I’m not sure that I’d put San Francisco above Atlanta, to be honest. They have two elite level prospects in Villalona (who’s still incredibly raw, but at the same time extremely young, so he has plenty of time to grow, and has shown positive signs and seems to have unlimited power potential) and Bumgarner, who’s arguably one of the top 2 or 3 pitching prospects in the game. They also have a very good prospect in Buster Posey, who’s almost guaranteed to be an above-average ML catcher. Below that, though, there’s not a whole lot to speak of. While they might have the edge in elite, sky-is-the-limit upside people, I don’t think they have the depth to compete with Atlanta.

I’ll agree that Oakland, who seems to have an incredible stockpile of arms, is above Atlanta, along with Texas, who’s turned around that farm system in a really short period of time, quite amazing actually.

Boston’s got tons of toolsy, high upside outfielders, and some decent pitching prospects, but like you said, they really lack any impact, high-level guys except for Anderson.