Sometimes a measure of the effectiveness of a major league's farm system is the number of blue chip prospects it can bring up. After all, it is the top prospects that will have an impact on the future of a team's success. The jouneymen will normally be no better than appetizers at a fancy restaurant. Below is a ranking of the teams with the best prospects, based on the Top 100 numbers. To give another comparison, we have also included Baseball America's ranking. Also included in the analysis is the number of players that were rated in the Top 100. Some of the results are surprising. 1. Tampa Bay Rays (BA = 4), 8 prospects, Total ranking 43.18 2. Texas Rangers (1), 11, 38.775 3. Baltimore Orioles (9), 7, 38.725 4. San Francisco Giants (5) 5, 29.775 5. Oakland Athletics (3), 7, 29.192 6. Florida Marlins (2), 7, 28.425 7. Atlanta Braves (6), 7, 27.775 8. Cleveland Indians (7) 9, 21.725 9. Pitsburgh Pirates (18) 4, 20.325 10. St. Louis Cardinals (8), 5, 19.9 11. Colorado Rockies (20), 7, 17.375 12. Boston Red Sox (13), 7, 17.35 13. Arizona Diamondbacks (26), 3, 17.125 14. Toronto Blue Jays (19), 4, 16.15 15. Milwaukee Brewers (10) 5, 16.05 16. Kansas City Royals (11), 3, 15.65 17. Chicago White Sox (16), 6, 12.9 18. Seattle Mariners (24), 4, 12.325 19. New York Mets (17), 6, 12.175 20. Philadelphia Phillies (12), 6, 12.075 21. New York Yankees (15), 3, 10.775 22. Minnesota Twins (22), 3, 10.275 23. Los Angeles Dodgers (23), 5, 9.725 24. Detroit Tigers (28), 1, 8.725 25. Washington Nationals (21), 4, 8.7 26. Chicago Cubs (27), 3, 8.575 26. Los Angeles Angels (25), 3, 8.575 28. Cincinnati Reds (14), 3, 7.725 29. San Diego Padres (29), 5, 6.075 30. Houston Astros (30), 1, 1.95 http://myworldofbaseball.com/wordpress/?p=1189 --

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