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Prospectus Hit List for April 8



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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 TmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

1

1

1.2

0.9

0.6

.460

.480

28.5%

24.1%

52.6%

-22.4%

0.0%

It was helpful of Albert Pujols to sign with the Angels as their uniform colors are similar to the Cardinals'. Had Pujols signed with Miami, Baltimore or the Dodgers it would have been much more visually jarring.
2

2

0

1.2

1.5

1.7

.796

.783

43.3%

5.4%

48.7%

11.6%

0.0%

A press release from the United States Department of Small Sample Sizes: Lyle Overbay is slugging 2.000.
3

0

2

0.4

0.3

0.3

.122

.114

21.2%

8.1%

29.3%

-17.3%

0.0%

For all the attention the Red Sox get for their collapse last year, the Braves had a similar feat. Also like the Sox, Atlanta has started the year 0-3. But hey, Chipper Jones is expected back soon, so hooray.
4

2

0

1.8

1.7

1.6

.890

.897

1.2%

1.4%

2.6%

0.6%

0.0%

Dogs and cats living together, and the Baltimore Orioles in first place in the AL East.
5

0

2

0.1

0.1

0.1

.024

.026

15.9%

12.6%

28.5%

-34.3%

0.0%

The Red Sox are 0-3 after getting swept by Detroit, the pitching staff has given up the most runs in baseball, and to top it all off, on Sunday Valentine had Nick Punto hitting leadoff. So, yeah. Flying start and all that.
6

1

1

1.0

0.8

0.8

.450

.470

5.5%

4.3%

9.8%

-9.8%

0.0%

Robin Ventura has suspended his twitter account. This is beyond sad.
7

0

2

0.5

0.5

0.6

.210

.197

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

-1.9%

0.0%

The Cubs are the only team in baseball yet to hit a home run, which is surprising, as you’d think Blake DeWitt calling his shot would have worked.
8

0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

.500

.500

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-45.1%

0.0%

The Reds are five wins away from their 10,000th win as a franchise. After a three-game series with St. Louis at home, they’re on the road for the next 10 games. So in order to celebrate that momentous occasion at home they’re going to have to do a lot of losing. This may not be a problem.
9

0

2

0.5

0.7

0.4

.202

.215

9.7%

6.2%

15.9%

-20.4%

0.0%

Between Derek Lowe and Justin Masterson, the soil in Cleveland is likely to resemble Georgia in 1865. Because Lowe and Masterson are worm-burners. And in 1865 Georgia was burned never mind.
10

1

1

0.8

0.8

0.4

.382

.363

4.6%

1.5%

6.1%

-7.5%

0.0%

A lineup convention hosted by Jim Tracy would feature the following speakers: 1) the building’s janitor, 2) the audio/visual guy, and 3) the main speaker.
11

2

0

1.9

1.9

1.9

.977

.979

83.6%

2.9%

86.4%

17.6%

0.0%

Short of a study revealing that cigarettes cure cancer, you would be hard-pressed to come up with a better start to the season for Jim Leyland. Five Tigers batters are hitting over .400.
12

1

1

1.2

1.2

0.9

.541

.521

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

They use the Houston Astros drinking game, wherein you drink when the Astros score a run, at AA meetings.
13

1

1

0.8

1.1

1.4

.530

.550

0.2%

0.2%

0.5%

-0.0%

0.0%

The Royals' 2-1 start was marred as mascot Sluggerrr, a lion/bear thing whose head morphs into a crown at the top, pulled a tail muscle and has been placed on the disabled list. The team has called up Single-A mascot Mr. Celery, whose Wackiness Quotient was very high in spring training.
14

3

0

2.4

2.8

2.9

.924

.919

14.0%

3.2%

17.2%

8.2%

0.0%

It is odd that the team who employs Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw also employs Juan Uribe and Aaron Harang. Magic Johnson may want to fix this.
15

1

2

1.2

0.8

0.8

.314

.297

24.4%

7.4%

31.8%

-19.5%

0.0%

You can cross Miami’s Cuban ex-patriot community off Ozzie Guillen’s "To Insult" list.
16

