Tigers Narrowly Holding Off Brewers, Guardians For Top MiLB Organization Record In 2024
With just over a month remaining in the 2024 schedule, there’s a very tight race for which organization will finish with the best record across the minor leagues.
The Tigers currently have a narrow three-game lead over the Brewers, with the Guardians 4.5 games back and the Red Sox 6.5 games back. When it comes to run differential, however, the Tigers are much more clearly in first place, as their +385 differential is 74 runs ahead of anyone else.
Triple-A Toledo is the only Tigers minor league club with a losing record. Meanwhile, Double-A Biloxi and the ACL Brewers are Milwaukee’s only MiLB teams below .500.
The Tigers’ top record is a further sign of the steadily-improving quality of the organization’s MiLB talent. Detroit has not ranked in the top five of MiLB org standings since 2014. Last year’s ninth-place finish was their first time in the top 10 over that decade-long stretch. The Tigers finished in the bottom five in 2019 and 2017 and settled in the bottom third of the standings every year from 2015-2019 with the exception of 2018.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Padres are running away with the title for worst organizational record. San Diego is 32 games worse than the 29th-ranked Braves. The Padres’ MiLB clubs also have the worst combined run differential at -402.
Low-A Lake Elsinore is the only Padres MiLB team with a winning record, while Triple-A El Paso, High-A Fort Wayne, the Rookie-level ACL Padres and the DSL Padres Brown all have winning percentages of .400 or worse.
The Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) have the best record in full-season baseball with a .627 winning percentage (74-44). The Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds) are easily the worst team in full-season affiliated baseball with a .319 winning percentage (36-77).
| Organization | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 346 | 275 | .557 | 385 |
| Brewers | 343 | 278 | .552 | 254 |
| Guardians | 340 | 278 | .550 | 311 |
| Red Sox | 342 | 284 | .546 | 215 |
| Rangers | 338 | 284 | .543 | 253 |
| Marlins | 328 | 289 | .532 | 24 |
| Giants | 333 | 294 | .531 | 247 |
| Rockies | 327 | 297 | .524 | 61 |
| Dodgers | 327 | 297 | .524 | 291 |
| Rays | 326 | 299 | .522 | 197 |
| Royals | 321 | 297 | .519 | 159 |
| Mariners | 294 | 279 | .513 | 221 |
| Cardinals | 289 | 275 | .512 | 121 |
| Nationals | 284 | 281 | .503 | -191 |
| Yankees | 310 | 308 | .502 | 41 |
| Twins | 283 | 284 | .499 | -10 |
| Diamondbacks | 312 | 316 | .497 | -68 |
| Phillies | 305 | 316 | .491 | -48 |
| Reds | 304 | 320 | .487 | -147 |
| Pirates | 301 | 321 | .484 | 8 |
| White Sox | 272 | 301 | .475 | -117 |
| Orioles | 297 | 331 | .473 | -66 |
| Angels | 270 | 302 | .472 | -61 |
| Mets | 287 | 325 | .469 | -224 |
| Athletics | 267 | 305 | .467 | -268 |
| Cubs | 290 | 332 | .466 | -213 |
| Astros | 282 | 333 | .459 | -379 |
| Blue Jays | 257 | 304 | .458 | -233 |
| Braves | 243 | 320 | .432 | -355 |
| Padres | 267 | 360 | .426 | -408 |
