Top 500 Pitching Pop Up Prospects (2021)

 There are a lot of great pitching prospects at the top of this list. Headlined by Gray Rod, Meyer, Greene, and Baz. But the Pop Up Prospects are in there too (using Fangraphs prospect lists from preseason 2021, for this comparison): Drew Rom ranked 29th on the BAL prospect list going into 2021; TBR and their never ending supply of arms had Bradley at 26th, Romero was at 40th, and Myers unranked and listed simply as a "depth arm" before 2021; Spencer Strider was 22nd on the ATL list going into the 2021 season; and Eury Perez was ranked 16th before 2021 with MIA. 

Remember these lists are entirely based on 2021 performance, adjusted for age-to-level, proximity to the big leagues, park, and divisional factors. I continue to adjust the model on a regular basis, and will put it to the test in the 2022 season, whenever that begins. Thanks for following along. Please drop your feedback over at @popupprospects.

Aggregated Top 1,000 Pop Up Prospects coming very soon.

Top 500 Pitching Pop Up Prospects in 2021:

0NameTeamAgeCTLCMDCONTOT
1Grayson RodriguezBAL2175754570
2Max MeyerMIA2270605565
3John DoxakisTBR2260705060
4Spencer StriderATL2265654560
5Gavin StoneLAD2265654560
6Hunter GreeneCIN2165605560
7Taj BradleyTBR2060606060
8Shane BazTBR2265654060
9A.J. BlockKCR2360606060
10Ryan MurphySFG2165604560
11Alan RangelATL2360605560
12Drew RomBAL2155606060
13Peyton BattenfieldCLE2360605060
14Brayan BelloBOS2260555055
15Logan AllenCLE2260604055
16Graham AshcraftCIN2355556055
17Alex TroopWSN2455605055
18Roansy ContrerasPIT2160604055
19Tommy RomeroTBR2360603555
20Drey JamesonARI2360554555
21Hayden WesneskiNYY2355555555
22Louie VarlandMIN2355604555
23Eury PerezMIA1860603555
24Daniel EspinoCLE2060554055
25Brandon PfaadtARI2255604055
26Randy VasquezNYY2250556055
27Drew ParrishKCR2355653055
28Reiver SanmartinCIN2550556055
29Darius VinesATL2350605055
30Tobias MyersTBR2255603555
31Kyle HarrisonSFG1960455555
32Joey EstesATL1955603555
33Ryne NelsonARI2360553555
34Brandon WilliamsonSEA2360553555
35Connor ThomasSTL2345556050
36Cade CavalliWSN2260455050
37Joan AdonWSN2255505050
38Jhony BritoNYY2345605050
39Ken WaldichukNYY2360504050
40Cody BradfordTEX2355603050
41Anthony VenezianoKCR2355554050
42Mikell ManzanoSFG1855603050
43Josh WinckowskiBOS2345555550
44Xzavion CurryCLE2250603550
45Austin RobertsPIT2255553550
46Taylor DollardSEA2250603550
47JP SearsNYY2555504550
48Kutter CrawfordBOS2555553550
49Victor SantosPHI2045555550
50Matthew LiberatoreSTL2145604550
51Bryce ElderATL2250456050
52Mitchell ParkerWSN2155504050
53DJ HerzCHC2055504050
54Jay GroomeBOS2255504050
55Zak KentTEX2350554050
56Dylan ColemanKCR2455504050
57Beau BrieskeDET2345604050
58Chris VallimontMIN2455553050
59Konnor PilkingtonCHW2350504550
60Ronny HenriquezTEX2150504550
61Jason BilousCHW2350553550
62Kenny HernandezARI2345505550
63Zach LogueTOR2550553550
64Matt BrashSEA2355454550
65Jonathan BermudezHOU2550553550
66Caleb KilianSFG2445554550
67Brandon WalterBOS2450504550
68Hunter BrownHOU2255356050
69Brendan WhiteDET2245505050
70Mitch SpenceNYY2345505050
71Jake EderMIA2250455050
72Kyle BrnovichBAL2350504050
73Reid DetmersLAA2155503050
74Luis FriasARI2350455050
