Prospectus Hit List for August 21
Hit List for August 17
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.
Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
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1 | 74 | 48 | 74.1 | 77.4 | 75.1 | .616 | .611 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
It’s amazing that now Max Scherzer is on the DL too and yet the Nationals are still Washington’s highest-functioning body. | |||||||||||||
2 | 59 | 65 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 55.6 | .448 | .453 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | -0.7% | -2.4% | |
Josh Donaldson at short and Jose Bautista at third? We’re officially in the “ehh, why not?” stage of the Blue Jays’ season. | |||||||||||||
3 | 61 | 62 | 64.9 | 61.4 | 61.2 | .505 | .510 | 0.0% | 12.4% | 12.4% | -5.1% | 3.1% | |
Huh, it’s so unlike Matt Bush to collide with something and get off relatively light. | |||||||||||||
4 | 61 | 65 | 61.3 | 66.4 | 67.2 | .508 | .513 | 0.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 0.2% | -17.4% | |
“Hechavarria turns DP on fly ball off catwalk” reads the Rays.com headline that makes it abundantly clear once again that Tropicana Field should be burned to the ground. | |||||||||||||
5 | 63 | 61 | 67.0 | 68.2 | 68.8 | .538 | .533 | 15.1% | 16.4% | 31.5% | -3.0% | -12.5% | |
If the Cardinals just swiped on of the taller LLWS players and installed him as their new shortstop would anyone outside of Missouri even notice? | |||||||||||||
6 | 50 | 76 | 51.5 | 46.9 | 47.8 | .389 | .385 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Sorry, but if you can’t take a series from the Phillies, you don’t get a Hit List comment. Thems the rules. | |||||||||||||
7 | 63 | 62 | 61.3 | 60.9 | 61.5 | .493 | .498 | 0.0% | 14.1% | 14.1% | -6.2% | 1.1% | |
With Mitch Haniger returning from injury, the Mariners finally have their full contingent of outfielannnnnnd there goes Jarrod Dyson on the DL. Sigh. | |||||||||||||
8 | 55 | 69 | 46.1 | 50.3 | 51.2 | .408 | .404 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Is Jabari Blash the player whose name most sounds like what he does well? | |||||||||||||
9 | 60 | 64 | 57.7 | 56.0 | 55.6 | .462 | .457 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.2% | -1.3% | |
We all owe the Pirates a debt of gratitude for beating the Cardinals at the Little League Classic. Thank you for setting a good example for our nation’s youth. | |||||||||||||
10 | 45 | 77 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.2 | .396 | .391 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Frankly, if you’re a Phillies fan, you might be better off if you do look directly into the eclipse today. | |||||||||||||
11 | 54 | 70 | 51.5 | 56.4 | 57.6 | .442 | .447 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
I believe “Graveman’s sinker” is technically a spoiler for the latest GoT episode. | |||||||||||||
12 | 54 | 68 | 55.3 | 51.9 | 52.3 | .438 | .433 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.3% | |
If the Night’s King was a Met he would’ve torn his UCL on that hurl. | |||||||||||||
13 | 66 | 57 | 72.7 | 78.5 | 77.7 | .599 | .604 | 21.8% | 69.9% | 91.7% | -2.6% | 7.4% | |
To be fair to the Yankees, it’s rare for a mega-deal for a reliever *not* to work out. | |||||||||||||
14 | 63 | 59 | 56.9 | 56.6 | 57.5 | .479 | .484 | 2.1% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 5.0% | 9.5% | |
The Twins put on such an offensive show against the D-Backs I’m shocked Trump hasn’t publicly supported them yet. | |||||||||||||
15 | 65 | 60 | 64.6 | 61.0 | 60.1 | .501 | .496 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 19.6% | 5.5% | 10.8% | |
TINO listeners have been waiting for this Jesus Aguilar hot streak for about four years, to be honest. | |||||||||||||
16 | 60 | 62 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.6 | .493 | .488 | 0.0% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 3.4% | |
So in all the years to come, we’ll talk about how the Homerun Derby fixed Giancarlo Stanton’s swing. Right? | |||||||||||||
17 | 87 | 35 | 83.7 | 85.1 | 84.4 | .697 | .693 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Dodgers fans sure are ready for the eclipse; they deal with blackouts all the time. | |||||||||||||
18 | 62 | 61 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 57.9 | .478 | .483 | 1.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 4.2% | -3.2% | |
“Sledge” suits up for KC on Player’s Weekend” reads the Royals.com headline that is somehow not about Terrmel. | |||||||||||||
19 | 76 | 48 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 79.3 | .631 | .636 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
“Marisnick reveals story behind ‘Big Fudge’” reads the Astros.com headline that I’m more tempted to click on than I care to admit. | |||||||||||||
20 | 54 | 69 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 56.6 | .455 | .460 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.4% | |
If I’m Ian Kinsler I show up to my next game wearing like 12 white wristbands. | |||||||||||||
21 | 68 | 56 | 66.8 | 63.3 | 62.5 | .526 | .521 | 0.0% | 74.3% | 74.3% | -5.1% | -4.0% | |
So what you’re saying is that relying on an army of rookie pitchers in Coors Field might *not* work for an entire season? Hmmm. | |||||||||||||
22 | 68 | 54 | 74.8 | 77.5 | 76.0 | .607 | .612 | 97.0% | 2.2% | 99.1% | -0.3% | 1.7% | |
“Cerebral Bauer unable to explain recent success” reads the Indians.com headline that must come as a blow for one of *the* most scientific players in baseball. | |||||||||||||
23 | 53 | 72 | 53.1 | 53.4 | 54.6 | .428 | .423 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Steve Bannon thinks the Reds starting rotation is having a rough six months. | |||||||||||||
24 | 66 | 57 | 67.0 | 71.1 | 70.7 | .558 | .554 | 74.6% | 9.6% | 84.2% | 3.8% | 11.5% | |
Ugh, it truly is a year of firsts for Jon Lester :( | |||||||||||||
25 | 47 | 74 | 50.8 | 48.8 | 50.6 | .408 | .412 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
A 47-74 record? More like Stop White Sox Genocide, amiright? | |||||||||||||
26 | 71 | 52 | 71.9 | 68.3 | 68.3 | .568 | .573 | 78.0% | 21.2% | 99.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | |
Listen, Rafael Devers has been great, but renaming Yawkey Way after him at this juncture seems a little premature. | |||||||||||||
27 | 60 | 64 | 57.4 | 54.5 | 56.0 | .459 | .464 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | -0.4% | -5.0% | |
Three homers capped off by a grand slam? Some day, when Manny Machado retires, they’ll be playing the highlights from that game on the jumbotron at Yankee Stadium. | |||||||||||||
28 | 55 | 67 | 54.1 | 52.4 | 52.0 | .438 | .433 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Tyler Flowers is having a much better season than the rest of the Tyrells. | |||||||||||||
29 | 67 | 57 | 70.9 | 70.4 | 70.9 | .563 | .558 | 0.0% | 82.1% | 82.1% | -3.7% | -7.7% | |
The last time some Twins dispatched with snakes that easily Harry Potter was still in school. | |||||||||||||
30 | 64 | 60 | 61.8 | 58.7 | 60.0 | .493 | .498 | 0.0% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 5.1% | 3.7% | |
My commentary for every pitching prospect is next year’s top-101 is just gonna be “Parker Bridwell ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” |
Only Mark Reynolds can look directly into the eclipse.