The Yankees’ farm system has taken a step back

Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsProspect season is pretty much over, with spring training here and actual baseball season on the way, but there’s still some prospect analysis to pore over. For the most part, the consensus has felt as though the Yankees’ farm system is a bit down. Makes sense, with the likes of Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, and Gleyber Torres having graduated. As prospect season wraps up, we can test that consensus against the top overall farm system rankings available in the public.

Most notably, Baseball Prospectus unveiled their 2019 organizational rankings this past week. The Yankees come in at 12th overall, at the back-end of a tier that BP describes as “pretty good systems…