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BigDog63 · 04-11-2021, 03:10 PM

As an indication of just where the Ranger's Farm system currently is: Of the top 100 prospects in MLB, the Rangers have 3 of them, and they are ranked #'s 54, 70, and 84. When the Astros were this bad, they created one of the, if not the, best farm systems, and that's where most of their great players of the last few years came from. Rangers? Not looking good there.

Murphy3 · 05-24-2021, 08:44 AM

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As an indication of just where the Ranger's Farm system currently is: Of the top 100 prospects in MLB, the Rangers have 3 of them, and they are ranked #'s 54, 70, and 84. When the Astros were this bad, they created one of the, if not the, best farm systems, and that's where most of their great players of the last few years came from. Rangers? Not looking good there.

Their system is very deep in the farm and many of the top prospects are starting to hit AA and AAA.

Zeus · 05-29-2021, 09:23 AM

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Their system is very deep in the farm and many of the top prospects are starting to hit AA and AAA.

Literally nobody thinks the Rangers farm system is deep. They are consistently rated bottom 5 to 10 in MLB. What are we talking about?

Bryan_Wilson · 05-30-2021, 06:16 PM

Biggest problem with the farm is there is no cornerstone prospect. There isn't a guy you point to and say that's the guy, we need to field a team by the time he's ready to be called up. We also have no top ace prospect, just some guys who probably at their ceiling won't be better than a 3rd pitcher.

Zeus · 05-31-2021, 10:53 AM

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Biggest problem with the farm is there is no cornerstone prospect. There isn't a guy you point to and say that's the guy, we need to field a team by the time he's ready to be called up. We also have no top ace prospect, just some guys who probably at their ceiling won't be better than a 3rd pitcher.

Well said sir. Also to boot, we have ownership that shows no interest in spending in free agency to help bridge the gap on the farm system with an immediate infusion of talent.

Murphy3 · 08-03-2021, 06:47 AM

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Biggest problem with the farm is there is no cornerstone prospect. There isn't a guy you point to and say that's the guy, we need to field a team by the time he's ready to be called up. We also have no top ace prospect, just some guys who probably at their ceiling won't be better than a 3rd pitcher.

Well, you could argue that they have a guy with ace potential now. They have a couple more with #2/3 stuff that have had great success at AA or AAA in Howard and Winn. The talent is starting to be there in the system. I know Howard is no longer a prospect but he is a rookie…so same basically the same thing.

BigDog63 · 08-02-2021, 09:14 PM

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Literally nobody thinks the Rangers farm system is deep. They are consistently rated bottom 5 to 10 in MLB. What are we talking about?

I heard several analysts say that. Possible. Lots of prospects, with no standouts.

With the trades, they moved from 19th to 15th ranked. So, they weren't as bad as many thought, but does make me really wonder about any teams ranked behind them--how bad is their system??

Murphy3 · 08-03-2021, 06:44 AM

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I heard several analysts say that. Possible. Lots of prospects, with no standouts.

With the trades, they moved from 19th to 15th ranked. So, they weren't as bad as many thought, but does make me really wonder about any teams ranked behind them--how bad is their system??

Yep.. the system has been thought of as deep without a ton of top end future major league talent close to being major league ready. However, that is starting to change as a few players are breaking through. All of the talent had largely been at the A level. You’re now seeing guys breakthrough in a major way at AA.