75Ryan SmithLAA2350504050
76Jose ButtoNYM2345554050
77Colby WhiteTBR2255503050
78Jaime Arias-BautistaCLE2250553050
79Glenn OttoTEX2550504050
80Sawyer Gipson-LongMIN2350553050
81Cole WinnTEX2155454050
82Victor CastanedaMIL2250503545
83Connor LunnSTL2245504545
84Colin PeluseOAK2350503545
85Chris MurphyBOS2350503545
86Cooper CriswellLAA2445504545
87Jon HeasleyKCR2450503545
88Robinson PinaLAA2250454545
89Reese OlsonDET2145455545
90Davis DanielLAA2450503545
91Carson SpiersCIN2345553545
92Edgar BarclayNYY2350503545
93J.C. FlowersPIT2345504545
94Ryan PepiotLAD2345504045
95Kendall WilliamsLAD2035555045
96Jordan BalazovicMIN2245455045
97Kyle WrightATL2545455045
98Jackson KowarKCR2450454045
99Elvin RodriguezDET2345553045
100Adrian FlorencioPIT2245553045
101Luis OrtizPIT2245504045
102Hunter GaddisCLE2345553045
103Jacob LopezTBR2350454045
104Taylor FloydMIL2350454045
105Landon KnackLAD2345553045
106Brandon YoungBAL2250454045
107Adrian QuintanaSEA1845504045
108Alfonso HernandezWSN2145503545
109Luis MedinaNYY2245405545
110Moises LugoSDP2250453545
111Will KleinKCR2150404545
112Jaime MelendezHOU1950404545
113Marcelo MartinezKCR2445503545
114Kyle BradishBAL2455354545
115Matt FrisbeeSFG2445503545
116Michael PlassmeyerTBR2445503545
117Darren McCaughanSEA2540504545
118Aaron AshbyMIL2350404545
119Oswald MedinaPHI1940553545
120Sean HjelleSFG2440455545
121Nic EnrightCLE2450502545
122Thomas PonticelliCLE2440455545
123Jose RodriguezATL2545503545
124Sean BoyleNYY2445454545
125J.P. FranceHOU2650453545
126Matt KrookNYY2645405545
127Angel ChivilliCOL1840553545
128Alberto PachecoCOL1840553545
129Quinn PriesterPIT2035456045
130Adam KloffensteinTOR2040406045
131Blake WalstonARI2040504045
132Hans CrousePHI2245454045
133Adrian MartinezSDP2440455045
134Brock BurkeTEX2445454045
135Freddy TarnokATL2250453045
136Garrett StallingsBAL2335505045
137Logan HofmannPIT2145454045
138Santiago FlorezPIT2145454045
139Trey McGoughPIT2335456045
140Seth JohnsonTBR2245454045
141Carson RagsdaleSFG2350453045
142Adrian HernandezTOR2150453045
143Osiris GermanMIN2245454045
144Kevin KellyCLE2345454045
145Hansel RinconARI1840553045
146Tommy HenryARI2345453545
147Kai-Wei TengSFG2245404545
148Julio RobainaHOU2040454545
149Yerry RodriguezTEX2345404545
150Zach McCambleyMIA2245453545
151Hyun-il ChoiLAD2145453545
152Alfredi JimenezHOU2140454545
153Ian SeymourTBR2245453545
154Joel DiazNYM1745453545
155Jared JonesPIT1945453545
156Rayner CastilloDET1740454545
157Bobby MillerLAD2245453545
158Avery WeemsTEX2445453545
159Justin BullockMIL2240454545
160Humberto MejiaARI2445453545
161George SorianoMIA2245453545
162Josh WinderMIN2440503545
163Edward CabreraMIA2345453545
164Joe RyanTBR2545453545
165Tanner GordonATL2340503545
166Adam WolfDET2440454545
167Shawn SempleNYY2545453545
168Peniel OtanoARI1845453545
169Ivan OviedoTEX1845502545
170Juan RojasMIN1745453545
171Manuel De La RosaTBR1845404545
172Nick KrauthTEX2135455040
173Justin SlatenTEX2345453040
174Wil JensenSFG2340503040
175Cole SandsMIN2345404040
176Kyle TylerLAA2445404040
177Sem RobberseTOR1940405040
178Jose CedenoWSN1945453040
179Brayan PerezSEA2040454040
180Adam SeminarisLAA2240405040
181Jake LyonsBAL2245404040
182Nick BennettMIL2345355040
