Prospectus Hit List for May 11
Hit List for May 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 20 | 10 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 21.1 | .641 | .622 | 86.2% | 9.6% | 95.8% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Maybe Adrian Gonzalez really is worth Carl Crawford's and Josh Beckett's contracts. Still unsure about Nick Punto though. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 20 | 11 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 21.8 | .567 | .586 | 28.1% | 15.7% | 43.9% | 5.0% | 10.7% |
| Are the Royals the best defensive team in baseball? Tell them they aren't and you'll find they're the most defensive team in baseball! | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 20 | 12 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.1 | .556 | .576 | 32.3% | 23.4% | 55.7% | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| The last time Michael Pineda's 16 strikeouts, no walk performance was equaled, it was 1988 and the home plate umpire was Enrico Palazzo. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 22 | 9 | 20.9 | 19.5 | 18.6 | .593 | .573 | 72.3% | 14.0% | 86.2% | -2.0% | 2.3% |
| Report: Mike Matheny on hot seat due to purchasing one of those heated massage chairs. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 17 | 15 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 18.8 | .544 | .564 | 29.4% | 25.0% | 54.4% | -5.0% | -2.0% |
| The Rays lead baseball in getting caught stealing so if someone makes off with your car, gets two blocks, and is pulled over for driving backward, you know who did it. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 19 | 13 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 19.5 | .544 | .564 | 51.6% | 14.2% | 65.8% | -2.6% | -5.9% |
| Tigers pitchers are second to last in strikeouts, which is odd because I didn't think the Twins model was that attractive. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 20 | 12 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 19.5 | .541 | .561 | 28.1% | 16.3% | 44.4% | -5.1% | -8.6% |
| The Astros are 12-4 on the road but 8-8 at home so maybe invest in some cooking courses. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 17 | 15 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 16.5 | .548 | .528 | 52.3% | 23.1% | 75.4% | 2.2% | 6.5% |
| Bryce Harper failed to hit a homer on Sunday or, shorthand for you haters, he failed. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 15 | 17 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 13.6 | .503 | .523 | 37.9% | 13.7% | 51.6% | 3.7% | 4.9% |
| Two holds in one game is how you get the hold on holds. Nice holding, Angels! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 16 | 16 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 15.3 | .503 | .523 | 11.9% | 16.7% | 28.6% | -5.0% | 8.4% |
| The new turf in Toronto is like Rob Ford minus the drugs, politics, and general idiocy: slow. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 20 | 11 | 18.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | .542 | .522 | 38.6% | 24.0% | 62.6% | 4.0% | 9.7% |
| Bartolo Colon has walked one hitter in 46 innings pitched, which is incredible until you look at the guy and it dawns on you: he really doesn't like to walk. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 13 | 16 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.0 | .498 | .518 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 15.2% | -1.2% | -5.3% |
| Bud Norris didn't let Michael Pineda's good pitching bully him into following the crowd. He did his own thing, man, and it was cool. Also bad. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 12 | 21 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 16.9 | .495 | .515 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 13.7% | -1.8% | -11.0% |
| The A's are 1-10 in one-run games, but I don't know, did anyone actually see the one? | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 14 | 17 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.1 | .490 | .510 | 20.4% | 21.0% | 41.4% | 4.6% | -11.9% |
| The Red Sox were one-for-three with runners in scoring position. So their solution to the problem of hitting with runners in scoring position is to keep runners out of scoring position. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 14 | 17 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.8 | .485 | .505 | 21.7% | 13.3% | 35.0% | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Two thousand strikeouts for Felix Hernandez also gives him 465 more strikeouts than the rest of the Mariners starting rotation. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 15 | 15 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | .518 | .498 | 16.2% | 29.2% | 45.4% | -2.7% | -10.3% |
| The Cubs didn't lose to the Brewers on Mother's Day because they are worse but because, by fluke occurrence, none of them have mothers. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 18 | 14 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 | .476 | .496 | 6.4% | 7.3% | 13.7% | -2.9% | 4.5% |
| Jordan Schafer has a .250 on-base percentage and is 0-for-3 in stolen base attempts so Jordan Not-Schafer then? | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 15 | 17 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.4 | .514 | .494 | 7.9% | 13.3% | 21.2% | -2.3% | -0.9% |
| Two more hits and Dee Gordon is hitting .439. This guy is good! Better clear a spot near Phoenix for his frozen head! | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 15 | 16 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 | .510 | .489 | 8.3% | 17.1% | 25.4% | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| Any Pirates fans out there, if you fall down and someone asks you if you're alright, you give them the thumbs up and say you're Ho Kang. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 11 | 19 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | .466 | .486 | 6.3% | 5.9% | 12.2% | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| Step 1. Suck. Step 2. Wait for the Cubs to be awesome. Cleveland's plan to be the franchise with the loveably long World Series drought is so close to fruition. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 17 | 16 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 15.4 | .505 | .485 | 6.9% | 28.6% | 35.5% | -4.7% | -5.8% |
| The Wil-Myers-as-first-baseman experiment is going great if for no other reason than first base is not in the outfield. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 16 | 16 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 15.6 | .496 | .476 | 6.0% | 24.4% | 30.3% | 4.2% | 1.3% |
| After throwing seven innings with no walks and five strikeouts, Ryan Vogelsong crashed into 72 cars on the way home. 'Had problems with my mechanics,' he said. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 13 | 18 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.7 | .451 | .471 | 5.4% | 5.1% | 10.4% | 2.2% | 5.2% |
| Wandy Rodriguez got the first 15 hitters in a row, giving him 34 consecutive outs in a row and a hidden perfect game which is weird because Wandy Rodriguez is a not-hidden mediocre pitcher. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 14 | 16 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | .478 | .458 | 0.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 2.0% |
| Today's Chicken-or-Egg Quiz: the Diamondbacks have two saves because they're lousy or they're lousy because they have only two saves? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 12 | 16 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.6 | .436 | .456 | 7.6% | 6.4% | 14.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| The White Sox are 1-4 against left-handers so A) turn the rubber 90 degrees and move the mound to first base, or B) move all toilet handles in the ballpark to the right side, or C) something crazy like hitting better. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 15 | 16 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 14.7 | .471 | .451 | 2.1% | 5.6% | 7.8% | -1.3% | 0.2% |
| If the Reds traded Billy Hamilton do you think he'd be on the other team before they put down the phone? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 14 | 17 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | .438 | .419 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | -0.3% | -1.7% |
| Christian Bethancourt reminds me of the old saying, you can't pitch frame your way off the island. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 11 | 21 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 11.2 | .421 | .401 | 1.1% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| How bad are things in Milwaukee? The May issue of Brewers Monthly features an expose on Bernie Brewer, who took selfies dressed in a Cardinals uniform. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 11 | 17 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | .416 | .397 | 0.3% | 1.8% | 2.1% | -0.9% | -2.5% |
| Does anyone say 'Rockies gonna rock?' If not that might be a thing to say to distract from the actual baseball being played. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 11 | 21 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | .368 | .349 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| The Phillies started three hitters Sunday with batting averages below .200. So this is why they have Grady Sizemore on the roster! | |||||||||||||
Just a list of hits. Ranking the hits.