BP Top Farms

[gvsulaker82]

Thanks 500 million! Appreciate it very much, and see that the tigers farm system is in the bottom five way too much. Although they do tend to trade their top prospects for ML talent. They havent been burned et, but I think turner will burn them.

 

[fordman84]

2007 - Rangers in bottom 5
2008 - Rangers in top 5



Thanks Braves!

 

[calsnowskier]

I looked back through my old BA books and thought it would be neat to look back and see what organizations were ranked among the top 5 over the past 9 years.

Listed in order:

2005
Angels
Dodgers
Brewers
Twins
Braves

2006
Dodgers
Marlins
Angels
Diamondbacks
Brewers

2007
Rays
Rockies
Diamondbacks
Angels
Brewers

2008
Rays
Red Sox
Reds
Rangers
Yankees

2009
Rangers
Marlins
Athletics
Rays
Giants

2010
Rays
Rangers
Indians
Giants
Phillies

2011
Royals
Braves
Rays
Blue Jays
Yankees

2012
Nationals
Rangers
Royals
Diamondbacks
Blue Jays

2013
Cardinals
Mariners
Rangers
Rays
Marlins

Teams that were listed as a top 5 farm winning the WS (or making it to the WS) within 4 years of said ranking (including the year they were listed)...

2005 - none
2006 - none
2007 - no winners; Rays (2008), Rockies (2007)
2008 - Yankees (2009); Rays (2008), Rangers (2010, 2011)
2009 - Giants (2010, 2012); Rangers (2010,2011)
2010 - Giants (2010, 2012); no losers
2011 - none
2012 - no winners; Cardinals (2013)

the bottom 5...

2005 - Cardinals (2006); Tigers (2006)
2006 - none
2007 - no winners; Rangers (2010)
2008 - none
2009 - no winners; Tigers (2012)
2010 - Cardinals (2011); Tigers (2012)
2011 - none
2012 - none