NL CENTRAL Top Pop Up Prospects (2021) - CHC, MIL, STL, PIT, CIN

I'll be running through each team, showcasing the top ten Pop Up Prospects according to the System. I made a couple updates to the formulas that I should note:

  • I've rounded scores to the nearest "5"
  • I've reduced the effect of the age adjustment
  • I added an adjustment for statistical significance - generally players with less than 200 ABs were discounted. 
  • I tweaked the weighting system on the TOT score to emphasize BAT and PWR more than GAP and RUN
I'll probably continue adjusting the formulas for the next couple months. I'll eventually go back and update the top 10's for all teams, but this is the first Top 10 list that reflects these changes. .

Chicago Cubs 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

BATPWRGAPRUNTOT
Brennen Davis
CF, CHC (21y)
4555454550
Alfonso Rivas
1B, CHC (24y)
5040452045
Christopher Morel
3B, CHC (22y)
3545406040
Pedro Ramirez
CHC (17y)
4040504040
Nelson Velazquez
LF, CHC (22y)
3550404540
Chase Strumpf
2B, CHC (23y)
4045353540
Owen Caissie
LF, CHC (18y)
4540353040
Yohendrick Pinango
LF, CHC (19y)
4530404540
Moises Ballesteros
CHC (17y)
4040303040
Leonel Espinoza
CHC (18y)
3550354540

Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

BATPWRGAPRUNTOT
Felix Valerio
2B, MIL (20y)
5045505050
Keston Hiura
MIL (24y)
4050505045
Brice Turang
SS, MIL (21y)
5035406045
Darrien Miller
MIL (20y)
4550304045
Joe Gray Jr.
RF, MIL (21y)
3545354540
Garrett Mitchell
CF, MIL (22y)
3540405040
Jackson Chourio
CF, MIL (17y)
4045303040
Joey Wiemer
RF, MIL (22y)
3545304040
David Hamilton
SS, MIL (23y)
4035405040
Carlos Rodriguez
CF, MIL (20y)
4530404540

St. Louis Cardinals 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

I'll be the caboose on the Yepez hype train...

BATPWRGAPRUNTOT
Juan Yepez
1B, STL (23y)
5070504560
Nolan Gorman
3B, STL (21y)
4565405555
Jordan Walker
3B, STL (19y)
4060555050
Ivan Herrera
C, STL (21y)
4055403045
Alec Burleson
RF, STL (22y)
4055354045
Conner Capel
STL (24y)
3550505045
Malcom Nunez
1B, STL (20y)
4540354545
Nick Plummer
STL (24y)
4040454540
Ali Sanchez
C, STL (24y)
4540402040
Leandro Cedeno
STL (22y)
3545354540

Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

There's a lot of depth here. The consensus is probably being a little slow to pick up on the strength of this system. It will be super interesting to see where PIT is in 5 years. 

BATPWRGAPRUNTOT
Oneil Cruz
SS, PIT (22y)
5065506055
Lolo Sanchez
CF, PIT (22y)
6045357055
Jack Suwinski
PIT (22y)
4560455050
Diego Castillo
PIT (23y)
5055455050
Tucupita Marcano
2B, PIT (21y)
5050406050
Liover Peguero
SS, PIT (20y)
4550508050
Rodolfo Castro
2B, PIT (22y)
4055505550
Sammy Siani
CF, PIT (20y)
4555405050
Nick Gonzales
2B, PIT (22y)
4060604550
Matt Fraizer
PIT (23y)
5055454550

Cincinnati Reds 2021 Top 10 Pop Up Prospects: 

The Reds system looking a bit thin right now. Everyone's hyped on Elly's power, but the BAT tool was well below-average in 2021. 

BATPWRGAPRUNTOT
Jose Barrero
SS, CIN (23y)
4555455550
Lorenzo Cedrola
CIN (23y)
4545455545
Elly De La Cruz
SS, CIN (19y)
3050554540
Daniel Vellojin
CIN (21y)
4540453540
Allan Cerda
RF, CIN (21y)
3550453040
Malvin Valdez
CIN (17y)
4040405540
Carlos Jorge
CIN (17y)
4040404540
Michael De Leon
CIN (24y)
4040352040
Brian Rey
CIN (23y)
4535253040
Leonardo Rivas
2B, CIN (23y)
5020305040

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