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Prospectus Hit List for September 14
Hit List for September 11
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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 |  | 90 | 56 | 96.3 | 100.7 | 98.6 | .660 | .665 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| No matter how you feel about the 21- or 22-win total controversy, it�s clear that this is the best winning streak in the Statcast Era. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 94 | 52 | 91.5 | 95.5 | 94.6 | .643 | .639 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It�s gonna be hysterical when the Dodgers make it farther in the playoffs than the Indians do. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 79 | 66 | 88.1 | 92.9 | 92.4 | .608 | .612 | 23.6% | 75.9% | 99.6% | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| The only time Jaime Garcia should be allowed to argue about his usage is if Joe Girardi asks him to start in the playoffs. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 87 | 58 | 85.7 | 89.4 | 88.9 | .605 | .610 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lance McCullers was scratched from his last start with arm fatigue, or as Dusty Baker and Terry Collins would call it, phantom pain syndrome. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 88 | 57 | 86.9 | 88.5 | 86.2 | .603 | .598 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| This weekend�s Dodgers-Nationals matchup should be a fun preview between the two teams most likely to lose the World Series. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 84 | 62 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 87.3 | .592 | .588 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Congrats to Paul Goldschmidt on his 1,000th career hit and his 2,000th time being referred to as �underrated.� | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 82 | 63 | 82.9 | 79.6 | 80.6 | .560 | .565 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 99.9% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| Looks like David Price will get yet another chance to kill Boston in the playoffs as a reliever. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 79 | 66 | 81.3 | 85.0 | 83.1 | .566 | .561 | 70.5% | 4.2% | 74.7% | 8.9% | -17.5% |
| The year is 3052. Koji Uehara is coming off the DL just in time to pitch in the playoffs. He throws 45 mph. He has a 2.46 ERA. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 76 | 69 | 80.5 | 81.1 | 80.5 | .549 | .544 | 14.9% | 4.7% | 19.6% | -10.6% | -21.2% |
| If you lose a series to the Reds you should automatically be disqualified from the playoffs. That might actually be the case anyway if the Cards lose today. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 80 | 66 | 77.5 | 74.5 | 74.2 | .524 | .519 | 0.0% | 86.3% | 86.3% | -3.3% | 35.6% |
| I know that scheduling must be a difficult job, but it still seems unacceptable that the Rockies have played 42% of their games against the D-Backs this year. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 72 | 75 | 71.8 | 78.5 | 79.7 | .513 | .518 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | -2.3% | -4.2% |
| If history has taught us anything, Dan Johnson will hit a homer in a big spot against the Red Sox this weekend. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 76 | 69 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 72.7 | .509 | .514 | 0.0% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 4.5% | 27.1% |
| I�m sure that relying on Matt Belisle as a closer will in no way come to haunt the Twins during the postseason. Nothing to see there, no siree. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 72 | 73 | 74.9 | 71.7 | 72.2 | .501 | .506 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | -5.3% | -9.8% |
| It�s too bad the Rangers aren�t going to make the playoffs, because they have so, so many injured candidates for the next Kirk Gibson moment. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 74 | 71 | 73.7 | 69.7 | 71.1 | .497 | .502 | 0.0% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| J.C. Ramirez is getting the exact same treatment for his arm as Garrett Richards got? What could go wrong?! | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 77 | 69 | 75.7 | 71.9 | 71.4 | .507 | .502 | 14.6% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| By unleashing a 104 mph throw from center field, Brett Phillips proved that he�s probably Milwaukee�s third-best starter. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 73 | 73 | 72.1 | 71.3 | 71.8 | .493 | .498 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Somehow, some way, the Mariners will finish this season with an exactly .500 record. It just has to happen. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 72 | 74 | 68.9 | 65.8 | 67.7 | .470 | .475 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| Chance Sisco is quite possibly the best baseball name since Terrmel Sledge, or at least since Lastings Milledge. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 68 | 77 | 67.9 | 68.4 | 68.1 | .470 | .465 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| �Bullpen troubles cost Marlins in 15-innings loss� reads the Marlins.com headline that�s either tough on their relievers or doesn�t give enough credit to their starter who went 14 innings. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 72 | 73 | 65.1 | 62.5 | 64.2 | .455 | .460 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | -2.8% | -4.4% |
| This has been the most precipitous decline for a group of Royals since the Romanovs. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 64 | 81 | 62.9 | 67.7 | 68.7 | .454 | .459 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Congrats to the A�s on finally maybe getting approval for a ballpark that could theoretically open perhaps sometime in 2023! Progress! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 68 | 78 | 63.8 | 64.2 | 66.1 | .449 | .454 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| �Warmoth leads Canadians to title� reads the BlueJays.com headline that is way, way better without context. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 66 | 78 | 65.5 | 64.7 | 63.9 | .452 | .447 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Luiz Gohara is the spiritual successor to Bartolo Colon�s body, and he is beautiful. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 68 | 79 | 65.7 | 63.8 | 64.2 | .445 | .440 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| �Cervelli holding out hope for return this season� reads the Pirates.com headline that, I mean, why? | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 63 | 83 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 63.9 | .435 | .430 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Despite some pretty stiff competition, �2017 Reds pitch shutout� is still the strangest thing I�ve read this year. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 60 | 85 | 61.4 | 61.8 | 62.6 | .424 | .429 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It seems like every Tigers infielder is on paternity leave these days. Given the state of the Tigers� farm system, that�s probably a good thing ... | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 63 | 82 | 63.3 | 61.3 | 61.8 | .430 | .425 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| This time it�s Harvey getting its ass kicked. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 58 | 87 | 61.8 | 59.2 | 61.2 | .414 | .419 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| James is the least effective Shields since the Maginot Line. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 56 | 89 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 60.5 | .411 | .406 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The whole internet loves Rhys Hoskins, a lovely rookie who hits homers! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform ... | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 65 | 81 | 56.0 | 57.6 | 59.3 | .407 | .403 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| What is there to say about the Padres that hasn�t already been said about unbuttered wheat toast, room-temperature tap water or beige sedans? | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 57 | 91 | 58.6 | 54.5 | 55.5 | .381 | .376 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| �Shark looks to thwart D-Backs� reads the Giants.com headline that also doubles as the plot of Sharknado 5: Snakebitten. | |||||||||||||
There is so much of Luiz Gohara to love.