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Prospectus Hit List for July 23



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for July 22 Hit List for July 24
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.

Which team has 99 problems but Joe Mauer ain't one? Click through to find out!!!

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLF Win Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

56

43

58.0

58.0

55.9

.575

.556

92.0%

1.2%

93.2%

2.3%

3.4%

Craig Kimbrel has 59 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings, which, I’m guessing, is more than you, me, and our cats put together.
2

54

44

58.6

63.7

63.0

.611

.629

87.5%

3.7%

91.2%

3.1%

1.2%

Miguel Cabrera had to leave last night’s game with a sore hip. He was only able to homer once from the trainer’s table.
3

51

47

49.1

51.5

49.9

.514

.494

69.1%

1.9%

71.0%

7.3%

20.8%

THE DODGERS ARE IN FIRST PLACE! THE DODGERS ARE IN FIRST PLACE! DOWN GOES FRAZIER! THE DODGERS ARE IN FIRST PLACE!
4

58

41

56.6

55.7

54.4

.567

.587

63.5%

19.6%

83.1%

0.7%

-0.9%

Against all of Major League Baseball but Houston the A’s are 48-41. Against Houston, the A’s are 10-0. Thanks, Uncle Bud!
5

59

37

61.6

60.2

58.3

.623

.604

52.0%

46.4%

98.4%

0.1%

0.7%

The Cardinals originally had a game scheduled for yesterday but because they have the best record in baseball, they decided not to play it. “We didn’t feel like it,” said second baseman Matt Carpenter, adjusting his monocle. “Hooray!” said Cardinals fans reflexively.
6

60

41

59.4

58.7

58.5

.586

.605

49.1%

39.5%

88.6%

-2.9%

-1.9%

The good news is Clay Buchholz doesn’t need Tommy John surgery. The bad news is Matt Moore doesn’t either.
7

59

41

57.2

61.4

61.1

.597

.616

39.1%

48.8%

87.9%

3.1%

13.8%

Over their last 20 games, the Rays have been beating up on teams with a combined sub-.400 winning percentage. Of course, the opponent’s winning percentage ceases to matter when Matt Moore makes Boston’s offense look like beer league softball after the beer.
8

55

44

51.6

52.7

53.1

.536

.556

35.6%

27.5%

63.1%

4.6%

-10.1%

– Now that they have Matt Garza, Ron Washington may move Adrian Beltre further down in the lineup. Or he may use Garza as a pitcher. Time will tell!
9

58

39

54.0

54.2

55.8

.572

.553

28.3%

67.3%

95.5%

1.8%

2.9%

Can the Pirates win without Jason “The Grilled Cheese Guy” Grilli closing games? On one hand, they haven’t in 20 years. On the other hand, yes.
10

51

48

50.2

47.1

47.0

.493

.473

23.1%

3.0%

26.1%

-5.9%

-14.3%

The loss to the Cubs dropped Arizona out of first place. “I’ve got to have more grittiness, Bones!” “I caunt, Captain! I don’t think she can teek any moooooooooaaaaaar!”
11

56

43

58.0

59.1

59.7

.588

.568

19.7%

72.6%

92.4%

4.8%

9.1%

Bronson Arroyo just threw a complete game shutout and now sports an ERA of 3.19. This is called “reality.”
12

52

47

52.4

50.9

51.2

.522

.541

12.0%

10.7%

22.7%

-7.3%

-9.4%

If Ubaldo Jimenez didn’t give up so many walks and homers he’d be a pretty good pitcher.
13

57

43

54.2

52.5

53.2

.542

.562

10.4%

35.8%

46.3%

5.0%

19.4%

Manny Machado has one double in July.
14

48

51

46.6

45.8

45.6

.470

.450

4.4%

3.8%

8.2%

-4.3%

-13.4%

The Dan Haren experiment is continuing as well as it has all season, which is to say, it remains a total failure.
15

