Rays Top 2022 MiLB Organization Standings

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Editor’s Note: Corrected story to add that the Twins have had a winning overall record every year since 2014.

Once again, the Rays have the most successful farm system in baseball, as measured by on-field success. The Rays’ .576 winning percentage across all their MiLB affiliates was easily the best in baseball, topping the second-place Rockies by nearly 30 percentage points. The Rays also led the minors in run differential. They outscored their opponents by 572 runs.

Looking only at domestic leagues, the Rays advantage only widened. From the U.S. complex leagues through Triple-A, the Rays had a .604 overall winning percentage. There were only 17 teams among the 154 MiLB teams in the U.S. and Canada that topped a .600 winning percentage. The Rays had three of them.

Baseball America has tracked domestic US MiLB winning percentage for years. This is the fourth consecutive season in which the Rays have topped all 30 MLB teams in MiLB winning percentage for domestic leagues. Tampa Bay’s success at consistently winning minor league games is a notch above any other MLB team. From 2018-2022, the Rays have a winning percentage of .597. No other MLB team has managed to post a .597 overall winning percentage or better in any one of those four seasons. In other words, the average Rays MILB season over the past four years is better than the best season by any of the other 29 MLB teams.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Angels managed to halt a streak. With a .517 winning percentage this year, the Angels have posted their first overall winning record across the domestic minors in at least eight years. From 2014-2021, the Angels best winning percentage was .492 in 2017.

With the Angels climbing above .500, the Mets have the longest streak of not having a winning overall record across the domestic minors. The Mets last were above .500 in 2015. The Twins have also had a winning overall record every year since 2014.

The Rays’ Carolina League-champion Charleston RiverDogs led all full-season clubs with a .667 winning percentage (88-44). The Dominican Summer League’s Pirates Gold team topped all affiliated clubs with a .746 winning percentage (44-15). The Florida Complex League Rays led all domestic teams with a .709 winning percentage (39-16). Thanks to the longer Triple-A season, the Brewers’ Nashville Sounds led all MiLB clubs in wins with 91.

With Sept. 28 marking the end of the Triple-A regular season, and all other MiLB leagues having completed their playoffs, the Rays, Yankees and Giants all are tied for the most MiLB titles this year with two. The Triple-A playoffs give the Rays an opportunity to add a third title as Durham is facing Nashville for the International League title. The Yankees’ and Giants’ Triple-A teams’ seasons have finished.

Here is a look at how all 30 organizations lined up as far as overall MiLB record and run differential in 2022.

Org	W	L	PCT	RS	RA	Run Diff.
Rays	411	302	.576	3905	3333	572
Rockies	395	325	.549	4074	3824	250
Yankees	393	324	.548	3635	3145	490
Dodgers	393	328	.545	4265	3864	401
Twins	351	309	.532	3398	3061	337
Red Sox	381	339	.529	3784	3505	279
Guardians	379	339	.528	3641	3499	142
Angels	347	316	.523	3448	3285	163
Tigers	376	344	.522	3435	3346	89
Rangers	377	345	.522	3860	3640	220
Padres	345	316	.522	3738	3582	156
Pirates	370	346	.517	3526	3502	24
Brewers	396	372	.516	3784	3729	55
Giants	389	384	.503	3843	3737	106
Braves	330	328	.502	3188	3090	98
Marlins	355	354	.501	3300	3389	-89
Cubs	360	362	.499	3548	3547	1
Mariners	328	337	.493	3526	3442	84
Cardinals	322	339	.487	3306	3331	-25
Nationals	321	339	.486	3112	3086	26
Mets	348	369	.485	3342	3463	-121
Phillies	347	372	.483	3184	3361	-177
Blue Jays	314	341	.479	2912	3115	-203
D-Backs	362	410	.469	3959	4352	-393
Reds	298	345	.463	2985	3218	-233
Orioles	334	388	.463	3461	3750	-289
Astros	353	419	.457	3969	4221	-252
White Sox	293	371	.441	3215	3700	-485
Royals	308	415	.426	3543	4058	-515
Athletics	282	380	.426	3319	4030	-711

And here are the standings for all the domestic US leagues without the Dominican Summer League standings included.

Org	W	L	PCT	RS	RA	Run Diff.
Rays	361	237	.604	3309	2675	634
Yankees	336	263	.561	2950	2515	435
Guardians	331	268	.553	3006	2718	288
Tigers	323	281	.535	2876	2805	71
Dodgers	322	281	.534	3477	3215	262
Brewers	347	303	.534	3260	3127	133
Rockies	320	280	.533	3392	3239	153
Twins	319	281	.532	3055	2744	311
Rangers	316	287	.524	3269	3057	212
Cubs	315	287	.523	3068	2894	174
Giants	341	314	.521	3321	3097	224
Angels	312	291	.517	3076	2946	130
Padres	309	293	.513	3372	3285	87
Marlins	304	289	.513	2713	2697	16
Pirates	300	298	.502	2930	2973	-43
Red Sox	301	300	.501	3055	3031	24
Blue Jays	296	303	.494	2727	2811	-84
Braves	294	304	.492	2911	2854	57
Mariners	296	310	.488	3219	3139	80
Mets	293	308	.488	2768	2865	-97
Nationals	292	308	.487	2845	2809	36
Cardinals	289	313	.480	2949	3017	-68
Orioles	285	320	.471	2989	3236	-247
Reds	274	319	.462	2734	2963	-229
D-Backs	301	355	.459	3335	3797	-462
Phillies	271	330	.451	2569	2883	-314
Astros	294	359	.450	3401	3638	-237
White Sox	261	345	.431	2885	3368	-483
Royals	260	344	.430	3035	3417	-382
Athletics	256	348	.424	3007	3688	-681

The Dodgers had the most teams above .500. The Athletics are the lone team to not have any MiLB teams with a winning record. Las Vegas (71-79, .473) was the A’s most successful team in 2022.

Org	Above .500	Playoffs	Champions
Dodgers	6	3	0
Guardians	5	2	0
Rangers	5	3	1
Rays	5	5	2
Red Sox	5	3	0
Rockies	5	3	0
Tigers	5	1	0
Yankees	5	2	2
Angels	4	2	0
Blue Jays	4	2	0
Brewers	4	1	0
Marlins	4	1	1
Mets	4	3	1
Padres	4	3	1
Pirates	4	1	0
Twins	4	3	0
Braves	3	1	0
Cubs	3	3	1
Giants	3	4	2
Phillies	3	1	1
Cardinals	2	1	0
D-Backs	2	2	0
Mariners	2	0	0
Nationals	2	1	0
Reds	2	1	0
Astros	1	1	0
Orioles	1	1	0
Royals	1	0	0
White Sox	1	0	0
Athletics	0	0	0