Keith Law of ESPN released his organizational MiL system rankings today, and the Yankees had a good showing, placing 10th overall. The entire article is Insider Only, but Law had this to say about the Yankee system:
"I might be jumping the gun here, but I see a lot of star potential on their bottom few affiliates, including new acquisition Jose Campos from Seattle, to go with the two power arms from their Scranton club (Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances). The flaw in the system is the lack of near-in talent, especially position players, who could either help the big club soon or provide more fodder for trades."
I think that's the most accurate description of the Yankee farm system anyone could make in so few words, and it will be important for guys like Zoilo Almonte and Ramon Flores to have success this year to try to move closer to providing some of that "near-in" depth that Law talks about. But what I think is most important to take from this is the fact that the Yankees dropped only one spot in the rankings, from 9th last year to 10th this year, despite trading away their #1 prospect. To maintain their status in the eyes of someone like Keith Law speaks volumes about both the talent level and depth in the Yankee farm right now.
For more prospect talk, check out the AB4AR Top 30.
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