This article is part of our Farm Futures series.
Usually I use these divisional articles to write up every fantasy-relevant prospect in each team's farm system, but given the lack of a minor-league season in 2020, there's just not much new to say about a large percentage of the prospect universe. I am still going to rank the fantasy-relevant prospects in all 30 systems, and I've already written outlooks on the site for the majority of the top-250 prospects on my top 400. I'm also providing a list of prospects in each org. that could contribute in 2021 along with an overview of each system.
Feel free to ask me any prospect-related questions in the comments or on Twitter.
ORIOLES
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Adley Rutschman | C | 2/6/1998 | 2019 Draft |
2 | Grayson Rodriguez | RHP | 11/16/1999 | 2018 Draft |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle | DH/1B/OF | 2/18/1997 | 2015 Draft |
4 | DL Hall | LHP | 9/19/1998 | 2017 Draft |
5 | Heston Kjerstad | OF | 2/12/1999 | 2020 Draft |
6 | Gunnar Henderson | SS | 6/29/2001 | 2019 Draft |
7 | Maikol Hernandez | 3B/SS | 10/4/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
8 | Adam Hall | SS/2B | 5/22/1999 | 2017 Draft |
9 | Keegan Akin | LHP | 4/1/1995 | 2016 Draft |
10 | Yusniel Diaz | OF | 10/7/1996 | 2015 IFA |
11 | Hudson Haskin | OF | 12/31/1998 | 2020 Draft |
12 | Terrin Vavra | 2B | 5/12/1997 | 2018 Draft |
13 | Anthony Servideo | SS | 3/11/1999 | 2020 Draft |
14 | Rylan Bannon | 2B/3B | 4/22/1996 | 2017 Draft |
15 | Coby Mayo | 3B/RF | 12/10/2001 | 2020 Draft |
16 | Dean Kremer | RHP | 1/7/1996 | 2016 Draft |
17 | Jordan Westburg | SS/3B | 2/18/1999 | 2020 Draft |
18 | Michael Baumann | RHP | 9/10/1995 | 2017 Draft |
19 | Luis A. Ortiz | LHP | 9/17/2002 |
Usually I use these divisional articles to write up every fantasy-relevant prospect in each team's farm system, but given the lack of a minor-league season in 2020, there's just not much new to say about a large percentage of the prospect universe. I am still going to rank the fantasy-relevant prospects in all 30 systems, and I've already written outlooks on the site for the majority of the top-250 prospects on my top 400. I'm also providing a list of prospects in each org. that could contribute in 2021 along with an overview of each system.
Feel free to ask me any prospect-related questions in the comments or on Twitter.
ORIOLES
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Adley Rutschman | C | 2/6/1998 | 2019 Draft |
2 | Grayson Rodriguez | RHP | 11/16/1999 | 2018 Draft |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle | DH/1B/OF | 2/18/1997 | 2015 Draft |
4 | DL Hall | LHP | 9/19/1998 | 2017 Draft |
5 | Heston Kjerstad | OF | 2/12/1999 | 2020 Draft |
6 | Gunnar Henderson | SS | 6/29/2001 | 2019 Draft |
7 | Maikol Hernandez | 3B/SS | 10/4/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
8 | Adam Hall | SS/2B | 5/22/1999 | 2017 Draft |
9 | Keegan Akin | LHP | 4/1/1995 | 2016 Draft |
10 | Yusniel Diaz | OF | 10/7/1996 | 2015 IFA |
11 | Hudson Haskin | OF | 12/31/1998 | 2020 Draft |
12 | Terrin Vavra | 2B | 5/12/1997 | 2018 Draft |
13 | Anthony Servideo | SS | 3/11/1999 | 2020 Draft |
14 | Rylan Bannon | 2B/3B | 4/22/1996 | 2017 Draft |
15 | Coby Mayo | 3B/RF | 12/10/2001 | 2020 Draft |
16 | Dean Kremer | RHP | 1/7/1996 | 2016 Draft |
17 | Jordan Westburg | SS/3B | 2/18/1999 | 2020 Draft |
18 | Michael Baumann | RHP | 9/10/1995 | 2017 Draft |
19 | Luis A. Ortiz | LHP | 9/17/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
20 | Kyle Bradish | RHP | 9/12/1996 | 2018 Draft |
21 | Carter Baumler | RHP | 1/31/2002 | 2020 Draft |
22 | Tyler Nevin | 1B/DH | 5/29/1997 | 2015 Draft |
23 | Darell Hernaiz | SS | 8/3/2001 | 2019 Draft |
24 | Jahmai Jones | 2B | 8/4/1997 | 2015 Draft |
