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Prospectus Hit List for June 5
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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 |  | 31 | 23 | 32.5 | 35.6 | 34.7 | .607 | .588 | 78.0% | 12.7% | 90.7% | -2.6% | -2.0% |
| Joc Pederson did not homer last night, so clear your schedule tonight because the kid doesn�t stay blocked for long. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 34 | 21 | 30.7 | 33.1 | 33.7 | .537 | .557 | 43.1% | 24.4% | 67.5% | -3.7% | 3.8% |
| The Astros will remove the hill in center field at Minute Maid Park and replace it with an alligator-filled moat. Baby steps. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 36 | 18 | 35.4 | 32.4 | 32.4 | .577 | .557 | 71.3% | 20.1% | 91.4% | 1.5% | 7.2% |
| Kolten Wong got picked off first base. Looks like the Cardinals are going to the World Series this year! | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 28 | 26 | 27.7 | 26.8 | 27.5 | .533 | .553 | 35.8% | 23.4% | 59.2% | 0.1% | 6.3% |
| Josh Hamilton will miss four weeks with a� hey whoops not our problem! Never mind! | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 30 | 21 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 30.8 | .524 | .544 | 29.0% | 16.6% | 45.7% | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| Proof that it�s still early: Edinson Volquez has a sub-3.00 ERA. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 29 | 25 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 30.1 | .524 | .544 | 40.1% | 14.3% | 54.4% | 1.6% | 13.6% |
| Looking forward to the banner that reads �AL East Champions: best of the worst� | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 26 | 27 | 27.2 | 29.7 | 29.8 | .523 | .543 | 22.9% | 15.2% | 38.1% | 4.2% | 9.8% |
| The Indians discovered the key to beating Kansas City is don�t even play a ninth inning. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 29 | 26 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.0 | .522 | .542 | 32.3% | 16.5% | 48.7% | 5.2% | 12.3% |
| The Rays became the first American League East team this season to win a game against a team that isn�t in the American League East! Okay, that's not true, but it feels true! | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 28 | 27 | 26.4 | 29.8 | 30.3 | .515 | .535 | 24.5% | 16.5% | 41.0% | -4.2% | -21.1% |
| The guy nobody wanted to sign, Joba Chamberlain, has the lowest ERA of any Tigers reliever. That�s like saying a person is the most sensitive of anyone who has dressed up like Hitler at a costume party, but still. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 23 | 33 | 29.1 | 31.5 | 32.2 | .512 | .532 | 2.6% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| After giving up four runs in a third of an inning, it was time for jokes about Dan Otero�s ERA going up a ton, but it actually hasn�t gone up all that much which, when you think about it, is much worse. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 25 | 30 | 31.0 | 28.3 | 27.7 | .504 | .524 | 8.7% | 7.8% | 16.5% | -0.3% | 1.3% |
| Wednesday, Mark Buehrle threw a complete game shutout where he struck out two hitters and walked one. In a related story I think I�ve figured out who Old Hoss Radbourn on Twitter is. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 29 | 25 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 27.5 | .544 | .524 | 63.9% | 12.1% | 76.0% | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| An 0-for-3 night and Bryce Harper�s OPS is down to 1.173 OPS. This can only help the Bryce Harper haters in their quest for union representation. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 29 | 24 | 31.3 | 30.2 | 29.5 | .541 | .521 | 13.2% | 36.1% | 49.3% | 0.4% | 12.0% |
| Pedro Alvarez is hitting the ball on the ground more which is either a failed strategy or a misunderstanding of what constitutes air. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 24 | 30 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.1 | .498 | .518 | 7.5% | 12.7% | 20.1% | -2.0% | -18.9% |
| After arriving in Seattle, Mark Trumbo went straight to the convenience store and punched a bunch of Hostess Dingers. Then he struck out. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 28 | 26 | 27.6 | 26.2 | 26.7 | .495 | .515 | 11.0% | 14.8% | 25.7% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| The Rangers have a winning record? Eh, it�s not that hard. Tell �em, Wash. (I�ll never get tired of that joke.) | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 28 | 24 | 25.5 | 27.7 | 27.8 | .532 | .512 | 15.3% | 41.4% | 56.7% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Junior Lake shushed the Marlins passing third base after homering, a violation of either two or three unwritten rules. It�s difficult to be specific about unwritten things. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 30 | 25 | 28.1 | 29.6 | 29.4 | .532 | .512 | 16.2% | 31.8% | 48.0% | -0.8% | -18.7% |
