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2021 Farm Report

Overall, the farm system perks up to an aggregate .479 winning percentage.

AAA: 1B Pat Hines, 23, (TRADED) leads the offense at .261-27-69/+2.5 WAR. The next three best position players are 28-29-30 years old and plug-in emergency call-up types. We’re still not deep here. Pitching highlights include SP Arthur Dixon, 23 (9-7, 3.49 in 19 GS), Roberto Rivas, 27 (10-13, 4.05), but I get the sense he’s kind of stalled, RP Errol Ferrell, 32 (68IP, 2.90 ERA, 33 Sv) could get a shot despite his age and Tommy Landry, 24 (89 IP, 3.64 ERA) was decent.

AA: Kuniaki Kiyomizu, 27, was an international free agent who wanted a minor league contract. He was probably ready for more, but he hit .288-10-74/4.1 WAR. Will Barrera, 20 has become my top prospect. He went .332-9-49/3.5 WAR in 72 games after .333-10-49/2.7 WAR in 58 Class A games. Right behind is 1B Will Atkinson who drives in 110 runs (.300-11-63/1.9 WAR at AA and .300-10-47/1.9 WAR at A). My deepest team that also includes SS Howard Thomas (age 22, 3.0 WAR), CF Duncan Reynolds (24, 2.8), CF Ben Newman (23, 2.7) and 1B Ambukum Gljian (23, 2.7). SP Kyle Walls (9-6, 3.35 in 28 GS) is 25 and might just be successful because of his experience, but he’s on the radar. Dixon had a 2.10 ERA in 10 starts before going to Pawtucket.

The rest
Class A LF Brian James , 23, .287-15-72/4.4 WAR
A CF Ron Callahan, 24, .279/3.2 WAR
A SP Sy-ing Tsang, 22, 7-9, 3.46 ERA
A SP Chris Lyons, 19, 8-8, 3.20
Short A 3B Adam Menichelli, 21, .323-4-14, 1.4 WAR
SA SP Kyle Lloyd, 21, acquired from NYY, 1-2, 2.85 in 15 GS/71 IP
SA SP Nelson Kerrick, 23, 6-3, 2.50 in 54 IP
R LF Tony Stafford, 20, .329-15-62/3.3 WAR
R 3B Ophik Mkhitarov, 20, .385-7-46/3.2 WAR
R CF James Hooper, 19, .396-3-21/2.7 WAR