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Prospectus Hit List for April 2
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Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .742 | .757 | 20.2% | 20.7% | 40.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Fairly decent debut for Jackie Bradley, Jr. He's the 12th person since 1916 to draw at least three walks in his first major-league game � the first since Danny Ardoin in 2000. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .762 | .747 | 59.1% | 18.5% | 77.6% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| For those keeping score: Clayton Kershaw, 1 home run. The entire AL Central: 1 home run. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .725 | .740 | 50.2% | 19.6% | 69.8% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Mike Trout: 1-for-6, two strikeouts. Might as well send him back down until the end of April; it worked well last time. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .741 | .725 | 19.1% | 22.9% | 41.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Seven doubles on Opening Day? Nobody's done that since the 1954 Milwaukee Braves. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .729 | .713 | 15.8% | 14.6% | 30.4% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Every starter reached base at least twice, except for Ike Davis, who didn't reach base. But he did strike out four times! | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .715 | .699 | 44.9% | 16.6% | 61.5% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Stephen Strasburg had two sacrifice bunts and is on pace to have about 10 before he is shut down by the team for, let's say, a hantavirus scare. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .670 | .688 | 8.0% | 9.2% | 17.2% | -0.5% | 0.0% |
| The only run of the game was courtesy of a Tyler Flowers home run. Without that, the game may still be in progress. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .668 | .685 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Justin Maxwell is the sixth dude since 1916 to mash two triples on Opening Day. Tony Pena was the last one in 2007. The Astros are just makin' Opening Day history like everyone thought they would. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .670 | .652 | 7.1% | 11.0% | 18.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| What a daring, if not eccentric, portrayal by Carlos Marmol as "baseball closer," but method acting is better left for spring training. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .618 | .637 | 7.0% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| By the time you finish reading this sentence, Jesus Montero will almost be to first base. ...Okay, we'll give him a few more seconds. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .606 | .625 | 69.8% | 9.6% | 79.4% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| On the first save opportunity, the Closer Pinwheel of Fate landed on Phil Coke. Tune in next time to see who pitches the ninth inning: it could be you! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .626 | .607 | 23.8% | 18.8% | 42.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| This was just the second time in nine years the Braves opened up a season at home. Whose feathers did they ruffle in scheduling? Was it Claire? You have to be nice to Claire. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .539 | .559 | 25.2% | 22.4% | 47.6% | -0.4% | 0.0% |
| If James Loney has a productive year in Tampa Bay, then it's time to start investigating if Joe Maddon has been using cheat codes or possibly a sports almanac from the future. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .520 | .540 | 13.6% | 17.4% | 31.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| The Blue Jays will be the last team chronologically to bat this year. Step up and be assertive, Canada. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .542 | .522 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 17.9% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| "Yeah, but we still won" is something John Axford is likely muttering to himself in the mirror. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .496 | .516 | 16.0% | 12.3% | 28.3% | -0.7% | 0.0% |
| Terry Francona will motivate his new team using a cardboard cutout of the Boston sports media saying they stink. On second thought, that might just be for himself. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .461 | .481 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 5.6% | -0.9% | 0.0% |
| In more than 90 percent of his 1,200 career starts, Brian Roberts has been a leadoff hitter. Today he'll bat ninth. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .381 | .400 | 11.4% | 18.8% | 30.2% | -3.8% | 0.0% |
| Listen, simply getting multiple hits off Felix Hernandez is pretty impressive! | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .417 | .398 | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | -0.7% | 0.0% |
| In their 21st season, the Rockies have now started four seasons with an extra-inning game. It's a long season, anthropomorphic mountains. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .376 | .395 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% |
| The temperature at first pitch: 35 degrees. Minneapolis should really look into building an indoor baseball stadium. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .379 | .360 | 14.7% | 15.1% | 29.8% | -2.1% | 0.0% |
| With an open base, the Braves actually pitched to Ryan Howard, then intentionally walked Michael Young behind him. The stingiest of barbs. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .341 | .323 | 63.7% | 12.5% | 76.2% | -1.9% | 0.0% |
| They hosted the first interleague Opening Day game in baseball history. They can and should brag about that fact, which will help others forget the thing about three hits in 13 innings. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .302 | .319 | 31.2% | 25.3% | 56.4% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| To whichever imp god bodyswitched them with the Astros for a night: that was cute, but slightly terrifying and please stay away from my dog. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .301 | .318 | 5.6% | 6.5% | 12.1% | -2.1% | 0.0% |
| They sadly suffer their fifth straight Opening Day loss, the second straight of the shutout variety. They are clearly pacing themselves. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .300 | .317 | 38.9% | 21.7% | 60.6% | -5.2% | 0.0% |
| Remember, it's all smiles and high fives when the Yankees lose until they acquire your team's favorite player in July. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .314 | .297 | 7.4% | 11.5% | 19.0% | -2.5% | 0.0% |
| In his long career, this was somehow A.J. Burnett's first Opening Day start. This seems wrong. And yet. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .286 | .270 | 16.6% | 22.5% | 39.1% | -4.2% | 0.0% |
| They accumulated four total baserunners, only one of which reached second base. Why they're impersonating the Tigers in the World Series is beyond me. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .274 | .258 | 13.1% | 15.5% | 28.6% | -2.7% | 0.0% |
| Losing the first game is simply the first cog in their master plan: fall way behind, then sneak into the playoffs on the final day. I'm onto you. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .261 | .246 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% |
| In his 1,607th career start, 37-year-old Placido Polanco finally batted cleanup in a big league game. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .252 | .238 | 4.0% | 7.4% | 11.4% | -0.6% | 0.0% |
| Judging by their first game, the Padres are going to be just fine. Spiritually, at least. | |||||||||||||
Red Sox on top! Padres on the bottom!