That's a rather large discrepancy, man.
6. Detroit Tigers
2024 preseason rank: 5
2023 midseason rank: 13
2023 preseason rank: 25
2022 midseason rank: 22
Top 100 prospects: Max Clark, OF (No. 7); Jackson Jobe, RHP (No. 8); Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B (No. 33); Bryce Rainer, SS (No. 61); Jace Jung, 3B/2B (No. 64)
The Tigers’ farm may have lost Colt Keith to graduation, but McGonigle’s breakout in his first full season has helped Detroit’s pipeline remain just as strong. Clark, Jobe and Jung have kept on chugging as potential future Motor City cornerstones, and first-rounder Rainer was arguably the best prep prospect available in this year’s Draft class. Adding Thayron Liranzo in the Jack Flaherty deal brought in some extra ceiling, and Hao-Yu Lee and Dillon Dingler solidified their places as top-10 talents in a top-heavy system.
24. Toronto Blue Jays
2024 preseason rank: 24
2023 midseason rank: 25
2023 preseason rank: 25
2022 midseason rank: 20
Top 100 prospects: None
Orelvis Martinez’s PED suspension and Ricky Tiedemann’s Tommy John surgery mean the Jays will be without two of their best preseason prospects in the second half, and injuries to pitchers Adam Macko, Kendry Rojas, Landen Maroudis and Brandon Barriera have further taken the shine off in ’24. On a positive note, Toronto was aggressive in bulking up the system at the Trade Deadline and earned praise for picking up prospects Jake Bloss and Will Wagner from the Astros, Jonatan Clase from the Mariners and Charles McAdoo from the Pirates in particular. That has buoyed the system for now, and maybe strong 2025s from first-rounders Trey Yesavage and Arjun Nimmala can provide further boosts next year.