30 stacked Minor League teams -- 1 per org
If you're having trouble keeping up with 120 Minor League teams and 3,000-plus players on those clubs, you've come to the right place. We're here to tell you which affiliate in each organization is most worthy of your attention. The most stacked Minor League club is the Triple-A Durham Bulls,
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Blue Jays: Double-A New Hampshire
Top 100 prospects Austin Martin (No. 17) and Jordan Groshans (No. 35) were the headliners here to start the season, and indeed, the pair of infielders have the offensive potential to impact any game in which they feature in the lineup. But it’s catcher and No. 7 Toronto prospect Gabriel Moreno who has really stolen the show in the Granite State. The 21-year-old backstop entered Thursday leading Double-A qualifiers with a .375 average and ranking fourth with a 1.032 OPS. It’s an exciting core of the lineup two stops away from Toronto.
Yankees: Low-A Tampa Tarpons
The Tarpons lead all Minor League teams in runs per game with 8.6 -- 1.5 more than their closest competition (the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds, an Orioles affiliate). Middle-infield prospects Anthony Volpe (.281/.413/.529), Josh Smith (.333/.480/.795) and Trevor Hauver (.304/.474/.569) and 2020 first-round catcher Austin Wells (.265/.393/.407) are all having big seasons. Smith (who has played just 11 games) and Hauver pace the Low-A Southeast with six homers each and the Tarpons occupy the top six spots on the league's RBI leaderboard, with Volpe, Wells and outfielder Pat DeMarco tied for first with 27 each.
Marlins: Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Pensacola has a pair of top-four picks from the last two Drafts in outfielder J.J. Bleday and right-hander Max Meyer. Nevertheless, it's a different outfielder (Peyton Burdick) who leads the Double-A South with 16 extra-base hits and another pitcher (Jake Eder) who tops the circuit in ERA (0.61) and the Minors in opponent average (.115).