25 | Luis Gonzalez | OF | 11/2/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
26 | Drew Rom | LHP | 12/15/1999 | 2018 Draft |
27 | Kevin Smith | LHP | 5/13/1997 | 2018 Draft |
28 | Zac Lowther | LHP | 4/30/1996 | 2017 Draft |
29 | Elio Prado | OF | 11/29/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
30 | Kyle Stowers | OF | 1/2/1998 | 2019 Draft |
31 | Ryan McKenna | OF | 2/14/1997 | 2015 Draft |
32 | Wilmer Feliciano | OF | 4/6/2004 | 2020 J-2 |
33 | Garrett Stallings | RHP | 8/8/1997 | 2019 Draft |
34 | Alex Wells | LHP | 2/27/1997 | 2015 IFA |
Players We Could See In 2021: Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, Ryan Mountcastle, DL Hall, Keegan Akin, Yusniel Diaz, Terrin Vavra, Rylan Bannon, Dean Kremer, Michael Baumann, Kyle Bradish, Tyler Nevin, Jahmai Jones, Kevin Smith, Zac Lowther, Ryan McKenna, Alex Wells
Dynasty Overview: Based on what I've seen in dynasty and redraft leagues, every prospect in this system is either overrated (Mountcastle, Heston Kjerstad, Kremer, Jordan Westburg, Jones) or properly rated. DL Hall is one guy that I'm worried I might be a little too low on — he's in my top 100 obviously, but it's hard to reconcile his ridiculous stuff with his (to date) very shaky command. If Hall were to improve as a strike thrower, he could pitch at the top of a rotation pretty easily. I could be too low on Westburg as well, I just didn't like the way his athleticism seemed to be trending, and he struck out too much in college for a player who had trouble accessing his raw power in games. With Kjerstad, I see Mike Moustakas in left field. That's a really solid bat, but not one I'm prioritizing in dynasty leagues. That player archetype (three-category thumper) is not hard to acquire.
RED SOX
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Jeter Downs | 2B/SS | 7/27/1998 | 2017 Draft |
2 | Triston Casas | 1B | 1/15/2000 | 2018 Draft |
3 | Gilberto Jimenez | OF | 7/8/2000 | 2017 IFA |
4 | Tanner Houck | RHP | 6/29/1996 | 2017 Draft |
5 | Blaze Jordan | 1B/3B | 12/19/2002 | 2020 Draft |
6 | Bobby Dalbec | 3B/1B | 6/29/1995 | 2016 Draft |
7 | Jarren Duran | OF | 9/5/1996 | 2018 Draft |
8 | Thad Ward | RHP | 1/16/1997 | 2018 Draft |
9 | Brainer Bonaci | SS | 7/9/2002 | 2018 J-2 |
10 | Jay Groome | LHP | 8/23/1998 | 2016 Draft |
11 | Luis Ravelo | SS | 11/5/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
12 | Nick Yorke | 2B | 4/2/2002 | 2020 Draft |
13 | Bryan Mata | RHP | 5/3/1999 | 2015 J-2 |
14 | Noah Song | RHP | 5/28/1997 | 2019 Draft |
15 | Miguel Bleis | OF | 3/1/2004 | 2020 J-2 |
16 | Kelvin Diaz | OF | 3/17/2003 | 2019 J-2 |
17 | Matthew Lugo | SS/2B | 5/9/2001 | 2019 Draft |
18 | Hudson Potts | 3B/1B | 10/28/1998 | 2016 Draft |
19 | Eduardo Lopez | OF | 5/8/2002 | 2018 J-2 |
20 | Wilkelman Gonzalez | RHP | 3/25/2002 | 2018 J-2 |
21 | Chih-Jung Liu | RHP | 4/7/1999 | 2019 IFA |
22 | Juan Chacon | OF | 12/4/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
23 | Bryan Gonzalez | OF | 9/18/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
24 | Connor Seabold | RHP | 1/24/1995 | 2017 Draft |
25 | Aldo Ramirez | RHP | 5/6/2001 | 2018 IFA |
26 | Ronaldo Hernandez | C | 11/11/1997 | 2014 IFA |
27 | Andrew Politi | RHP | 6/4/1996 | 2018 Draft |
28 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 2B/OF | 9/18/2000 | 2017 J-2 |
29 | Eduard Bazardo | RHP | 9/1/1995 | 2014 J-2 |
30 | Brayan Bello | RHP | 5/17/1999 | 2017 J-2 |
31 | Connor Wong | C/3B/2B | 5/19/1996 | 2017 Draft |
32 | Darel Belen | 1B/OF | 5/21/2000 | 2019 IFA |
33 | Garrett Whitlock | RHP | 6/11/1996 | 2017 Draft |
34 | Luis Perales | RHP | 4/14/2003 | 2019 J-2 |
35 | Nick Decker | OF | 10/2/1999 | 2018 Draft |
36 | Chris Murphy | LHP | 6/5/1998 | 2019 Draft |
37 | Jeisson Rosario | OF | 10/22/1999 | 2016 J-2 |
38 | Tyreque Reed | 1B/DH | 6/6/1997 | 2017 Draft |
39 | Cameron Cannon | 2B/3B | 10/16/1997 | 2019 Draft |
