Twins Top 2022 Organizational Standings After One Month

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After the first month of the 2022 minor league season, the Minnesota Twins have the best combined record in the minors. At 51-31, the Twins four farm teams have a combined .622 winning percentage and have outscored their opponents by 54 runs through Sunday’s (May 1) games.

The Brewers (.593), Dodgers (.586) and Giants (.565) round out the top four in the collective standings. The Nationals and Rangers are tied for fifth. For the Nationals, this is a dramatic climb. Washington had the second-worst winning percentage in the minors in 2021. 

The Twins, Brewers and Giants are the only three organizations where all four minor league affiliates have winning records.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Astros are easily the worst across the minors in the first month of the season. As an organization, Houston’s minor league winning percentage is .356. Its run differential (-134) is also worst in the minors.

The Reds High-A Dayton affiliate is the best team in the minors in the first month of the season at 16-5. The Nationals High-A Fredericksburg affiliate has the minors’ best run differential (+61).

The Astros High-A Asheville affiliate is the minors’ worst team after the first month. Asheville (4-17) is worst in winning percentage (.190) and run differential (-81).

Here are all 30 organizations in order of winning percentage.

Org	W	L	PCT	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Run Diff.
Twins	51	31	.622	415	361	54
Brewers	51	35	.593	400	373	27
Dodgers	51	36	.586	495	439	56
Giants	48	37	.565	399	383	16
Nationals	49	38	.563	488	402	86
Rangers	49	38	.563	438	400	38
Guardians	48	39	.552	406	348	58
Cubs	45	40	.529	380	342	38
Padres	46	41	.529	477	456	21
Reds	46	41	.529	400	414	-14
Angels	45	41	.523	422	377	45
Yankees	44	41	.518	380	348	32
Rockies	45	42	.517	500	461	39
Rays	44	42	.512	431	406	25
Braves	44	43	.506	451	396	55
Cardinals	44	43	.506	415	424	-9
Pirates	43	43	.500	430	436	-6
Orioles	42	43	.494	428	454	-26
White Sox	42	45	.483	473	490	-17
Blue Jays	41	44	.482	400	401	-1
Red Sox	41	46	.471	466	485	-19
Tigers	39	45	.464	379	355	24
D-backs	40	47	.460	466	523	-57
Marlins	40	47	.460	382	374	8
Mets	39	46	.459	343	401	-58
Phillies	36	47	.434	379	416	-37
Royals	37	49	.430	420	493	-73
Athletics	36	51	.414	446	549	-103
Mariners	33	53	.384	417	485	-68
Astros	31	56	.356	386	520	-134

And here are all 120 minor league teams in order of winning percentage.

