Prospectus Hit List

Prospectus Hit List: Further Adventures in Interleague Mayhem

by Jay Jaffe 6/27

Teams continue to chase the Red Sox and Cubs as we start to see who might be buying, and who might be selling.

Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51

by Jay Jaffe 6/20

Talk of the balance of power shifting over to the NL is just that--talk.

Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise

by Jay Jaffe 6/13

Even down a Soriano and an Ortiz, the offenses of the Cubs and Red Sox are both still putting runs on the board.

Prospectus Hit List: Slinking, Streaking, and Slump-Busting

by Jay Jaffe 6/06

Streaking Cubs, slumpy Snakes, and Washington's first in war, first in peace, and you-know-where this week.

Prospectus Hit List: Look for Lofton

by Jay Jaffe 5/30

Chicago and Boston stay atop the Hit List, and that surprise Florida team has the best record in the AL.

Prospectus Hit List: Central Powers

by Jay Jaffe 5/23

With two of the top five teams, Chicago's on fire, and Mrs. O'Leary's cow has nothing to do with it.

Prospectus Hit List: Strange Times

by Jay Jaffe 5/16

The Rays are in first place, the Yankees in last, and the Cubs occupy the top spot on the Hit List. Which of those three have the best chance of continuing?

Prospectus Hit List: Walking a Fine Line

by Jay Jaffe 5/09

Playing time shuffles in Oakland and LA, more cause for frenzy in Flushing Meadows, and how low can the Pads go?

Prospectus Hit List: Overwhelmingly Neutral, Like Switzerland

by Jay Jaffe 5/02

The Snakes are atop the ladder, while the Tigers and Rockies move in different directions.

Prospectus Hit List: Millstones and Milestones

by Jay Jaffe 4/25

Moves around the league and up and down the list are overshadowed by some historic feats and remarkable defeats

Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back

by Jay Jaffe 4/18

The Mets and Diamondbacks are atop this week's Hit List, powered by the returns of Randy Johnson and... Nelson Figueroa?

Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater

by Jay Jaffe 4/11

It's early in April, which means that some unexpected teams are holding court at the top of the rankings.

Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day

by Jay Jaffe 3/30

With the games getting underway in the States, who's at the head of the class, and who's bringing up the rear?

Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up

by Jay Jaffe 10/07

It's the regular season's final iteration of Hit List greatness--who wound up on top, and who brought up the rear?

Prospectus Hit List: AL Supremacy Edition

by Marc Normandin 9/22

If you've noticed that the first four teams on this week's list are all from the Junior Circuit, that's because it's just so.

Prospectus Hit List: Stretch Mayhem

by Marc Normandin 9/15

Things tighten up at the top as we come down to the final two weeks of regular season play.