After a number of pitching accidents final 12 months, the Blue Jays have turned a weak spot on the mound right into a power with spectacular years from Yesavage, Johnny King and Prime 30 newcomer Gage Stanifer. (This rating doesn’t issue within the breakouts from Khal Stephen and Kendry Rojas, who have been moved on the Commerce Deadline.) With Parker and Nimmala in the identical system, there might be wholesome debate surrounding Jays shortstops for years, and don’t overlook Dominican Summer season League star Juan Sanchez, who has positioned himself squarely on the radar after signing for $997,500 in January.
21. Philadelphia Phillies2025 preseason rank: 172024 midseason rank: 162024 preseason rank: 222023 midseason rank: 23
Prime 100 Prospects: Andrew Painter, RHP (No. 10); Aidan Miller, SS (No. 48); Justin Crawford, OF (No. 68)
Buying and selling Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel to the Twins for Jhoan Duran contributes to just a little hit right here, as does Miller’s sub-par season, however not an excessive amount of. They added 5 gamers from the 2025 Draft to assist depth-wise, led by Faculty World Sequence no-hit artist Gage Wooden, who might be a Prime 100 man if he picks up the place he left off as soon as he takes the mound as knowledgeable.
22. New York Yankees2025 preseason rank: 222024 midseason rank: 182024 preseason rank: 112023 midseason rank: 21
Prime 100 Prospects: George Lombard Jr., SS/2B (No. 25); Carlos Lagrange, RHP (No. 82); Cam Schlittler, RHP (No. 91); Spencer Jones, OF (No. 92)
All 4 of the Yankees’ Prime 100 Prospects have joined the checklist because the season started. Schlitter, a 2022 seventh-rounder who’s one more testomony to their capacity to seek out and develop arms in later rounds, already is contributing within the Majors. The system’s depth took an enormous hit, nonetheless, when New York traded 15 prospects for reinforcements on the Commerce Deadline, although it did handle to carry onto to most of its prime abilities.
23. Washington Nationals2025 preseason rank: 132024 midseason rank: 102024 preseason rank: 122023 midseason rank: 8
Prime 100 Prospects: Eli Willits, SS (No. 18); Travis Sykora, RHP (No. 46); Jarlin Susana, RHP (No. 73)
The Nationals added needed ceiling in Willits (a switch-hitting shortstop with plus velocity and good defensive expertise) on the first general decide and nonetheless saved sufficient cash to go overslot to signal Ethan Petry, Landon Harmon, Miguel Sime Jr. and Coy James out of the Draft. That class outweighs Washington’s Commerce Deadline additions; outfielder Christian Franklin ranks highest amongst that group at No. 14. Sykora’s Tommy John surgical procedure was an enormous hit to the group’s core, and Susana’s earlier UCL issues put an extra damper on issues, although he returned to Double-A Harrisburg final week.
24. Colorado Rockies2025 preseason rank: 182024 midseason rank: 122024 preseason rank: 212023 midseason rank: 18
Prime 100 Prospects: Ethan Holliday, SS (No. 17); Charlie Condon, 1B/OF (No. 60)
Getting Holliday, the top-ranked participant from the 2025 Draft, definitely doesn’t damage. However Chase Dollander graduated and Condon has handled accidents and a scarcity of energy manufacturing, the explanation why the Rockies drop a number of spots this go-round. There have been some attention-grabbing developments coming from former faculty hitter draftees, with Kyle Karros reaching the large leagues and Jared Thomas swinging the bat nicely, and the hope is that may be augmented by the opposite 5 2025 draftees who be a part of Holliday on the Prime 30.