40 | Christian Koss | 2B/3B | 1/27/1998 | 2019 Draft |
Players We Could See In 2021: Jeter Downs, Triston Casas, Tanner Houck, Bobby Dalbec, Jarren Duran, Bryan Mata, Hudson Potts, Connor Seabold, Ronaldo Hernandez, Eduard Bazardo, Connor Wong, Garrett Whitlock
Dynasty Overview: Downs and Casas are a 1A/1B duo at the top. Gilberto Jimenez and Blaze Jordan are polar opposites in terms of skill set, but they both have very high ceilings and could break out in the next year or two. I like Brainer Bonaci, Luis Ravelo and Kelvin Diaz as potentially undervalued deep-league fliers. There are a lot of interesting arms in this system, but most are over a year away from the big leagues. I might like Thad Ward more than the Red Sox do, which is mildly concerning, but I still think he could make some noise in the upper levels of the minors this year if he shows solid command of his deep repertoire.
YANKEES
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Jasson Dominguez | OF | 2/7/2003 | 2019 J-2 |
2 | Clarke Schmidt | RHP | 2/20/1996 | 2017 Draft |
3 | Austin Wells | C/OF | 7/12/1999 | 2020 Draft |
4 | Deivi Garcia | RHP | 5/19/1999 | 2015 J-2 |
5 | Luis Medina | RHP | 5/3/1999 | 2015 J-2 |
6 | Alexander Vizcaino | RHP | 5/22/1997 | 2016 IFA |
7 | Oswald Peraza | SS | 6/15/2000 | 2016 J-2 |
8 | Luis Gil | RHP | 6/3/1998 | 2015 IFA |
9 | Josh Smith | 2B | 8/7/1997 | 2019 Draft |
10 | Ezequiel Duran | 2B | 5/22/1999 | 2017 J-2 |
11 | Fidel Montero | OF | 2020 J-2 | |
12 | Antonio Gomez | C | 11/13/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
13 | Kevin Alcantara | OF | 7/12/2002 | 2018 J-2 |
14 | Alexander Vargas | SS | 10/29/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
15 | Estevan Florial | OF | 11/25/1997 | 2015 IFA |
16 | Yoendrys Gomez | RHP | 10/15/1999 | 2016 J-2 |
17 | Enger Castellano | 3B/1B/OF | 12/2/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
18 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 4/28/2001 | 2019 Draft |
19 | T.J. Sikkema | LHP | 7/25/1998 | 2019 Draft |
20 | Chris Gittens | 1B/DH | 2/4/1994 | 2014 Draft |
21 | Marcos Cabrera | 3B | 10/10/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
22 | Beck Way | RHP | 8/6/1999 | 2020 Draft |
23 | Everson Pereira | OF | 4/10/2001 | 2017 J-2 |
24 | Trevor Hauver | 2B | 11/20/1998 | 2020 Draft |
25 | Matt Sauer | RHP | 1/21/1999 | 2017 Draft |
26 | Raimfer Salinas | OF | 12/31/2000 | 2017 IFA |
27 | Ryder Green | OF | 5/5/2000 | 2018 Draft |
28 | Anthony Garcia | OF | 9/5/2000 | 2017 J-2 |
29 | Antonio Cabello | OF | 11/1/2000 | 2017 IFA |
30 | Hans Montero | SS/2B | 12/25/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
Players We Could See In 2021: Clarke Schmidt, Deivi Garcia, Estevan Florial, Chris Gittens
Dynasty Overview: This is a pretty unique farm system in that only a small handful of the 30 fantasy-relevant prospects have a chance to reach the majors in 2021. I wouldn't completely rule out one of Luis Medina, Alexander Vizcaino or Luis Gil debuting out of the bullpen late in the year, but it wouldn't be in a fantasy-relevant role. Schmidt will be a faller on the next top-400 update due to his recent elbow injury, and he's completely off the redraft radar now, although hopefully he gets healthy and can be heard from this summer. The new buzzy prospect du jour is Fidel Montero, who is seen as the top prospect from their 2020 international class, even though he didn't get as big of a bonus as Hans Montero (no relation). These guys who pop late in the process can sometimes turn out to be huge risers in the ensuing years. Of course, this farm system is littered with hitters from the international market who performed below expectations when they came stateside, but Fidel has the power/speed tools we're looking for, it's just a matter of how much he hits.
