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MLB: 10 best farm systems in baseball

By Robby Sabo

Oct 2, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson (65) during workouts on the day before game one of the 2014 NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodgers Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson (65) during workouts on the day before game one of the 2014 NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodgers Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley against the Arizona State Sun Devils during a spring training baseball game at Salt River Fields. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley against the Arizona State Sun Devils during a spring training baseball game at Salt River Fields. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks made a decision this past offseason.

It was, indeed, to ride the Cuban wave like much of baseball has.

Top Prospects:

  1. Archie Bradley, RHP (25)
  2. Braden Shipley, RHP (26)
  3. Aaron Blair, RHP (40)
  4. Yasmany Tomas, 3B/OF (57)
  5. Touki Toussaint, RHP (71)
  6. Jake Lamb, 3B (78)
  7. Pete O’Brien, C/1B
  8. Brandon Drury, 3B/2B
  9. Nick Ahmed, SS
  10. Domingo Leyba, MI

Yosmany Tomas is priming up right now to be the D’Backs opening day third baseman. He’s shown ability to hit for power while playing an athletic spot on the field. Whether or not he can live up to the hype Jose Abreu created last season remains to be seen.

Righty Archie Bradley is the crown jewel in the organization. Unfortunately though, his 2014 was a bitter disappointment – only making 18 starts in total.

Still, Arizona is loaded in the pitching category.

Tony La Russa taking over as Chief Baseball Officer shook up an entire organization in the matter of months.

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