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Prospectus Hit List for May 4
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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 |  | 19 | 9 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.9 | .603 | .608 | 82.8% | 10.0% | 92.7% | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Despite the benches clearing, cooler heads prevailed after Lance McCullers threw a pitch behind Mike Napoli thanks to the umpire�s swift ejection of Kevin Gausman. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 18 | 9 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.6 | .599 | .594 | 73.4% | 12.6% | 86.0% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| Ryan Zimmerman is hitting .419/.455/.871. It�s the most unexpected resurgence of righty power in Washington since ... ok, too soon, too soon. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 17 | 9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 18.2 | .587 | .592 | 28.5% | 23.2% | 51.7% | 5.2% | 13.1% |
| Remember Gary Sanchez? He was Aaron Judge before Aaron Judge, and he�s coming back to try and capture our attention once more before we all start doting on Clint Frazier in July. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 15 | 14 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.2 | .587 | .582 | 72.2% | 17.1% | 89.2% | -2.5% | 5.1% |
| Cody Bellinger entered Wednesday hitting .345/.406/.655 with two homers 32 plate appearances, but he won�t be considered a True Dodger until his first DL stint. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 15 | 12 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 15.6 | .567 | .572 | 75.6% | 11.2% | 86.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Austin Jackson hit the DL after hyperextending his left big toe, which your one friend who likes hockey will mention to you every day for the next four months. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 15 | 12 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 | .575 | .570 | 77.3% | 10.5% | 87.9% | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| �Cubs hoping for better defensive play� and �Maddon puts 3 catchers on field at once� are two headlines that appear pretty close to each other on Cubs.com. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 15 | 12 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.7 | .533 | .538 | 45.8% | 20.8% | 66.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Oh sure, make fun of O.Co Coliseum for its sewage problem but just look the other way whenever Kirk Minihane goes to Fenway Park. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 17 | 12 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | .538 | .533 | 10.8% | 27.4% | 38.1% | -5.2% | -1.1% |
| The Diamondbacks are celebrating Mother�s Day with a �clutch giveaway� in which they will trade their best hitters with RISP for future relievers. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 14 | 15 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 16.8 | .522 | .527 | 15.8% | 20.9% | 36.7% | -3.4% | 1.2% |
| Give Blake Snell credit for giving up a mammoth shot to Marcell Ozuna that hit a banner hanging in the rafters. Anything that does damage to Tropicana Field is a gift to humanity. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 14 | 11 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.4 | .518 | .523 | 9.9% | 18.4% | 28.3% | 0.6% | 9.6% |
| The Twins hit six homers against the Athletics on Tuesday night, or as the Royals would call it, a pretty good month�s worth of homers. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 17 | 11 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | .512 | .507 | 11.2% | 27.0% | 38.3% | 3.9% | 2.1% |
| If we�re grading on a curve, Antonio Senzatela being named the NL Rookie of the Month for April while pitching in Coors is more impressive than Cy Young�s all-time wins record. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 12 | 16 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | .492 | .497 | 7.0% | 20.5% | 27.5% | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| Only one of these players is not currently getting lots of playing time for the Mariners: Ben Gamel, Guillermo Heredia, Taylor Motter, Mike Zunino. Just kidding; they all are. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 14 | 12 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 12.7 | .484 | .489 | 3.9% | 8.7% | 12.6% | -2.4% | 0.6% |
| The White Sox are preparing to give away Hawk Harrelson-voiced alarm clocks despite the Geneva Convention�s clear standards when it comes to torture. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 14 | 13 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.2 | .483 | .488 | 10.0% | 18.2% | 28.2% | -0.6% | -4.7% |
| In leaving yesterday�s game with hamstring tightness, Ian Kinsler proved that he�s still really a Texas Ranger at heart. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 13 | 13 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.3 | .490 | .485 | 7.7% | 14.6% | 22.3% | 0.1% | 6.3% |
| A stray bullet grazed a fan in Busch Stadium on Tuesday after Rick Ankiel was seen warming up just outside the park. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 16 | 10 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 11.7 | .476 | .481 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 19.5% | -3.6% | -6.2% |
| By getting ejected for hitting Xander Bogaerts with a curveball in last night�s game, Kevin Gausman literally caught a bad break for throwing a bad breaker. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 15 | 14 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 | .474 | .479 | 4.1% | 12.3% | 16.3% | -0.4% | 5.3% |
| Mike Trout won his fourth Player of the Month award for his impressive April despite the fact that the Angels aren�t even in the playoffs. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 12 | 15 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 10.9 | .484 | .479 | 17.9% | 24.3% | 42.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| I guess the 2017 season is Jormungand. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 11 | 17 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | .473 | .478 | 5.4% | 15.2% | 20.6% | -4.1% | -15.4% |
| Strange territory for the Rangers, what with a top-of-the-rotation arm and key position players on the DL and all. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 14 | 14 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 12.4 | .479 | .474 | 5.6% | 11.3% | 16.9% | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| It�s 2017 and a team with a Matt Garza-led rotation is tied for first in the NL Central, in case you were still trying to tell yourself that human life has any meaning. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 12 | 14 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | .478 | .473 | 5.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 2.4% | -7.2% |
| Edinson Volquez struck out nine and walked eight in 4.1 innings on Tuesday night in a touching tribute to Ubaldo Jimenez, Clay Buchholz and Trevor Bauer. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 12 | 15 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 13.2 | .477 | .472 | 7.2% | 12.6% | 19.8% | -2.9% | 0.1% |
| Tough break for Jameson Taillon, who was automatically relegated to High-A after giving up an outside-the-park homer to Billy Hamilton yesterday. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 13 | 14 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | .472 | .468 | 2.1% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| The good news? Top prospect Amir Garrett currently leads all Reds starters in ERA. The bad news? His ERA is 4.50. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 12 | 14 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 12.9 | .465 | .460 | 1.6% | 3.6% | 5.2% | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| It�s a cruel trick god played on Phillies fans, giving Aaron Nola David Wright�s back. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 11 | 15 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.2 | .462 | .457 | 2.1% | 5.0% | 7.1% | -2.6% | 1.1% |
| There have been 23 homers in the first nine games at SunTrust Park, so look for the Braves to try and move to a more neutral home at some point in 2021. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 11 | 18 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | .461 | .456 | 5.6% | 17.9% | 23.5% | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| The Giants ruined Vince Scully Night thanks in large part to Jeff Samardzija, who picked an odd time to have That One Start That Convinces You He�s Still Good Before 10 Bad Starts. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 11 | 16 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | .446 | .451 | 0.8% | 4.2% | 5.0% | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| Yonder Alonso has hit six homers through 25 games. He hit just 12 homers in 2015 and 2016 combined. He'll only hit four homers next year. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 9 | 19 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.6 | .432 | .437 | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5.6% | -0.8% | -6.0% |
| Oh yeah well if Canada has such better health care why is 84% of the Blue Jays roster on the DL? | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 9 | 17 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | .409 | .414 | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| The Royals are last in baseball in runs, total bases and OPS, but they remain first in defensive fans. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 12 | 17 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | .412 | .407 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | -0.7% | 0.3% |
| Watching Jered Weaver is just sad at this point, like watching an old dog with hip dysplasia that your friend refuses to say goodbye to. Only the dog throws faster. | |||||||||||||
Houston, hello!