183Grant GavinKCR2545453040
184Miller HoganTBR2440503040
185Antonio VelezMIA2435504040
186James McArthurPHI2440405040
187Jovani MoranMIN2445404040
188George KirbySEA2340454040
189Nathan WebbKCR2345453040
190Justin LaskoNYM2435455040
191Carlos DuranLAD1940454040
192Allen FacundoNYY1845404040
193Jesus VargasLAD2235503540
194Matt SauerNYY2240404540
195Paxton SchultzTOR2335454540
196Gerardo CarrilloLAD2240404540
197Kyle NicolasMIA2245403540
198J.T. GinnNYM2230455540
199Bowden FrancisTOR2540453540
200Luis CurveloSEA2045452540
201Angel ZerpaKCR2140453540
202D.L. HallBAL2245354540
203Cristian HernandezPHI2045403540
204Eduardo SalazarCIN2340404540
205Randy RodriguezSFG2145452540
206Edwuin BencomoSDP2240453540
207Ben GrossMIN2445403540
208Jayden MurrayTBR2440453540
209Jhonathan DiazLAA2440404540
210Evan ReifertMIL2245403540
211Nick LodoloCIN2345403540
212Cole WilcoxTBR2140404540
213Juan MercedesSEA2145452540
214Parker MushinskiHOU2545403540
215Zach PeekBAL2345403540
216Josh DyeKCR2440453540
217Justin HagenmanLAD2445403540
218Bryce JarvisARI2345403540
219Brady FeiglOAK2540404540
220Johan DominguezCHW2540453540
221Phoenix SandersTBR2640453540
222Mario SanchezWSN2640453540
223Jack CushingOAK2440453540
224Victor JuarezCOL1840453540
225Luis ViloriaLAA1745452540
226Peter SolomonHOU2440453040
227Matt TaborARI2235454040
228Easton McGeeTBR2330406040
229Braydon FisherLAD2040453040
230Mason EnglertTEX2140453040
231Jared ShusterATL2240453040
232Wilfredo PereiraSTL2240453040
233Emilio VargasCHW2440453040
234Tanner BurnsCLE2240404040
235Victor VargasPHI2040404040
236Jonathan StieverCHW2440453040
237Ryan JensenCHC2340355040
238Yusniel Padron-ArtilesBOS2340453040
239Jack DashwoodLAA2340453040
240David ParkinsonPHI2545354040
241Andres NunezKCR2540404040
242Jose AtencioWSN1940453040
243Bryan PerezCOL1740404040
244Luigi HernandezPIT1740404040
245Freddy PachecoSTL2345403040
246Justin BruihlLAD2440404040
247Brooks WilsonATL2545403040
248Kevin SmithBAL2440404040
249Kade McClureCHW2540404040
250Alex ValverdeTBR2445403040
251Devin SweetSEA2440453040
252Franklin DacostaTBR2140453040
253Zach GreeneNYY2445403040
254Tyler DanishLAA2640404040
255Christian CosbyKCR2440453040
256Colby MorrisNYM2440453040
257Austin ReichSFG2440453040
258Claudio GalvaCOL1740453040
259Dax FultonMIA1940355040
260Helcris OlivarezCOL2035355540
261Chris McMahonCOL2235453540
262Osvaldo HernandezSDP2335453540
263Chris MokmaMIA2035453540
264Misael TamarezHOU2140403540
265Kevin GowdyPHI2330454540
266Connor PhillipsSEA2050352540
267Manuel EspinozaCHC2035453540
268Diosmerky TaverasHOU2140403540
269Jose MartinezLAD2235404540
270Domingo GonzalezPIT2140403540
271Cody LawerysonMIN2240403540
272Jake LatzTEX2540403540
273Jean PintoBAL2040403540
274Wilmer FloresDET2040403540
275Indigo DiazATL2245402540
276Elvis PegueroNYY2435404540
277Joe NahasCHC2135453540
278Bailey FalterPHI2440403540
279Anthony MorilloBAL1940452540
280Michael PerdomoMIL1940452540
281Chris WrightSFG2245353540
282Nick BushCOL2435453540
283Jack RalstonSTL2345402540
284Ron MarinaccioNYY2545402540
285Evan MillerSDP2640403540
286Aaron PintoCLE2440403540
287Cesar AlvarezBAL1840403540
288Jedixson PaezBOS1735453540
289Jordy VargasCOL1745402540
