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Prospectus Hit List for July 27
Hit List for July 24
Hit List for July 31
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 |  | 71 | 31 | 70.0 | 72.2 | 71.7 | .698 | .694 | 99.8% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| That�s weird, the Dodgers don�t usually break Clayton Kershaw�s back until October. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 67 | 34 | 66.7 | 69.4 | 68.1 | .671 | .676 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Th 67-win Astros are about to get Dallas Keuchel back. It�s about time this team caught a break. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 53 | 46 | 60.3 | 64.2 | 63.1 | .608 | .612 | 47.6% | 34.5% | 82.1% | 1.6% | 15.9% |
| Is �The Toddfather� a good nickname? No. Is it still better than �Down goes Frazier� puns? Yes, yes it is. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 54 | 45 | 59.4 | 63.3 | 61.5 | .601 | .606 | 88.1% | 7.2% | 95.3% | 0.2% | 6.5% |
| Is hitting a walk-off grand slam when a single RBI would�ve sufficed breaking an unwritten rule? My column: | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 60 | 39 | 59.7 | 62.1 | 60.0 | .610 | .606 | 99.5% | 0.2% | 99.7% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| Turns out Adam Eaton isn�t even having the worst year among veterans from Arizona in Washington. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 58 | 43 | 62.4 | 61.0 | 60.1 | .598 | .593 | 0.2% | 90.0% | 90.2% | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Turns out getting J.D. Martinez for free was actually good? Who knew! | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 56 | 47 | 58.2 | 55.1 | 53.9 | .542 | .547 | 40.0% | 36.7% | 76.8% | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| If at first you don�t succeed, try try again to fill your third base vacancy with an error-prone third baseman from San Francisco. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 53 | 47 | 53.2 | 56.8 | 56.6 | .549 | .544 | 65.2% | 9.1% | 74.3% | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Must�ve been a pretty emotional homecoming for Jose Quintana this week. He�s been gone for so long and traveled so far ... | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 53 | 49 | 52.3 | 55.7 | 54.9 | .529 | .534 | 11.7% | 34.2% | 45.8% | 6.1% | -13.1% |
| Kevin Kiermaier is starting rehab and Steven Souza Jr. didn�t hit the DL. This is the best week for Rays outfielders� hips in quite some time. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 50 | 51 | 53.9 | 55.1 | 56.0 | .532 | .527 | 13.0% | 9.7% | 22.6% | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| Harrison Bader scoring the walk-off run in his first game. A sweep of the Rockies. Just 3.5 games out of first in the NL Central. Brace yourselves: Cardinals Devil Magic is coming. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 58 | 45 | 55.9 | 51.9 | 51.4 | .527 | .522 | 0.0% | 72.8% | 72.8% | -5.5% | -8.8% |
| From the worst team to the worst ballpark to pitch in. Have yourself a year, Pat Neshek. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 54 | 49 | 55.4 | 52.1 | 51.1 | .516 | .511 | 17.4% | 9.9% | 27.3% | -2.2% | -3.7% |
| Congrats to Brewers fans, who�s sat through a long, painful rebuild and now get to see their team make exciting deadline moves like trading for Anthony Swarzak. Inspiring. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 53 | 47 | 49.7 | 48.1 | 49.0 | .499 | .504 | 10.4% | 31.4% | 41.8% | 6.9% | 29.9% |
| Props to the Royals on their inventive �never lose again� strategy. It seems to be working pretty well for them. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 51 | 52 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 50.9 | .492 | .497 | 0.0% | 19.9% | 19.9% | -5.6% | -7.4% |
| Nice to see Doug Fister help the Mariners win again after all these years. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 49 | 52 | 50.6 | 46.7 | 47.0 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 15.8% | 15.8% | -5.9% | 1.1% |
| Let�s reserve some room on that rocket into the sun for Gary Davis. Honestly, it�s still not punishment for ejecting Adrian Beltre. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 49 | 53 | 48.0 | 46.4 | 48.3 | .470 | .475 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% | -1.8% | -0.9% |
| Mets fans and Mariners fans like to complain about pitching injuries, but if the Angels had fans they�d have equal reason to whine and moan this season. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 45 | 55 | 46.4 | 47.7 | 46.9 | .465 | .470 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | -1.2% | -2.6% |
| It�s silly to get mad at Bruce Rondon for hit-by-pitches. We all know that if he was targeting a specific batter he�d miss. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 46 | 53 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 47.5 | .472 | .467 | 0.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Who among us has not inquired about Giancarlo Stanton? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 50 | 52 | 48.1 | 47.0 | 47.1 | .471 | .466 | 4.4% | 3.0% | 7.4% | -1.8% | -2.0% |
| Do you really have the best outfield in baseball if cosmic forces refuse to allow you to play all three of your best outfielders at the same time? | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 44 | 57 | 42.2 | 46.0 | 47.9 | .446 | .451 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| The good news for the A�s? If they do trade Sonny Gray, Angel Pagan is available to slot into their Ironically Named Player vacancy. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 47 | 52 | 45.5 | 43.2 | 43.3 | .452 | .447 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | -1.1% | 0.1% |
| It�s cute how Mets fans both hate Jay Bruce and are furious that no one else is showing interest in Jay Bruce. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 49 | 51 | 42.9 | 41.9 | 42.8 | .441 | .446 | 1.3% | 7.8% | 9.1% | -2.6% | -14.3% |
| You�d think the Twins of all people would be better at double switches ... | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 48 | 52 | 45.3 | 43.6 | 43.3 | .451 | .446 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | -0.7% | 0.1% |
| Unfortunately, it looks like the hair was really the only part of Dansby Swanson�s game that was MLB-ready. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 47 | 54 | 41.8 | 43.7 | 44.7 | .438 | .443 | 0.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| Nothing makes you reconsider selling at the deadline quite like a series against the A�s! | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 48 | 53 | 43.4 | 39.9 | 42.0 | .429 | .434 | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| A dominant, nine-strikeout outing against a division foe? Sure, makes sense, Ubaldo Jimenez. He�s a human craps table. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 39 | 59 | 42.9 | 41.1 | 41.7 | .420 | .425 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| Tough break for the White Sox, what with Avisail Garcia headed to the DL. Looks pretty unlikely they�ll make the playoffs now. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 41 | 60 | 41.9 | 42.6 | 44.1 | .420 | .415 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| Maybe offense being up around the league has less to do with juiced balls than it does the Reds pitching staff. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 44 | 57 | 36.9 | 40.1 | 41.3 | .402 | .397 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It was nice of the Padres to supply the Royals with a bullpen for free. I�m sure every arm they traded is very, extremely healthy. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 35 | 64 | 40.9 | 40.8 | 41.8 | .400 | .396 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The good news? Top prospect J.P. Crawford hit an inside-the-park grand slam in Triple-A. The bad news? That�s the first notable thing he�s done with a bat in like 18 months. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 40 | 63 | 39.9 | 37.2 | 37.6 | .376 | .371 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Sure, the prospects were nice, but the real reason the Giants traded Eduardo Nunez was to open up playing time for Conor Gillaspie. We are getting close to October, after all. | |||||||||||||
In which Jose Quintana is welcomed back to a place he never really left.