Rays Remain On Top of MiLB Organizational Standings

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Last year, the Rays put together a minor league season so outlandishly good that it broke the scale of an excellent minor league season for an organization.

We’re not going to recap everything about it here, but we covered at the time how unprecedented the Rays’ 2021 success was.

A year later, gravity and regression have hit the Rays. Their minor league teams this year are winning at a significantly lower rate than they did last year. In fact, their winning percentage as an organization has dropped by .081 percentage points. That’s the difference between a .653 winning percentage and a .572 winning percentage.

But even with that drop, the Rays still have the best overall organizational record across the minor leagues. They also have the best run differential. It’s rare for any MiLB team to top a .600 winning percentage, so the Rays’ winning percentage this year is much more in line with normalcy.

The Rays remaining on top is not all that surprising. Meanwhile, the Rockies have impressively climbed to second in MiLB winning percentage. The Dodgers (No. 3) and Yankees (No. 4) are, like the Rays, regularly among the more successful organizations in terms of MiLB wins and losses.

The records below are as of the morning of Sept. 6, 2022.

Rk		W	L	PCT	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Run Differential
1	Rays	383	287	.572	3650	3153	497
2	Rockies	378	296	.561	3843	3543	300
3	Dodgers	375	302	.554	4017	3615	402
4	Yankees	369	305	.547	3421	2958	463
5	Rangers	361	318	.532	3657	3386	271
6	Red Sox	360	318	.531	3586	3278	308
7	Twins	325	291	.528	3214	2889	325
8	Guardians	355	319	.527	3416	3297	119
9	Angels	325	293	.526	3227	3071	156
10	Pirates	351	322	.522	3313	3268	45
11	Tigers	348	326	.516	3212	3139	73
12	Padres	318	298	.516	3467	3339	128
13	Brewers	369	357	.508	3544	3546	-2
14	Giants	368	362	.504	3622	3491	131
15	Marlins	335	331	.503	3094	3185	-91
16	Cubs	342	338	.503	3320	3304	16
17	Braves	309	306	.502	3001	2919	82
18	Mariners	302	318	.487	3235	3180	55
19	Cardinals	300	316	.487	3074	3107	-33
20	Mets	328	346	.487	3147	3255	-108
21	Nationals	301	318	.486	2908	2905	3
22	Phillies	329	349	.485	3014	3167	-153
23	Blue Jays	294	318	.480	2704	2898	-194
24	Reds	276	324	.460	2788	2994	-206
25	Orioles	310	367	.458	3223	3537	-314
26	D-Backs	333	396	.457	3691	4141	-450
27	Astros	330	398	.453	3757	4036	-279
28	White Sox	276	343	.446	3043	3439	-396
29	Athletics	265	353	.429	3084	3760	-676
30	Royals	289	389	.426	3303	3775	-472

The Rays also have the winningest team in full season baseball in the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs. Here’s a look at the top 25 by winning percentage.

Rk	Team	Organization	W	L	PCT
1	Charleston	Rays	83	43	.659
2	Fresno	Rockies	79	47	.627
3	Eugene	Giants	76	47	.618
4	Nashville	Brewers	79	49	.617
5	Somerset	Yankees	76	48	.613
6	Aberdeen	Orioles	76	50	.603
7	Myrtle Beach	Cubs	75	51	.595
7	Erie	Tigers	75	51	.595
9	Great Lakes	Dodgers	75	51	.595
9	Rocket City	Angels	75	51	.595
11	Bowling Green	Rays	74	51	.592
12	Lake County	Indians	73	51	.589
13	Columbus	Indians	74	53	.583
14	Hartford	Rockies	72	53	.576
15	St. Lucie	Mets	71	53	.573
16	San Jose	Giants	72	54	.571
16	Lake Elsinore	Padres	72	54	.571
18	Durham	Rays	74	56	.569
19	Rome	Braves	70	53	.569
20	Fredericksburg	Nationals	71	54	.568
21	Okla. City	Dodgers	73	56	.566
22	Akron	Indians	71	55	.563
22	South Bend	Cubs	71	55	.563
24	Wichita	Twins	70	55	.560
25	Reno	D-Backs	72	57	.558

At the other end of the spectrum, here’s a look at the 25 full-season MiLB teams with the worst winning percentages.

1	Visalia	D-Backs	41	85	.325
2	Stockton	Athletics	43	83	.341
3	Delmarva	Orioles	45	80	.360
4	Jersey Shore	Phillies	47	79	.373
5	Fort Wayne	Padres	48	77	.384
6	Charlotte	White Sox	50	79	.388
7	Greenville	Red Sox	49	75	.395
8	Harrisburg	Nationals	50	75	.400
9	Binghamton	Mets	50	74	.403
10	Louisville	Reds	52	77	.403
11	Quad Cities	Royals	51	75	.405
12	Daytona	Reds	50	73	.407
13	Columbia	Royals	51	74	.408
14	Syracuse	Mets	53	76	.411
15	New Hampshire	Blue Jays	52	74	.413
15	Lansing	Athletics	52	74	.413
17	Fayetteville	Astros	52	73	.416
18	Peoria	Cardinals	53	73	.421
19	NW Arkansas	Royals	53	72	.424
20	Rochester	Nationals	56	73	.434
21	Chattanooga	Reds	54	70	.435
22	Reading	Phillies	55	71	.437
23	Tri-City	Angels	54	69	.439
24	Kannapolis	White Sox	56	70	.444
24	Birmingham	White Sox	56	70	.444
24	Winston-Salem	White Sox	56	70	.444
24	Albuquerque	Rockies	56	70	.444