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Prospectus Hit List for June 24



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for June 21 Hit List for June 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.

Just four more Hit Lists until the WEEEEEEEEEEEKEND

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

46

30

41.5

40.1

41.3

.532

.512

23.0%

61.3%

84.3%

6.5%

20.8%

This has to be their season. Anybody who doesn't believe that is probably ... somebody who has watched baseball in the past.
2

44

32

40.9

41.9

42.3

.554

.574

65.5%

18.0%

83.4%

3.9%

19.3%

They can't find a permanent spot for Jurickson Profar. Possible solution: just put him between second and short. Extra fielder. See if anybody complains.
3

38

36

37.6

34.9

36.2

.498

.518

3.4%

10.8%

14.2%

3.7%

9.3%

After 11 straight wins, their only two possible outcomes are World Series championship or 50-game losing streak.
4

41

34

39.9

38.3

38.5

.522

.502

46.3%

7.0%

53.3%

-3.4%

7.7%

They couldn't win on Star Wars Night, possibly because they didn't fully embrace lightsabermetrics.
5

38

36

38.7

37.0

37.7

.501

.521

7.1%

18.6%

25.6%

-3.5%

3.9%

It's that kind of year where Scott Kazmir doubles his career win total against the Twins to four.
6

45

33

46.0

44.9

44.9

.555

.575

49.9%

29.5%

79.4%

0.1%

2.1%

Daniel Nava clearly made that catch in right field, but the irony is that the umpires were the ones who, in fact, dropped the ball.
7

42

32

45.5

50.6

50.2

.603

.622

91.9%

4.1%

96.0%

2.5%

0.7%

Their first walkoff win of the season was on Friday, bringing their total runs scored in the ninth inning to ... 12!
8

34

38

33.6

34.0

34.9

.444

.463

0.2%

1.3%

1.6%

0.1%

0.7%

They're using Clete Thomas as their leadoff batter, apparently. I'm sure his eyes opened wide with amazement when he heard that.
9

47

29

49.4

47.4

46.4

.581

.561

51.6%

43.9%

95.5%

0.5%

0.6%

Given that Adam Wainwright hardly walks anybody, you can understand why his dog hates him.
10

32

42

31.9

34.1

34.4

.512

.492

8.2%

2.1%

10.3%

1.7%

0.6%

"Chris Capuano is healthy and throwing well, so they might have a chance," he said with a totally serious face.
11

30

42

31.3

31.0

30.5

.459

.440

0.5%

0.6%

1.1%

0.2%

0.6%

David Wright was a single shy of the cycle yesterday, mostly because he had two doubles, which makes it statistically better than a cycle but you could also overinflate your wheel so stop trying so hard, David.
12

29

48

28.6

24.8

26.4

.369

.387

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

You've read this far down, so let's do a positive one. Chris Carter went 7-for-13 with four doubles, a home run and just one strikeout against the Cubs. It's the second time this year he's had just one K in a series.
13

25

50

27.0

23.3

23.2

.367

.349

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

They've won nine of their last 10 games at the Giants. I will assume their last visit there was 2003.
14

34

43

32.0

34.4

34.9

.459

.479

0.2%

0.8%

1.1%

0.4%

-0.1%

Ye baseball gods don't care for your childhood when they let Raul Ibaņez age more gracefully than Ken Griffey, Jr.
15

31

43

32.0

33.9

34.9

.464

.444

0.0%

0.5%

0.5%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Controversial opinion here, but their pitchers probably shouldn't have a higher batting average (.214) than their first basemen (.180).
16

31

42

32.5

31.9

30.0

.446

.466

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

-0.3%

-0.3%

"You can put him on the blooooock, yes!" --How I imagine Hawk Harrelson discusses trade deadline
17

31

43

35.7

38.1

38.3

.480

.460

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.0%

-0.4%

Summer tip: Get on down to your local farmer's market, and be sure to get there early if you want to acquire the freshest, juiciest Cubs players.
18

36

40

31.5

32.4

31.9

.454

.435

2.2%

1.4%

3.6%

-2.9%

-0.5%

Kevin Frandsen's pinch-hit game-ending homer on Saturday was the Phillies first of its kind since 364 days prior, when Jim Thome did it. Those two baseball players, so much alike.
19

38

38

36.0

35.4

35.6

.474

.454

8.2%

1.6%

9.8%

-2.3%

-0.8%

Andrew Cashner throws nearly 95 mph and hasn't struck out more than six batters in a start this season.
20

45

32

44.7

45.1

44.7

.568

.548

25.4%

62.4%

87.8%

2.8%

-1.8%

In seven career starts against them, Mat Latos has struck out 11.1 Diamondbacks per nine innings.
21

44

33

45.0

45.2

43.8

.543

.523

86.3%

3.3%

89.5%

6.5%

-1.9%

Jordan Schafer is looking like a promising leadoff guy for the Braves, and I don't see this housing market collapsing any time soon!
22

39

37

39.4

42.0

43.0

.533

.553

10.0%

22.5%

32.5%

5.9%

-2.6%

With his first career dinger being a grand slam at Yankee Stadium, Wil Myers is the first True Yankee to have never played for them.
23

35

38

37.4

31.0

31.8

.466

.486

0.7%

3.1%

3.8%

0.7%

-3.7%

Eight MLB players have seven or more home runs this month. Nobody on Kansas City has more than six all year.
24

33

43

36.6

39.0

37.7

.522

.542

1.5%

4.8%

6.3%

-1.0%

-4.2%

Josh Hamilton was lifted for a pinch-hitter. Was it (a) Brendan Harris, or (b) hey stop laughing so hard I haven't finished the choices yet.
25

42

34

39.4

39.9

40.6

.500

.520

12.3%

22.4%

34.7%

-3.5%

-5.4%

It's gonna be awesome when they sign Manny Ramirez for the stretch run. "Baltimanny."
26

37

38

33.9

33.4

33.7

.489

.470

11.0%

7.8%

18.9%

-6.8%

-5.9%

They just can't seem to stay at .500. They are too afraid to answer .500's texts and will try to ignore .500 until prom night.
27

41

34

37.4

34.3

34.8

.530

.550

24.5%

30.6%

55.1%

-5.7%

-7.4%

Zoilo Almonte has a .583/.643/1.000 line through five games, which just shows you that if you want to make it in this sport, have a funny name.
28

39

38

42.1

44.4

42.8

.505

.485

15.3%

3.4%

18.7%

3.0%

-8.9%

Rex Brothers has thrown 30 consecutive scoreless innings, which I haven't noticed because I've been making jokes on both his name and Rex's brother's name.
29

38

37

35.9

38.6

39.5

.509

.489

22.1%

4.1%

26.2%

-5.3%

-9.9%

Somehow they are 1-6 against the Marlins and Brewers on the year.
30

44

34

43.8

44.7

43.1

.543

.562

32.8%

33.2%

66.0%

-3.6%

-12.2%

Opposing batting average for Sean Doolittle by month: April: .128; May: .156; June: .341.