AL CENTRAL Top Pop Up Prospects (2021) - CHW, MIN, DET, KCR, CLE

I'll be running through each team, showcasing the top ten Pop Up Prospects according to the System. 

Chicago White Sox 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez had 49 minor league ABs each in 2021, and would have qualified for the top ten, but we already know they're studs. This is a thin system right now. 

	BAT	PWR	GAP	RUN	TOT
Jose Rodriguez				SS, CHW (20y)
	49	51	44	61	50
Luis Mieses				CF, CHW (21y)
	39	49	49	0	45
Romy Gonzalez				CHW (24y)
	36	45	36	45	41
Lenyn Sosa				2B, CHW (21y)
	39	39	39	43	39
Blake Rutherford				LF, CHW (24y)
	36	40	44	48	39
Micker Adolfo				DH, CHW (24y)
	29	45	43	40	38
Jake Burger				1B, CHW (25y)
	32	42	39	0	38
Gavin Sheets				CHW (25y)
	35	39	39	35	37
Terrell Tatum				CHW (21y)
	40	35	39	51	37
Luis Gonzalez				RF, CHW (25y)
	35	39	32	42	37

Minnesota Twins 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects:

I omitted Kiriloff from this list because he didn't have a ton of minor league ABs. Another pretty thin system.

	BAT	PWR	GAP	RUN	TOT
Jose Miranda				2B, MIN (23y)
	48	61	44	40	54
Gilberto Celestino				CF, MIN (22y)
	51	46	49	60	48
Ben Rortvedt				MIN (23y)
	43	52	48	0	48
Misael Urbina				CF, MIN (19y)
	45	45	45	55	45
Ryan Jeffers				MIN (24y)
	40	48	40	0	44
Spencer Steer				2B, MIN (23y)
	39	49	34	38	44
Charles Mack				C, MIN (21y)
	40	44	36	36	42
Yunior Severino				2B, MIN (21y)
	39	41	46	37	41
Alex Isola				MIN (22y)
	40	44	24	32	40
Christian Encarnacion-Strand				MIN (21y)
	32	48	36	40	40

Detroit Tigers 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects:

Willi Castro was bumped from the list with 23 minor league PAs. The Tigers are a pretty top-heavy system with Greene and Tork.

	BAT	PWR	GAP	RUN	TOT
Riley Greene				RF, DET (20y)
	55	66	66	72	62
Spencer Torkelson				1B, DET (21y)
	55	62	52	49	58
Isaac Paredes				DET (22y)
	43	52	36	0	47
Ryan Kreidler				3B, DET (23y)
	42	48	42	53	45
Daniel Cabrera				LF, DET (22y)
	39	47	41	44	43
Kerry Carpenter				DET (23y)
	40	44	44	44	42
Gage Workman				3B, DET (21y)
	37	44	50	48	42
Colt Keith				SS, DET (19y)
	52	34	40	50	42
Dillon Dingler				C, DET (22y)
	38	45	33	52	41
Jose De La Cruz				RF, DET (19y)
	38	39	46	54	39

Kansas City Royals 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects:

I was curious to see who would rank above Pasquantino because he was a popular 2021 prospect. Matias - oof that BAT tool is brutal. The top of this system is stacked!

	BAT	PWR	GAP	RUN	TOT
MJ Melendez				C, KCR (22y)
	54	73	49	44	63
Bobby Witt Jr.				SS, KCR (21y)
	51	67	56	67	60
Nick Pratto				1B, KCR (22y)
	51	63	59	56	58
Sebastian Rivero				KCR (22y)
	50	45	50	55	48
Vinnie Pasquantino				KCR (23y)
	43	49	41	38	46
Kyle Isbel				RF, KCR (24y)
	40	44	44	56	42
Nick Loftin				SS, KCR (22y)
	44	40	40	44	42
Emmanuel Rivera				KCR (25y)
	30	49	42	42	41
Edward Olivares				KCR (25y)
	39	42	39	42	41
Tyler Gentry				RF, KCR (22y)
	40	40	40	40	40

Cleveland Guardians 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects:

This system is pretty deep, with 10 players qualifying above the 50 TOT score.

	BAT	PWR	GAP	RUN	TOT
Gabriel Arias				SS, CLE (21y)
	53	58	63	63	57
George Valera				RF, CLE (20y)
	55	58	45	55	56
Brayan Rocchio				SS, CLE (20y)
	53	55	53	61	54
Andres Gimenez				CLE (22y)
	50	55	55	60	53
Jose Fermin				SS, CLE (22y)
	51	54	51	52	53
Jhonkensy Noel				1B, CLE (19y)
	41	63	39	45	52
Nolan Jones				LF, CLE (23y)
	48	52	57	57	51
Marcos Gonzalez				CLE (21y)
	45	55	50	0	51
Tyler Freeman				2B, CLE (22y)
	52	48	57	52	51
Oscar Gonzalez				CLE (23y)
	41	57	48	40	50