1

1

1.0

0.8

1.0

.471

.451

34.0%

31.5%

65.5%

2.4%

0.0%

Think the 1-2 Brewers might miss Prince Fielder’s .417/.429/.917 line? Well, sure, but those numbers will fall. He doesn’t get to face the Red Sox bullpen every day.
17

0

2

0.2

0.3

0.1

.081

.087

1.0%

0.5%

1.5%

-1.7%

0.0%

In three games, the Twins have managed to score a total of five runs. It would have been more but their opponents wanted to beat them.
18

0

2

0.8

0.7

0.9

.303

.320

58.6%

13.7%

72.3%

-17.6%

0.0%

Does Joe Girardi’s binder have an entry for how to handle the New York media after starting 0-3? Are you kidding? Of course it does.
19

2

0

1.6

1.7

1.8

.885

.876

5.1%

2.3%

7.4%

1.5%

0.0%

If any three-game sample can surprise you, it might be the Mets' current 3-0 record and their residence in first place in the NL East. Last year when the Mets lost 85 games, they had 12 streaks of three or more wins in a row. So don’t count your chickens and all that.
20

1

3

1.6

1.8

1.6

.373

.392

0.3%

0.6%

0.9%

-0.9%

0.0%

Yoenis Cespedes is your major league home run leader (tied with Miguel Cabrera and Jay Bruce) with three. That concludes the list of positives thus far for the A’s.
21

1

1

1.0

1.4

1.2

.574

.554

39.8%

8.5%

48.3%

-5.3%

0.0%

While the Phillies have given up the second-fewest runs in the National League (7), they’ve also scored the fewest (6). The 2012 Phillies: bringing back the Deadball Era.
22

1

1

1.0

0.6

0.7

.414

.395

0.2%

0.5%

0.7%

-1.0%

0.0%

Raise your hand if you can guess the NL team that has given up the fewest runs (6).
23

0

3

0.6

0.2

0.3

.090

.084

5.0%

1.4%

6.3%

-10.3%

0.0%

Perhaps the surest sign that it is very early in the season isn’t so much that Jeremy Hermida is hitting .500, but that he’s on a major-league roster at all.
24

3

1

2.4

2.2

2.1

.608

.627

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

0.0%

Over the last three weeks, the Mariners have traveled from Arizona to Tokyo (8,130 miles), back to Arizona (another 8,130 miles), then to Oakland (737 miles), and now to Texas (1,707 miles). That’s a total of 18,704 miles, which, if you think about it, is a lot.
25

0

2

0.8

0.6

0.7

.262

.247

33.1%

6.0%

39.1%

-18.6%

0.0%

The fact that there are 159 games left in the season is probably not very comforting to Giants fans.
26

1

1

1.0

1.5

1.6

.636

.618

65.6%

19.7%

85.3%

8.8%

0.0%

Through four games, your top-hitting NL team is the St. Louis Cardinals at .327/.384/.507. Clearly, not re-signing Albert Pujols was the straw that stirred the drink.
27

2

0

1.2

1.3

1.4

.732

.748

22.7%

17.7%

40.4%

-5.8%

0.0%

Three games into the year and the Rays already have a three-game lead over the Red Sox and Yankees. You just can’t buy something like that, unless you’re the Red Sox or the Yankees.
28

1

1

1.0

1.2

1.2

.546

.566

71.2%

13.5%

84.7%

-4.1%

0.0%

The Yu Darvish era begins today. Get your commemorative Franklin Mint coins and dishes before they’re gone!
29

2

0

1.5

1.3

1.3

.756

.771

1.6%

2.1%

3.8%

-1.1%

0.0%

All the hullabaloo over the Jays this year seems like it might be a bit much when you consider that their fourth and fifth starters are Kyle Drabek and [not listed].
30

2

0

1.5

1.4

1.2

.756

.741

9.5%

4.3%

13.9%

-6.0%

0.0%

Taking two out of three from the Cubs should be expected of a team that fancies itself a contender, so the fact that the Nationals managed that should be A) a relief, B) exciting, or C) those phone calls are coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!