Baseball history may repeat itself.

The 1990’s were dominant years for both the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves. However, both teams have declined in success over the last few years. But the teams have built respectable minor league system in the recent years, and their futures are beginning to look bright.

The Yankees and Braves were undoubtedly the teams of the 90’s.

The Braves won eight consecutive division titles from 1991 to 1999 [the 1994 season was shortened due to a player strike so there were no division winners]. They became famous for having three first-ballot hall of famers in their starting rotation; Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine.They also had an impressive offense with the 1999 NL MVP, Chipper Jones.

The Yankees began their 90’s dominance in 1995 when they won the first AL Wild Card in history [the best record for a team that didn’t win their division]. This was followed by championships in five years led by the then-rookie, Derek Jeter, as well as Bernie Williams and Mariano Rivera.

However, both teams have had a drop in success. The Braves have finished under 500 in each of the last three years including a last place finish in 2016. The production level of their star first baseman, Freddie Freeman, has gone down as the team has. But, his recent spike in 2016 could help the team substantially in the future.

The Yankees have played in one playoff game since 2013, and they were shutout in that game. Since the loss of the “Core Four”–a set of Yankee players who played together most of the time between 1995 and the early 2010’s–they have failed to continue their streak of annually making the playoffs.

Before every season, the top prospect systems are announced, and this year the Braves and Yankees were numbers one and two, in that order. This could lead to these teams returning to the top.

The Atlanta Braves farm system is lead by Dansby Swanson. Swanson is the starting shortstop for the Braves in 2017, but he was the fourth ranked prospect in all of baseball entering the season. Swanson has been compared to Derek Jeter in his scouting reports.

The second ranked player in the Braves’ farm system is Ozzie Albies, the ninth overall ranked prospect in the MLB. With 30 steals last season, Albies has impressive speed and he hit .321 with his last minor league team. He has been compared to Astros star Jose Altuve.

The Yankees farm system is lead by shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, who is the third ranked prospect in all of baseball. Torres, like Swanson, is a shortstop, and Yankees fans are hoping that he can become the next Derek Jeter. This hope may not be too far fetched since Torres is ranked a 65 on the 20-80 scouting scale, and he has been compared to Carlos Correa

The second highest ranked prospect in the Yankees’ system is Clint Frazier. Frazier was the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, just three picks behind 2016 NL MVP Kris Bryant. Frazier is the ranked 23rd prospect in baseball and he is an all around player, with all of his scouting grades between 50 and 60.

Both of these teams also have promising pitching prospects in the minor leagues.

In the Yankees’s case, they have James Kaprielian, the number 58 prospect in baseball. Kaprielian’s fastball has touched 99, making it his best pitch. All of his other pitches have been graded as a 55. Kaprielian has been said to have great control and command over his pitches.

The Braves have Kolby Allard at the top of their minor league pitching system. Allard suffered from an injury a few years back, but since he came back, he has shown off his incredible breaking ball. He also has cutter-like movement on his four-seam fastball.

These prospects could be debuting anytime from later this season to 2019.