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Grading the Farm Systems

Using John Sickels ratings over at www.minorleageuball.com I put together system rankings using the standard school point system for grades as shown below. I decided to look at not only the Top 20 players but also how the systems stacked up with the Top 10.

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Data has been updated with a few updates including Moncada. As system updates come out I'll be changing the tables

KEY:

>C = Number of players above a C+ grade (B- or better)

GT20: Cohort Grade Total - Top 20

GT10: Cohort Grade Total - Top 10

Rank by Top 20

RK TM A A- B+ B B- C+ C T >C GT20 GT10
1 CHC 3 1 1 3 5 7 0 20 13 57.6 33.4
2 BOS 0 3 3 1 8 5 0 20 15 57.1 32.1
3 HOU 1 0 2 6 6 5 0 20 15 56.3 31.3
4 MIN 1 1 3 1 7 5 2 20 13 55 31.4
5 LAD 2 1 0 2 6 9 0 20 11 54.6 31.2
6 COL 0 1 4 2 4 7 2 20 11 53.8 31
7 NYY 0 0 3 4 5 8 0 20 12 53.8 30
8 ARZ 0 0 4 3 4 9 0 20 11 53.7 30
9 TB 0 0 3 2 8 7 0 20 13 53.6 29.4
10 TOR 0 2 0 4 5 9 0 20 11 53.6 30.2
11 TEX 0 1 2 3 5 9 0 20 11 53.5 30.1
12 NYM 0 1 2 4 3 10 0 20 10 53.4 30.4
13 PIT 1 0 2 3 4 10 0 20 10 53.4 30.4
14 PHI 0 1 2 3 5 7 2 20 11 52.9 30.1
15 CLE 1 0 2 2 4 10 1 20 9 52.4 29.7
16 WAS 1 0 2 2 4 10 1 20 9 52.4 29.7
17 CIN 0 2 0 1 7 10 0 20 10 52.3 29.3
18 SF 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 20 8 51.6 28.6
19 SEA 0 0 2 2 5 8 3 20 9 50.5 28.4
20 OAK 0 0 2 1 5 11 1 20 8 50.4 27.7
21 KC 0 1 1 3 2 9 4 20 7 50.1 28.3
22 SD 0 0 1 2 4 13 0 20 7 50 27
23 MIL 0 0 0 4 5 7 4 20 9 49.6 27.8
24 STL 0 0 3 1 4 6 6 20 8 49.5 28.3
25 BAL 0 1 1 1 2 13 2 20 5 49.3 26.9
26 ATL 0 0 2 0 5 10 3 20 7 49.1 27
27 CHW 1 0 0 2 3 9 5 20 6 48.8 27.3
28 MIA 0 0 1 0 7 5 7 20 8 47.7 26.8
29 DET 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 20 4 47.6 24.6
30 LAA 0 0 1 1 4 8 6 20 6 47.5 26.3
TOT 11 16 50 66 138 256 43 580 1513.6 848.4

Rank by Top 10

RK TM A A- B+ B B- C+ C T >C GT20 GT10
1 CHC 3 1 1 3 5 7 0 20 13 57.6 33.4
2 BOS 0 3 3 1 8 5 0 20 15 57.1 32.1
3 MIN 1 1 3 1 7 5 2 20 13 55 31.4
4 HOU 1 0 2 6 6 5 0 20 15 56.3 31.3
5 LAD 2 1 0 2 6 9 0 20 11 54.6 31.2
6 COL 0 1 4 2 4 7 2 20 11 53.8 31
7 NYM 0 1 2 4 3 10 0 20 10 53.4 30.4
8 PIT 1 0 2 3 4 10 0 20 10 53.4 30.4
9 TOR 0 2 0 4 5 9 0 20 11 53.6 30.2
10 TEX 0 1 2 3 5 9 0 20 11 53.5 30.1
11 PHI 0 1 2 3 5 7 2 20 11 52.9 30.1
12 NYY 0 0 3 4 5 8 0 20 12 53.8 30
13 ARZ 0 0 4 3 4 9 0 20 11 53.7 30
14 CLE 1 0 2 2 4 10 1 20 9 52.4 29.7
15 WAS 1 0 2 2 4 10 1 20 9 52.4 29.7
16 TB 0 0 3 2 8 7 0 20 13 53.6 29.4
17 CIN 0 2 0 1 7 10 0 20 10 52.3 29.3
18 SF 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 20 8 51.6 28.6
19 SEA 0 0 2 2 5 8 3 20 9 50.5 28.4
20 KC 0 1 1 3 2 9 4 20 7 50.1 28.3
21 STL 0 0 3 1 4 6 6 20 8 49.5 28.3
22 MIL 0 0 0 4 5 7 4 20 9 49.6 27.8
23 OAK 0 0 2 1 5 11 1 20 8 50.4 27.7
24 CHW 1 0 0 2 3 9 5 20 6 48.8 27.3
25 SD 0 0 1 2 4 13 0 20 7 50 27
26 ATL 0 0 2 0 5 10 3 20 7 49.1 27
27 BAL 0 1 1 1 2 13 2 20 5 49.3 26.9
28 MIA 0 0 1 0 7 5 7 20 8 47.7 26.8
29 LAA 0 0 1 1 4 8 6 20 6 47.5 26.3
30 DET 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 20 4 47.6 24.6
TOT 11 16 51 67 138 248 49 580 1513.5 850.1