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Prospectus Hit List for April 23



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for April 21 Hit List for April 25
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.

I got a Hit List, you would hardly recognize me I'm so glad.

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

13

7

13.3

13.7

13.3

.595

.614

39.7%

25.3%

65.0%

-3.0%

-2.3%

With so many walks, Jed Lowrie should give some of those bases on balls to needy children. Children with bad plate discipline.
2

10

10

10.6

12.1

12.4

.556

.575

34.2%

22.2%

56.4%

3.8%

0.2%

If David Price is dealt this year, they better get someone who can throw a complete game, or nine relievers.
3

13

7

13.1

14.4

14.1

.591

.572

35.8%

19.6%

55.4%

-2.3%

3.4%

Alex Wood struck out 11 batters, which isn't a record, not even for a guy named Wood, and wasn't even the best pitcher in the game.
4

10

10

11.9

11.6

11.1

.551

.571

33.4%

23.9%

57.4%

6.4%

6.0%

If Albert Pujols' career was dead, then he is back to life and in his "second boss" form. Your basic spells and broadswords are worthless.
5

10

7

8.6

9.7

9.5

.547

.567

60.8%

9.4%

70.2%

2.6%

4.1%

J.D. Martinez's Tigers jersey says "J.D. Martinez" on the back, because of Victor Martinez. But did they need to also put his SSN and bank account numbers on the back too?
6

15

6

12.7

13.7

13.6

.572

.553

33.6%

21.5%

55.1%

-5.2%

7.7%

Carlos Gomez can ride out his suspension learning how to place the bat in a pristine velvet bat bag before starting his home run trot.
7

12

8

9.7

10.1

9.6

.520

.540

28.7%

20.6%

49.3%

2.1%

11.0%

The irony is that with Ivan Nova's injury, James Andrews' fantasy baseball team is officially toast.
8

12

9

11.3

10.4

9.3

.555

.536

70.0%

17.7%

87.7%

-2.2%

-1.0%

The biggest distraction of all on this team is Juan Uribe constantly grumbling about the weather.
9

13

8

10.1

10.7

10.3

.513

.533

22.0%

22.5%

44.5%

3.8%

17.9%

Pitch: a beer holder for Rangers fans called Kevin Kooziemanoff. Downside: shelf life is probably until April. Everything else is a positive.
10

11

9

11.1

10.0

9.6

.509

.529

11.8%

15.2%

27.0%

-2.0%

-4.1%

Their entire run production was on 3-run home runs yesterday. And nobody believed me when I said Earl Weaver haunts Rogers Centre.
11

12

9

12.0

11.3

11.3

.548

.528

45.6%

19.0%

64.6%

3.3%

-5.9%

Allen Craig is struggling, but no more so than the creeping dread that hunts your typical man named Allen.
12

12

10

13.0

14.2

13.4

.540

.520

4.7%

14.8%

19.4%

3.4%

7.4%

When they score three runs or more against the Giants, they're 1-2. When they score two runs or less, they're 2-0.
13

10

9

9.5

9.3

9.2

.494

.514

15.3%

8.9%

24.3%

1.6%

5.2%

At long last, the Royals scored eight runs in a game. The Twins have already done this five times.
14

9

11

11.6

11.9

11.8

.530

.510

13.2%

13.0%

26.2%

5.9%

6.9%

Aroldis Chapman could soon throw to live batters. He's already striking out dead ones.
15

9

12

9.2

9.3

9.1

.490

.510

20.2%

17.7%

38.0%

-6.3%

-4.1%

Boston had no walks yesterday and only three three-ball counts. Even grinding patience needs a day off.
16

11

10

10.3

9.9

10.8

.526

.506

51.7%

18.4%

70.1%

1.3%

-1.1%

Bryce Harper is now hustling to first on every ground ball, even when he's not the hitter. Lesson learned.
17

10

11

10.5

10.1

10.2

.480

.500

9.6%

6.5%

16.0%

-1.9%

-6.6%

Jose Abreu hit a mammoth home run to center. He may be Cuban but I sure don't see why people call him a defect.
18

11

10

10.7

9.4

9.1

.512

.492

20.4%

34.8%

55.2%

-1.6%

-9.7%

With 15 runs in their last eight games, in San Francisco they call this a "power surge." Or perhaps a "really neat trolley ride."
19

9

10

9.8

9.4

9.5

.471

.491

3.9%

3.0%

6.9%

-0.3%

-0.3%

It's April, but what other chance are we going to discuss a Chris Colabello Triple Crown push?
20

9

11

8.7

8.9

9.1

.466

.486

10.4%

7.0%

17.5%

-2.2%

-3.6%

Three true outcome players are OK. But not if you're a pitcher. [glares at Danny Salazar]
21

9

10

9.0

7.6

7.6

.460

.480

5.1%

8.5%

13.6%

-1.2%

-0.2%

There should be a movement to start Jonathan Schoop at shortstop called Flaherty Will Get You Nowhere.
22

7

13

8.9

8.7

9.1

.459

.479

4.6%

8.7%

13.3%

-3.6%

-22.9%

Robinson Cano is having a tough April, which is a shame because he gets the entire $240 million this month then can ride into the sunset on a caffeinated unicorn.
23

10

11

9.5

10.2

10.6

.487

.467

4.6%

12.6%

17.2%

-1.8%

-2.2%

They're thinking of extending Alexi Amarista, by which I mean thinking of ways to make him taller.
24

10

11

11.8

11.6

12.1

.486

.466

2.0%

2.7%

4.7%

1.8%

1.9%

There is a staggering dearth of comics about how Jose Fernandez's fastball cleans up the crime-riddled streets of Miami.
25

9

12

10.4

9.3

10.2

.481

.461

6.5%

9.2%

15.7%

0.2%

-3.3%

Turns out Ike Davis performs better when surrounded by touchscreen food gas stations, as do we all.
26

10

10

8.7

8.4

9.5

.460

.441

5.3%

6.9%

12.2%

-2.3%

-2.3%

Slap a bullpen on this team, give 'em a few more pitchers and bats, and throw in a time machine and this team could be FIERCE.
27

7

12

8.7

9.0

8.8

.447

.427

1.1%

1.7%

2.8%

0.4%

-0.8%

You can be whatever you want to be. You can even bat Justin Ruggiano second. It's a free country, and OBP is only a number.
28

10

10

9.1

7.0

7.3

.440

.420

5.2%

6.5%

11.7%

-1.1%

0.3%

Kyle Farnsworth: the Jeff Francoeur of closers? Discuss.
29

7

14

6.8

6.7

7.0

.373

.392

0.2%

0.5%

0.8%

0.3%

-0.3%

The epic struggle between a baseball team and the .200 team batting average mark. A must watch battle all season.
30

5

18

5.8

6.9

6.8

.375

.356

0.2%

1.7%

1.9%

0.3%

-1.5%

Article idea: an oral history of that one time they beat the Dodgers.