Prospectus Hit List for August 24
Hit List for August 21
Hit List for August 28
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 |  | 65 | 61 | 59.8 | 59.5 | 59.8 | .484 | .489 | 2.7% | 28.6% | 31.3% | -7.6% | 15.8% |
| Joe Mauer scored on a wild pitch? Did the pitcher throw the ball backwards? Into space? | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 68 | 57 | 69.0 | 72.4 | 71.7 | .562 | .557 | 83.2% | 7.8% | 91.0% | 3.5% | 15.1% |
| Anthony Rizzo at third base? It’s like a weird Crank remake where Joe Maddon’s heart will stop if he doesn’t play someone out of position every other game. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 62 | 63 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 61.7 | .492 | .487 | 0.1% | 9.7% | 9.8% | -2.4% | 5.6% |
| I’m not sure getting blanked by Mark Leiter in 2017 is any less embarrassing than getting blanked by Al Leiter in 2017. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 68 | 57 | 75.3 | 80.7 | 79.9 | .608 | .613 | 23.3% | 72.5% | 95.8% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Thank god Joe Girardi didn’t get to make the Yankees’ Players Weekend jersey nicknames. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 65 | 63 | 62.8 | 62.1 | 62.6 | .493 | .498 | 0.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| The Mariners website is currently praising Marco Gonzales for a start in which he threw 4.2 innings and allowed two runs, if you’re wondering about the state of their rotation. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 66 | 62 | 65.8 | 61.8 | 60.5 | .496 | .491 | 5.5% | 10.5% | 16.0% | -2.4% | 2.3% |
| Is there a surer sign that strikeouts are up across baseball than Corey Knebel setting the Brewers’ single-season reliever strikeout record in August? | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 64 | 61 | 59.9 | 57.9 | 59.0 | .482 | .487 | 2.6% | 19.3% | 21.9% | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| The most surprising thing about Eric Hosmer hitting a walk-off against Greg Holland? He didn’t hit the ball on the ground. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 64 | 62 | 67.5 | 69.4 | 69.9 | .537 | .532 | 11.1% | 21.1% | 32.2% | 8.1% | 1.3% |
| “Rosenthal to have Tommy John surgery” reads the Cardinals.com headline that completely glosses over his move to The Athletic. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 73 | 53 | 74.6 | 71.1 | 71.3 | .575 | .580 | 76.6% | 22.9% | 99.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Adding Rajai Davis to Rafael Devers and Christian Vazquez? Man the Red Sox hate the Yankees bullpen. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 56 | 70 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 52.0 | .410 | .405 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jhoulys Chacin recorded two hits but allowed five runs in 4.2 innings yesterday. Once a Rockies pitcher, always a Rockies pitcher. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 46 | 79 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.0 | .399 | .394 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Nick Williams is hitting .288/.353/.494 through his first 190 PA. He is the hope fleeing from Pandora’s Box. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 52 | 77 | 53.2 | 49.0 | 49.9 | .396 | .391 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| I wonder if Johnny Cueto will wear “Opting Out” on his Players Weekend jersey. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 75 | 49 | 74.7 | 77.5 | 75.7 | .611 | .606 | 99.9% | 0.0% | 100.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| Nationals outfielders have collectively missed 331 days on the DL this season, and counting. Classic Dusty Baker. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 89 | 36 | 85.6 | 87.5 | 86.8 | .698 | .693 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The most gut-wrenching Hill-related loss since the British were in Charlestown, MA. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 77 | 49 | 78.8 | 82.1 | 81.4 | .634 | .638 | 99.9% | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| I will not look up why Jake Marisnick is nicknamed “Big Fudge.” I will not look up why Jake Marisnick is nicknamed “Big Fudge.” I will not look up why Jake Marisnick is nicknamed “Big Fudge.” | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 49 | 76 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 51.6 | .405 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Congrats on Lucas Giolito -- the second-best pitcher coming back to Chicago in the Adam Eaton trade -- on making his White Sox debut. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 53 | 74 | 53.2 | 54.1 | 55.3 | .425 | .420 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Reds hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the ninth yesterday ... and lost to the Cubs 9-3. They are truly the masters of losing in inventive ways. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 55 | 72 | 52.7 | 58.1 | 59.3 | .443 | .448 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| The line between “A’s starter” and A’s reliever” is so blurred Robin Thicke is trying to profit off of it. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 56 | 69 | 55.6 | 54.2 | 53.7 | .439 | .434 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Little leaguer Jayce Blalock hit a ball out of SunTrust Park in batting practice on Tuesday, but let’s keep pretending we don’t know how that park plays. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 55 | 70 | 56.6 | 53.4 | 53.9 | .438 | .433 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| I’m no doctor, but needing your UCL to get “repositioned” seems bad? | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 54 | 71 | 55.8 | 56.6 | 56.5 | .446 | .451 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| Jordan Zimmermann has now allowed seven earned runs in three consecutive starts, making him a winner in many casinos. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 69 | 56 | 75.0 | 77.9 | 76.6 | .597 | .602 | 94.7% | 3.7% | 98.4% | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| Jason Kipnis is about as durable as an iPhone charger. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 61 | 66 | 58.9 | 56.7 | 56.7 | .459 | .454 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| A walk-off homer in the 10th to break up a no-hitter? Seems like the Pirates were truly saved by the Be/gets hit by truck. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 65 | 62 | 63.8 | 60.5 | 61.9 | .495 | .500 | 0.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| Albert Pujols is now the all-time leader in homeruns among foreign-born players, putting him squarely at odds with the Trump administration. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 62 | 65 | 59.2 | 55.8 | 57.3 | .461 | .466 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| It’s crazy what Manny Machado is doing lately. The man is on a mission to ensure the O’s don’t end up with a top-10 draft pick. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 60 | 66 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 56.5 | .449 | .453 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| Sure, Marlins Park might’ve been a too tough a test for Tom Koehler, but I’m sure the friendly confines of the Rogers Centre will prove much easier to conquer. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 69 | 58 | 72.7 | 71.9 | 72.2 | .562 | .557 | 0.0% | 85.8% | 85.8% | -3.4% | -3.0% |
| “D-backs can’t support Godley in NY” reads the Diamondbacks.com headline that makes it clear just how aggressive the heathens in Queens have become. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 63 | 63 | 65.9 | 62.5 | 62.3 | .504 | .509 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | -0.5% | -9.4% |
| The last time a Tyson was battered like this Buster Douglas was in his prime. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 62 | 66 | 62.3 | 67.6 | 68.4 | .508 | .513 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | -2.6% | -10.8% |
| When Rob Manfred says it’s time for the issue of Tropicana Field to move “to the front burner” I hope he means that literally. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 68 | 58 | 67.5 | 64.2 | 63.3 | .522 | .517 | 0.0% | 64.8% | 64.8% | -3.2% | -20.3% |
| “Rockies still confident in struggling Hollands” reads the Rockies.com headline written by someone who clearly isn’t a history major. | |||||||||||||
What a strange Rich Hill to die on.