Prospectus Hit List for June 26
Hit List for June 24
Hit List for June 29
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 |  | 48 | 24 | 46.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 | .577 | .557 | 81.6% | 16.5% | 98.1% | 0.6% | 4.1% |
| [Lance Lynn pops in a baseball video game, sets the game length to six innings, and wins the Cy Young every damn time] | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 39 | 35 | 44.8 | 41.2 | 41.3 | .533 | .553 | 22.7% | 24.3% | 47.1% | -0.8% | 2.4% |
| Prior to this week, the only Marco Estrada-Dave Stieb comparisons were "you don't want either in your rotation next year." | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 41 | 33 | 43.9 | 47.5 | 46.4 | .596 | .576 | 75.8% | 13.4% | 89.2% | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| Did you know that 78 percent of all red hair in the major leagues is located on Justin Turner? It's probably true. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 43 | 32 | 43.1 | 45.1 | 45.3 | .533 | .553 | 52.1% | 17.3% | 69.3% | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| Sorry, Dallas Keuchel, but it's not an impressive beard when it literally looks like a strap-on beard. Unless it really is a strap-on beard. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 34 | 41 | 42.5 | 43.7 | 43.7 | .524 | .544 | 4.7% | 6.5% | 11.2% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| The A's went 12-for-29 with runners in scoring position in a sweep over the Rangers, which means the A's fans can't gripe about RISP average for at least a month—potentially reduced for good behavior. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 40 | 32 | 41.0 | 40.7 | 38.9 | .538 | .518 | 6.5% | 50.4% | 56.9% | -3.4% | -17.9% |
| Strange but true stat: Chris Volstad has one (1) major league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, which is an MLB record. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 38 | 34 | 40.4 | 38.7 | 39.2 | .507 | .527 | 12.4% | 18.0% | 30.4% | 5.3% | 9.9% |
| Who do we bribe to get Delmon Young a Gold Glove for right field? What's the next project after those hackers vote in all the Royals? | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 41 | 28 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 39.5 | .516 | .536 | 58.1% | 11.9% | 70.0% | 1.6% | 5.3% |
| Wade Davis has only allowed one run in 31 innings this season, and he feels mighty terrible about it, as he should. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 40 | 33 | 39.5 | 40.9 | 39.3 | .553 | .533 | 81.8% | 3.7% | 85.5% | 1.0% | 22.3% |
| No Harper and no Rendon in the lineup, and the team still scores 7 runs. They also have your favorite toy that you lost when you were 10. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 40 | 34 | 39.4 | 40.8 | 39.9 | .535 | .515 | 20.4% | 31.8% | 52.2% | 4.0% | 12.7% |
| Now [12] days without a Casey McGehee GIDP! Wow, I didn't realize this board went up to double digits. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 41 | 33 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 39.2 | .525 | .544 | 36.5% | 27.6% | 64.1% | 0.4% | 4.4% |
| Central Florida is basically two seasons: Hurricane season and The Rays Are Getting No-Hit Through Seven season. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 39 | 34 | 38.7 | 40.9 | 41.6 | .525 | .545 | 25.9% | 26.0% | 51.9% | -2.7% | -2.5% |
| When everything's said and done, I think Yankees will ultimately warm to Alex Rodriguez and his accomplishments, and retire his number: the asterisk. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 39 | 32 | 37.6 | 39.7 | 40.3 | .545 | .525 | 11.7% | 60.0% | 71.8% | -3.1% | 6.5% |
| if Kris Bryant has flu-like symptoms, Kris Bryant's flu ought to marry the symptoms. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 39 | 33 | 37.0 | 31.1 | 30.9 | .457 | .477 | 8.6% | 8.0% | 16.6% | -0.4% | 0.3% |
| He's only walked nine batters in almost 100 innings this season, but Phil Hughes has walked Josh Reddick twice in three plate appearances. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 37 | 36 | 36.9 | 33.5 | 34.3 | .488 | .508 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 19.0% | -1.4% | -14.1% |
| Free idea: a Seinfeld reboot where Prince Fielder is Kramer and Jerry's door is a base. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 37 | 36 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 38.4 | .512 | .532 | 24.2% | 13.9% | 38.1% | -3.4% | -4.5% |
