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Prospectus Hit List for April 16



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for April 14 Hit List for April 18
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.

All the hits that are fit to print.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

10

4

9.4

9.7

9.8

.609

.628

44.8%

22.6%

67.4%

3.7%

21.7%

Nick Punto is always the first one to the ballpark, although he'd get there even sooner if he didn't slide headfirst into the door.
2

10

4

9.3

9.9

10.0

.598

.578

27.3%

20.1%

47.4%

-4.5%

10.2%

Scooter Gennett is becoming more popular in Milwaukee, but he'll never be as cool as his older brother Motorcycle Gennett.
3

9

4

8.4

9.1

9.2

.595

.575

33.3%

18.7%

52.0%

-4.0%

11.0%

Luis Avilan got the win despite a -.815 WPA. It's the fourth-worst WPA for a winning pitcher, and the worst since 1998.
4

9

5

8.3

8.2

7.8

.591

.571

67.1%

21.6%

88.7%

-1.8%

2.5%

No, Brian Wilson didn't shave a "42" into his beard for Jackie Robinson Day.
5

7

6

8.2

7.9

8.2

.551

.571

15.7%

20.6%

36.2%

-1.0%

-4.3%

Seven singles and no doubles. Mariners baseball, or the first time you played Tetris?
6

6

4

5.1

5.4

5.2

.538

.557

56.7%

9.4%

66.1%

-0.3%

3.4%

Snow covered the entire field of Comerica Park, which is one more thing snow has in common with Rick Porcello's pitches.
7

6

8

8.0

7.8

7.5

.534

.554

28.4%

23.0%

51.3%

-4.7%

-4.9%

Who is on the Mount Rushmore of Angels? Nobody has asked this, and therefore the rockpile remains unchiseled.
8

8

6

8.2

7.3

6.9

.524

.544

14.7%

16.4%

31.1%

3.4%

4.7%

If Melky Cabrera wanted to draw walks, he easily could, but he prefers watercoloring lakes.
9

7

7

6.4

7.1

7.3

.521

.541

34.8%

21.4%

56.2%

-3.9%

-11.7%

Softly whisper into Andrew Friedman's ear when you see him: "Joe Blanton, fifth starter."
10

8

6

7.4

7.9

7.9

.516

.536

13.9%

8.7%

22.6%

2.1%

6.0%

"You can put it on the boooooooardwalk, yes!" Man, why did I ever buy Hawkopoly?
11

8

6

7.8

7.6

7.9

.553

.533

53.7%

17.5%

71.1%

6.5%

-6.5%

Stephen Strasburg now sports an 8.61 ERA in Marlins Park. It all goes back to when as a small boy his nursery contained a terrifying statue.
12

9

5

8.1

7.2

7.2

.552

.533

52.9%

17.6%

70.5%

5.7%

5.8%

We may never see Pete Kozma in a Cardinals uniform again, but did we ever really see him in one in the first place? He could have been a ghost.
13

9

5

8.1

7.3

7.0

.552

.532

25.6%

39.3%

64.8%

5.6%

-0.6%

Just throwing this out there, but maybe the struggling Pablo Sandoval should gain weight? What I threw out there for him was Easter candy. Go on. Take it.
14

7

6

5.9

6.8

6.3

.510

.530

20.3%

17.9%

38.2%

-0.1%

4.4%

An incomplete list of healthy Yankees: Alex Rodriguez, Scott Sizemore. Actually that's the complete list of healthy infielders. Dean Anna is a hologram.
15

7

7

5.9

6.5

6.0

.476

.496

10.8%

15.8%

26.6%

6.4%

-4.5%

Prince Fielder is the first person in MLB history to hit his first home run of the year wearing a different jersey number (42) than his original one (84).
16

5

9

6.0

5.7

5.8

.476

.496

24.1%

18.0%

42.1%

-4.7%

-6.4%

Sunday wasn't John Farrell's first brush with video replay. In 2000, he was ejected from a movie theater for arguing about what really happened in "Memento."
17

6

7

6.3

5.8

6.0

.473

.493

13.2%

7.8%

21.1%

-0.9%

-6.7%

Nyjer Morgan (.348 in nine games) was optioned to Triple-A. He was asked to stuff his small sample sizes into a sack.
18

7

8

7.6

8.7

8.3

.505

.485

2.5%

9.6%

12.1%

-0.9%

-2.0%

Rosario truly makes that lineup special, so long as the team is wilin to live with his defense.
19

5

9

7.4

8.0

7.8

.504

.484

9.8%

9.4%

19.3%

-1.1%

-3.2%

Getting on base was so much easier for Billy Hamilton when the manager just told him to go to first.
20

6

7

6.2

6.0

6.2

.459

.478

4.2%

3.0%

7.2%

-1.1%

-1.0%

Act your age, Joe Mauer, and play the rest of your Twins career with a sensible mustache.
21

5

7

4.5

5.4

5.4

.455

.475

11.9%

7.2%

19.1%

1.3%

-2.4%

Now [0] Days Without A Home Run!
22

6

7

6.1

5.0

5.0

.454

.474

6.1%

7.8%

13.8%

-0.5%

1.5%

Delmon Young keeps getting audited by the IRS, because even they don't believe he keeps getting paid this much.
23

7

7

7.0

6.6

6.9

.490

.470

8.4%

10.6%

19.0%

-1.6%

-7.6%

Can Starling Marte maintain this torrid pace for a 250-strikeout season? The answer lies in the wind. (Generated by his bat.)
24

6

8

5.8

6.3

6.4

.470

.450

4.4%

15.1%

19.4%

-1.6%

1.3%

Josh Johnson really wishes Dr. James Andrews would get some new magazines, even the kids' ones.
25

6

9

7.9

7.7

8.0

.461

.441

1.4%

1.4%

2.8%

0.2%

-3.4%

It's all fun and games until one of Giancarlo Stanton's home runs strikes a manatee.
26

6

7

5.6

5.6

5.8

.460

.440

6.3%

8.2%

14.5%

-1.1%

-1.4%

If only they could clone Jonathan Papelbon, they could solve their bullpen problems by trading them all at the deadline for prospects.
27

7

7

6.7

4.8

4.8

.437

.418

5.3%

6.1%

11.5%

0.2%

0.7%

I'm Jenrry Mejia I am, Jenrry Mejia I am I am, I just pitched for the Mets next door, they just lost seven times before...
28

4

8

5.1

5.5

5.5

.435

.416

1.6%

2.0%

3.6%

-0.2%

-2.1%

The Cubs game was rained out yesterday, which consequently made Junior Lake much bigger.
29

5

9

4.3

3.6

3.6

.352

.370

0.4%

0.7%

1.0%

0.2%

0.2%

The number of batters hitting under .200 in yesterday's lineup � you couldn't count them on one hand. Not even you, Extra Finger Eddie.
30

4

13

4.5

5.4

5.5

.384

.365

0.4%

3.0%

3.4%

-1.4%

-4.8%

You can't spell "character" without the letters E-R-A, and the Diamondbacks' pitchers have tons of both.