Prospectus Hit List

Prospectus Hit List: NL: Rising to the Top in Cream City

The Braves gain ground on the back of great pitching, the Brewers surge, and the Astros can't do anything right.

Prospectus Hit List: NL: June Swoons

Pujols on the shelf, turmoil in LA, and the Brewers get rocked.

Prospectus Hit List: AL: Sox Hanging On

Red Sox lose three to injury, Verlander and Shields add to their Cy Young resumes, and the A's witness the return of Cahill and the emergence of Jemile Weeks.

Prospectus Hit List: NL: Stellar Pitching

by Tommy Bennett 6/14

The Phillies and Braves stellar pitching, all tied up in the Central, and [sarcasm] maybe the Astros would be more competitive in the AL.

Prospectus Hit List: AL: Tense Times

by Jay Jaffe 6/13

The increasingly heated Yankee/Red Sox rivalry, the Tigers tied for first, and an Adam Dunn sighting.

Prospectus Hit List: NL: Something Brewin’

by Jay Jaffe 6/07

Jay welcomes Albert Pujols to 2011, the Brewers surge, and the Nats boast a surprising power-hitting duo.

Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Colon Train Chugs Along

by Tommy Bennett 6/06

The Yankees reclaim the top spot on the heels of two Bartolo Colon starts and the Indians lose ground to the Tigers in the Central.

Prospectus Hit List: NL: The Valdez Non-Disaster

by Jay Jaffe 5/31

The Phillies retake the top spot in the NL Hit List and welcome back Chase Utley at the same time, while the Cardinals and Braves battle to overcome the struggles of their erstwhile stars.

Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Cream Rises

by Tommy Bennett 5/30

The Red Sox ride strong pitching to complete their climb to the top of the AL Hit List, with the Yankees close behind despite the struggles of Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada.

Prospectus Hit List: St. Louis Supreme

by Tommy Bennett 5/24

The Cards get shuffled to the top of the NL rankings, but Philadelphia, Atlanta, and San Francisco aren't far off the pace.

Prospectus Hit List: The Tighten Up

by Jay Jaffe 5/23

The Indians are still number one in the AL rankings, but the East's Big Three are hot on their tail.

Prospectus Hit List: Braving the Storm

by Jay Jaffe 5/18

The Braves are kickin' it old-school, the Mets lose arms and possibly some sanity, and Drayton McClane won't suffer the bottom of the Hit List much longer

Prospectus Hit List: Indian Spring

by Tommy Bennett 5/16

May showers bring Hit List power for Cleveland, as the Sox-swept Yankees sink slowly in the East.

Prospectus Hit List: Beasts of the East

by Tommy Bennett 5/10

The Phillies await reinforcements just as they hit the toughest part of their schedule, while the Braves' mound corps carries them past the Marlins for the number-two spot in the NL rankings.

Prospectus Hit List: The Hitless Parade

by Jay Jaffe 5/09

Francisco Liriano and Justin Verlander's no-hitters highlight a week of cold bats across the AL.

Prospectus Hit List: Where Were You

by Jay Jaffe 5/03

The Phillies top the Hit List while their fans give us a 2011 memory worth remembering on Sunday night.