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Prospectus Hit List for July 31



by Ben Carsley

Hit List for July 27 Hit List for August 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.

In which no team's trades are safe from mockery.

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

74

31

72.0

74.6

73.9

.701

.697

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Yu Darvish to the Dodgers? Sure. If there’s one thing this team lacks, it’s a high-upside pitcher with a lengthy injury history.
2

68

36

67.1

70.0

68.9

.659

.663

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

What’s more surprising, that the Astros just lost their first road series since April, or that it was the Tigers who beat them?
3

56

47

62.9

67.0

65.8

.611

.616

62.5%

27.7%

90.2%

-2.7%

12.5%

Honestly, I’m surprised Aaron Judge’s tooth didn’t break the batting helmet.
4

57

46

62.1

66.4

64.5

.607

.611

89.0%

7.9%

96.8%

-0.8%

5.2%

It’s always a good sign when your uniforms from a century ago are less offensive than the ones you wear regularly.
5

62

41

62.5

65.5

63.5

.615

.611

99.6%

0.1%

99.8%

-0.0%

0.1%

Prospects will break your heart: Howie Kendrick isn’t even the second baseman on his own team who’s most likely to win a batting title.
6

60

45

65.4

64.1

63.3

.602

.597

0.1%

92.1%

92.2%

-1.1%

4.4%

Now that we know Robbie Ray is ok, we can point out that Daniel Descalso’s catch was literally a heads-up play.
7

56

48

55.8

59.8

59.3

.555

.550

78.5%

4.9%

83.4%

2.9%

8.8%

Nice of Jason Heyward to show up in July instead of in October this year.
8

57

49

59.4

56.4

55.2

.538

.543

29.9%

42.0%

71.9%

-5.6%

-10.6%

Ah yes, David Price vs. Red Sox fans. The last time both sides of a feud were this unlikeable the “Can you hear me now” dude was about to switch to Sprint.
9

54

52

53.8

56.9

56.7

.522

.527

6.7%

27.4%

34.1%

5.7%

-9.6%

In acquiring Lucas Duda and Steve Cishek, the Rays have really bolstered their 2015 fantasy baseball team.
10

60

46

57.8

53.6

53.4

.530

.525

0.0%

80.9%

80.9%

2.0%

-3.6%

Ah yes, a playoff hopeful trading for Jonathan Lucroy. What could go wrong?
11

52

53

55.1

56.2

57.4

.525

.520

10.6%

8.7%

19.3%

1.7%

5.0%

Big matchup over the next few days with the Cardinals and Brewers. Their series should go a long way toward determining who’ll end up finishing like eight games behind the Cubs.
12

55

48

51.5

49.8

50.8

.503

.508

10.4%

40.8%

51.2%

9.3%

24.5%

“I’m not dead yet,” Alex Gordon protests as they place him on top of the wheelbarrow. “I’m getting better!”
13

53

53

53.1

52.2

53.0

.498

.503

0.0%

22.5%

22.6%

1.9%

4.4%

“What this meal really needs,” Jerry Dipoto thinks as he looks down at his medium-well burger and curly fries, “is *wedge* fries ...”
14

55

52

55.9

51.9

51.1

.500

.495

9.0%

7.0%

16.0%

-3.4%

-7.6%

Of course Bud Selig wore a tie to his Hall of Fame induction.
15

47

56

49.2

50.2

49.7

.476

.481

0.1%

2.6%

2.8%

0.7%

-2.4%

“Fan retrieves foul ball on dugout” is one of the lead stories on Tigers.com right now, if you’re wondering how Detroit’s season is going.
16

50

54

51.9

47.8

48.0

.475

.480

0.0%

9.9%

9.9%

-5.1%

-11.8%

Congrats to Adrian Beltre on his 3,000th instance of getting his head rubbed by Elvis Andrus. Inspiring.
17

51

55

50.4

48.7

50.5

.473

.478

0.0%

6.0%

6.0%

-2.1%

-2.5%

Blowing a six-run lead in the ninth? Even the Tigers and Nationals bullpens are impressed.
18

49

54

49.6

49.6

50.0

.481

.476

0.3%

2.9%

3.2%

-1.1%

1.7%

Dan Straily is available, but he isn’t. He’s Schrodinger's No. 4 starter.
19

51

54

49.9

48.4

48.1

.470

.465

1.9%

2.1%

4.0%

0.2%

-5.7%

Rumors of Andrew McCutchen’s demise were greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for most of the Bucs’ starting rotation.
20

46

59

43.7

47.6

49.2

.444

.449

0.0%

0.8%

0.8%

0.1%

-1.7%

Even if Kris Davis had tried to kill that seagull it’s not like he would’ve made contact.
21

50

53

44.5

43.5

44.4

.443

.447

0.5%

6.5%

7.0%

-2.7%

-10.1%

Jaime Garcia had the shortest Twins career since Robb Stark’s heir.
22

49

56

43.8

45.6

46.3

.440

.445

0.4%

2.7%

3.1%

0.6%

1.6%

Why don’t they build the entire plane out of Steve Pearce’s at-bats with the bases loaded and the game on the line?
23

48

55

46.7

44.5

44.5

.446

.441

0.0%

0.8%

0.8%

-0.4%

-0.9%

A Met hurting a Mariner is just a stunning display of lack of empathy, really.
24

48

55

45.9

44.7

44.2

.444

.439

0.0%

0.4%

0.4%

-0.7%

-2.0%

Death, taxes and Matt Kemp hamstring injuries. The only surprise is it took him this long.
25

50

54

45.0

41.7

43.5

.433

.438

0.4%

3.2%

3.7%

0.8%

0.6%

Jeremy Hellickson is sincerely a dramatic rotation upgrade for the Orioles. No further commentary needed.
26

40

62

44.1

41.8

42.9

.414

.419

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

James Shields is gonna be the oldest player on this roster by a decade by May 2018, isn’t he?
27

42

63

43.1

43.8

45.2

.415

.410

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

The last time a Zack had this much trouble with a quad Saved By the Bell: The College Years was on its first run.
28

38

64

43.3

42.9

43.7

.411

.407

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

What’s the only way this Phillies season could be more of a failure? Ah yes, if they play juuuust well enough down the stretch to miss out on the No. 1 pick!
29

47

58

38.7

42.3

43.3

.408

.403

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

Can you imagine how many bad Hand-related puns we’re going to see if Brad Hand is dealt today? I mean c’mon people, get a grip.
30

40

66

41.0

37.9

38.8

.372

.367

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

It’s nice to see Madison Bumgarner back doing what he does best; losing close games to the Dodgers.