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Prospectus Hit List for August 21



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for August 19 Hit List for August 24
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.

I read this Hit List! Twice! I read this Hit List! TWIIIIIIICE!!

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

66

55

74.3

69.8

69.5

.578

.597

36.8%

52.8%

89.7%

1.4%

-4.0%

A lineup that features Tulowitzki, Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnation, and Martin then pivots to Kevin Pillar and Ben Revere. That�s like doing 50 pushups with weight on your back then watching two episodes of Full House.
2

66

56

69.5

70.8

71.2

.569

.588

72.0%

15.0%

87.0%

-1.2%

3.7%

Colby Rasmus went 1-for-3 last night and the rest of the team went 0-for-24.
3

77

43

75.4

69.3

69.1

.606

.586

81.7%

18.3%

100.0%

0.1%

0.1%

What I want to know is doesn�t the low bird get jealous of the high bird?
4

73

47

68.7

64.9

65.5

.567

.586

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0.4%

Oh no, our 14.5 game lead is now down to 13.5 games. Whatever will we do?
5

67

53

67.1

68.9

68.5

.566

.585

59.0%

35.7%

94.7%

-0.7%

8.4%

Apparently back in 2010, Brian Cashman told Derek Jeter he preferred Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop but Jeter wouldn�t trade him.
6

67

53

66.5

74.0

72.2

.583

.563

81.1%

3.9%

85.0%

0.4%

-0.5%

�Welcome to Los Angeles, Chase. So, uh� ever pitched out of the bullpen before?�
7

72

47

68.0

66.6

65.6

.572

.552

16.1%

81.8%

97.9%

1.6%

9.1%

The Pirates pitchers yesterday, Morton, Hughes, and Watson, should open their own steak house.
8

62

58

66.2

61.9

61.8

.525

.545

3.0%

24.5%

27.5%

-6.2%

10.4%

Let�s play a game called How far back are the Orioles? I�ll say a half game out of the Wild Card and you spit milk out your nose and fall off your chair. Ready?
9

63

58

63.3

61.2

61.7

.515

.535

21.2%

24.4%

45.5%

-4.0%

-9.9%

The Angels have scored just one run in the last two days. Also during that time they�re undefeated.
10

56

64

57.2

66.2

67.2

.514

.534

0.0%

3.5%

3.6%

1.6%

-2.3%

Three more hits for Jason Kipnis who is now up to 5�11".
11

65

56

67.7

67.0

66.3

.550

.530

18.3%

10.3%

28.6%

-7.1%

0.8%

They say a Byrd in hand is better than one in the bush but Brad Hand wasn�t available.
12

60

61

59.3

63.2

63.6

.508

.528

1.2%

15.6%

16.9%

6.2%

-14.6%

Desmond Jennings is hitting .333/.360/.417 since returning to the lineup from injury. This proves the Rays have figured out how to get maximum production out of their players: injure them.
13

68

51

62.8

64.7

64.1

.545

.526

2.2%

83.9%

86.1%

5.3%

-3.8%

Another win and the Cubs are 68-51, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.
14

53

69

61.8

64.1

65.7

.501

.521

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.4%

Every time the A�s get up by one run, I get excited. Wednesday they were up one in the eighth but scored two just to upset me.
15

64

56

62.8

62.7

62.8

.526

.506

79.6%

0.6%

80.2%

5.4%

-3.7%

At this point, the Mets could print playoff tickets, waive them in the Nationals faces, and they�d still win the division by eight games.
16

59

61

56.0

58.6

59.2

.485

.505

0.1%

8.8%

8.9%

2.8%

4.6%

The Tigers got Randy Wolf from the Blue Jays which would be awesome if this were 2003.
17

60

60

62.1

63.6

62.1

.516

.496

20.3%

0.9%

21.2%

-5.9%

-0.8%

Hey Nationals, it�s time to play America�s least favorite gameshow, Oh No We�re All Gonna Get Fired!
18

61

59

57.0

54.9

55.6

.476

.496

6.4%

12.6%

19.0%

-3.6%

8.1%

Prince Fielder is the only guy without a stolen base to hit .300 and qualify for the batting title. Yay I win a bintrillpion dollars!
19

59

61

63.1

61.4

60.6

.508

.488

0.4%

0.2%

0.6%

0.2%

-1.3%

There�s bullpen by committee, and then there�s bullpen by necessity, then there�s you�re still watching Arizona Diamondbacks games?
20

55

66

56.1

57.2

56.8

.465

.485

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.2%

Hanley Ramirez since the All Star game: .209/.233/.256, though that�s .209/.233/.256 better than his defense.
21

60

61

58.7

51.2

51.5

.458

.477

0.0%

4.5%

4.5%

2.0%

-0.3%

The Twins dropped 15 runs on the Orioles, the most they�ve scored this season. Better late and irrelevant than never!
22

56

65

51.2

55.6

57.2

.455

.475

0.4%

0.9%

1.3%

0.6%

-1.9%

There�s talk of replacing the Mariners' GM, but personally I think they�re going to need to replace some of the players.
23

56

63

52.4

52.1

53.4

.449

.469

0.0%

1.3%

1.3%

0.9%

-2.4%

Sure, the White Sox could have traded Jeff Samardzija, but they spent all this time learning how to spell his name.
24

51

68

53.7

57.4

57.4

.461

.441

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How in the heck was Burke Badenhop not a German infielder?
25

59

62

55.5

53.6

53.5

.458

.438

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

-0.0%

0.0%

The Padres won�t trade off any of their impending free agents until after the season wait what?
26

50

71

55.4

57.4

56.8

.454

.434

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Scott McGough made his major league debut, giving up three runs in two thirds of an inning, giving him a lifetime ERA of 40.50. Nowhere to go but down!
27

52

70

54.0

51.8

52.0

.430

.411

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If you ask me the team�s new GM should be Brad Pitt as Billy Beane. Can you imagine how great the calls to the A�s offices would be around deadline time?
28

53

68

50.0

48.7

48.4

.414

.394

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How many times can you joke about A.J. Pierzynski batting clean-up? At least one more I guess.
29

49

70

49.9

48.7

47.7

.410

.391

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Three hits from Jose Reyes last night who, let�s be honest, probably should�ve been dealt somewhere between home and first base during the second one.
30

47

74

44.3

43.3

43.0

.367

.349

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

To remember Chase Utley, the Phillies put grey streaks in their hair then went out and lost to Miami. They�re still the Phillies.