Along with delving deeper into the top prospects on each National League team earlier this week, I have now ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 MLB farm systems going into the 2024 season. Finally, it’s time to rank the best prospects on each American League team.
Just to refresh your memory on a crucial term that appears in all of the team lists: Future value, or FV from now on, is a single figure that represents a player’s value. The scouting scale ranges from 20 to 80 for grading. A 50 is a low-end everyday player and translates to 2.0 WAR; a 60 represents a well-above-average position player, No. 3 starter, or high-end closer and translates to roughly 3.0 WAR.I have now ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 MLB farm systems heading into the 2024 season, in addition to looking further into the best prospects on each National League team earlier this week. It’s time to finally rank each American League team’s top prospects.
Just to refresh your recollection, the following is an important term that is present in every team list: A player’s value is represented by their future value, or FV for short. The scouting scale has a grade range of 20 to 80. A 60 is a position player who is well above average, a No. 3 starter, or a high-end closer, and it converts to about 3.0 WAR. A 50 is a low-end everyday player and amounts to 2.0 WAR.
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