| In his first inning back from Tommy John surgery, Bruce Rondon struck out a batter on a 101 mph fastball. Talk about making up for lost time! | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 37 | 36 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 36.9 | .526 | .546 | 29.3% | 17.3% | 46.7% | -1.0% | 1.0% |
| They've hit 74 homers and given up 74 homers, giving them an expected Dingerean win-loss record of .500. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 35 | 37 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 34.8 | .479 | .459 | 1.9% | 4.6% | 6.5% | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| When one game under .500, the Diamondbacks have lost their last 11 games trying to pull to an even record. (hat tip to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert, who has not considered the fact that a .500 record is simply a desert mirage.) | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 37 | 37 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 32.6 | .492 | .472 | 14.7% | 7.7% | 22.4% | 3.0% | -21.7% |
| Weren't the Mets already using a six-man rotation? Oh, never mind, Bartolo Colon was required to pay for two seats in the rotation. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 34 | 37 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 35.7 | .482 | .462 | 0.1% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| Todd Frazier is on pace for 55 home runs. That's gonna be a heck of a trivia question in 10 years. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 35 | 38 | 34.0 | 32.5 | 31.6 | .439 | .419 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.6% | -1.4% | 0.4% |
| Is it time to flip Cameron Maybin for prospects yet? Probably not, even the mere thought of flipping Cameron Maybin could land him back on the disabled list. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 35 | 40 | 33.6 | 29.8 | 30.9 | .473 | .453 | 1.7% | 4.8% | 6.5% | -1.7% | -3.8% |
| James Shields was rocked for seven runs in four innings, but he didn't allow any home runs. Lead by example, that's what I always say. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 30 | 44 | 33.6 | 35.9 | 36.0 | .476 | .457 | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| Giancarlo Stanton may have over 40 percent of the team's homeruns, but J.T. Realmuto has 25 percent of the team's triples, and he's a catcher (allegedly). | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 33 | 38 | 32.7 | 36.7 | 36.9 | .495 | .515 | 7.5% | 6.4% | 13.9% | -1.0% | -8.9% |
| Giovanny Urshela and Francisco Lindor: the left side of the Indians infield, or two of the three Tenors? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 32 | 40 | 32.3 | 31.0 | 30.3 | .447 | .428 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Holy Vinny Castilla, Nolan Arenado is already the fifth Rockies' third baseman to hit 20 homers in a season. Garrett Atkins, eat your heart out! | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 32 | 42 | 32.3 | 35.4 | 36.0 | .504 | .524 | 2.5% | 5.2% | 7.7% | -2.8% | -1.8% |
| Let he who is without sin in the Red Sox rotation throw the first strike. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 33 | 40 | 30.6 | 32.6 | 34.8 | .493 | .513 | 4.6% | 6.4% | 11.0% | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| They're still on pace to reach the 2001 Mariners record, provided that pace is 83-6. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 27 | 47 | 27.8 | 26.0 | 26.9 | .427 | .408 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Turns out, Hernan Perez just needed a change of scenery. That or he just loves looking at slides—and honestly, who doesn't. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 32 | 40 | 27.2 | 26.2 | 26.7 | .446 | .466 | 1.6% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Th- th- th- th- they say the heart of White Sox is Adam Eaton / and from what I've seen I believe 'em / Now the south side may be barely leadin' / but the heart of White Sox is, heart of White Sox is Adam Eaton. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 26 | 48 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 23.6 | .370 | .352 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| Whenever I hear the wind blow, it will whisper the name "Papelbon." | |||||||||||||
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