47

52

49.3

50.4

48.2

.492

.472

4.2%

0.6%

4.8%

-2.9%

-4.6%

How do you get nine hits, including three for extra bases, and only score one run? Weary traveler: the Rockies hold the answer you seek!
16

45

53

43.5

47.2

47.9

.468

.449

3.3%

0.5%

3.8%

-1.7%

-2.7%

Remember last week when Tim Lincecum was back because of his no-hitter? If you’re a Giants fan, hop into your Deloreon and go back there.
17

49

50

44.4

45.1

45.2

.464

.444

3.0%

1.7%

4.6%

-1.2%

-1.7%

“Yes, the season is over, but we’ve got a strong team. It’s not over until well after it’s over.” – Ruben Amaro sometime this off-season probably.
18

52

47

48.9

45.2

45.9

.485

.505

1.4%

11.6%

12.9%

-4.1%

-9.7%

The Yankees are reportedly working to re-acquire Alfonso Soriano because you can never have enough expensive outfielders with bad on-base percentages.
19

46

51

47.9

50.2

48.7

.497

.517

0.8%

2.0%

2.8%

-1.3%

-1.1%

How far have the Angels fallen? If one game can be any barometer, losing to the Twins should cover it.
20

43

52

44.6

43.2

42.9

.457

.437

0.6%

0.3%

0.9%

-0.5%

-0.2%

If you see Matt Harvey in a park with a mic, run!
21

45

51

46.2

40.4

41.4

.450

.470

0.5%

0.1%

0.6%

-0.3%

-0.1%

The Royals are 45-51 but that’s okay because it takes 8-to-10 years to build a playoff team so there’s tons of time. Re-sign Jeff Francoeur!
22

44

56

43.4

43.3

43.4

.435

.416

0.3%

0.0%

0.3%

0.0%

-0.1%

If Evereth Cabrera would change his first name to Miguel, imagine the stats “Miguel Cabrera” could accumulate!
23

47

52

45.0

47.8

47.7

.473

.493

0.2%

0.4%

0.6%

0.1%

0.4%

The Mariners have won seven games in a row. I know you can find that information anywhere but I’m pretty sure if you say it over and over everything will go black and white and you’ll wake up in Kansas.
24

42

54

42.5

43.0

43.4

.445

.465

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Twins got 99 problems but Joe Mauer ain’t one. That’s still 99 problems though.
25

44

52

47.2

48.4

48.8

.491

.471

0.0%

0.8%

0.8%

0.3%

0.0%

Now that the Cubs have obtained the entire Rangers minor league system for three months of a pitcher they weren’t going to re-sign anyway, they will allow themselves one cup – and only one! – of General Foods International Coffee French Vanilla Café. Mmm… Just like that café in Paris. Now back to work!
26

39

57

41.4

42.6

41.5

.428

.448

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

Chris Sale had 11 strikeouts to only three walks and two runs, but he lost because, either 1) he pitches for the White Sox, or 2) he lacks moral standing. Sale is now 6-9. You decide!
27

45

53

46.4

44.2

46.6

.465

.485

0.0%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.6%

-1.5%

I won’t say you picked the Blue Jays to win anything this season if you’ll say I didn’t.
28

41

57

42.6

45.9

46.6

.449

.430

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Now that Ryan Braun has been suspended for the rest of the season, you can expect the Brewers to fall into last place. What? They already have? That was fast!
29

36

61

37.1

33.8

34.4

.364

.346

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

MLB.com’s headline: “The Marlins find offense at Coors Field!” The Marlins scored three runs. On the season they’re averaging 3.19 per game. And yet, it’s hard to fault the headline so much as the Marlins.
30

33

65

33.3

28.9

31.2

.322

.340

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Given the recent Matt Harvey video, if the entire Houston Astros team, dressed in full uniform, was standing in central Houston with microphones and video cameras, how many Houstonians do you think could correctly identify them as baseball players?