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Prospectus Hit List for April 17
Hit List for April 16
Hit List for April 18
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 |  | 9 | 1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | .765 | .750 | 9.8% | 6.2% | 15.9% | 0.4% | 6.4% |
| Sure, Matt Kemp may have lost the 2011 MVP award to Ryan Braun, but I'm sure his NL Player of the Week award totally makes up for it. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | .726 | .741 | 70.1% | 20.8% | 91.0% | 0.6% | 7.1% |
| Colby Lewis has 15 strikeouts and one walk in 12 2/3 innings this year. Has he turned over a new leaf? Maybe, but facing the Mariners and White Sox probably hasn't hurt. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 7 | 3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | .755 | .740 | 62.6% | 23.4% | 86.0% | 0.6% | 6.2% |
| After Alex Rodriguez left the Mariners before the 2001 season, Seattle scored 927 runs on the way to winning 116 games. Albert Pujols left St. Louis this offseason and now the Cardinals are the highest-scoring team in baseball. Coincidence? Probably. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 8 | 3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | .711 | .694 | 9.8% | 12.1% | 21.9% | 0.1% | 9.2% |
| A 6-3 team takes the field with its ace on the mound and only a few more than 16,000 people show up to witness it? Oh well, they'll show up when the Nationals are in first place. Wait, the Nationals are in first place? | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 7 | 3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | .659 | .676 | 66.4% | 8.6% | 75.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| As well as Justin Verlander pitched in last night's win over Kansas City, one could make a case that Royals starter Danny Duffy pitched almost as well. Duffy, after all, had to face the Tigers lineup, while Verlander got to face the Royals. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 7 | 3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | .657 | .638 | 31.1% | 11.3% | 42.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Chris Young hit his fifth homer last night, which, by my count, is five more than you and I have hit ever. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 5 | 4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | .586 | .606 | 0.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% | -0.5% | 3.6% |
| An underreported part of the Blue Jays' 5-4 start is catcher Jeff Mathis, who is hitting .500/.571/.833 in seven plate appearances. With any luck it'll remain that way. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 7 | 3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | .611 | .592 | 4.0% | 5.4% | 9.3% | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| In 2009, Jason Bay hit 36 homers for the Red Sox. In the two-plus seasons since, he has hit 22. And that includes the two he hit while rehabbing in Single A. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 6 | 4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | .557 | .576 | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Matt Wieters' two homers didn't hurt, but in the almost-as-promising category are Jake Arrieta's seven strikeouts and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. The Orioles need pitching like my kids use the potty: badly. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 5 | 5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | .512 | .532 | 63.3% | 25.1% | 88.4% | -0.7% | 11.6% |
| Derek Jeter has three homers in the first 10 games after hitting six in 131 games last season. The Yankees website says, "Heroes Remembered. Legends Born." Which one does this fall under? | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 4 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | .511 | .531 | 19.3% | 37.6% | 56.8% | -3.4% | 22.4% |
| Between calling out Kevin Youkilis for no apparent reason, leaving Daniel Bard in to self-destruct, and eating those puppies in front of that church group, Bobby Valentine didn't have the best 24 hours. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 4 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | .504 | .524 | 21.6% | 13.8% | 35.4% | 0.8% | 16.6% |
| What's the secret to a great OBP? Shin-Soo Choo recommends getting plenty of sleep, eating your greens, and getting nailed in the back by as many fastballs as possible. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | .529 | .509 | 40.9% | 19.9% | 60.7% | -0.7% | 25.5% |
| Roy Halladay gave up two runs over eight innings last night. So of course his ERA went up. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | .515 | .495 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Many expected the Astros to lose 100 or more games this season. At 4-6 it might seem like they're really not that bad, but winning four out of every 10 games is a 97-loss pace. So yeah, actually, they probably are that bad. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 5 | 4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | .468 | .488 | 10.5% | 8.2% | 18.7% | -2.5% | 3.3% |
| The "Is Dunn Done?" watch continues. In 39 plate appearances, Dunn has four extra-base hits, four walks, 16 strikeouts, and is hitting .200/.282/.371. Film at 11! | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 4 | 6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | .492 | .472 | 44.4% | 11.8% | 56.1% | 0.2% | 5.9% |
| After his last two starts, the good news is that last night Tim Lincecum struck out six, walked one, and didn't give up a homer to the Phillies in six innings. The bad news is he still gave up five runs. So everything isn't peachy yet. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 6 | 5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | .452 | .472 | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| You have to admire Eric Wedge for not giving up on Chone Figgins despite two seasons of sub-putrid mess. Sadly, Figgins isn't helping Wedge or anyone else except opposing teams, hitting .250/.298/.341. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 4 | 6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | .421 | .441 | 29.6% | 40.1% | 69.7% | 1.1% | 20.1% |
| Since his offseason non-trade-request trade request, Bobby Abreu is hitting .231/.313/.385 while not playing any defense at all. Any day now, Bobby. I'm sure of it. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 5 | 5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | .418 | .438 | 16.2% | 35.6% | 51.8% | 2.4% | 11.0% |
| James Shields was the balm for the rather nasty rash that had infested the Rays starting pitching staff. Take 8 1/3 innings of stellar work and call if symptoms persist. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 3 | 7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | .387 | .406 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| The Royals have lost five in a row, which is tough because it probably reminds them that they're still the Royals. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 3 | 7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | .376 | .395 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Sure, the small-ball Twins give up two outs, but at least on Monday they jumped ahead with three doubles and a homer first. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 4 | 7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | .365 | .384 | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| Other than Kila Ka'aihue, nobody in last night's A's lineup is hitting above .250. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 5 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | .401 | .382 | 20.4% | 18.5% | 38.9% | -1.3% | 15.4% |
| Did you all know Eric Hinske is still playing? It's true! In an unrelated story, the Braves are already 2 1/2 games out and have been outscored on the season. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 4 | 6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | .397 | .378 | 4.7% | 3.5% | 8.2% | -1.4% | 3.0% |
| The Jeremy Guthrie experience in Colorado isn't going swimmingly. Through 17 1/3 innings, Guthrie has allowed 15 runs. That's bad, but not as bad as this: he has given up four homers while striking out three. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 3 | 7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | .383 | .365 | 0.4% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Sure, in the morning the Cubs put on their shoes one at a time, just like the rest of us, but then they lose a baseball game. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 4 | 6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .381 | .363 | 13.4% | 27.5% | 40.9% | 0.2% | 12.3% |
| Joey Votto is hitting .294/.444/.471 but with only one home run. If it's the pressure from his new contract, he'll have another decade to learn to handle it. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 4 | 6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | .379 | .360 | 24.9% | 19.3% | 44.3% | -0.3% | -1.3% |
| The Marlins need a lot to go right to compete for the NL East crown. Hanley Ramirez is hitting .282/.364/.487 with two homers, so there's one. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 4 | 6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | .364 | .345 | 23.4% | 32.8% | 56.2% | 0.7% | 11.9% |
| How good was Ryan Braun last year? His .343/.400/.543 line in 2012 actually represents a small step back. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 3 | 8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | .360 | .341 | 10.1% | 5.5% | 15.5% | 0.4% | 4.4% |
| A while back, I joked about Jeremy Hermida's presence on the Padres roster. Yesterday that was rectified when... no, wait, Hermida was hitting cleanup yesterday. Never mind. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .279 | .263 | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| I had the Snark-O-Meter set on stun to tell you the Pirates scored their 20th run last night. But they didn't. [powers down] | |||||||||||||
Nothing is certain but death and Texas