Why LSU baseball is better than some MLB farm systems

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This is a rare, all-time group of talent playing at a national power in the SEC, the best conference amateur baseball has to offer. But exactly how good are the Tigers? It's easy to base our answer on LSU's odds of winning a title, but baseball is the most subject to luck of any of the major sports. Instead, let's focus on this group of on-field talent through the prism of prospect value, ranking the Tigers against the farm systems I've valued in MLB.

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So: How talented is LSU exactly? Better than the entire farm systems of six MLB teams. With Crews and Skenes making up the vast majority of their total, the LSU Tigers would slot in between the White Sox and Mets, with a value of $137.5 million.
23. Oakland A's: $162.5 million
24. Chicago White Sox: $140 million
LSU Tigers: $137.5 million
25. New York Mets: $130 million
26. Detroit Tigers: $129.5 million
27. Los Angeles Angels: $116 million
28. Kansas City Royals: $108.5 million
29. Houston Astros: $107 million
30. Atlanta Braves: $56 million
The two LSU stars are worth $107 million together -- which for context is the same as minor league prospects 111th through 118th, combined. Another point of comparison: It matches the combined value of every prospect on all six minor league teams that make up the Houston Astros farm system.

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