RAYS
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Wander Franco | SS/2B/3B | 3/1/2001 | 2017 J-2 |
2 | Randy Arozarena | OF | 2/28/1995 | 2016 J-2 |
3 | Josh Lowe | OF | 2/2/1998 | 2016 Draft |
4 | Carlos Colmenarez | SS/2B/3B | 11/15/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
5 | Luis Patino | RHP | 10/26/1999 | 2016 J-2 |
6 | Vidal Brujan | 2B/OF | 2/9/1998 | 2014 IFA |
7 | Heriberto Hernandez | DH/OF/C | 12/16/1999 | 2017 IFA |
8 | Shane McClanahan | LHP | 4/28/1997 | 2018 Draft |
9 | Shane Baz | RHP | 6/17/1999 | 2017 Draft |
10 | Seth Johnson | RHP | 9/19/1998 | 2019 Draft |
11 | Xavier Edwards | 2B/OF | 8/9/1999 | 2018 Draft |
12 | Greg Jones | SS/OF/2B | 3/7/1998 | 2019 Draft |
13 | Taylor Walls | SS/2B/3B | 7/10/1996 | 2017 Draft |
14 | Taj Bradley | RHP | 3/20/2001 | 2018 Draft |
15 | JJ Goss | RHP | 12/25/2000 | 2019 Draft |
16 | Osleivis Basabe | SS/OF | 9/13/2000 | 2017 IFA |
17 | Nick Bitsko | RHP | 6/16/2002 | 2020 Draft |
18 | Brent Honeywell | RHP | 3/31/1995 | 2014 Draft |
19 | Brendan McKay | LHP | 12/18/1995 | 2017 Draft |
20 | Kevin Padlo | 3B/1B | 7/15/1996 | 2014 Draft |
21 | Joe Ryan | RHP | 6/5/1996 | 2018 Draft |
22 | Cole Wilcox | RHP | 7/14/1999 | 2020 Draft |
23 | Jhonny Piron | OF | 6/2/2004 | 2020 J-2 |
24 | Jose Pena | OF | 12/24/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
25 | Ian Seymour | LHP | 12/13/1998 | 2020 Draft |
26 | Hunter Barnhart | RHP | 2/14/2002 | 2020 Draft |
27 | Pedro Martinez | 2B/3B | 1/28/2001 | 2018 IFA |
28 | Blake Hunt | C | 11/10/1998 | 2017 Draft |
29 | Curtis Mead | 2B/OF | 10/26/2000 | 2018 IFA |
30 | Josh Fleming | LHP | 5/18/1996 | 2017 Draft |
31 | Gabriel Arias | SS | 2020 J-2 | |
32 | Jesus Quevedo | SS | 9/12/2003 | 2020 J-2 |
33 | Alejandro Pie | OF/3B/SS | 1/31/2002 | 2018 J-2 |
34 | Drew Strotman | RHP | 9/3/1996 | 2017 Draft |
35 | Alika Williams | SS | 3/12/1999 | 2020 Draft |
36 | Jhon Diaz | OF | 10/1/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
37 | Nick Schnell | OF | 3/27/2000 | 2018 Draft |
38 | Esteban Quiroz | 2B | 2/17/1992 | 2017 IFA |
39 | John Doxakis | LHP | 8/20/1998 | 2019 Draft |
40 | Michael Gigliotti | OF | 12/14/1996 | 2017 Draft |
41 | Garrett Whitley | OF | 3/13/1997 | 2015 Draft |
42 | Logan Driscoll | C/OF | 11/3/1997 | 2019 Draft |
43 | Niko Hulsizer | OF | 2/1/1997 | 2018 Draft |
44 | Cal Stevenson | OF | 9/12/1996 | 2018 Draft |
Players We Could See In 2021: Wander Franco, Randy Arozarena, Josh Lowe, Luis Patino, Vidal Brujan, Shane McClanahan, Shane Baz, Taylor Walls, Brent Honeywell, Brendan McKay, Kevin Padlo, Joe Ryan, Josh Fleming, Drew Strotman
Dynasty Overview: The Rays, who have the game's best farm system, are great at developing and acquiring talent, but they are still an undesirable location for our dynasty prospects. The bar to clear to be an everyday player or to be handled like a traditional starting pitcher is just so high, that we can assume guys like Brujan and McClanahan will not get a fantasy-friendly role immediately. We want our non-elite Rays prospects to get shipped to a different organization. Lowe, Heriberto Hernandez, Seth Johnson, Taj Bradley, Osleivis Basabe and Jose Pena are some of my personal favorites in this system. I'm basically out on Honeywell, as it's hard to see him making it as a starter given his extremely long injury history. I'm also quite low on McKay after being too high on him a couple years ago. He's more of a No. 4 starter than a No. 2, and this shoulder injury is quite concerning.
