The Angels are contender at the MLB level, but can the farm system compare?
Note: Avg ranking takes the average of any site I could find that had team rankings (sum of ranks divided by total sites). Comp ranking is the composite for the organization; it basically is a ranking of the averages.
Rank
Player
Pos
Avg Ranking
Comp Ranking
Low
High
1
Kaleb Cowart
3B
1.00
1
1
1
2
Nick Maronde
LHP
2.35
2
2
4
3
C.J. Cron
1B
2.94
3
2
5
4
Randal Grichuk
OF
5.83
5
2
14
5
Taylor Lindsey
SS
5.22
4
3
10
6
R.J. Alvarez
RHP
7.88
6
5
13
7
Luis Jimenez
3B
7.91
7
5
16
8
Austin Wood
RHP
9.18
9
4
16
9
Kole Calhoun
OF
8.25
8
4
17
10
Travis Witherspoon
OF
9.46
10
4
15
11
A.J. Schugel
RHP
13.00
16
8
19
12
Eswarlin Jimenez
LHP
12.50
14
10
17
13
Mike Clevinger
RHP
10.63
11
4
24
14
Al...
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PLAYERS:
Kaleb Cowart,
Nick Maronde,
Taylor Lindsey,
R.J. Alvarez,
Luis Jimenez,
Austin Wood,
Kole Calhoun,
Travis Witherspoon,
AJ Schugel,
Alex Yarbrough,
Mark Sappington,
Eric Stamets,
Sherman Johnson,
Mike Trout
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