When we determined the best farm systems of the previous decade, it reinforced the notion the player development production correlates with big league success. Our No. 1 team, the Braves, may not have won a World Series title in the 2010s but they did reach the postseason five times. The

When we determined the best farm systems of the previous decade, it reinforced the notion the player development production correlates with big league success.

Our No. 1 team, the Braves, may not have won a World Series title in the 2010s but they did reach the postseason five times. The next four teams on our list (Astros, Red Sox, Cubs, Nationals) all claimed championships, as did two other members of our Top 10 (Cardinals, Royals), while the Dodgers have won seven straight division titles.

We evaluated systems by reviewing each player who graduated to the big leagues from 2010-19 and assigning them to the organization with which they logged the most plate appearances or innings in the Minors before losing their rookie status. Rather than just add up Wins Above Replacement, we compensated for stars such as Ronald Acuña or Juan Soto who arrived toward the end of the decade by giving them credit for bright futures.

1. Braves

At the beginning of the decade, Atlanta spawned Freddie Freeman, Andrelton Simmons, Jason Heyward and Craig Kimbrel. At the end, the Braves unveiled Acuña, Ozzie Albies and Mike Soroka, young stars with bright futures entering the decade. They also developed several longtime starting pitchers in Julio Teheran, Mike Minor and Alex Wood and more intriguing youngsters such as Dansby Swanson and Max Fried.

2. Astros

Houston is the only organization to graduate an MVP (José Altuve) and a Cy Young Award winner (Dallas Keuchel) in the 2010s, not to mention a pair of Rookies of the Year (Carlos Correa, Yordan Alvarez). Alex Bregman may be the best homegrown Astro of the decade when all is said and done, and George Springer and J.D. Martinez (who was released by Houston before taking off) also have made their presence felt at the plate.

3. Red Sox

In perhaps the biggest Draft coup of the decade, Boston stole Mookie Betts in the fifth round in 2011. The Red Sox had several other late-round finds who drastically exceeded expectations, including sixth-rounder Anthony Rizzo, 17th-rounder Josh Reddick and ninth-rounder Travis Shaw. Their international department did quality work as well, landing Xander Bogaerts, Yoán Moncada and Rafael Devers.

4. Cubs

First-round picks Kris Bryant and Javier Báez and unheralded trade acquisition Kyle Hendricks played major roles when Chicago finally snapped its 108-year World Series title drought in 2016. In addition to Bryant and Báez, the Cubs have cranked out several other notable infielders, including D.J. LeMahieu, Starlin Castro and Gleyber Torres. They've had a number of international success stories too, such as Castro, Torres, Willson Contreras, Jorge Soler and Eloy Jiménez.

5. Nationals

Few teams have struck paydirt with three consecutive first-round picks better than Washington did with Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon. Newer additions Trea Turner, Juan Soto and Victor Robles have huge upsides as well, while Lucas Giolito finally broke out with the White Sox in 2019.

6. D-backs

Paul Goldschmidt went from eighth-round choice to face of the franchise in Arizona. The Diamondbacks cranked out a steady stream of solid performers, including A.J. Pollock, Ender Inciarte, Adam Eaton, Patrick Corbin, Trevor Bauer, David Peralta and Mitch Haniger.

7. Cardinals

No organization produced more 2010s graduates who have accrued at least 5.0 bWAR than St. Louis, which has 19. The most accomplished members of that group are Matt Carpenter and Lance Lynn, though Paul DeJong and Jack Flaherty could surpass them in the future.

8. Dodgers

Los Angeles keeps seamlessly integrating Top 100 Prospects into its perennial National League West championship clubs: Corey Seager, Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson, Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, Julío Urias and Will Smith. The Dodgers' most prolific 2010s graduates so far have been international products Carlos Santana and Yasiel Puig, with Kenley Jansen not far behind.

9. Marlins

While every other team on this list has made multiple playoff appearances in the last decade, Miami hasn't enjoyed a winning season since 2009. That seems hard to believe considering the Marlins developed a pair of MVPs in Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich, not to mention Marcell Ozuna, J.T. Realmuto, the late Jose Fernandez and Luis Castillo -- none of whom are still in South Florida.

10. Royals

The final spot on our Top 10 came down to Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, and the Royals' 2014 pennant and 2015 World Series championship were the deciding factors. While the system didn't churn out a true superstar, Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy, Eric Hosmer, Greg Holland and Kelvin Herrera formed a homegrown nucleus on those two Fall Classic clubs, which were boosted by trades that included Jake Odorizzi and Sean Manaea. More recent successes include Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi.