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2011 MLB organizational rankings
The Royals top the rankings, but Tampa is surprisingly close behind

By Keith Law
ESPN Insider
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1.  Kansas City Royals
2.  Tampa Bay Rays
3.  Atlanta Braves
4.  Toronto Blue Jays
5.  Philadelphia Phillies
6.  Los Angeles Angels
7.  Minnesota Twins
8.  Cincinatti Reds
9.  New York Yankees
10. Seattle Mariners
11. Boston Red Sox
12. Texas Rangers
13. Arizona Diamondbacks
14. St. Louis Cardinals
15. Colorado Rockies
16. San Diego Padres
17. Cleveland Indians
18. Oakland Athletics
19. Washington Nationals
20. Chicago Cubs
21. Pittsburgh Pirates
22. Los Angeles Dodgers
23. San Francisco Giants
24. Baltimore Orioles
25. Detroit Tigers
26. New York Mets
27. Houston Astros
28. Chicago White Sox
29. Florida Marlins
30. Milwaukee Brewers

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As it has the past two years, this complements my annual Top 100 list of
prospects. This ranking includes only players who are still eligible for the
Top 100 prospects ranking -- that is, players who still retain rookie status
for 2011.

A system that recently "graduated" a number of top prospects -- Florida and
San Francisco are two recent examples, with Buster Posey, Mike Stanton and
Logan Morrison -- will rank lower on this list because I'm considering only
what is currently on the farm. It's a snapshot look rather than a look back
over a year or two of farm productivity. So if you see a team at the bottom,
it might be because its system recently graduated or traded good prospects in
the past year. Of course, it also will reflect teams that just haven't done a
very good job of stocking the system.

Within each system, I considered the entire list of prospects but gave much
more weight to top prospects -- particularly high-impact prospects -- than to
organizational depth based in average to fringe-average prospects. I also
considered how much major league value each organization is likely to produce
the next few years. So a system with high-impact prospects who are relatively
close to the majors ranks high even if the system lacks depth in second- and
third-tier prospects. Of course, a couple of impact prospects plus
organizational depth is ideal. With that all clear, on to the list:

1. Kansas City Royals
About a month or so after Dayton Moore took over as the Royals' GM, he told
me that he was alarmed to find how little pitching inventory he had in his
new farm system and that addressing that vacuum would be a major priority for
his front office. The phrase "Mission Accomplished" has acquired an ironic
connotation of late, but if anyone could use the phrase earnestly to describe
his own efforts, it would be Moore, as the Royals have arms coming out of
their ears.

That's particularly impressive when you consider that Kansas City's top two
prospects are bats, and there are some solid position player prospects
further down in the system. But what truly sets the Royals apart, and not
just this year but from prospect lists of years past, is their stable of
left-handed pitchers. Southpaws are harder to find and valued very highly by
most front offices, meaning the Royals have promising arms for their own use
as well as a hoard for future trades if they find themselves in the running
for a playoff spot. They've acquired those arms every which way they could --
mostly through shrewd drafting (Mike Montgomery in the sandwich round, Chris
Dwyer in the fourth, John Lamb in the fifth), but also through trades and on
the international front, where they've become major players since Moore took
over. And Kansas City will add another impact player with the fifth pick in
this year's draft, and probably will graduate only one or two prospects to
the majors before we reach 2012. It's to the credit of Moore, the Royals'
amateur scouting staff (led by J.J. Picollo after two solid drafts by Deric
Ladnier after Moore took over), their international scouts and player
development that a farm system that was a borderline laughingstock has,
inside of five years, turned into the toast of baseball.

2. Tampa Bay Rays
Probably second even before they dealt Matt Garza, they're now No. 2 with a
bullet and not far behind Kansas City for No. 1. They're absolutely loaded,
with top-end talent near that of K.C., but not the extensive depth of
prospects the Royals have. The Rays have focused on arms and impact bats in
the middle of the field, mixing in the occasional corner bat (Josh Sale), but
mostly recognizing that replacement level is so low right now for certain
positions and roster spots that there's still some hidden value to be found.
They also boast more picks in the first three rounds of the 2011 draft than
any other club, so look for the prospect-rich to get richer.

3. Atlanta Braves
Those top three Latino arms keep marching to the big leagues, and the Braves
will produce at least two other rookies who'll spend all or most of 2011 in
Atlanta in regular roles. They have a knack for getting good young talent
back in deals and signing players off the waiver wire and scrap heap,
including Arodys Vizcaino as a sort of throw-in to the Javier Vazquez trade.


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