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Prospectus Hit List for June 5



by Ben Carsley

Hit List for June 1 Hit List for June 8
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.

Houston is trying to lap the field.

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

41

16

38.7

38.2

37.9

.683

.687

98.8%

1.1%

99.9%

0.1%

1.1%

There are spoiled 10-day-old Astros fans out there who�ve never seen their team lose a game. Must be nice.
2

32

22

33.9

36.1

36.0

.639

.643

44.4%

29.7%

74.1%

-2.7%

3.9%

It was pretty sneaky of Luis Severino to steal Masahiro Tanaka�s powers this off-season like a skinny, flamethrowing Monstar. Mr. Swackhammer must be pleased.
3

35

23

38.1

37.0

36.3

.631

.626

79.0%

19.4%

98.4%

-0.1%

0.8%

�Brandon McCarthy confident he�ll make next start� reads the Dodgers.com headline that, I mean, c�mon ...
4

35

20

34.1

34.7

32.9

.622

.617

94.5%

2.2%

96.7%

0.8%

5.0%

The Nationals went 3-0 in Bryce Harper�s absence. Some MVP candidate he is.
5

36

23

33.9

33.5

33.7

.581

.576

12.9%

61.9%

74.8%

3.7%

0.5%

Amazing stat: the Rockies have received as many quality starts from rookie pitchers this season as their entire staff produced from 2012-2016.
6

34

25

34.7

34.5

33.6

.579

.575

8.0%

56.3%

64.3%

-3.5%

1.6%

It looked like a bad deal for the D-Backs at the time, but Randall Delgado has turned into a much better pitcher than Justin Upton.
7

29

26

30.3

32.4

32.3

.564

.568

73.6%

10.5%

84.1%

2.5%

0.4%

Now that Corey Kluber is back from the DL which Indians starter will be either hurt or ineffective ... ah, Danny Salazar, come on down!
8

31

25

31.9

31.2

30.7

.557

.562

37.8%

31.1%

68.9%

4.5%

1.3%

Derrick Rose thinks Eduardo Rodriguez has bad knees. The universe refuses to let the Red Sox�s entire pitching staff stay healt [THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN MOBBED BY MARINERS, METS AND ANGELS FANS]
9

29

30

30.0

33.3

34.5

.537

.542

9.7%

25.7%

35.5%

-4.3%

-7.6%

By heating up at the plate as of late, Kevin Kiermaier is showing he still has a good enough bat to be considered for another Gold Glove.
10

28

27

27.9

29.2

28.8

.518

.513

59.2%

11.9%

71.1%

3.3%

1.1%

�Lester�s throw to first inspired by Ross� Dancing With The Stars move� reads the Cubs.com headline that doesn�t actually exist but it didn�t seem out of place, did it?
11

30

27

31.4

28.2

28.2

.517

.512

18.5%

12.4%

30.9%

2.6%

4.2%

Maybe you had a rough weekend, but it probably wasn�t �surrender a go-ahead grand slam during your interim closing duty� bad. Poor Carlos Torres.
12

29

24

24.6

25.7

25.9

.496

.501

13.8%

16.9%

30.7%

2.7%

-6.5%

You guys aren�t gonna believe this, but it turns out that Ervin Santana is not, in fact, the best pitcher in the American League. Who�da thunk!
13

26

28

26.6

27.7

28.9

.505

.500

15.5%

10.2%

25.8%

-3.5%

-3.1%

At one point, the Cardinals had the lead in each of the three games they lost to the Cubs while getting swept. Even the Rangers bullpen finds that impressive.
14

28

30

28.5

28.5

29.6

.494

.499

0.9%

26.9%

27.8%

2.9%

15.4%

�Hey ... hey now, that�s a little harsh.� - Pharoah Thutmose II after seeing the Mariners Plague claim Jean Segura, too.
15

28

28

28.1

26.5

26.3

.486

.491

10.6%

13.7%

24.3%

1.9%

10.4%

After their gritty three-game sweep of the White Sox, the Tigers have the look of a hungry, scrappy team that�s absolutely determined to finish .500.
16

