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Prospectus Hit List for April 18
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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 |  | 10 | 5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | .593 | .613 | 42.1% | 20.3% | 62.4% | -0.4% | 7.5% |
| Mike Trout almost single-handedly beat the A�s in back-to-back games, but don�t worry. As their 2009 draft shows, the A�s aren�t losing jeans-wearing contests, they�re losing baseball games. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 10 | 6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 9.6 | .561 | .580 | 28.8% | 20.2% | 49.0% | 6.0% | 12.6% |
| A home run and a triple play? For his next trick Yangervis Solarte will stay relevant into May! | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 10 | 5 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 | .593 | .573 | 34.7% | 20.4% | 55.1% | -2.7% | 14.9% |
| B.J. Upton has a .242 on-base percentage, which if you squint really hard, take a handful of sedatives, inject yourself with horse tranquilizers, and then run full speed into a brick wall, isn�t so bad. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 10 | 6 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | .589 | .570 | 70.3% | 20.5% | 90.8% | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| The Dodgers regular with the highest on-base percentage is Dee Gordon because April 19 and Baseball. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 7 | 8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | .541 | .561 | 28.7% | 23.7% | 52.4% | -2.4% | -1.7% |
| The Angels are 9-for-9 in steal attempts, which includes a package of Tastykakes thieved from the A�s dressing room. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 7 | 5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | .535 | .555 | 53.0% | 11.4% | 64.3% | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| Alex Gonzalez is SIGN STEPHEN DREW FOR HEAVEN�S SAKE WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 7 | 8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | .530 | .549 | 12.5% | 14.6% | 27.1% | -5.9% | -8.8% |
| Fernando Rodney�s cap is actually a sundial, which he keeps askew to help time himself to the plate. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 11 | 5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 | .567 | .548 | 26.0% | 19.9% | 45.9% | -4.4% | 2.3% |
| Last night the Brewers used four pitchers. Here are their ERAs: 1.46, 27.00, 3.18, 27.00. I have a radical suggestion. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 10 | 6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | .567 | .547 | 52.2% | 14.7% | 66.9% | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| They beat Washington 8-0, but they left 33 men on base. That�s a missed opportunity, because beating Washington 41-0 with no men left on base would have been much funnier. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 10 | 6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | .551 | .531 | 23.4% | 39.4% | 62.9% | -2.9% | 4.7% |
| Hunter Pence is hitting the most awkward-looking .206/.296/.317 ever. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 7 | 9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | .502 | .522 | 28.1% | 22.7% | 50.8% | 4.9% | 2.5% |
| The way Jon Lester is pitching makes Boston's recent four year, $70 million offer look insulting. That�s right, $70 million is insulting. We�ve come a long way, America. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 8 | 8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | .497 | .517 | 12.8% | 7.1% | 20.0% | -1.4% | 0.2% |
| You know the White Sox bullpen is struggling when their worst pitcher is not the middle infielder who pitched in the 14th inning. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | .492 | .512 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 24.4% | -4.3% | -0.4% |
| Headline in Blue Jays Magazine: "'Why is Jose Bautista so mean to me,' says a baseball" | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 9 | 7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | .532 | .512 | 51.4% | 16.1% | 67.5% | -3.1% | -13.3% |
| The Nationals made four errors last night. Actually, five, if you count letting you read this comment. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 9 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | .491 | .511 | 16.5% | 15.4% | 31.9% | 3.7% | 2.5% |
| How badly is Prince Fielder struggling? Judging by the uniform number, his only home run came off Jackie Robinson, who's been dead for more than 40 years. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 8 | 7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .488 | .508 | 5.2% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| The Twins lead all of baseball in walks and on-base percentage. In other news, fecal matter offends pigs and oxygen will kill you. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 7 | 9 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | .485 | .505 | 25.4% | 19.5% | 44.9% | -4.2% | -15.2% |
| If the Rays trade David Price mid-pitch, what happens? | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 6 | 9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | .524 | .504 | 11.9% | 12.0% | 23.9% | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| Billy Hamilton has four stolen bases, two caught-stealings, and a .220 on-base percentage, and he�s batting lead-off. I thought Dusty Baker had retired. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 7 | 7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | .478 | .498 | 15.0% | 8.4% | 23.4% | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| The Royals have four home runs, which is four more than you so shut up. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 7 | 8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | .475 | .495 | 14.0% | 9.0% | 23.0% | -2.2% | 0.2% |
| If you arrange the Indians' starting lineup in reverse order of batting average, that�s kinda their starting lineup. I�m on to you, Terry Francona. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 7 | 7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | .465 | .485 | 6.5% | 10.2% | 16.7% | -0.3% | 2.5% |
| The Orioles have not walked any hitters intentionally, though I�m not sure why doing it by accident is any better. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 8 | 9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | .504 | .484 | 2.5% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| The way to win baseball games at altitude is to employ a bunch of really short players. There. Fixed. You�re welcome, Rockies. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 8 | 8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | .498 | .478 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 19.1% | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| There are two outcomes for Pedro Alvarez: He�s either a three-true-outcomes hitter, or he�s not. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 7 | 9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | .473 | .453 | 3.4% | 14.7% | 18.0% | -1.4% | -0.1% |
| The Padres have given up the fewest homers in baseball, so see? Signing Josh Johnson has worked out perfectly! | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 7 | 8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | .454 | .434 | 6.5% | 7.4% | 13.9% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Jonathan Papelbon doesn�t think velocity is important, but then Jonathan Papelbon doesn�t think pants are important, either. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | .452 | .432 | 6.6% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| The Mets have already struck out 150 times. Your move, World. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 6 | 10 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | .452 | .432 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.8% | -0.5% | -2.6% |
| They say Giancarlo Stanton doesn�t get cheated on his swings, and it�s true. In fact, he gets a 10 percent discount from the Marlins on each one. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 4 | 10 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | .412 | .393 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 3.0% | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| The Cubs have hit a league-leading nine hitters because losing make Cubs angry! | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 5 | 11 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | .355 | .373 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| One day in the future the Astros will win. And one day the future will be here, but it will be the present, so the Astros are doomed | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 4 | 14 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | .380 | .361 | 0.3% | 3.2% | 3.6% | -0.2% | -7.0% |
| A portion of Kirk Gibson�s pre-game speech was caught on tape. Gibson: �OK, men, make outs and play badly on three, ready?� Men: "Make outs and play badly!� | |||||||||||||
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