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Prospectus Hit List for April 24



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for April 23 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.

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RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day 7-Day
1

8

11

8.6

9.1

9.5

.508

.528

20.9%

28.4%

49.3%

4.1%

9.1%

It's fair to say Roomba's new prototype, code name "Peter Bourjos," has field tested rather well.
2

12

9

13.6

13.9

12.9

.589

.570

51.6%

19.2%

70.8%

-4.5%

8.3%

After a home win, it should be customary for the Great American Ballpark to celebrate by firing copious amounts of chili into the stands.
3

9

11

9.5

9.6

10.5

.509

.529

13.8%

18.9%

32.7%

-2.7%

7.9%

It's impossible to have a rain delay in Tropicana Field, but if they did, hopefully their tarp would be a giant Persian rug.
4

11

8

9.3

8.5

8.7

.482

.462

8.2%

8.8%

17.0%

2.4%

6.1%

Jean Segura ought to hit nothing but triples, so he understands which way to run from there.
5

11

9

10.4

10.2

10.8

.511

.491

13.1%

12.2%

25.4%

4.2%

6.0%

That's Mr. National League Save Leader Jason Grilli to you. Okay, "Jason" is fine.
6

10

7

9.8

8.8

8.9

.513

.533

10.7%

11.0%

21.6%

-0.2%

5.2%

Tim Collins was the last member of the Royals to understand why the game was rained out.
7

12

8

11.2

11.3

11.7

.520

.540

4.4%

10.4%

14.8%

2.4%

5.1%

Why again isn't Manny Machado playing at shortstop? Is it something we said?
8

12

8

12.7

9.5

9.6

.527

.507

24.2%

18.1%

42.3%

4.6%

3.7%

It took 134 batters this year before Adam Wainwright finally walked a batter. Best not let it happen again.
9

13

8

11.1

11.5

11.8

.543

.524

26.2%

22.7%

48.9%

-4.3%

3.7%

Better hands for a big man: Pablo Sandoval or Oddjob?
10

13

7

13.2

12.8

11.9

.593

.612

55.5%

18.2%

73.7%

-3.5%

2.3%

Jeff Baker learned the hard way that only Mega Man can slide into walls without feeling pain.
11

13

7

12.3

11.8

12.0

.572

.591

30.1%

29.4%

59.5%

-4.7%

1.7%

Steven Wright's major-league debut will probably delay him completing his degree in calcium anthropology (the study of milkmen).
12

13

7

11.8

12.5

11.8

.527

.507

3.9%

7.5%

11.4%

-4.4%

0.9%

Contrary to popular belief, the Upton Brothers didn't each hit a home run off Rex Brothers.
13

15

5

14.9

15.1

14.3

.627

.608

54.7%

17.5%

72.2%

5.8%

0.7%

I'm sure Justin Upton's hot hitting helped raise the temperature in Denver! Just kidding, weather systems do not work that way.
14

11

8

10.7

10.4

10.4

.562

.582

47.7%

23.9%

71.6%

3.6%

0.5%

Good to see Mariano Rivera can still give up the occasional meaningless home run at his age.
15

9

8

7.6

8.9

8.8

.451

.471

0.5%

0.9%

1.4%

-0.1%

0.2%

Oswaldo Arcia, who hit his first career dinger yesterday, looks like his name is missing a G. Don't you think it should be Oswaldog Arcia?
16

6

14

6.3

6.1

6.7

.349

.368

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.0%

-0.1%

They've struck out exactly 200 times in 20 games. Is that a lot?
17

11

9

11.8

11.4

11.7

.550

.530

21.7%

27.3%

49.0%

4.1%

-0.1%

Paul Goldschmidt has figured out AT&T Park. Not just hitting well there, but also where the nearest bathrooms are, and why it's called AT&T Park.
18

5

16

5.4

4.5

4.8

.330

.312

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

-0.2%

Wow, 11 runs in a day! They should play doubleheaders more often!
19

8

10

8.4

8.8

8.3

.482

.502

11.5%

11.1%

22.6%

-1.5%

-0.7%

They have hit two triples so far. One was by Michael Bourn, which makes sense. The other was by Yan Gomes, who has read about baserunning only in textbooks.
20

6

13

7.6

9.4

10.0

.459

.439

2.9%

4.2%

7.1%

0.9%

-1.5%

They can't blow every extra-inning lead. It's all supply and demand.
21

5

15

6.7

6.3

7.2

.392

.373

0.6%

1.1%

1.7%

-1.1%

-2.0%

Clayton Richard's redeeming quality seems to be that some may accidentally mistake him for Clayton Kershaw in Cy Young voting.
22

8

14

7.6

8.4

8.5

.426

.445

2.2%

4.1%

6.3%

-0.8%

-3.1%

Remember that cartoon where Raul Ibaņez kept purchasing various ACME products to catch a baseball?
23

9

9

10.2

9.3

9.2

.507

.487

9.5%

10.3%

19.8%

-3.4%

-3.2%

The next great Abbott and Costello routine will be about when Jonathon Niese becomes an uncle.
24

9

9

9.6

10.8

10.6

.563

.583

73.4%

8.7%

82.1%

0.7%

-4.9%

What, no dance from Jose Valverde on his triumphant return to a major-league roster?
25

7

12

8.6

8.7

8.0

.450

.470

3.9%

4.4%

8.3%

0.1%

-5.3%

Alex Rios, he of a career 6.1 percent walk rate, has walked in 11.4 percent of plate apperances. He likely stole Adam Dunn's underpants.
26

9

10

7.9

11.5

11.4

.549

.529

47.5%

20.7%

68.2%

2.9%

-6.9%

Mark Ellis' home run off Brandon Lyon marked the second of the night -- his first multi-dinger game since June 17, 2008, when his second homer came off Brandon Lyon.
27

10

10

8.1

8.1

8.0

.484

.464

28.2%

20.5%

48.7%

-5.3%

-7.6%

Shut out twice in three games counts as a mini-slump. For a quarter more they can upgrade to a medium-slump.
28

9

12

8.3

8.5

9.0

.457

.438

7.6%

9.7%

17.3%

-1.9%

-7.8%

Michael Young leads the National League in double plays grounded into (six), which is good because double plays encourage teamwork!
29

13

8

13.4

12.9

12.0

.560

.580

21.4%

23.1%

44.4%

3.7%

-8.5%

Jed Lowrie, Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick, Bartolo Colon. It must've been nice for those former Red Sox to beat their ex-team 13-0, even if some Sox fans thought Colon was Mo Vaughn.
30

8

13

7.4

6.6

6.8

.430

.450

4.1%

7.5%

11.6%

-1.0%

-9.5%

Melky Cabrera thought that strike three pitch was outside, and here's his website which explains why.