29

26

26.6

24.6

26.2

.483

.488

3.5%

9.0%

12.5%

-2.2%

0.4%

It�s pretty cool that the O�s played host to 12-year-old chess master Cahree Myrick. Maybe they�ve finally found someone who can keep Manny Machado in check.
17

28

29

27.9

26.8

27.2

.482

.487

4.5%

11.7%

16.2%

2.7%

4.5%

Jason Grilli became the first reliever in Blue Jays history to surrender four homers in the same inning on Saturday when the Yankees pounded him like he was a six-pack of Molson.
18

29

31

28.2

29.0

28.5

.478

.483

0.0%

5.3%

5.3%

-1.8%

-4.7%

Thanks to his milestone 600th homer on Saturday, Albert Pujols has now spent more time trotting around the bases than Mike Trout has spent on this earth.
19

24

31

25.8

28.0

27.8

.480

.475

1.7%

5.0%

6.7%

1.2%

4.3%

No sass or sarcasm here. Awesome performance, touching tribute. Congrats and good on ya, Edinson Volquez.
20

24

31

27.2

25.9

26.0

.468

.473

1.1%

2.0%

3.1%

-0.8%

-3.1%

David Robertson was just getting into the postseason form he�ll show with the Nationals by blowing a save yesterday.
21

25

30

26.0

27.2

26.3

.475

.470

1.5%

1.6%

3.1%

-1.7%

-3.8%

Are you prepared to live in a world where Zack Cozart starts the All-Star game? The 31-year-old trade chip is hitting .344/.432/.622, which is the type of random offensive explosion middle infielders usually only experience after they�ve been traded by the Mariners.
22

26

31

28.3

24.2

23.9

.449

.454

0.2%

11.0%

11.2%

-3.6%

-12.9%

That Rangers-Astros series was the most one-sided affair in Texas since The Alamo.
23

24

32

21.8

26.5

27.2

.444

.449

0.0%

4.0%

4.0%

-0.8%

-2.5%

Leave it to the A�s to lose a game in which they hit a ninth-inning grand slam. They�re finding new and inventive ways to take Ls this season.
24

24

30

23.4

25.1

24.2

.447

.442

0.7%

2.4%

3.1%

0.8%

0.8%

Matt Adams has five homers in 13 games for the Braves, definitively proving that Freddie Freeman isn�t better than Eric Hosmer.
25

26

31

25.8

24.7

25.2

.446

.441

5.3%

4.0%

9.2%

1.3%

0.8%

Since May 13, the Pirates have the best record in their division at 12-9, proving that you can make any team look good if you cherry pick stats and that the NL Central is kinda garbage.
26

24

31

21.9

21.3

22.9

.410

.414

0.9%

1.5%

2.4%

-1.2%

-0.2%

�Yost on rain delay, loss,� reads the Royals.com headline that takes you to Ned�s comprehensive thoughts on the Paris accord news and what it means for the global ecosystem.
27

24

31

24.8

22.1

21.2

.418

.414

3.1%

8.3%

11.4%

-3.4%

-6.7%

The Mets have 13 steals as a team through 55 games, so they�re exactly as fast as they are healthy and well managed.
28

23

35

21.9

20.7

21.9

.377

.373

0.2%

4.1%

4.2%

-1.4%

-5.3%

�Schedule won�t do Giants any favors� reads the self-aware Giants.com headline that acknowledges that as long as there are games left to play, the Giants will keep losing.
29

19

35

20.6

19.3

19.7

.364

.359

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.4%

The Phillies had to put veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit on the disabled list with a sprained knee in what should prove to be a big boost for their bullpen.
30

23

35

19.1

20.3

21.3

.361

.356

0.0%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.2%

0.0%

Dinelson Lamet will need to have a good start today if he wants to avoid getting bumped from the rotation when Trevor Cahill and Jered Weaver come off the DL. God, that was sad to type.