Prospectus Hit List for June 29
Hit List for June 26
Hit List for July 3
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 |  | 53 | 26 | 51.2 | 53.8 | 53.0 | .668 | .672 | 99.5% | 0.5% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| George Springer has already set a new Astros record by hitting nine lead-off homers this season. Steve Lyons can’t believe how many rallies he’s killing. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 52 | 28 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 53.9 | .670 | .666 | 87.8% | 12.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Quite the ninth inning for Yasmani Grandal last night. Oberyn Martell thinks his glory was short-lived. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 42 | 34 | 48.0 | 50.9 | 50.1 | .628 | .633 | 46.2% | 29.8% | 75.9% | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| Tired of Aaron Judge jokes? Send me a Cessa and desist ... | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 50 | 29 | 51.1 | 49.5 | 48.0 | .628 | .624 | 10.8% | 85.9% | 96.6% | -0.1% | 5.3% |
| The Diamondbacks have 28 come-from-behind victories so far this season. They’ve won more games in which they were losing than the Phillies have won in general. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 47 | 31 | 48.1 | 50.1 | 48.0 | .619 | .614 | 97.3% | 0.9% | 98.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Imagine signing K-Rod to *fix* your bullpen. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 41 | 36 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 46.5 | .580 | .585 | 84.4% | 5.6% | 90.0% | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| Can’t wait for Trevor Bauer’s follow-up Miguel Montero diss track: The Earth’s gettin warmer but that’s a-ok/That dick Miguel Montero got DFAd | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 43 | 35 | 42.9 | 42.2 | 41.2 | .542 | .547 | 37.6% | 31.5% | 69.1% | -4.0% | -1.4% |
| Hanley Ramirez was reportedly surprised to learn from a reporter that he’s struggled against southpaws this season. Yet another vicious attack on a source of righty power from the left-wing media. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 41 | 39 | 41.9 | 44.9 | 45.3 | .541 | .546 | 12.7% | 27.4% | 40.1% | -2.9% | -4.3% |
| Blake Snell’s face is the opposite of Tommy Joseph’s face. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 47 | 34 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 41.7 | .537 | .532 | 1.5% | 76.8% | 78.3% | -2.8% | -14.6% |
| “Rockies can’t hold back Giants offense” reads the Rockies.com headline that is somehow sadder than the fact that they’ve lost eight games in a row. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 39 | 39 | 40.7 | 42.1 | 41.7 | .524 | .519 | 62.4% | 4.3% | 66.6% | -1.8% | 4.5% |
| Rumor has it that Miguel Montero was thrown off by his DFA, so maybe now he can sympathize with all those baseball. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 42 | 40 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 40.8 | .500 | .505 | 0.1% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Seventh Heaven? That’s seven walk-offs for the Angels this year, which is the most of any team in the majors. And the best part for their fans? They’ve all come at home! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 39 | 41 | 39.2 | 38.8 | 39.5 | .489 | .494 | 0.1% | 17.9% | 18.0% | -3.8% | -7.9% |
| More like Drew Frowny. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 39 | 39 | 41.2 | 35.7 | 36.6 | .489 | .494 | 0.3% | 27.6% | 27.9% | -3.1% | 6.3% |
| Tyson Ross, Andrew Cashner and Adrian Beltre are all scheduled to be off the DL at the same time, so get ready to buy those ski lift tickets in Hell. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 36 | 41 | 37.8 | 39.2 | 39.6 | .495 | .490 | 12.1% | 3.5% | 15.7% | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| Aledmys Diaz is the latest Cardinal to be sacrificed at the altar of Cardinals Devil Magic. The curse claims at least one bat-first infielder every year. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 41 | 39 | 41.0 | 38.4 | 38.0 | .495 | .490 | 19.1% | 4.8% | 23.9% | -2.0% | -1.4% |
| “Location, velocity concerns for Guerra” reads the Brewers.com headline. How was the rest of the play, Mrs. Lincoln? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 37 | 40 | 36.4 | 36.9 | 36.8 | .478 | .483 | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson playfully punched each other in the stomach repeatedly in their dugout in a fitting metaphor for the Blue Jays season. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 33 | 44 | 37.2 | 36.4 | 36.3 | .464 | .469 | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.1% | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| Looks like Jose Quintana figured out that his only way out of Chicago was to pitch well. That’s three straight quality starts for the probably-soon-to-be-traded lefty. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 35 | 41 | 35.7 | 36.1 | 36.8 | .472 | .467 | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | -1.3% | 0.1% |
| What did Adeiny Hechavarria do in a past life to deserve getting stuck playing baseball in Florida forever? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 40 | 36 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 33.4 | .460 | .465 | 9.9% | 16.9% | 26.8% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Bad weather cut Hector Santiago’s return from the DL short on Tuesday, making bad weather the Twins’ MVP of the month. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 34 | 43 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.5 | .459 | .464 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3.8% | -1.5% | -2.5% |
| “We’re just going to ride with who’s hot,” Brad Ausmus said of the Tigers’ new bullpen strategy, which I suppose means they’ll be asking their starters to go the distance every game. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 38 | 38 | 34.3 | 32.5 | 34.2 | .457 | .462 | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| “Butera impressed by softball pitcher’s riser” reads the Royals.com headline that sure says a lot about Kansas City’s rotation, now doesn’t it? | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 37 | 40 | 35.2 | 36.1 | 34.1 | .462 | .457 | 0.4% | 1.9% | 2.3% | -0.8% | 1.0% |
| So we’re, uh, really gonna do this Freddie Freeman, Third Baseman thing, eh? Guess it can’t be worse than Pablo Sandoval. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 35 | 43 | 31.9 | 35.9 | 38.1 | .451 | .456 | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.7% | 2.5% |
| Sprinting around the bases after a homer is way more of a hardo move than trotting around them at a David Ortizian pace, Adam Rosales. You’re not fooling anyone. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 35 | 42 | 35.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | .453 | .448 | 1.2% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| The Tim Tebow updates are somehow still the worst thing about 2017. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 36 | 42 | 35.7 | 34.0 | 34.8 | .450 | .446 | 5.7% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| “Cervelli cleared for cardio” reads the Pirates.com headline that’s about as subtle as that time your in-laws got you an exercise bike for your birthday. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 33 | 44 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.1 | .441 | .436 | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Joey Votto dressed up as a donkey to try and get Zack Cozart more All-Star Game votes. Reds fans think he made less of an ass of himself than when he walks. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 38 | 39 | 32.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | .424 | .428 | 1.1% | 4.4% | 5.4% | -1.3% | 0.4% |
| Uber thinks Ubaldo Jimenez is having a rough month. The erratic righty now has a 7.26 ERA and a walk rate above his already frightening career average. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 32 | 46 | 27.1 | 30.8 | 32.1 | .391 | .386 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| “Padres jump on colon early” reads the first half of a Padres.com headline that, you know what, I’m just gonna leave this one be. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 30 | 51 | 30.4 | 29.3 | 30.0 | .369 | .365 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Congrats to Jae-Gyun Hwang for homering for his first MLB hit yesterday, single-handedly justifying the existence of the Bat Signal. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 26 | 51 | 28.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | .361 | .356 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| “The record is indicative of so many things that are not going well,” Pete Mackanin said of the Phillies’ performance. At least he’s honest! | |||||||||||||