Prospectus Hit List for September 28
Hit List for September 25
Hit List for October 2
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 | 86 | 73 | 85.8 | 82.2 | 80.6 | .526 | .521 | 0.0% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
Jon Gray may not have the numbers of an ace, but he sure as hell has the hair of an ace. And really, doesn’t that matter more? | |||||||||||||
2 | 83 | 75 | 81.3 | 79.5 | 79.1 | .511 | .516 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 35.0% | |
Congrats to the Twins on becoming the first team in history to go to the playoffs just one year after giving Trevor Plouffe 344 PA. | |||||||||||||
3 | 95 | 63 | 94.0 | 95.6 | 93.1 | .598 | .593 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Nothing says “we’re ready for October” like losing a series to the Phillies! | |||||||||||||
4 | 75 | 84 | 70.6 | 71.0 | 73.0 | .455 | .460 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Jose Bautista has done so much damage to the Red Sox over the years it’s a wonder he didn’t somehow manage to knock them out of the playoffs even after they’d clinched. | |||||||||||||
5 | 89 | 69 | 98.6 | 104.5 | 103.2 | .625 | .630 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Thankfully, it looks as though Dellin Betances’ case of Daniel Bard Syndrome is not terminal. | |||||||||||||
6 | 69 | 90 | 68.2 | 66.9 | 67.3 | .427 | .422 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Mets fans cheering for Jose Reyes in his (potential) final home game is exactly the type of “feel-good” story 2017 deserves. | |||||||||||||
7 | 73 | 85 | 70.4 | 75.3 | 75.9 | .466 | .471 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Death, taxes and the A’s playing just well enough down the stretch to cheat themselves out of a top-5 draft pick. | |||||||||||||
8 | 64 | 95 | 68.8 | 67.3 | 67.1 | .420 | .415 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
“While injured, Buchholz mentored young Phils” reads the Phillies.com headline that is hopefully not about stealing laptops. | |||||||||||||
9 | 73 | 85 | 72.2 | 68.8 | 69.2 | .448 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
“Polanco focusing on improved training, diet” reads the Pirates.com headline, which, I mean, same ... | |||||||||||||
10 | 70 | 89 | 58.2 | 61.2 | 63.9 | .398 | .394 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
I am still not entirely sure this team ever existed. | |||||||||||||
11 | 77 | 82 | 77.6 | 77.3 | 78.3 | .488 | .493 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.3% | |
Why is James Paxton still pitching? The Mets think that’s improper usage of an oft-injured starter ... | |||||||||||||
12 | 62 | 97 | 64.2 | 60.1 | 62.1 | .391 | .386 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Guess Matt Cain took that last Hit List joke a little hard ... | |||||||||||||
13 | 76 | 82 | 77.4 | 74.0 | 74.9 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -9.0% | |
Can we just keep Adrian Beltre in carbonite until next season? | |||||||||||||
14 | 74 | 84 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 73.2 | .465 | .460 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
The sale is almost official. I can’t wait for the gift basket promos. | |||||||||||||
15 | 102 | 57 | 100.5 | 105.1 | 103.8 | .647 | .642 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
I wonder how many people have entered Jose Altuve in the #LittleDodgerFan promo. | |||||||||||||
16 | 92 | 67 | 94.2 | 93.8 | 93.0 | .586 | .582 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Man, if J.D. Martinez keeps hitting like this he’s going to price himself right out of the Marlins’ budget. | |||||||||||||
17 | 71 | 87 | 71.3 | 70.7 | 69.6 | .447 | .442 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
We might want to stop calling it the Shelby Miller/Dansby Swanson deal because Ender Inciarte was pretty clearly the best player involved. | |||||||||||||
18 | 75 | 84 | 71.3 | 69.3 | 71.8 | .452 | .457 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
Mitch McConnell thinks Kevin Gausman had an up-and-down year. | |||||||||||||
19 | 92 | 66 | 92.1 | 86.2 | 86.8 | .565 | .570 | 96.3% | 3.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Listen, we all know high-leverage relievers are important, but spending $217 million on a bullpen piece seems a bit extreme. | |||||||||||||
20 | 65 | 93 | 68.5 | 65.8 | 67.6 | .422 | .427 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Frankly, what Nicky Delmonico just did to the Angels was a mercy. | |||||||||||||
21 | 89 | 69 | 90.8 | 93.4 | 91.9 | .578 | .573 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% | |
“It’s sad how people focus on the nacho story,” Jon Lester says as a group of grown men poor champagne on his head for winning a lot of sports games. “It’s just really sad.” | |||||||||||||
22 | 67 | 91 | 68.7 | 69.1 | 70.0 | .435 | .430 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Congrats to Scott Schebler on reaching the 30-homer milestone, all but ensuring he’ll spend the later part of his career as Oakland’s everyday right fielder. | |||||||||||||
23 | 99 | 59 | 104.4 | 108.5 | 106.0 | .661 | .666 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Jason Kipnis would be the best defensive outfielder in Orioles history. | |||||||||||||
24 | 62 | 96 | 64.2 | 65.4 | 65.9 | .407 | .412 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Congrats to the Tigers on signing Pedro Martinez’s son, Pedro Martinez Jr. Some scouts think he could be the next Anderson Espinoza. | |||||||||||||
25 | 98 | 60 | 97.0 | 100.3 | 98.9 | .624 | .628 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
What the Astros just did to the Rangers is the most brutal thing Texas has seen in 2017. | |||||||||||||
26 | 78 | 80 | 71.2 | 68.8 | 70.7 | .457 | .462 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2.4% | |
*Plays Landslide on repeat as he looks at this Royals core.* | |||||||||||||
27 | 76 | 82 | 76.1 | 83.0 | 84.8 | .506 | .511 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.8% | |
Props to the Rays on allowing Alex Cobb to skip his last start even though he’s an impending free agent. He should get a standing ovation when the Dodgers play Tampa next year. | |||||||||||||
28 | 78 | 80 | 78.9 | 75.4 | 77.5 | .490 | .495 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -20.4% | |
It’s September 2067. The Angels have played poorly down the stretch and have missed the playoffs. “We’re disappointed,” Mike Scioscia says fresh off of his seven-year extension. “But we’ll be back next year.” | |||||||||||||
29 | 82 | 76 | 85.5 | 87.3 | 86.9 | .541 | .536 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -6.4% | -12.8% | |
What a gutsy performance from Yadier Molina. | |||||||||||||
30 | 83 | 75 | 82.0 | 79.0 | 78.7 | .511 | .506 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | -13.6% | -26.1% | |
Sorry, but if you get shut out by Homer Bailey in 2017 you don’t deserve to go to the postseason. You have to make the layups. |
It may be the penultimate Hit List, but we're already out of Padres jokes.