Prospectus Hit List for May 10
Hit List for May 9
Hit List for May 13
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 |
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1 | 13 | 20 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 15.0 | .491 | .471 | 18.6% | 14.6% | 33.2% | 0.6% | -25.3% | |
I am assuming Zack Greinke is making his minor league rehab start using a hobo collarbone. | |||||||||||||
2 | 16 | 20 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.6 | .445 | .425 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 6.3% | -6.7% | -12.8% | |
So far Delmon Young in fight field hasn't caused any revolts, but just to be sure, keep an eye on Eastern Europe. | |||||||||||||
3 | 21 | 14 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.3 | .559 | .578 | 31.8% | 32.4% | 64.2% | -1.6% | -10.6% | |
They moved Joel Hanrahan from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. I like to imagine this as them saying, "here, walk into this bigger hospital." | |||||||||||||
4 | 12 | 22 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 14.5 | .475 | .495 | 6.8% | 12.1% | 19.0% | 2.1% | -10.6% | |
Perhaps this is the start of that inevitable 25-game winning streak! If not, they can always protest. | |||||||||||||
5 | 18 | 18 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.8 | .507 | .527 | 13.0% | 14.7% | 27.7% | -4.0% | -9.4% | |
Yet another tough break as Adam Rosales' ninth inning walk yesterday was not ruled a 7-run homer. | |||||||||||||
6 | 15 | 17 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.8 | .474 | .454 | 3.4% | 5.5% | 8.8% | -0.3% | -7.3% | |
Jean Segura is a baseball player having a great start to the season, and not a clothing store as previously thought. | |||||||||||||
7 | 20 | 15 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.2 | .513 | .493 | 26.8% | 16.1% | 42.9% | -6.4% | -6.1% | |
Kayakers used to love padding up to watch games at AT&T Park until they built those outfield seats, legend has it. | |||||||||||||
8 | 18 | 16 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.9 | .502 | .482 | 11.7% | 16.2% | 27.9% | -3.0% | -5.3% | |
What's weirder: that Jason Grilli leads the NL in saves, that Mark Melancon leads the league in holds, or that they still keep track of holds? | |||||||||||||
9 | 14 | 18 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.9 | .453 | .473 | 1.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | -0.5% | -3.1% | |
It's almost Mother's Day, so hopefully you got her some Tyler Flowers. | |||||||||||||
10 | 13 | 21 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | .472 | .452 | 1.8% | 3.8% | 5.6% | -0.1% | -3.1% | |
Jeff Samardzija leads the majors with six wild pitches, which makes sense because he has long hair and consonants just flying every which way. | |||||||||||||
11 | 16 | 18 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 18.2 | .519 | .539 | 10.0% | 16.7% | 26.7% | 1.6% | -3.0% | |
Congratulations to the Rays, the first winners of the season on a walkoff walk. Pretty good shrimp fishin' in the bay area. | |||||||||||||
12 | 13 | 23 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 13.4 | .434 | .453 | 0.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | -1.7% | -1.9% | |
They say up there that baseball is a game of centimeters. Or a game of centimetres. Or a game of poutines. Or a game of curling. | |||||||||||||
13 | 20 | 13 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | .551 | .570 | 49.1% | 24.3% | 73.4% | 1.4% | -1.8% | |
Is it me or does this team get five times more intriguing when they don't have a designated hitter? | |||||||||||||
14 | 10 | 25 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | .362 | .344 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% | |
Executives got nervous when no fans showed up to the ballpark until they realized it was an off day. Not until what they thought was the fourth inning, though. | |||||||||||||
15 | 10 | 25 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.7 | .341 | .359 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
This roster is so young, they've had complaints of prospects kickflipping off Tal's Hill. | |||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 15 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 16.5 | .460 | .479 | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | |
Oswaldo Arcia was a single and a double short of the cycle, which is like being a barf bag short of an airplane. | |||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 19 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 | .462 | .482 | 3.2% | 5.2% | 8.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | |
They're last in the majors with just 10 stolen bases, none of which belong to Raul Ibaņez. Yet. | |||||||||||||
18 | 14 | 17 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.2 | .481 | .461 | 5.1% | 8.6% | 13.7% | 1.9% | 0.5% | |
Brandon Lyon entered yesterday's game with a one-run lead, the bases loaded, and nobody out in the sixth inning. He gave up a sacrifice fly and was credited with a blown save. What a bum. | |||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 13 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 22.1 | .620 | .638 | 75.4% | 13.6% | 89.1% | -1.8% | 1.7% | |
They're 0-5 in LA and DC, formally cementing themselves as a wholesome midwestern team. | |||||||||||||
20 | 16 | 18 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 | .458 | .438 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6.4% | -0.5% | 2.2% | |
Your team leader in wins: Jason Marquis. ...Congratulations? | |||||||||||||
21 | 18 | 13 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | .514 | .534 | 7.1% | 21.2% | 28.3% | 4.2% | 2.9% | |
Eric Hosmer finally has caught up to Chris Getz on the season home run total (1). | |||||||||||||
22 | 19 | 16 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.1 | .555 | .535 | 43.0% | 25.3% | 68.3% | -1.2% | 3.6% | |
Off days are chili eating contest days! Jonathan Broxton KNEW he signed here for a reason. | |||||||||||||
23 | 19 | 15 | 19.7 | 22.2 | 21.9 | .536 | .517 | 13.2% | 11.3% | 24.5% | -0.5% | 7.1% | |
Good news: they only allowed six runs in a three-game series to the Yankees! The bad news: they lost the series. | |||||||||||||
24 | 19 | 15 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.4 | .515 | .495 | 37.0% | 24.5% | 61.5% | 3.8% | 8.0% | |
Denard Span has more total bases against the Tigers than any team, and should start openly campaigning for more | |||||||||||||
25 | 21 | 14 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.9 | .517 | .537 | 8.5% | 17.4% | 25.9% | -3.5% | 8.4% | |
That's now 16 times, mostly Nolan Reimold, they've batted their designated hitter ninth. It's kind of like a nicotine patch for the National League. | |||||||||||||
26 | 21 | 13 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 20.6 | .584 | .603 | 76.9% | 7.1% | 84.1% | -0.1% | 9.3% | |
They haven't blown a save opportunity yet in 10 tries, the only team remaining to be perfect in such situations. | |||||||||||||
27 | 20 | 15 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 19.8 | .548 | .528 | 38.4% | 20.9% | 59.3% | 4.7% | 11.2% | |
Gerardo Parra had two hits and two outfield assists last night. He loves two of everything, just like that one Bible guy ... Jesus. | |||||||||||||
28 | 21 | 13 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | .575 | .556 | 55.2% | 22.1% | 77.3% | 5.9% | 13.1% | |
Laird, McCann or Gattis? They'll just play all three behind home plate at the same time. NO WILD PITCHES, EVER. | |||||||||||||
29 | 21 | 12 | 21.1 | 17.8 | 17.5 | .549 | .529 | 40.1% | 24.1% | 64.2% | 1.7% | 14.4% | |
Off days are the perfect time for Cardinals pitchers to work on their beards, which mostly involves sleeping until noon. | |||||||||||||
30 | 18 | 14 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 19.5 | .553 | .573 | 15.8% | 26.7% | 42.5% | 4.0% | 17.4% | |
They have six wins by seven runs or more. All of last year they had four. |
A Hit List so good that not even a major-league umpire could screw it up