MLB Team Farm System Rankings, 2001-2011

I was wondering what teams have been considered to have strong farm systems over the last 11 years. I decided to use the yearly ranking that is given to each team by Baseball America in their annual Prospect Handbook (Note: Three teams have changed their name or relocated since 2001, they are: Anaheim Angels-Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Devil Rays-Tampa Bay Rays, Montreal Expos-Washington Nationals).

There will be more to come on this topic so be sure to stay tuned if you find it interesting.

Team	Average Rank
1.      Tampa Bay Rays	6.27
2.      Atlanta Braves	6.91
3.      Minnesota Twins	9.82
4.      Cleveland Indians	10.64
5.      Florida Marlins	11.36
6.      Chicago Cubs	11.45
7.      Los Angeles Angels	12.18
8.      Texas Rangers	12.55
9.      Los Angeles Dodgers	13.00
10.  Colorado Rockies	13.09
11.  New York Yankees	13.36
12.  Seattle Mariners	13.91
13.  Milwaukee Brewers	14.64
14.  Philadelphia Phillies	14.91
15.  Boston Red Sox	16.09
16.  Cincinnati Reds	16.09
17.  San Francisco Giants	16.27
18.  Chicago White Sox	16.82
19.  Toronto Blue Jays	16.82
20.  Kansas City Royals	17.73
21.  Arizona Diamondbacks	17.82
22.  Oakland Athletics	18.18
23.  Pittsburgh Pirates	18.64
24.  New York Mets	18.91
25.  San Diego Padres	19.18
26.  Baltimore Orioles	19.45
27.  Detroit Tigers	21.36
28.  Washington Nationals	21.91
29.  Houston Astros	22.27
30.  St. Louis Cardinals	23.36