25. Kansas Metropolis Royals2025 preseason rank: 232024 midseason rank: 252024 preseason rank: 282023 midseason rank: 29
Prime 100 Prospects: Blake Mitchell, C (No. 49); Carter Jensen, C (No. 70)
The system misplaced its brightest star when Jac Caglianone graduated in simply his first full season, however there are some attention-grabbing issues effervescent below the floor that would result in future rises within the ranks for the Royals. Jensen has placed on an influence present at Triple-A, for one. Behind him, Kansas Metropolis has one of the crucial attention-grabbing and dynamic worldwide courses of 2025, headlined by right-hander Kendry Chourio, who’s already driving a mid-90s fastball and above-average curveball to Single-A at simply 17 years previous. He, together with 2025 picks Sean Gamble and Josh Hammond, might give KC the prospect flash it misplaced when Cags grew to become a Main Leaguer.
26. Texas Rangers2025 preseason rank: 192024 midseason rank: 262024 preseason rank: 72023 midseason rank: 10
Prime 100 Prospects: Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B (No. 4)
Walcott’s emergence as probably the greatest prospects within the Minors cannot masks the truth that the Rangers are gentle on position-player expertise, which is why they took shortstops Gavin Fien and Josh Owens with two of their first three picks within the Draft final month. After a banner 12 months of pitching improvement in 2024, they have been sidetracked by accidents to Winston Santos, Alejandro Rosario and Emiliano Teodo. The emergence of fellow righties David Davalillo and Caden Scarborough has helped reduce the sting.
27. Los Angeles Angels2025 preseason rank: 302024 midseason rank: 292024 preseason rank: 302023 midseason rank: 28
Prime 100 Prospects: Christian Moore, 2B (No. 50); Tyler Bremner, RHP (No. 96)
If it hadn’t been for harm, Moore would have graduated as predicted, however he’s nonetheless right here and joined by the No. 2 general decide within the 2025 Draft in Bremner. He’s one in every of eight members of this 12 months’s Draft class to get added to the Prime 30 (two others with him within the prime 10). Ryan Johnson has actually righted the ship as a starter after being despatched straight to the bigs as a reliever for his professional debut, and the Angels managed to make some Commerce Deadline offers with out shedding any Prime 30 guys.
28. Atlanta Braves2025 preseason rank: 262024 midseason rank: 272024 preseason rank: 262023 midseason rank: 27
Prime 100 Prospects: Cam Caminiti, LHP (No. 81)
Drake Baldwin has graduated, as has AJ Smith-Shawver, to skinny out the highest. However Caminiti is holding regular and JR Ritchie has had a terrific 2025 season, beginning the Futures Recreation and reaching Triple-A. The Braves additionally added 5 gamers from their most up-to-date Draft class to the checklist and 4 of them are within the prime 100 of their rankings. That’s a bunch led by shortstops Tate Southisene (highschool) and Alex Lodise (faculty).
29. Houston Astros2025 preseason rank: 292024 midseason rank: 302024 preseason rank: 272023 midseason rank: 30
Prime 100 Prospects: Brice Matthews, 2B (No. 98)
Although the Astros all the time proceed to take a seat close to the underside of those rankings, they’re headed to their ninth consecutive playoff berth. Even after speeding Cam Smith to Houston, the power of their system stays place gamers: Matthews; outfielders Jacob Melton, Joseph Sullivan and Kevin Alvarez; shortstop Xavier Neyens and catcher Walker Janek. Sullivan (seventh spherical) and right-hander Bryce Mayer (sixteenth spherical) appear like steals from the 2024 Draft.
30. San Diego Padres2025 preseason rank: 252024 midseason rank: 282024 preseason rank: 42023 midseason rank: 9
Prime 100 Prospects: Ethan Salas, C (No. 86)
This will’t come as a lot of a shock. The Padres have been essentially the most aggressive group at this 12 months’s Commerce Deadline, transferring out a number of Minor Leaguers (together with shortstop Leo De Vries – one of the crucial highly-ranked prospects ever traded) for a run on the World Sequence. That leaves the top-prospect mantle to Salas, who has missed a lot of his age-19 season with a stress response in his again. There are nonetheless some attention-grabbing arms right here, together with prime 2025 decide Kruz Schoolcraft and breakout right-hander Miguel Mendez, nevertheless it’s a system with a query mark up prime and little depth past the primary few names.
