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Prospectus Hit List for August 19
Hit List for August 16
Hit List for August 20
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 |  | 73 | 51 | 78.1 | 84.0 | 83.0 | .641 | .659 | 98.9% | 0.8% | 99.7% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| It's pretty clear from this past weekend that Miguel Cabrera is from another planet. But just imagine a planet with nothing but Miguel Cabreras. You could go there and lead the league in stolen bases every year. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 70 | 52 | 66.8 | 72.9 | 72.7 | .579 | .598 | 41.4% | 47.7% | 89.1% | 1.9% | 8.6% |
| Mama don't take my Lobaton / Mama don't take my Lobaton / Mama don't take my Lobaton awaaaaaaay | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 76 | 48 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 74.5 | .614 | .595 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Andrelton Simmons is an anagram for "unbelievable defense." Related: I don't know what an anagram is. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 73 | 53 | 73.0 | 72.4 | 71.4 | .575 | .595 | 53.7% | 36.8% | 90.5% | -2.4% | -3.1% |
| A West coast trip to multiple National League ballparks? Get ready for multiple games at first base for David Ortiz! | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 71 | 52 | 76.5 | 73.3 | 71.9 | .595 | .575 | 33.4% | 63.4% | 96.8% | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| Jake Westbrook doesn't always strike people out. But when he does ... haha just kidding he never does. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 71 | 53 | 68.4 | 68.3 | 67.7 | .555 | .575 | 64.2% | 24.8% | 88.9% | -3.1% | 0.3% |
| Way to outscore the Mariners 19-10 and lose the series, you weird cattle wrestlers. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 70 | 53 | 69.1 | 68.2 | 65.7 | .555 | .574 | 35.8% | 42.9% | 78.7% | 4.5% | 1.9% |
| Yoenis Cespedes hit 32 home runs in the Home Run Derby and has 39 extra-base hits in the regular season. (Hat tip to Jon Bernhardt.) | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 70 | 54 | 71.9 | 71.7 | 71.9 | .576 | .556 | 26.4% | 67.7% | 94.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| They're sneaking up in the NL Central standings behind the unsuspecting Pirates and Cardinals through the art of guerrilla warfare. At least that's why I think they smeared their faces with chili. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 67 | 56 | 66.0 | 63.4 | 63.8 | .529 | .549 | 4.5% | 19.0% | 23.4% | 4.6% | -10.2% |
| Chris Davis has 45 home runs in fewer than 450 at bats this year. He had 44 home runs in his first 1,000 at bats. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 72 | 51 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 68.4 | .565 | .545 | 98.4% | 0.8% | 99.1% | -0.3% | 0.5% |
| They are running out of time to fire Don Mattingly, in my opinion. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 66 | 58 | 65.1 | 64.1 | 65.0 | .525 | .545 | 1.0% | 19.0% | 20.1% | -5.3% | 2.0% |
| There's a three-way lead for home runs on the team: Jason Kipnis, Ryan Raburn and a guy who they just released. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 72 | 51 | 66.5 | 68.3 | 69.7 | .562 | .542 | 40.2% | 57.3% | 97.5% | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| Jeff Locke's home ERA: 4.15. His road ERA: 1.81. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 64 | 59 | 64.4 | 57.8 | 58.9 | .498 | .518 | 0.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | -2.0% | -2.8% |
| 13 of Eric Hosmer's 14 home runs this year have traveled at least 400 feet, or in Royal units of measurement, 3.23 layman's lakes. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 64 | 59 | 60.7 | 54.6 | 56.0 | .478 | .498 | 0.4% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| It takes a very specific skill for a baseball player like Alex Rodriguez to go within his rights to appeal a baseball suspension and have fellow union members not like him for it. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 55 | 68 | 57.9 | 61.0 | 59.4 | .474 | .494 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| They're not out of this! They can totally win this. (This = American League West third place) | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 64 | 58 | 62.8 | 60.2 | 60.6 | .507 | .487 | 1.6% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Joe Thatcher threw five pitches in his team's 16-inning win. In accordance with the new clubhouse food distribution policy, Joe Thatcher is entitled to a caraway seed. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 57 | 67 | 58.2 | 55.5 | 58.0 | .461 | .481 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| J.P. Arencibia's on-base percentage (.248) is last in the majors among qualifiers by .019 and would be the lost OBP since Vernon Wells in 2011. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 57 | 66 | 52.4 | 56.4 | 56.1 | .451 | .471 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ah yes, the ol' "win the series against Texas except the game Felix Hernandez got shelled" party trick. Always a crowd pleaser. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 54 | 68 | 53.7 | 56.0 | 55.7 | .450 | .469 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Joe Mauer could have a 50-game hitting streak by now and I'm not sure anyone would notice. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 60 | 63 | 58.9 | 59.0 | 59.3 | .482 | .462 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| Aw man, and "Dan Haren Save" was going to be the name of my new experimental rock band. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 58 | 67 | 60.8 | 61.0 | 58.7 | .477 | .457 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| They have two guys named Charlie. How can you not love this team. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 49 | 74 | 53.4 | 53.6 | 53.3 | .426 | .445 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Alexei Ramirez has three home runs since he started batting third after the Alex Rios trade earlier this month, giving him four home runs on the year. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 56 | 66 | 57.7 | 56.8 | 56.1 | .464 | .444 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| Thanks again to A-Rod for deflecting attention away from the Mets existing as a ballclub at this moment. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 53 | 70 | 56.0 | 59.1 | 59.8 | .463 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Just an idea for the baseball team, and I am not an expert at baseball, but: more runs, perhaps? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 54 | 70 | 55.9 | 58.4 | 59.3 | .459 | .439 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Four of Khris Davis' home runs were hit on days that Chris Davis also hit home runs. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 55 | 68 | 54.2 | 57.8 | 58.4 | .458 | .438 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| The Giants scored 25 total runs in their three-game series against the Marlins and 24 total runs in their nine games prior to that. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 56 | 68 | 53.6 | 54.8 | 55.0 | .442 | .423 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jedd Gyorko saw five pitches in four plate appearances. He really needs to wyork the count. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 54 | 69 | 50.1 | 49.7 | 51.8 | .418 | .398 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Can Ryne Sandberg turn this team around? That is to say, can Ryne Sandberg play right field and is the year 1985? | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 47 | 75 | 48.7 | 44.5 | 45.2 | .380 | .361 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Justin Ruggiano, the guy who had an 0-for-42 slump, had back-to-back three-hit games, including one game in which he did not start. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 41 | 82 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 41.0 | .334 | .352 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Brett Oberholtzer is officially the most metal name on the Astros. Try saying his name without picturing yourself at a Dokken concert. | |||||||||||||
The Dodgers comment, for real.