290Fernando GuanareLAA1835453540
291Keiner LeonTOR1740452540
292Carlos GarciaCHC1840403540
293Maximo CastilloTOR2235355040
294Kyle MullerATL2340403040
295Cristopher SanchezPHI2440305040
296Alec BettingerMIL2540403040
297Michael MercadoTBR2240403040
298Alejandro MeleanTOR2040403040
299Luis GilNYY2345353040
300A.J. AlexyTEX2340354040
301Josh HendricksonPHI2335404040
302Beck WayNYY2140354040
303Will EthridgeCOL2335404040
304Sergio CaruciTOR1840403040
305Carlos MarcanoDET1740403040
306Jean CabreraPHI1935453040
307Juan NunezMIN2040403040
308Eric OrzeNYM2340403040
309Cole HenryWSN2140403040
310Austin PopeARI2235404040
311Matt WaldronSDP2435404040
312Cole RagansTEX2340403040
313Jack LaboskyTBR2430503040
314Dylan SpackeBOS2340354040
315Nic LaioTEX2340403040
316Tyler HoltonARI2540403040
317Garrett ActonOAK2345402040
318Tylor MegillNYM2540403040
319Cayne UeckertCHC2540403040
320Layonel OvallesNYM1835404040
321Andri TavarezTBR1840403040
322Luis OsorioARI1840354040
323Junior SantosNYM1935354535
324Lyon RichardsonCIN2140304535
325Richard GallardoCHC1935354535
326Michael CuevasWSN2030404535
327Adam LeverettPHI2235354535
328Omar CruzPIT2240353535
329Jack PerkinsPHI2335403535
330Osvaldo BerriosOAK2135403535
331Sam CarlsonSEA2235354535
332Ryan FeltnerCOL2435403535
333Carlos GuarateSDP2035403535
334Dionys RodriguezSTL2040402535
335Zach BrzykcyWSN2140402535
336Noel VelaSDP2240304535
337Tyler BrownHOU2240353535
338John SwandaLAA2230355535
339Anderson PaulinoKCR2230404535
340Chase ShugartBOS2430404535
341Bryan HoeingMIA2430404535
342Reiss KnehrSDP2435354535
343Nick GarciaPIT2230404535
344Cristopher MolinaLAA2435403535
345Domingo MejiaMIL1940402535
346Cam RobinsonMIL2140353535
347Guillermo ZunigaLAD2240402535
348Andre PallanteSTL2235305535
349Kervin CastroSFG2240353535
350Clayton BeeterLAD2240353535
351Nick MikolajchakCLE2340402535
352Andrew PerezCHW2340402535
353Dualvert GutierrezCIN2040402535
354Luis AlmonteCLE2140402535
355Jonathan SprinkleHOU2240353535
356Ben LeeperCHC2440402535
357Nick AvilaSFG2330404535
358Brandon EisertTOR2340402535
359Derek MolinaMIN2340402535
360Jesus E. SanchezMIA2240402535
361Scott KobosCHC2340402535
362Emilio MarquezKCR2335403535
363Denyi ReyesBOS2435452535
364Kody FunderburkMIN2435354535
365Denny BentleyMIN2340353535
366Janson JunkLAA2535403535
367Norwith GudinoSFG2540402535
368Tanner PropstCOL2340402535
369Jerson RamirezCLE2240402535
370Yorvin PantojaBOS2340402535
371Carlos OcampoCHC2240402535
372Dean KremerBAL2535403535
373Tim HerrinCLE2435354535
374Harold ChirinoMIL2340353535
375Cionel PerezCIN2540353535
376Andrew WantzLAA2535403535
377Seth MartinezHOU2640353535
378Mitchell KilkennyCOL2435403535
379J.T. HintzenMIL2540402535
380Kirby SneadTOR2640353535
381Emmanuel MarcanoSEA1840402535
382Jorge De LeonNYM1840402535
383Diego NavarroCLE1835452535
384Rafael CamachoMIL1835403535
385Miguelangel BoadasMIN1835403535
386CJ Van EykTOR2240304035
387John BellerSTL2240304035
388Jesus RodriguezDET2335354035
389Cory AbbottCHC2545303035
390Noah ZavolasMIL2530453035
391Karlo SeijasWSN2035452035
392Ryan WeissARI2440304035
393Daulton JefferiesOAK2530404035
394Bryan MenaCOL1735403035
395Raul RangelBAL1835403035
