Baseball America's Organizational rankings

[Kaizen]

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

Somebody posted this on another board.

[Relentless88]

This is the rank of the farm systems right? Good list.

[evilRyu]

the Brewers gutted their farm to win-now mode. Interesting to see how they'll do.

[LittleOzzy]

Jays' bolstered farm system draws praise

Baseball is a game of numbers.

And with all the changes the Toronto Blue Jays have made throughout the organization of late, they hope to be putting up big ones pretty soon.

Since Alex Anthopoulos took over as general manager in October 2009, the club is off to a pretty good start.

They've made vast improvements in the farm system with hopes of finding sustainable success and it seems to have paid off.

Heading into the 2011 season, Toronto is No. 4 in Baseball America's talent rankings, after being at or near the bottom third of the 30-team list in recent years.

"It's very difficult to turn around a farm system in just one year, but the Blue Jays have done just that," Jim Callis, executive editor of Baseball America said. "Between the Roy Halladay trade, reaping the benefits of having extra draft picks and being very aggressive internationally, Toronto now has one of the best farm systems in baseball. It shouldn't be long before they're competitive again in the American League East."

After three seasons of fourth-place finishes in what many consider the toughest division in baseball, the future looks bright in Toronto. Assistant GM Tony LaCava sees the strength on the farm as a tool the club can utilize.

"Our goal with the farm system is always to prepare our players to play in the major leagues," LaCava said. "That's the primary goal, but the other goal is to create a value in our players so that [Anthopoulos] can use them in trades, so that if something comes up, maybe that player won't play for the Blue Jays but he'll be used in a trade so that we can get something we need."

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story ... nicki.html

[darth_federer]

When you trade the best pitcher in baseball you better get good prospects. Add in the extra money they got for the draft and no surprise they re up there. I keep hearing that they dont have as many blue chippers as other teams though. Lots of good players but very few blue chippers.

[WpgPage]

not really such a thing as a blue chip prospect in baseball, even the most highly regaurded prospect can fail to succeed in the mlb.

[luvtheteam]

4. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (BA)

2010 Rank: 19. 2009 Rank: 19.

Impact Talent: Since Alex Anthopoulos took over as GM in October 2009, no team has added as much prospect talent. His big move was trading Roy Halladay to the Phillies for RHP Kyle Drabek, C Travis d'Arnaud and OF Michael Taylor (who turned into OF Anthony Gose after two subsequent deals). The Blue Jays spent $11.6 million on the 2010 draft, starting with $2 million for first-round RHP Deck McGuire. Toronto grabbed another quality prospect in December, sending Shaun Marcum to the Brewers for 2B/3B Brett Lawrie.
Depth: With a few notable exceptions, such as Drabek and Lawrie, most of the Jays' best prospects are a couple of years away. Few teams can match their lower-level talent, which they boosted by handing out 20 six-figure bonuses in the 2010 draft and also the largest bonus on the international amateur market last summer ($2.8 million for Venezuelan RHP Adonis Cardona). Toronto also is notable for its group of catchers: d'Arnaud, Triple-A Pacific Coast League MVP J.P. Arencibia, short-season New York-Penn League top prospect Carlos Perez and sleeper A.J. Jimenez.
2011 Rookies: Drabek and Arencibia will get starting roles after making big league cameos late last season. Versatile RHP Zach Stewart could join the rotation or bullpen at midseason.