Team	W	L	PCT	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Run Diff.
Dayton	16	5	.762	95	82	13
Aberdeen	15	5	.750	126	93	33
Cedar Rapids	15	6	.714	103	77	26
Lake Elsinore	15	6	.714	129	89	40
Myrtle Beach	15	6	.714	113	73	40
Nashville	16	7	.696	118	65	53
Bowling Green	14	7	.667	117	77	40
Columbus	16	8	.667	143	99	44
Fredericksburg	14	7	.667	164	103	61
Frisco	14	7	.667	115	102	13
Somerset	14	7	.667	111	66	45
St. Lucie	14	7	.667	95	69	26
Okla. City	15	9	.625	149	118	31
Round Rock	15	9	.625	126	99	27
Bradenton	13	8	.619	114	96	18
Charleston	13	8	.619	109	90	19
Chattanooga	13	8	.619	131	103	28
Fresno	13	8	.619	123	90	33
Rancho Cuca.	13	8	.619	146	122	24
Richmond	13	8	.619	101	83	18
Rocket City	13	8	.619	108	104	4
Rome	13	8	.619	129	94	35
Tulsa	13	8	.619	114	106	8
Wichita	13	8	.619	123	107	16
Winston-Salem	13	8	.619	131	113	18
Fort Myers	11	7	.611	80	69	11
Buffalo	14	10	.583	119	107	12
Memphis	14	10	.583	134	122	12
Augusta	12	9	.571	115	81	34
Biloxi	12	9	.571	92	80	12
Erie	12	9	.571	79	68	11
Harrisburg	12	9	.571	102	87	15
Hudson Valley	12	9	.571	103	79	24
Peoria	12	9	.571	100	91	9
San Jose	12	9	.571	87	86	1
Wisconsin	12	9	.571	88	103	-15
Indianapolis	13	10	.565	103	93	10
Tri-City	11	9	.550	85	66	19
St. Paul	12	10	.545	109	108	1
El Paso	13	11	.542	133	144	-11
Jacksonville	13	11	.542	141	118	23
Las Vegas	13	11	.542	120	128	-8
Lehigh Valley	13	11	.542	145	125	20
Rochester	13	11	.542	126	131	-5
Sacramento	13	11	.542	144	142	2
Worcester	13	11	.542	150	135	15
Eugene	10	9	.526	67	72	-5
Vancouver	10	9	.526	95	89	6
Akron	11	10	.524	78	88	-10
Amarillo	11	10	.524	159	150	9
Brooklyn	11	10	.524	66	66	0
Carolina	11	10	.524	102	125	-23
Fort Wayne	11	10	.524	104	86	18
Hartford	11	10	.524	96	108	-12
Hickory	11	10	.524	103	98	5
Hillsboro	11	10	.524	86	89	-3
Jupiter	11	10	.524	81	77	4
Lynchburg	11	10	.524	106	88	18
Spokane	11	10	.524	118	89	29
Clearwater	9	9	.500	74	63	11
Norfolk	12	12	.500	123	131	-8
Reno	12	12	.500	127	128	-1
Salt Lake	12	12	.500	125	89	36
Tennessee	10	10	.500	93	90	3
Iowa	11	12	.478	87	84	3
Omaha	11	12	.478	100	116	-16
Great Lakes	10	11	.476	86	93	-7
Kannapolis	10	11	.476	117	101	16
Lake County	10	11	.476	79	73	6
Midland	10	11	.476	138	148	-10
Modesto	10	11	.476	133	100	33
New Hampshire	10	11	.476	100	101	-1
NW Arkansas	10	11	.476	135	132	3
Portland	10	11	.476	79	86	-7
Salem	10	11	.476	112	121	-9
Wilmington	10	11	.476	96	81	15
Gwinnett	11	13	.458	102	102	0
Toledo	10	12	.455	105	97	8
Bowie	9	11	.450	103	94	9
Lakeland	9	11	.450	89	94	-5
Montgomery	9	11	.450	93	103	-10
Tampa	9	11	.450	71	86	-15
Altoona	9	12	.429	102	100	2
Arkansas	9	12	.429	93	95	-2
Birmingham	9	12	.429	104	125	-21
Corpus Christi	9	12	.429	104	111	-7
Daytona	9	12	.429	80	86	-6
Down East	9	12	.429	94	101	-7
Inland Empire	9	12	.429	104	118	-14
Palm Beach	9	12	.429	64	90	-26
Pensacola	9	12	.429	88	90	-2
Quad Cities	9	12	.429	105	110	-5
South Bend	9	12	.429	87	95	-8
Springfield	9	12	.429	117	121	-4
Albuquerque	10	14	.417	163	174	-11
Charlotte	10	14	.417	121	151	-30
Sugar Land	10	14	.417	106	118	-12
Scranton/WB	9	14	.391	95	117	-22
Fayetteville	8	13	.381	94	128	-34
Greensboro	8	13	.381	111	147	-36
Greenville	8	13	.381	125	143	-18
Mississippi	8	13	.381	105	119	-14
Reading	8	13	.381	88	121	-33
West Michigan	8	13	.381	106	96	10
Everett	7	13	.350	78	124	-46
Syracuse	8	15	.348	97	144	-47
Beloit	7	14	.333	72	89	-17
Columbia	7	14	.333	80	135	-55
Dunedin	7	14	.333	86	104	-18
Durham	8	16	.333	112	136	-24
Lansing	7	14	.333	86	116	-30
Louisville	8	16	.333	94	143	-49
San Antonio	7	14	.333	111	137	-26
Binghamton	6	14	.300	85	122	-37
Jersey Shore	6	14	.300	72	107	-35
Tacoma	7	17	.292	113	166	-53
Delmarva	6	15	.286	76	136	-60
Stockton	6	15	.286	102	157	-55
Visalia	6	15	.286	94	156	-62
Asheville	4	17	.190	82	163	-81