BLUE JAYS
Name | Position | DOB | Signed | |
1 | Austin Martin | OF/3B/2B | 3/23/1999 | 2020 Draft |
2 | Jordan Groshans | 3B | 11/10/1999 | 2018 Draft |
3 | Nate Pearson | RHP | 8/20/1996 | 2017 Draft |
4 | Simeon Woods Richardson | RHP | 9/27/2000 | 2018 Draft |
5 | Orelvis Martinez | 3B/2B | 11/19/2001 | 2018 J-2 |
6 | Alek Manoah | RHP | 1/9/1998 | 2019 Draft |
7 | Adam Kloffenstein | RHP | 8/25/2000 | 2018 Draft |
8 | Alejandro Kirk | C | 11/6/1998 | 2016 IFA |
9 | Manuel Beltre | SS | 1/9/2004 | 2020 J-2 |
10 | CJ Van Eyk | RHP | 9/15/1998 | 2020 Draft |
11 | Estiven Machado | SS/2B | 10/4/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
12 | Gabriel Moreno | C | 2/14/2000 | 2016 J-2 |
13 | Julian Merryweather | RHP | 10/14/1991 | 2014 Draft |
14 | Otto Lopez | 2B/OF/SS | 10/1/1998 | 2016 J-2 |
15 | Miguel Hiraldo | 3B/2B | 9/5/2000 | 2017 J-2 |
16 | Sem Robberse | RHP | 10/12/2001 | 2019 IFA |
17 | Cristian Feliz | OF | 9/7/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
18 | Trent Palmer | RHP | 10/18/1998 | 2020 Draft |
19 | Eric Pardinho | RHP | 1/5/2001 | 2017 J-2 |
20 | Yosver Zulueta | RHP | 1/23/1998 | 2019 IFA |
21 | Rikelvin De Castro | SS | 1/23/2003 | 2019 J-2 |
22 | Dasan Brown | OF | 9/25/2001 | 2019 Draft |
23 | Ryan Noda | 1B/DH | 3/30/1996 | 2017 Draft |
24 | Leonardo Jimenez | SS | 5/17/2001 | 2017 J-2 |
25 | Will Robertson | OF | 12/26/1997 | 2019 Draft |
26 | Josh Palacios | OF | 7/30/1995 | 2016 Draft |
27 | Peniel Brito | 3B/OF | 12/20/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
28 | Endri Garcia | 2B/3B/OF | 11/9/2002 | 2019 J-2 |
29 | Victor Mesia | C | 1/18/2003 | 2019 J-2 |
30 | Joey Murray | RHP | 9/23/1996 | 2018 Draft |
Players We Could See In 2021: Nate Pearson, Simeon Woods Richardson, Alek Manoah, Alejandro Kirk, Julian Merryweather, Josh Palacios, Joey Murray
Dynasty Overview: This is my favorite system for pitching prospects (not saying it's the best, just my favorite), just edging out Kansas City in that regard. I've got at least one share of all the top arms other than Pearson. He's not technically prospect eligible due to days on the active roster, but I'm a huge Thomas Hatch fan, and he'd be a top-150 prospect if eligible. Manoah is a guy I'm probably higher on than most, yet I wish I had even more exposure to him than I do. I see frontline potential there if the changeup is indeed as good as it's rumored to be. I suppose it's possible that one of Austin Martin or Jordan Groshans could see the majors this year, but it would need to be as an injury replacement. Manuel Beltre and Estiven Machado are a couple of my favorite under-the-radar infielders from the last two international signing classes.