Prospect of the Day: Anthony Eyanson, What the Model Sees
PROSPECT OF THE DAY: ANTHONY EYANSON
SP, BAL | as of 11/13/2026
Anthony Eyanson posted a 1.54 ERA and a 37.1% strikeout rate across 99.1 innings in 2026, and OOPSY’s projection agrees with the season: only five prospects in its top 100 project for more Peak WAR. The Orioles’ 21-year-old starter sits No. 5 overall in the STS fantasy ranking, and the only pitcher ahead of him is Kade Anderson. The strikeouts are settled. Control is the piece to watch.
A Bat-Missing Arm
Swing-and-miss is the calling card. His projected 10.1 K/9 ranks third among the nine pitchers in the OOPSY Peak top 100. That is a small group, but strikeouts score in nearly every fantasy format, so this is the part of his game that pays first. Add it all up and his 4.0 Peak WAR is the sixth-highest in the whole top 100, hitters included.
2026 Backed Up the Projection
The 2026 line is why the projection does not look like a reach. Along with the 1.54 ERA and the strikeouts, he walked 9.2% of the hitters he faced. The full season put him second of 463 pitching prospects on The Pulse’s 2026 season board, which grades this season only, and OOPSY Peak also has him No. 2 among pitchers. The season and the projection tell the same story.
Steady at No. 5
His STS fantasy ranking sits exactly where it did 30 days ago. Quiet offseason, same No. 5.
Only Kade Anderson Ranks Ahead Among Pitchers
Mariners starting pitcher Kade Anderson is No. 1 overall and the only pitcher ranked above Eyanson. The three spots in between belong to hitters: Lazaro Montes at No. 2, Rainiel Rodriguez at No. 3 and Eli Willits at No. 4. Anderson projects for 4.4 Peak WAR to Eyanson’s 4.0, a gap of 0.4, so Eyanson would need his projection to grow, not just hold, to catch him. If he closes that gap, walks per nine are the likeliest way he does it.
Walks per Nine Is the Number to Watch
His projected 3.6 BB/9 ranks sixth of the nine pitchers in the OOPSY Peak top 100, a hair worse than the group’s 3.5 median. It is not a red flag, just the one piece of the projection that sits below the middle of the pack. If Eyanson starts showing more control in his stat lines, that’s the piece most likely to move his OOPSY projection.
The Formulated Lists Mostly Agree
Seven of the eight lists in the Formulated Consensus rank him: OOPSY plus six of the seven partner lists, and all six of those partner lists have him inside their top 100. Together they put him No. 4 among pitchers, two spots (8%) below OOPSY’s No. 2, so the formulated lists are basically aligned. Prospect Larceny’s formulated ranking (PLFR) is one of them, with Eyanson No. 5 among pitchers.
Hold If You Have Him, Shop If You Don’t
The scout-based rankings, which we use as a rough stand-in for trade prices, have him inside their top 25 against his No. 5 spot in the STS fantasy ranking. That is not a bargain-bin price, but it is well short of where OOPSY has him. If he is on your roster, a trade partner probably won’t pay what OOPSY thinks he is worth, so hold him. If you’re shopping, his price should follow the traditional lists rather than OOPSY, and that difference is the opportunity. The same gap shows up in the hobby: his 2025 Bowman Draft 1st Base Auto sells for $50.74 against a $105.97 expected price, a strong buy on this week’s Buy/Sell Index. At 21, he has plenty of time to continue developing.
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Data: OOPSY Peak as of 11/13/2026; Formulated Consensus as of 11/13/2026; The Pulse (2026 season).