It’s easy to look at the Top-300 Prospect list and get discombobulated with which organizations have how many prospects on the list, and where those prospects are on the list. Sure, it seems just visually like some systems have a lot more guys listed than others and some systems all have top prospects compared to others that may not have prospects show up for a while in the rankings. However, there’s an easier way to see exactly what’s going on than just looking and scrolling. Ta-Da! The Fantasy Alarm Organizational Rankings are here. Just like that it’s easy to see how each system compares based on just the Top-100 rankings, or Top-300 rankings as well as the difference between those ranks.
Why is it important to look at the organizations in each of those lights? Well, a lot of sites and publications focus on the Top-100 lists to show you who the best of the best prospects are in the game and so ranking systems based off that criteria gives you an idea as to who has the highest upside talent in their systems. However, there are downsides to simply focusing on the Top-100 aspect. With nearly 5,000 players in the minor leagues altogether, just focusing on the Top-100 negates the other 4,900 guys so looking deeper and ranking systems based off the Top-300 lists also gives you a better look at which organizations have the deeper systems. Finally, we compare them based on the difference between where they rank in the Top-100 ranks and Top-300 ranks with the biggest positive jump atop and the biggest faller at the bottom.
The rankings were factored based on the teams with the highest total points in each of the Top-100 and Top-300 lists. The points came from giving each prospect a point value starting with either 100 or 300 for the top prospect in each list and then going down by one point for each successive spot.
UPDATED: 3-9-20
Organizational Ranks for Top-100 Prospects
Organizational Ranks for Top-300 Prospects
Difference in Ranks
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Guerrero also drew a walk. It gives the first baseman multiple hits in back-to-back games, and it’s the third time in May that he’s reached that mark. That’s helped raise his average from .268 to .295, and the only thing fantasy managers can be disappointed with is his .432 slugging percentage. That number should continue to climb as the season unfolds, but Vladdy Jr. has had some inconsistent seasons when it comes to power production.
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Green got the save after Jeff Hoffman worked in back-to-back games — and struggled — in the first two contests against the Angels. He struck out two and looked the part while needing just nine pitches to get through the inning. Hoffman should remain the closer, but Green is on his tail if the struggles were to continue.
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Bassitt allowed three runs over the first two innings on a pair of homers, but settled down over his next four frames. He came out to work the seventh, but ended up being charged for two more runs after leaving the contest. The 36-year-old veteran has forged a 3.35 ERA and outstanding 49/8 K/BB ratio over the first quarter of the season, but this wasn’t him at his best. He’ll get the Rays next week if the rotation order stays the same for Toronto.
José Soriano allowed three runs over five innings while not factoring in the decision Thursday against the Blue Jays.
Soriano left with a 4-3 lead, but it was erased quickly after his departure. The 26-year-old was not exactly dominant in his outing with eight hits allowed and four free passes, but he did strike out six to help balance things out a smidgen. Soriano takes an even ERA of 4.00 into a scheduled start against the Padres in San Diego on Tuesday. There should be better options for that one.