| There�s nothing like visiting the White House eight months after winning the World Series. It�s just like Christmas morning in August! | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 24 | 31 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 24.7 | .491 | .511 | 14.7% | 9.6% | 24.3% | -5.2% | -16.9% |
| A drug called Women�s Viagra is on the road to FDA approval. That is far more interesting than anything to do with the Red Sox. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 30 | 25 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 26.6 | .513 | .493 | 31.8% | 16.9% | 48.7% | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| With David Wright out indefinitely the Mets signed free agent third baseman David Wrong. Asked about filling Wright�s shoes, Wrong said, �Being Wrong isn�t wrong, I don�t want to be Wright.� | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 32 | 21 | 29.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | .473 | .493 | 19.0% | 15.1% | 34.0% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| One of these days the Twins luck will turn, but we have to start preparing for the possibility that that day might be next season. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 24 | 29 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 24.9 | .469 | .489 | 4.2% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| With Matt Wieters coming back today, the Orioles won�t need another catcher until Saturday when Wieters is scheduled to get hurt again. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 27 | 28 | 26.9 | 22.8 | 23.6 | .490 | .470 | 4.3% | 16.7% | 21.0% | -0.8% | 4.4% |
| Now that Scott Boras is out of the picture, maybe the Padres can get in on Rafael Soriano. He played some infield in Little League, right? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 24 | 28 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 19.8 | .448 | .468 | 4.7% | 4.8% | 9.5% | -1.9% | -0.7% |
| Carlos Rodon struck out 39 percent off the Rangers hitters he faced. Amazing! And the White Sox offense was there too? [checks loss] | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 22 | 32 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | .477 | .457 | 2.5% | 1.8% | 4.3% | -0.1% | 1.9% |
| The Dan Jennings Era is producing losses at a faster rate than the Mike Redmond Era, so eat that, Mike Redmond Era! | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 25 | 28 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 25.8 | .477 | .457 | 1.1% | 3.1% | 4.2% | -1.4% | 1.4% |
| Now without Mark Trumbo, the Diamondbacks can finally stop calling themselves the D-backs, which has nothing to do with Trumbo, but any excuse to stop it with the D-backs! So so terrible! | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 23 | 29 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 24.2 | .460 | .440 | 0.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| In the ninth inning Aroldis Chapman struck out Freddy Galvis out on a 90 mph changeup. Back in the first inning, Anthony DeSclafani�s first pitch to lead-off hitter Ben Revere was a 90 mph fastball. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 24 | 28 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.0 | .451 | .432 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| When Troy Tulowitzki homers he silently agrees or vetoes trades to the non-Rockies uniforms fans are wearing as he runs the bases. �Yes, no, no, no, yes, yes, no�� | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 26 | 27 | 25.6 | 22.9 | 22.1 | .440 | .421 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| How many jokes can you make about the Braves moving out of the city and into the suburbs? How about a movie called �Forward to the Past!� starring Christopher Lloyd as a bumbling scientist trying to make a coffee maker out of a space shuttle. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 18 | 36 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 19.1 | .418 | .399 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| Ryan Braun had a second procedure on his bothersome thumb, or as he called it, what I don�t know what you�re talking about. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 21 | 34 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.3 | .387 | .368 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| Aaron Harang walked five and struck out one so you�d think he pitched a complete game shutout, but I guess you just can�t predict baseball. | |||||||||||||
Just Hit-Hit Listing away.