Not just pitchers: The Atlanta Braves have a top-10 position-group in the Minors
By Clint Manry
The Rankings
The report done by Heneghan obviously lists each ten teams and their respective ranking, but she also adds her own commentary and a small scouting report for each notable position-player in the organization.
If you would like to read her assessment of these players, then by all means read her report in full, here. For the redundancy issues I brought up earlier, I’m not going to include those player excerpts provided by Heneghan. I will just list the top-10 ranking she arranged:
Top Organizations (Position Players)
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Toronto Blue Jays
- San Diego Padres
- Chicago White Sox
- Cincinnati Reds
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Minnesota Twins
- Los Angeles Angels
- Atlanta Braves
- Washington Nationals
The first four teams of MiLB.com’s rankings consist of four organizations that most would all agree on as the top-4. Players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres), and Brendan McKay (Rays) are general household names in the prospect industry.
The White Sox having outfielder Eloy Jimenez in their system gives them a substantial boost as well. Along with second baseman, and 2018 fourth-overall pick, Nick Madrigal.
Those top-4 teams on the list have several position-players that will be making contributions at the Major League level real soon.
Sitting in between the LA Angels (yes, they actually made the list!) and Washington Nationals, is the Atlanta Braves. Heneghan mentions six Minor League Players in her excerpt regarding the Braves.