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The 2021 Minor League season begins at last next Tuesday, and that is cause for many celebrations.
Among the reasons for joy is the fact that wide-ranging prospect evaluations will no longer be static. Games against actual competition will give us the best looks at Minor Leaguers skills that we ve had since late 2019. No more alternate sites. No more instructional leagues behind closed doors. No more chewing on the crumbs of small Spring Training samples. This is the real stuff.
With that will come the rise and fall of farm systems on the whole. MLB Pipeline came out with its own 2021 farm system rankings last month, but as the Minor League season rolls along, some organizations will have big chances to improve their station as their prospects gain more experience and show off improved skills over the long haul. With that in mind, here are five farm systems that opened 2021 outside of the top-10 overall rankings but could climb into that group by this time nex
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There’s long been a desire to attract more athletes to the sport of baseball, and for good reason. Watching those with premium athleticism roam the outfield or the basepaths can be exciting, and many of the top stars in Major League Baseball today would fit on a list of elite athletes.
Athleticism doesn’t just mean pure running speed, though that’s a big part of it, but can also include other tools on the field, from bat speed at the plate to arm strength in the field. You’ll see a lot of them playing up-the-middle premium positions, which is why so many of the top athletes for each organization listed below play shortstop or center field.
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The Mets farm system was not immune to an offseason of change in Flushing. New York dipped into its young depth, dealing graduated Top 100 talent Andrés Giménez and 2019 second-rounder Josh Wolf, to complete the blockbuster trade that put Francisco Lindor in blue and orange. In fact, of the 30 players ranked among the Mets’ top prospects prior to the 2020 season, six have been dealt elsewhere as the organization tries to stake a claim as the best team in a crowded National League East.
But there are more than a fair share of familiar faces, particularly at the top. Despite all the moves, the Mets managed to hold onto four Top 100 prospects in Francisco Alvarez, Ronny Mauricio, Matthew Allan and Brett Baty. Alvarez has moved into the top spot after an impressive summer at the club’s alternate training site in Brooklyn, making the jump in what would have been his age-19 season. The additions of Pete Crow-Armstrong and J.T. Ginn in the 2020 Draft add to the
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Mets lost a piece of their position-player depth on Monday, when an MRI on José Martínez's left knee revealed a torn meniscus. Martínez will undergo surgery this week and will miss approximately four months of the season, according to manager Luis Rojas.
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