Prospectus Hit List for June 1
Hit List for May 25
Hit List for June 5
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 |  | 38 | 16 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 35.0 | .668 | .673 | 97.7% | 1.8% | 99.5% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| The Astros scored 40 runs in three games against Minnesota, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “twin killing.” | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 30 | 20 | 30.5 | 33.3 | 33.5 | .637 | .641 | 36.2% | 31.4% | 67.6% | -5.5% | 0.3% |
| Fun fact about Aaron Judge: he’s bigger than literally every MLB player who is smaller than him. Incredible. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 33 | 21 | 36.1 | 35.4 | 34.5 | .644 | .639 | 81.2% | 17.3% | 98.5% | -0.2% | 4.2% |
| Nothing makes you as aware of your own mortality as seeing Chase Utley with grey hair. He looks almost as old as Tommy Joseph. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 33 | 19 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 30.6 | .617 | .612 | 93.4% | 2.7% | 96.1% | 1.9% | 4.0% |
| We all know native advertising can be effective, but Head and Shoulders went too far when they sponsored the Nationals/Giants brawl earlier this week. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 33 | 22 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 32.8 | .603 | .599 | 10.5% | 62.8% | 73.3% | 6.8% | 14.7% |
| Will technology come to replace humanity? Are we truly alone in the universe? Have we reached late-stage capitalism? Is Robbie Ray actually good? Such are the great unknowns of our time. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 29 | 27 | 30.7 | 33.4 | 34.4 | .569 | .574 | 18.7% | 30.6% | 49.2% | 5.8% | 15.1% |
| I will never forgive the Rays for making Logan Morrison relevant again. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 29 | 23 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 29.0 | .562 | .567 | 37.1% | 30.5% | 67.7% | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Drew Pomeranz and Pablo Sandoval were excellent in yesterday’s Red Sox win over the White Sox, much to the chagrin of sports talk radio hosts. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 27 | 24 | 27.8 | 29.7 | 29.9 | .561 | .566 | 78.7% | 7.1% | 85.8% | -2.2% | 1.4% |
| Between his 14 strikeouts on Tuesday and this whole Paris Accord business it’s been a great week for Trevor Bauer. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 33 | 22 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 30.6 | .566 | .562 | 8.2% | 57.5% | 65.7% | -4.1% | -4.9% |
| Sure, the Rockies have lost three in a row, but they get Yovani Gallardo at home tonight so they’ll bounce back in short order. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 24 | 28 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 26.3 | .505 | .510 | 2.1% | 3.4% | 5.5% | -0.7% | 0.7% |
| That Jose Quintana-Chris Sale matchup turned into the worst slaughter of lefties since Pablo Escobar went after M-19. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 25 | 25 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 26.9 | .514 | .509 | 20.1% | 10.5% | 30.6% | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| Mike Trout tore his UCL and still didn’t have the roughest week of any outfielder drafted by the Angels in 2009 thanks to Randal Grichuk’s demotion to High-A. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 28 | 25 | 29.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 | .512 | .507 | 21.8% | 9.3% | 31.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| Eric Sogard is hitting .394 with a .545 OBP, but MLB will probably just attribute his stats to David Wright anyway. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 26 | 27 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 | .493 | .498 | 4.9% | 12.3% | 17.2% | 1.4% | 7.5% |
| The Blue Jays went 18-10 in May after going just 8-17 in April, better positioning themselves to antagonize your favorite team in October once again. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 25 | 27 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 26.6 | .503 | .498 | 49.7% | 10.4% | 60.1% | -4.9% | -15.2% |
| You gotta hand it to that whacky Joe Maddon. Few other leaders would have the courage and creativity to engage in the “get swept by the Padres” team-building exercise. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 26 | 23 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | .488 | .493 | 12.0% | 13.6% | 25.6% | -4.6% | -13.4% |
| Kathy Griffin is having a better week than the Twins bullpen. They allowed 28 runs in nine innings against the Astros. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 28 | 28 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 26.9 | .485 | .490 | 0.3% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| The most common injuries for fish include nipped fins, missing scales, damaged eyes, abraded barbels and dislocated jaws, pers Petcha.com, so really it could be worse. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 27 | 24 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 24.0 | .482 | .487 | 3.1% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| Sure, we could make fun of Welington Castillo’s “groin” injury, but why go after the low-hanging fruit? | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 24 | 28 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 25.3 | .483 | .478 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.8% | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| *Posts Kermit sipping tea meme* Jose Peraza hit .300/.333/.420 in May, but that’s none of my business ... | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 26 | 28 | 28.0 | 24.2 | 23.5 | .471 | .476 | 1.0% | 19.3% | 20.3% | -4.8% | -12.7% |
| Ah yes, Dillon Gee is sure to cure what ails the second-worst bullpen by ERA (5.00) in the majors. What could go wrong? | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 25 | 29 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 26.0 | .466 | .471 | 0.9% | 19.9% | 20.8% | 2.6% | 8.8% |
| Now that James Paxton is back, the Mariners have 40% of a legitimate MLB starting rotation. Things are looking up! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 23 | 29 | 20.9 | 26.3 | 26.4 | .465 | .470 | 0.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| Newton’s fourth law of motion indicates that for every A’s starter activated from the DL, an equal starter will be placed back on the DL. Sorry, Jesse Hahn. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 25 | 28 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 23.2 | .451 | .456 | 6.3% | 8.0% | 14.3% | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| “Tigers want K-Rod to see high-leverage spots” reads the incredibly short-sighted Tigers.com headline. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 21 | 30 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 24.4 | .458 | .453 | 1.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Are you prepared to live in a world where Justin Bour out-slugs Giancarlo Stanton? Because that’s our reality, my friends. 2017 is weird. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 23 | 28 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 20.5 | .437 | .432 | 4.9% | 13.0% | 17.8% | -5.2% | 0.4% |
| Most of our attention has been focused on the Mets’ injuries, but Jacob deGrom reminded us last night that their healthy players have been plenty disappointing, too! | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 22 | 29 | 21.3 | 22.9 | 21.8 | .431 | .427 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2.1% | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| Matt Kemp is hitting .345/.381/.608, meaning the Braves will be able to get two or maybe even three failed starting pitcher prospects for him this July. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 24 | 30 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 22.5 | .423 | .418 | 5.7% | 3.7% | 9.4% | -1.1% | 0.9% |
| If the Pirates outfield suffered any more injuries it’d be slotted into Seattle’s rotation. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 22 | 30 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 21.3 | .399 | .404 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| Eric Hosmer recorded his 1,000th career hit last night, nearly equaling the number of ground balls he’s hit this season. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 22 | 33 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 21.1 | .370 | .366 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| The Padres sure made a statement by sweeping the Cubs. That statement might just be “hey, we’re better than the Phillies,” but it’s a statement nonetheless. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 22 | 33 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 20.3 | .366 | .361 | 0.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| Hunter Strickland pushing away Hunter Pence was such an egregious case of hunter-on-hunter crime it’s a miracle Dick Cheney wasn’t somehow involved. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 17 | 34 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 18.9 | .362 | .357 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| If you sit really still and just listen, sometimes you can actually hear Aaron Altherr falling back down to earth. | |||||||||||||
Houston climbed over Minnesota's bullpen and into the top spot.