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Prospectus Hit List for June 27
Hit List for June 25
Hit List for June 30
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 |  | 48 | 30 | 52.6 | 51.0 | 50.5 | .648 | .666 | 64.6% | 32.8% | 97.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Brad Mills won his first game of the year on Wednesday, meaning the A's are literally paying a dollar per win on him. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 44 | 33 | 43.7 | 47.5 | 47.4 | .593 | .612 | 32.1% | 59.9% | 92.1% | 2.3% | 12.3% |
| Ernesto Frieri has given up seven more runs this year than he did in 2012, proving the only way to keep your closers from spoiling is to freeze them. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 43 | 32 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 40.5 | .550 | .569 | 82.4% | 6.2% | 88.6% | 3.8% | 22.5% |
| Rick Porcello threw his first shutout, induced three double plays for the first time since 2011, and can finally throw away his Infield Defense Burn Book. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 42 | 37 | 45.5 | 43.0 | 42.4 | .547 | .567 | 3.3% | 33.6% | 36.9% | -2.2% | 15.4% |
| "Willie Bloomquist Pinch Hitting For Endy Chavez" sounds like a rather legitimate indie band name. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 45 | 36 | 44.2 | 42.4 | 42.3 | .537 | .557 | 53.0% | 10.8% | 63.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Adam Lind has an OPS of .925 and is still, like, the 17th best DH in the league. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 46 | 33 | 44.6 | 45.8 | 44.9 | .568 | .549 | 49.1% | 39.5% | 88.6% | -2.0% | -4.0% |
| So when Tim Lincecum becomes a free agent, we can rule out San Diego as a possible destination. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 49 | 32 | 45.0 | 44.4 | 43.6 | .562 | .542 | 55.8% | 28.1% | 83.8% | 3.5% | 8.4% |
| Wily Peralta throws pretty hard for someone who spends all his time building robots to destroy Mega Man. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 43 | 37 | 43.7 | 46.5 | 46.5 | .562 | .542 | 32.0% | 32.0% | 64.0% | -4.8% | -5.7% |
| Pete Kozma cleared waivers and was optioned to a giant meadow where he can field baseballs all day and never have to touch a bat. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 41 | 36 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 38.7 | .514 | .534 | 16.4% | 11.8% | 28.1% | -2.1% | 1.9% |
| Nelson Cruz has eight grand slams in 87 career PAs with the bases loaded. That's decent. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 45 | 36 | 45.3 | 44.9 | 43.3 | .551 | .531 | 50.8% | 39.6% | 90.5% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu has as many doubles this month as Andre Ethier. But Ethier has allowed fewer walks. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 41 | 37 | 43.3 | 42.6 | 42.5 | .543 | .523 | 65.6% | 5.9% | 71.5% | -0.7% | 0.1% |
| Bryce Harper could be activated next week, but first he needs to appear in a few more minor-league commercials. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 40 | 38 | 40.5 | 36.6 | 37.3 | .495 | .515 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 19.5% | -0.4% | -18.1% |
| Billy Butler has as many home runs as Alcides Escobar, and Escobar has more grand slams. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 38 | 40 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 37.0 | .477 | .497 | 6.6% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| George Kottaras has an OPS+ of 343, so why isn't he getting more consideration for the Microscopic Sample Size All-Star Game? What do you mean that's not a thing? | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 40 | 37 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 36.4 | .475 | .495 | 24.6% | 12.5% | 37.1% | -2.5% | -11.3% |
| Of course the MLB scheduled the Yankees an off day on Derek Jeter's birthday. But no national holiday? Get it together. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 36 | 41 | 36.0 | 36.6 | 36.7 | .472 | .492 | 2.6% | 3.1% | 5.7% | -2.0% | -1.4% |
| Target Field: Home Of the 2014 All-Star Game, and all other games Sam Fuld leads off.� | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 40 | 38 | 40.2 | 39.3 | 39.9 | .511 | .491 | 7.5% | 21.0% | 28.5% | 4.3% | 8.1% |
| Bullpen rules: Jumbo Diaz and Jonathan Broxton sit down first, then everybody else finds a soft spot on the ground | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 40 | 39 | 38.3 | 40.3 | 41.5 | .506 | .486 | 4.6% | 16.1% | 20.6% | 2.9% | 5.4% |
| First, Francisco Liriano, now Vance Worley. Pittsburgh has effectively cornered the post-Johan Santana ex-Twins pitcher market. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 36 | 43 | 36.0 | 37.2 | 37.3 | .464 | .484 | 5.5% | 4.7% | 10.2% | -1.0% | -6.2% |
| In June, Brock Holt leads the Sox in hits, doubles, stolen bases and number of times you think of Arrested Development when you hear his name. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 32 | 48 | 35.1 | 40.4 | 40.3 | .462 | .482 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| Attendance is going to skyrocket if MLB scouts looking at David Price have to pay for tickets. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 40 | 38 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 38.8 | .493 | .473 | 25.2% | 11.2% | 36.4% | -4.9% | -5.7% |
| Evan Gattis' lawyers are sifting through hundreds of documents trying to find a loophole where he can DH in the National League full time. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 36 | 44 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 35.6 | .448 | .468 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| The White Sox lost 7-0 last night, but could have won 8-7 with eight Jose Abreu home runs. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 34 | 46 | 34.0 | 35.8 | 37.3 | .441 | .461 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| Jose Altuve has an MLB-best 32 multi-hit games this season, the most ever by someone who uses a 10-inch plastic bat. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 39 | 40 | 39.6 | 37.0 | 36.3 | .481 | .461 | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.6% | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| Extra-inning games are great opportunities for the Marlins to just write fake names into the box score as late-inning replacements and see who notices. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 36 | 43 | 39.6 | 38.1 | 38.2 | .481 | .461 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 4.6% | -0.3% | 1.1% |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka got another hit. RIP Mets Pitchers Hitting Jokes, 2014-2014. Tragic, but still tragically hilarious. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 33 | 44 | 37.2 | 38.2 | 38.1 | .476 | .456 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| If it weren't for your fantasy baseball league, you wouldn't know the name of the Cubs closer. Turns out it's not Rod Beck anymore. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 35 | 44 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 37.5 | .472 | .452 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | -0.5% | -5.0% |
| The Rockies have the best home OPS in baseball by over 100 points, because it's still the 90s and your Kato Kaelin jokes are still fresh and relevant. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 36 | 42 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 35.7 | .458 | .438 | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| Now that Jimmy Rollins is the Phillies Hit King, he has already begun abuse of power by decreeing mandatory extra-inning games against the Marlins. Have mercy, lord Rollins. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 35 | 43 | 32.6 | 29.8 | 31.1 | .412 | .431 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | -0.8% | -4.5% |
| Carlos Pe�a's first home run of the season landed in a bucket of Texas brisket. But then again, how many home runs in Texas don't? | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 33 | 48 | 33.2 | 34.3 | 34.6 | .417 | .398 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| Ender Inciarte batted leadoff the past three games, meaning the Diamondbacks are trying make a lineup with an Ender at the beginning. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 34 | 45 | 32.2 | 28.9 | 29.0 | .393 | .374 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| [inspiring montage of Padres players taking extra batting practice, trying to record a base hit the next game] | |||||||||||||
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