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Prospectus Hit List for September 14



by Matthew Kory

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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.

The Dodgers, you guys.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLF AHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

85

58

83.4

87.4

86.2

.598

.617

87.8%

12.1%

99.8%

4.1%

2.3%

Joe Nathan had given up five homers in 57 1/3 innings. Two homers and a loss later he's given up seven in the same innings total.
2

89

54

86.4

88.0

86.1

.611

.592

99.8%

0.2%

100.0%

0.1%

0.8%

One of the side effects of the Strasburg Shutdown is, because this is Washington, the coming proliferation of bad political 'shutdown' jokes we'll all be forced to endure. Next time before Mike Rizzo makes a decision he should consult with politically weary lousy on-line pseudo-comedians/baseball writers first.
3

81

62

81.4

81.9

82.8

.572

.591

74.4%

19.2%

93.6%

14.2%

17.2%

After missing two and a half months, Andy Pettitte will start Tuesday in New York. That means the Yankees have three days for a starter to get injured.
4

77

66

80.3

80.9

82.4

.560

.580

3.6%

20.6%

24.2%

-2.5%

-6.7%

After getting swept by Baltimore the Rays are 6-9 against them this season. They've outscored them too, of course.
5

78

66

79.1

81.5

83.0

.558

.578

0.7%

29.6%

30.4%

20.3%

11.2%

Torii Hunter homered and doubled or, as the kids are saying, Trouted.
6

82

61

80.6

77.5

78.4

.557

.577

11.5%

76.6%

88.1%

47.5%

67.9%

First Brandon McCarthy, now Yoenis Cespedes gets injured. Blame this on the Orioles, who are sucking up all the good luck.
7

75

67

74.6

77.2

77.5

.536

.556

50.1%

0.6%

50.7%

-10.1%

5.8%

They say when Justin Verlander pitches the heavens cry in happiness. Someone needs to get the heavens a tissue.
8

76

66

77.3

73.7

73.0

.528

.548

49.9%

0.8%

50.7%

10.2%

-9.9%

Unable to strike out on company time due to the rainout, Adam Dunn went home, stood in front of the bathroom mirror with his toothbrush, waited for a suitable amount of time and then turned and trudged slowly back to the bedroom.
9

87

57

81.4

79.3

76.8

.563

.544

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.2%

0.6%

Aroldis Champman Update: 119 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings.
10

81

63

80.4

79.4

79.4

.556

.536

0.2%

99.2%

99.4%

59.7%

61.1%

If the Braves win one of their final three games against Miami, they'll be 10-5 against every National League East team this season except the Nationals. They're 5-10 against them.
11

76

68

80.8

81.7

79.5

.552

.532

0.0%

79.3%

79.3%

52.1%

48.8%

Manager Mike Matheny moved slumping Carlos Beltran down in the lineup, and Beltran responded by going 2-for-2 with two walks and by throwing Josh Beckett out at first base on a clean single to right. Tomorrow, expecting even better results, Beltran will not be in the lineup.
12

81

62

69.4

67.4

69.3

.502

.522

22.0%

40.5%

62.4%

36.1%

32.2%

Little-known fact: the Orioles are 0-7 in the one-run games that they lose.
13

81

62

76.7

75.1

73.8

.536

.516

98.9%

0.6%

99.6%

0.3%

7.7%

Buster Posey, a catcher, is hitting .333/.408/.542. That's like a '84 Caravan doing 0-to-60 in 3.9 seconds.
14

64

80

69.9

71.9

72.1

.483

.503

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Try as they might, the Red Sox weren't able to beat the team with the highest payroll in baseball with a lineup that looks like it was bought on lay-away at Dollar General.
15

72

71

75.5

75.2

72.4

.516

.496

0.0%

3.0%

3.0%

1.7%

3.0%

They say hot teams don't want off days, so if that's true then the Brewers are sitting by the pool sipping champagne and swearing up a storm.
16

71

72

74.4

74.4

74.2

.514

.494

0.4%

2.8%

3.1%

1.1%

2.6%

Will Justin Upton go out big to salvage a decent season, or not give a crud and just whatever? Still TBD, but he's hitting .214/.250/.339 in the past two weeks of games.
17

69

75

69.2

66.7

68.0

.474

.494

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Ten hits and seven runs, all in four innings. Sounds like someone replaced Felix Hernandez with the generic brand to see if anyone noticed. (We did.)
18

74

70

73.8

72.4

72.2

.508

.488

0.7%

9.2%

9.9%

2.7%

-2.6%

The Dodgers record since the Mega-Trade is 4-1,000,000. Adrian Gonzalez is hitless. Josh Beckett hasn't retired a batter, Carl Crawford doesn't exist, and Nick Punto roams the clubhouse feasting on brains.
19

72

72

71.1

73.7

73.6

.504

.484

0.0%

1.0%

1.0%

-0.2%

1.0%

So much for the Phillies winning 26 in a row to close out the season. 25-1 will have to do!
20

72

70

70.9

70.9

69.0

.498

.478

0.0%

4.6%

4.6%

2.4%

-3.0%

Good news: the Pirates didn't play so they couldn't lose. Thanks, schedule!
21

65

77

67.1

63.0

64.7

.458

.477

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Your American League home run leader is Edwin Encarnacion with 40 wake up wake up it's time for school!
22

65

78

67.1

63.8

63.5

.454

.474

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The difference between Alex Gordon last year (.303/.376/.502) and this year (.292/.360/.447) is about 10 homers. Where did those homers go? Are they behind the dresser? Between the couch cushions?
23

65

78

66.3

69.7

71.7

.477

.457

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Mets catchers have hit .227/.289/.294 this season. Adding a joke here just seems rude.
24

69

75

67.9

68.1

67.2

.473

.453

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Padres have a .713 road OPS. A .697 OPS is average, so it is possible (likely?) that a below-average run-scoring team is above-average offensively.
25

60

84

61.6

64.0

63.7

.433

.453

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Twins came back and beat Kansas City in 10 innings. Yay, says fan.
26

60

84

54.4

59.1

60.1

.405

.425

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Matt LaPorta's first homer since last August 18th. Oh how the not-ever-actually-mighty have fallen.
27

63

81

61.5

63.4

64.2

.438

.418

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jacob Turner's 21 strikeouts and eight walks in 29 innings belie his 6.44 ERA. The eight home runs he's given up don't though.
28

57

85

61.4

58.1

58.0

.413

.394

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It will be interesting to see if we hear any Troy Tulowitzki rumors this offseason. He’s due $144 million through 2019, and as Branch Rickey said, "We finished last with you and we can finish last without you.”
29

56

87

58.7

55.6

55.7

.395

.376

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Cubs new mascot Jimmy the Painfully Hard Brick is not gaining the type of acceptance the organization had hoped for. Hopefully they don’t have to replace him with Theo the Dysfunctional Front Office Gorilla.
30

46

98

50.3

50.5

50.5

.342

.325

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Astros offense is like a vampire looking in the mirror. It's there, I know it, but I can't see where it comes from.