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Prospectus Hit List for August 21



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for August 19 Hit List for August 24
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.

I read this Hit List! Twice! I read this Hit List! TWIIIIIIICE!!

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC% Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

73

47

68.7

64.9

65.5

.567

.586

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0.4%

Oh no, our 14.5 game lead is now down to 13.5 games. Whatever will we do?
2

77

43

75.4

69.3

69.1

.606

.586

81.7%

18.3%

100.0%

0.1%

0.1%

What I want to know is doesn’t the low bird get jealous of the high bird?
3

72

47

68.0

66.6

65.6

.572

.552

16.1%

81.8%

97.9%

1.6%

9.1%

The Pirates pitchers yesterday, Morton, Hughes, and Watson, should open their own steak house.
4

67

53

67.1

68.9

68.5

.566

.585

59.0%

35.7%

94.7%

-0.7%

8.4%

Apparently back in 2010, Brian Cashman told Derek Jeter he preferred Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop but Jeter wouldn’t trade him.
5

66

55

74.3

69.8

69.5

.578

.597

36.8%

52.8%

89.7%

1.4%

-4.0%

A lineup that features Tulowitzki, Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnation, and Martin then pivots to Kevin Pillar and Ben Revere. That’s like doing 50 pushups with weight on your back then watching two episodes of Full House.
6

66

56

69.5

70.8

71.2

.569

.588

72.0%

15.0%

87.0%

-1.2%

3.7%

Colby Rasmus went 1-for-3 last night and the rest of the team went 0-for-24.
7

68

51

62.8

64.7

64.1

.545

.526

2.2%

83.9%

86.1%

5.3%

-3.8%

Another win and the Cubs are 68-51, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.
8

67

53

66.5

74.0

72.2

.583

.563

81.1%

3.9%

85.0%

0.4%

-0.5%

“Welcome to Los Angeles, Chase. So, uh… ever pitched out of the bullpen before?”
9

64

56

62.8

62.7

62.8

.526

.506

79.6%

0.6%

80.2%

5.4%

-3.7%

At this point, the Mets could print playoff tickets, waive them in the Nationals faces, and they’d still win the division by eight games.
10

63

58

63.3

61.2

61.7

.515

.535

21.2%

24.4%

45.5%

-4.0%

-9.9%

The Angels have scored just one run in the last two days. Also during that time they’re undefeated.
11

65

56

67.7

67.0

66.3

.550

.530

18.3%

10.3%

28.6%

-7.1%

0.8%

They say a Byrd in hand is better than one in the bush but Brad Hand wasn’t available.
12

62

58

66.2

61.9

61.8

.525

.545

3.0%

24.5%

27.5%

-6.2%

10.4%

Let’s play a game called How far back are the Orioles? I’ll say a half game out of the Wild Card and you spit milk out your nose and fall off your chair. Ready?
13

60

60

62.1

63.6

62.1

.516

.496

20.3%

0.9%

21.2%

-5.9%

-0.8%

Hey Nationals, it’s time to play America’s least favorite gameshow, Oh No We’re All Gonna Get Fired!
14

61

59

57.0

54.9

55.6

.476

.496

6.4%

12.6%

19.0%

-3.6%

8.1%

Prince Fielder is the only guy without a stolen base to hit .300 and qualify for the batting title. Yay I win a bintrillpion dollars!
15

60

61

59.3

63.2

63.6

.508

.528

1.2%

15.6%

16.9%

6.2%

-14.6%

Desmond Jennings is hitting .333/.360/.417 since returning to the lineup from injury. This proves the Rays have figured out how to get maximum production out of their players: injure them.
16

59

61

56.0

58.6

59.2

.485

.505

0.1%

8.8%

8.9%

2.8%

4.6%

The Tigers got Randy Wolf from the Blue Jays which would be awesome if this were 2003.
17

60

61

58.7

51.2

51.5

.458

.477

0.0%

4.5%

4.5%

2.0%

-0.3%

The Twins dropped 15 runs on the Orioles, the most they’ve scored this season. Better late and irrelevant than never!
18

56

64

57.2

66.2

67.2

.514

.534

0.0%

3.5%

3.6%

1.6%

-2.3%

Three more hits for Jason Kipnis who is now up to 5’11".
19

56

65

51.2

55.6

57.2

.455

.475

0.4%

0.9%

1.3%

0.6%

-1.9%

There’s talk of replacing the Mariners' GM, but personally I think they’re going to need to replace some of the players.
20

56

63

52.4

52.1

53.4

.449

.469

0.0%

1.3%

1.3%

0.9%

-2.4%

Sure, the White Sox could have traded Jeff Samardzija, but they spent all this time learning how to spell his name.
21

59

61

63.1

61.4

60.6

.508

.488

0.4%

0.2%

0.6%

0.2%

-1.3%

There’s bullpen by committee, and then there’s bullpen by necessity, then there’s you’re still watching Arizona Diamondbacks games?
22

59

62

55.5

53.6

53.5

.458

.438

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

-0.0%

0.0%

The Padres won’t trade off any of their impending free agents until after the season wait what?
23

55

66

56.1

57.2

56.8

.465

.485

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.2%

Hanley Ramirez since the All Star game: .209/.233/.256, though that’s .209/.233/.256 better than his defense.
24

53

69

61.8

64.1

65.7

.501

.521

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.4%

Every time the A’s get up by one run, I get excited. Wednesday they were up one in the eighth but scored two just to upset me.
25

53

68

50.0

48.7

48.4

.414

.394

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How many times can you joke about A.J. Pierzynski batting clean-up? At least one more I guess.
26

50

71

55.4

57.4

56.8

.454

.434

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Scott McGough made his major league debut, giving up three runs in two thirds of an inning, giving him a lifetime ERA of 40.50. Nowhere to go but down!
27

49

70

49.9

48.7

47.7

.410

.391

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Three hits from Jose Reyes last night who, let’s be honest, probably should’ve been dealt somewhere between home and first base during the second one.
28

47

74

44.3

43.3

43.0

.367

.349

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

To remember Chase Utley, the Phillies put grey streaks in their hair then went out and lost to Miami. They’re still the Phillies.
29

51

68

53.7

57.4

57.4

.461

.441

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How in the heck was Burke Badenhop not a German infielder?
30

52

70

54.0

51.8

52.0

.430

.411

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If you ask me the team’s new GM should be Brad Pitt as Billy Beane. Can you imagine how great the calls to the A’s offices would be around deadline time?