Prospectus Hit List for September 30
Hit List for September 29
Hit List for October 2
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 | 60 | 97 | 58.9 | 54.2 | 54.1 | .362 | .343 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Adam Loewen earned his first pitcher win since 2007 and got his first base hit since 2011, all in the same game. The same Phillies game! | |||||||||||||
2 | 63 | 94 | 57.1 | 57.6 | 57.7 | .375 | .356 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
A.J. Pierzynski had his first multi-homer game since 2012, when everybody liked him considerably more. | |||||||||||||
3 | 66 | 91 | 67.5 | 63.1 | 61.5 | .411 | .392 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Boone Logan is paid more money than Bryce Harper. Baseball is a meritocracy. | |||||||||||||
4 | 63 | 94 | 67.7 | 69.8 | 70.6 | .432 | .412 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
There have now been over 24 hours of rain delays in Cincinnati. Sometimes the baseball gods are subtle; other times they are entirely freaking blunt. | |||||||||||||
5 | 67 | 90 | 70.3 | 66.4 | 67.4 | .432 | .412 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
An interesting stat is that the Brewers are last in the league in interesting stats. | |||||||||||||
6 | 73 | 84 | 71.0 | 69.2 | 68.3 | .448 | .428 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Now the Padres have also started batting the pitcher ninth. This is just like when your aunt started using "fleek" on Facebook. | |||||||||||||
7 | 69 | 88 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 71.4 | .453 | .433 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
The Marlins made absolutely no defensive replacements last night. Does Dan Jennings even know what September baseball is all about? | |||||||||||||
8 | 74 | 83 | 70.6 | 68.4 | 70.1 | .451 | .471 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Jose Abreu is doing fine batting second, but one has to pause and consider dropping him in the lineup to add some protection for Trayce Thompson. | |||||||||||||
9 | 73 | 84 | 67.0 | 71.5 | 72.7 | .453 | .472 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Last night Daniel Norris threw 54 pitches in the first inning. The start before that, he threw 63 pitches in five perfect innings. | |||||||||||||
10 | 76 | 81 | 80.7 | 79.0 | 78.9 | .501 | .481 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
How much longer until we see "M. Reynolds" pitching in the box score and not think "cool, a position pitcher!" Probably the same day all Matts stopp getting called Mark. | |||||||||||||
11 | 65 | 93 | 74.9 | 75.9 | 77.9 | .465 | .485 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
If the story about hiring the first female MLB coach isn't turned into a book called "Moneybelle" then we're not doing this correctly. | |||||||||||||
12 | 75 | 83 | 71.9 | 75.8 | 76.9 | .474 | .494 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.3% | |
Congratulations, Seattle! Now that Toronto's in the playoffs, you have the longest postseason drought. | |||||||||||||
13 | 81 | 75 | 78.8 | 70.4 | 70.5 | .482 | .502 | 0.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.9% | -1.0% | |
Torii Hunter is now in the MVP candidate conversation, because you should always respect your elders while in discussion. | |||||||||||||
14 | 76 | 80 | 79.2 | 73.5 | 75.0 | .487 | .507 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% | |
With the Orioles out of postseason contention, they will therefore sell no playoff tickets, but they did that once in the regular season already, so no big deal. | |||||||||||||
15 | 83 | 74 | 77.8 | 74.0 | 75.4 | .494 | .514 | 14.5% | 38.5% | 53.0% | 19.0% | 43.5% | |
Some teams are entering the offseason with a few question marks. The Angels are entering the offseason with Mat Latos. | |||||||||||||
16 | 77 | 80 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 79.9 | .502 | .522 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
I guess we'll have to accept a 51-year-old David Ortiz breaking Barry Bonds' home run record, followed by a 13-minute trot around the bases at full speed. | |||||||||||||
17 | 80 | 77 | 85.5 | 89.7 | 86.1 | .543 | .524 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.5% | |
Just like we all predicted back in April, Jonathan Papelbon will not be on the Nationals postseason roster. | |||||||||||||
18 | 82 | 75 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 86.2 | .544 | .524 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.7% | -0.9% | |
The Giants' division hopes remain barely alive once they realized you can still divide this current year by two, you just get a remainder. | |||||||||||||
19 | 85 | 72 | 79.2 | 76.7 | 77.1 | .506 | .526 | 84.4% | 11.0% | 95.4% | 4.6% | 1.3% | |
I know superfoods are all the rage, but making one your setup man? Never mind, that's Keone KELA. | |||||||||||||
20 | 76 | 81 | 77.5 | 83.1 | 83.7 | .510 | .530 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Brad Boxberger has been a very effective closer. Few teams have been able to beat Boxberger, although many have tried. buh-chh / buh-buh-chh / buh-chh / buh-buh-chh / wicka wicka wicka | |||||||||||||
21 | 89 | 68 | 87.2 | 88.8 | 86.1 | .559 | .539 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | |
Life is about compromise, and it sounds like they're totally accepting another year of Terry Collins no matter the price. | |||||||||||||
22 | 92 | 65 | 85.7 | 92.2 | 91.4 | .575 | .556 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Anthony Rizzo has 30 home runs and 30 HBP, yet for some reason calling him "belted and welted" just hasn't caught on. | |||||||||||||
23 | 77 | 78 | 79.6 | 88.7 | 89.0 | .539 | .559 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2.9% | |
The Indians are still mathematically alive, not unlike Rene Descartes roaming the world under a necromancer's spell. | |||||||||||||
24 | 95 | 62 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 88.9 | .580 | .560 | 3.3% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Pretty interesting that the Pirates couldn't make the playoffs for years until the fifth playoff spot opened, and now you can't imagine the Wild Card game without them. | |||||||||||||
25 | 88 | 69 | 86.3 | 95.6 | 94.1 | .580 | .560 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
Shame that Vin Scully didn't get a chance to narrate the Pope's visit. Maybe next time. | |||||||||||||
26 | 90 | 67 | 85.9 | 81.9 | 82.7 | .542 | .562 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Greg Holland needing Tommy John surgery is a huge blow, but fortunately that's why the Royals have Ryan Madson, Kris Medlen, Luke Hochevar, Danny Duffy ... that's about it. | |||||||||||||
27 | 99 | 58 | 94.2 | 88.0 | 87.6 | .587 | .568 | 96.7% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
This Week In Weird Comps: Cardinals this century with 10-homer, 20-steal, 30-double seasons: Jason Heyward, and Edgar Renteria three times. | |||||||||||||
28 | 86 | 71 | 86.8 | 85.9 | 87.4 | .551 | .571 | 0.0% | 99.9% | 99.9% | -0.0% | 0.0% | |
Tradition. The way the game was meant to be played: the Yankees in a one-game playoff against probably someone from Texas. | |||||||||||||
29 | 83 | 75 | 89.2 | 94.6 | 94.2 | .571 | .591 | 1.1% | 42.7% | 43.8% | -24.4% | -40.3% | |
The way Scott Kazmir is pitching, the only team that will want to sign him in the offseason is the 2012 Astros. | |||||||||||||
30 | 91 | 65 | 99.9 | 97.7 | 97.7 | .619 | .638 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
The hot Blue Jays want to clinch a division, then get rained out on the road. Yet they want someone with the Twitter handle @BringerOfRain20 to be MVP. |
Answering the question everybody in baseball is talking about: What'll Matt write about the Mariners today?