#international-scouting

#international-scouting

Now that we have ranked the top 100 MLB prospects entering the 2026 season (along with a breakdown of the players landing in the Nos. 101-200 range), it's time to see how all 30 farm systems stack up. And for the second straight year, there is a new No. 1 team. These rankings were done, for the most part, the same way as my previous versions. While at FanGraphs, research by Craig Edwards (who now works for the MLB Players Association) revealed empirical surplus dollar values for each future value tier of prospect, so we can make an objective ranking of farm systems derived from my individual team lists, which will be published next week.

Several coaches within the Nationals' minor league system were informed their contracts would not be renewed. Among them: manager Billy McMillon and hitting coach Mike Habas ( Class A Fredericksburg); hitting coach Delwyn Young, pitching coach Mark DiFelice and development coach Mark Harris ( high Class A Wilmington); and pitching coach Rafael Chaves ( Class AAA Rochester).