It’s one thing to be one of the worst teams in baseball. It’s another to be that bad and have one of the worst farm systems in the game. That’s the Atlanta Braves right now.

MLB Pipeline recently re-ranked all 30 farm systems across the league, with the Braves coming in at 28th out of 30 teams.

“Drake Baldwin has graduated, as has AJ Smith-Shawver, to thin out the top. But Caminiti is holding steady and JR Ritchie has had a terrific 2025 season, starting the Futures Game and reaching Triple-A. The Braves also added five players from their most recent Draft class to the list and four of them are in the top 100 of their rankings. That’s a group led by shortstops Tate Southisene (high school) and Alex Lodise (college).”

To talk Braves fans off the ledge, there are a couple of positives the club has working for them. Atlanta has proven to be among the best at making the most out of their prospects. Their hit rate over the last eight years has been incredible, and that continued this season with Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver (unfortunately, Smith-Shawver got hurt and will miss all of next year).

The Braves will also have an opportunity to bring in some elite talent next season through the draft. They currently have the third-best odds at landing the #1 overall pick, and they could net an extra draft pick at the end of the first round if Drake Baldwin wins the Rookie of the Year award. There is a distinct possibility the Braves have three draft picks in the top 50 of next year’s MLB Draft, a terrific opportunity to replenish a farm system in desperate need of more talent.

Still, Atlanta’s current farm system doesn’t give Alex Anthopoulos a lot of room to maneuver this offseason. The Braves GM typically makes his biggest splashes in the trade market, and that’s a lot more difficult to do with very few prospects that are held in high regard around the league. Anthopoulos must get creative if Atlanta is going to bounce back in 2026.