396Tony SantillanCIN2440353035
397Danis CorreaCHC2140353035
398Karl KauffmannCOL2330355035
399Jhoan CruzMIL2130453035
400Angel De JesusDET2440304035
401Andrew NardiMIA2235403035
402Charlie BarnesMIN2530404035
403Rafael MarcanoPHI2135403035
404Fraicy BretonKCR2030404035
405Anderson MunozNYY2240304035
406Manuel UriasPHI2035452035
407Diorys GuerreroSTL2035452035
408Alexis DiazCIN2440353035
409Luis Angel RodriguezCHC2140353035
410Christopher GauTBR2440353035
411M.D. JohnsonMIA2335354035
412Ethan ElliottSDP2440353035
413Erich UelmenCHC2535354035
414Shawn DubinHOU2540353035
415Logan GillaspieBAL2435403035
416Gabe SpeierKCR2635403035
417Austin BergnerDET2440353035
418Josh MaciejewskiNYY2530404035
419Cruz NoriegaKCR2335403035
420Dugan DarnellCOL2435403035
421Giussepe VelasquezPHI1835403035
422Yoniel CuretTBR1840353035
423Javier ZenizoSDP1835403035
424Henry BaezSDP1835354035
425Conner NurseSFG2135353535
426Drew StrotmanTBR2435353535
427Kirk McCartyCLE2535353535
428Nick RobertsonLAD2235402535
429Humberto CastellanosARI2335402535
430Daniel LynchKCR2435402535
431Antwone KellyPIT1735402535
432Herlyn PenaNYM1735402535
433Deivy CruzBAL1740352535
434Juan SanchezSFG2035402535
435Mick AbelPHI1940352535
436Ethan RobertsCHC2335353535
437Angel MacuareHOU2135353535
438R.J. DabovichSFG2240352535
439Gabe MoralesSDP2240303535
440Aldry AcostaLAD2135353535
441Seth ShumanWSN2335402535
442Jacob WallaceBOS2240352535
443Jeff LindgrenMIA2435353535
444Reid MorganSEA2435353535
445Angel FelipeTBR2335304535
446Chris MauloniDET2340352535
447Carlos LunaMIL2430452535
448Cameron JunkerPIT2340352535
449Enoli ParedesHOU2540352535
450Osiris SantanaKCR1930403535
451Antonio JimenezTBR2035353535
452Zack ThompsonSTL2335353535
453Travis KuhnSEA2340303535
454Bryce BonninCIN2235353535
455Sean GuentherMIA2540352535
456Brian MetoyerNYM2435304535
457Pedro AvilaSDP2435353535
458Tyson MillerTEX2535353535
459Williander MorenoDET2235402535
460Dakota DonovanLAA2335304535
461Andrew CabezasMIN2435353535
462Ben BrechtTBR2325453535
463Brian Van BelleBOS2435402535
464Jack WeisenburgerOAK2340352535
465Will KobosPIT2340303535
466Jimmy KingsburySEA2235353535
467Osvaldo BidoPIT2535353535
468Adam OllerNYM2635353535
469Jake NewberryKCR2635402535
470Ian HamiltonMIN2640303535
471Francisco MoralesPHI2135304535
472Austin AldeanoCLE1730452535
473Juan MartinezCIN1835353535
474Daniel CorderoLAA1840352535
475Brandon KomarSDP2230305035
476Bradley BlalockBOS2030403035
477Prelander BerroaSFG2140303035
478Adrian AlcantaraKCR2130403035
479Angel RondonSTL2330403035
480Dwayne MatosSDP2030403035
481Domingo RoblesSTL2330403035
482Jimmy EndersbyHOU2340303035
483Alberto GuerreroMIA2335304035
484Griffin McLartyBAL2235353035
485Cesar GomezHOU2230354035
486Nick DavilaDET2230403035
487Jose MujicaCOL2530403035
488Seth NordlinTEX2330403035
489Cam SandersCHC2440303035
490Logan GraggSTL2230403035
491Adam HillSEA2435353035
492Luis MontasNYM2030403035
493Ethan LindowPHI2230403035
494Josan MendezMIA2030354035
495Luis QuinonesTOR2340303035
496Nathan OckerCLE2440303035
497Brandon KnarrMIL2335353035
498Ryan WatsonBAL2335353035
499Nick ErnstNYY2440303035
500Oliver OrtegaLAA2435353035

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