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Prospectus Hit List for July 24
Hit List for July 20
Hit List for July 27
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 |  | 68 | 31 | 67.8 | 69.9 | 69.5 | .695 | .691 | 99.7% | 0.3% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It makes sense that the Dodgers would want to put an end to their litany of SP injuries by trading for ... Yu Darvish? | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 65 | 33 | 64.8 | 68.0 | 66.9 | .675 | .680 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The guy who replaces an injured former first-round pick who himself was replacing your injured former first-round pick hits the game-winning homer. That�s just life for the Astros in 2017. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 59 | 38 | 59.1 | 61.8 | 59.8 | .618 | .613 | 99.5% | 0.2% | 99.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| It�s smart of Stephen Strasburg to sit out for precautionary reasons now. He has to make sure he�s in shape to sit out for precautionary reasons in October. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 51 | 46 | 58.8 | 62.1 | 61.1 | .600 | .605 | 38.3% | 39.4% | 77.7% | 5.5% | 7.8% |
| We always knew it was unfair to label Didi Gregorius as �the next Jeter.� After all, he�s a good defender who hits for power. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 51 | 45 | 56.6 | 60.6 | 59.1 | .592 | .597 | 85.1% | 6.5% | 91.7% | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| �Lindor�s walk-off HR sparks happiest trot ever� reads the Indians.com headline that takes a late, random shot at poor Trot Nixon. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 56 | 42 | 60.0 | 58.2 | 57.6 | .591 | .587 | 0.2% | 87.6% | 87.8% | -1.9% | 4.2% |
| The Diamondbacks are just 3-6 since the All-Star break. I blame the Homerun Derby. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 55 | 45 | 56.8 | 53.8 | 52.6 | .546 | .551 | 50.0% | 32.5% | 82.5% | -2.9% | -5.6% |
| Rafael Devers is getting called up to the big leagues today, so expect him to be labeled as a bust by the Boston media by, oh, let�s say Saturday. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 51 | 46 | 50.9 | 54.3 | 54.1 | .542 | .537 | 68.2% | 6.4% | 74.6% | 6.4% | 16.1% |
| The worst part about the Cubs being good again is that we have to pretend it�s still a feel-good story. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 58 | 42 | 55.5 | 51.9 | 51.3 | .542 | .537 | 0.1% | 84.4% | 84.5% | 4.7% | 13.0% |
| Mark Reynolds hit a 482-foot homer yesterday, the longest homer ever hit by a blind person in the Statcast Era. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 51 | 48 | 50.8 | 54.2 | 53.7 | .530 | .535 | 11.4% | 32.4% | 43.7% | -6.7% | -7.8% |
| Pretty impressive effort by the Tampa bullpen to out-Rangers the Rangers bullpen. I�m sure Sergio Romo will fix that right quick. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 47 | 51 | 51.1 | 52.0 | 52.8 | .517 | .512 | 9.2% | 5.1% | 14.3% | -2.4% | -1.4% |
| Credit where credit is due -- if you call Jerry Dipoto enough times, maybe he�ll do something weird and just give you a solid prospect. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 53 | 48 | 53.9 | 50.3 | 49.0 | .510 | .505 | 16.6% | 7.1% | 23.7% | -3.3% | -29.1% |
| Sometimes, if you lie really still at night and focus, you can actually hear the Brewers falling back to earth. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 49 | 51 | 49.3 | 48.3 | 49.3 | .490 | .495 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 18.2% | -5.5% | -2.5% |
| Desperate times call for desperate measures, but putting Yovani Gallardo back into the rotation is just cruel to all parties involved. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 50 | 47 | 46.3 | 45.0 | 46.3 | .484 | .489 | 8.5% | 18.2% | 26.6% | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| Nothing says �we should keep the band together� like a four-game sweep of the White Sox! | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 48 | 50 | 50.1 | 45.4 | 45.9 | .483 | .488 | 0.0% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 3.7% | -5.5% |
| The Rangers have won three consecutive one-run games, so make sure you pack your North Face en route to hell. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 45 | 52 | 46.7 | 47.6 | 46.6 | .479 | .484 | 1.5% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Turns out that old, beat-up van was actually more durable than Daniel Norris. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 49 | 51 | 48.0 | 46.2 | 48.0 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| The Angels are approaching Cardinals Devil Magic status with their rotation. The Padres think their starters are anonymous, yet LA has the 12th-best SP ERA in the game. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 49 | 50 | 46.8 | 45.7 | 46.1 | .474 | .469 | 6.1% | 3.6% | 9.7% | -2.4% | 3.3% |
| Pittsburgh is about to play 19 straight games against teams that currently have a sub-.500 record. The last time a Pirate had the odds that stacked in his favor, Euron Greyjoy REDACTED FOR SPOILERS. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 44 | 52 | 44.3 | 45.0 | 45.8 | .466 | .461 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | -0.9% | -1.7% |
| It�s a good thing that kid kicked Dee Gordon and not Giancarlo Stanton, because Stanton probably would�ve hit the DL for three months if he�d suffered such a blow. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 44 | 54 | 41.4 | 45.6 | 47.7 | .456 | .461 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| The A�s have bad some trouble holding leads since they traded away Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle. Turns out even going *near* Washington�s bullpen leads to late-inning issues. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 47 | 50 | 44.8 | 43.5 | 42.8 | .459 | .454 | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| �Dickey looks to get knuckler working in desert� reads the Braves.com headline that feels a lot dirtier than it really is. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 49 | 48 | 42.1 | 41.2 | 41.6 | .448 | .453 | 4.9% | 12.2% | 17.1% | -3.7% | 0.3% |
| How is it that trading for and failing to trade for Jaime Garcia are equally Twinsian outcomes? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 45 | 51 | 44.0 | 42.0 | 42.3 | .451 | .446 | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| This year I wonder if Wilmer Flores will cry if he finds out he�s *not* being traded. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 47 | 51 | 41.9 | 38.5 | 40.4 | .428 | .433 | 0.3% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| What do the Orioles and early World War II France have in common? They both got bombed so often they were willing to give up Britton. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 44 | 54 | 39.8 | 41.2 | 42.3 | .427 | .432 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | -0.8% | -2.4% |
| So many blisters ... do they also sell bagged urine in Canada? | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 38 | 57 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 40.9 | .426 | .431 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| Yoan Moncada is batting just .077/.200/.311. The White Sox have lost the Chris Sale trade. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 41 | 57 | 41.4 | 42.6 | 43.6 | .430 | .425 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| The Reds have to stop with all these Joey Votto/Zack Cozart donkey updates. They�re really making asses out of themselves. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 43 | 55 | 35.4 | 38.4 | 39.7 | .399 | .394 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| The Padres actually have a winning record so far in July. They�re late push has them just ... oh god, just 24.5 games back. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 34 | 62 | 39.9 | 39.2 | 39.8 | .398 | .393 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Phillies offense is averaging nearly six runs a game since the All-Star break. Unfortunately, the Phillies pitching staff is still the Phillies pitching staff. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 38 | 62 | 38.2 | 35.5 | 35.9 | .369 | .365 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| �Westword no: Giants fall to 17-27 in division� reads the Giants.com headline written by someone who�s even more tapped out on puns than I am. | |||||||||||||
In which #hugwatch2017 begins.