Prospectus Hit List

Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9

Jay has the newest rankings, plus a first-half breakdown of all major league teams.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3

Detroit's still atop the league, but for how long? Is a 3-3 week enough to lift the Royals out of 30th place? How far have the Braves fallen?

Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25

by Jay Jaffe 6/27

Five teams that look like contenders, with only one from the National League. (Hint: it's not the Cubs.) Jay dissects the week that was.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th

by Jay Jaffe 6/20

The Tigers have the top spot, the NL West gets reshuffled, and the Cubs join the hapless Devil Rays and Royals as cellar-dwellers.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 11

by Jay Jaffe 6/13

Jay anoints the Mets in their first week at No. 1 after thrashing the quickly dropping Snakes, while the Reds are the only other "rising" team in an increasingly fractured top 10, all in this week's Prospectus Hit List.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4

by Jay Jaffe 6/06

Jay names the Yankees No. 1 on this week's Hit List, and it shakes out just as well for fans of the Tigers, Snakes, and Dodgers.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of 5/28

by Marc Normandin 5/30

The Tigers still rank #1 in this week's Hit List, and the Royals remain in 30th place yet still manage to trend downward.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21

by Jay Jaffe 5/23

Jay looks at a crazy week of interleague play that included a dominant Tiger squad, the surging Dodgers and Indians, and the discolored wreckage of the long-awaited Teal Deal in this week's Hit List.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14

by Jay Jaffe 5/16

Jay watches the Tigers re-ascend to the top spot while leading the league in ERA, the red-hot Padres feast on below-average competition, and the Yankees deal with a litany of problems.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 7

by Jay Jaffe 5/09

The New York teams sandwich the Tigers at the top of this week's rankings, and Kansas City's got some AL Central company down at the bottom.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 30

by Jay Jaffe 5/02

The Tigers assume the No. 1 spot. Yes, you heard that right.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 23

by Jay Jaffe 4/25

The Yankees and White Sox reclaim the top spots, and the Royals continue to camp out at the base of the List.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2

by Jay Jaffe 10/04

Can it be? Did the number-one team fail to make the playoffs?

Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 25

by Jay Jaffe 9/27

There's a new number one team in town--but will they even make the playoffs?

Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18

by Jay Jaffe 9/20

The Cardinals still top the list, but there's a lot of shuffling underneath, as the Yankees pass the Red Sox while the White Sox and Indians head in opposite directions.

Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 11

by Jay Jaffe 9/13

The AL Central houses the week's biggest movers.