1. Los Angeles Dodgers ($420 million)
Last year: 8th, $247 million
Top 100 prospects: 8
Yeah, nobody who isn't a Dodgers fan is excited to see this: The defending champs with the biggest payroll in baseball also have the best farm system. If it makes you feel any better, this isn't a record-breaking farm system value and the Dodgers' lead here is by a few million dollars less than Roki Sasaki's value. That means that approximately two months into the season, when Sasaki is expected to graduate from prospect eligibility, the Dodgers will likely lose the top spot. But two months is a lot of time when it comes to projecting prospect rankings so that could change.
Los Angeles got here via a number of scouting and development avenues to maximize their system. Among their prospects on the top 100 list: Dalton Rushing was a top-50 overall pick, Alex Freeland was a third-round pick, Emil Morales got a top international bonus, Josue De Paula got a lower-to-midrange international bonus, and Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope were non-top 100 prospects a year ago when both were acquired from the Cubs for infielder Michael Busch. The Dodgers are so good because they are one of the most efficient franchises in baseball from top to bottom (you could argue for the Rays, Brewers or Guardians, too) and they also have a ton of money.