MLB Pipeline's mid-season farm system rankings places Boston in the middle of the pack (#16 of 30), which is a bit of a drop from where the Red Sox had been ranked in the previous two seasons.
"Hitters dominate" the Red Sox's system, while their pitching talent is "as thin as any organization".
16. Boston Red Sox
2023 preseason rank: 16
2022 midseason rank: 11
2022 preseason rank: 14
2021 midseason rank: 12Top 100 prospects: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. 11); Roman Anthony, OF (No. 37); Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/SS (No. 77); Kyle Teel, C (No. 87)
Hitters dominate Boston's system, with Mayer, Anthony, Rafaela and Teel on the Top 100 and outfielder Miguel Bleis and second baseman Nick Yorke falling just short. The Red Sox spent their first three picks in the 2023 Draft – totaling $8.5 million – on Teel and a pair of prep infielders in Nazzan Zanetello and Antonio Anderson. They're as thin as any organization in terms of pitching talent, though the international scouting department has helped by finding right-handers Wikelman Gonzalez, Luis Perales and Angel Bastardo.
Not as good as the Orioles –
1. Baltimore Orioles
2023 preseason rank: 1
2022 midseason rank: 1
2022 preseason rank: 1
2021 midseason rank: 1
– but better than the Yankees:
21. New York Yankees
2023 preseason rank: 13
2022 midseason rank: 12
2022 preseason rank: 13
2021 midseason rank: 19
The rest of the East:
7. Tampa Bay Rays
2023 preseason rank: 6
2022 midseason rank: 8
2022 preseason rank: 3
2021 midseason rank: 625. Toronto Blue Jays
2023 preseason rank: 25
2022 midseason rank: 20
2022 preseason rank: 21
2021 midseason rank: 14
Fangraphs has Red Sox system at number 4 or 5.
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