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Washington’s Nationals landed in the bottom third on Keith Law’s rankings of the top minor league systems in baseball.

A hyperextended left elbow led (at least in part) to Victor Robles dropping from No. 4 on Keith Law’s Top 100 prospects last winter to No. 10 this time around, though the ESPN prospect analyst wrote last week that the Washington Nationals’ 21-year-old outfielder is a, “... true five-tool prospect, with 70-grade speed, plus or better defense, a 70 arm, plus raw power and at least a future plus hit tool, with high contact rates during his career to date and a decent eye.”

Robles was the highest-ranked Washington Nationals’ prospect on Law’s list this winter, with 19-year-old right-hander Mason Denaburg (No.