Don't know if this has been posted...
Bleacher Report has us rated 9th.
Twins 8th
Tigers 7th
KC 15th
Chicago 16th
These rankings are kinda disingenuous, because a lot of the prospects listed have already gotten their feet wet in MLB, and will drop off the lists within weeks of opening day...and a lot of really good recent prospects are already playing.
Our top ten list includes only one kid...TMac...who has seen MLB. Only Jones has any kind of shot at the Bigs this year.
Two of KCs top ten are likely to play this year and one was just traded away.
Two of Chicago's top three are already in the Bigs.
Two of the Twins top six have already arrived.
Two of Detroit are already in the Bigs, with three more likely to be up this year.
By default, if we make no moves, we will jump way up by mid-season, even farther by seasons end.
But these things go in cycles. Chicago has had their wave.
Minnesota is in the midst of their wave.
Detroit wave has begun.
I'm not sure KC will ever have a wave.
Ours looks to be heading for shore.
Mad will remember this from the old IBI forum. About three years ago some of the more astute posters, several that have thankfully moved here, began wondering how we were gonna be able to compete with Chicago, Minnesota, and Detroit when all their talent reached MLB while ours were near the end of their control years.
Now the question might be reversed. How will they be able to compete when all our talent reaches MLB as theirs nears the end of their control years?
It doesn't seem that long ago, but Berrios and Buxton have two years until free agency. Right after that, Sano, Polanco, and Kepler will hit their option years, when they begin to get expensive.
Chicago isn't as bad off, but they have similar decisions to make on Anderson, Moncado, and Grandal.