Prospectus Hit List for July 31
Hit List for July 30
Hit List for August 1
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 | Tm |  W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 35 | 70 | 35.7 | 30.5 | 32.8 | .319 | .337 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jonathan Villar is the first person associated with the Astros to steal home since, I believe, Kenneth Lay. /topical | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 40 | 65 | 41.0 | 37.9 | 38.2 | .374 | .355 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Chad Qualls' accidental somersault and nonchalant recovery was quite the metaphor for the Marlins offseason. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 40 | 64 | 43.5 | 45.7 | 45.2 | .419 | .439 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Clearly the White Sox are buyers, since they acquired the only person in that three-team trade with World Series experience (Avisail Garcia.) | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 45 | 58 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 46.4 | .444 | .464 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| They've remained starkly quiet through the trade deadline, save for Joe Mauer's audible sigh. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 46 | 61 | 47.1 | 50.0 | 50.4 | .452 | .432 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Permission to christen Khris Davis with the nickname "Krush." | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 46 | 59 | 45.2 | 48.7 | 49.6 | .451 | .432 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| You may want to cancel the Barry Zito comeback tour. But you bought tickets? From scalper? Buddy that's not my problem. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 48 | 58 | 50.3 | 52.6 | 52.7 | .480 | .460 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.0% |
| Junior Lake is 2 for his last 19, which is still pretty good for a body of water, even though baseballs float. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 48 | 57 | 50.6 | 53.5 | 52.0 | .486 | .506 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| Any more meltdowns and Ernesto Frieri will soon have the consistency of Nickelodeon© Gak™. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 48 | 56 | 48.8 | 48.0 | 47.5 | .462 | .442 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| Okay, kids. Any more extra-inning games against the Marlins and we're going to start handing out ties. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 49 | 57 | 50.7 | 49.0 | 50.9 | .471 | .491 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| Mark Buehrle against the AL West this season: 30 innings, 0.30 ERA. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 50 | 56 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 46.5 | .441 | .421 | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| A win, no errors and both Darin Ruf and Delmon Young played the outfield. Things are looking rosy! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 50 | 58 | 48.2 | 47.3 | 47.3 | .446 | .427 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| Any time Edinson Volquez doesn't allow a run in the first inning is a moral victory. But as statheads know, pitching moral victories are overrated. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 50 | 56 | 47.3 | 49.9 | 49.6 | .464 | .484 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| Michael Morse got healthy for this? | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 51 | 57 | 53.6 | 54.4 | 51.9 | .488 | .468 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.9% | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| Another bad loss on the road, but let's be honest, when they're playing in Atlanta it's like playing in a mile-deep hole. You try focusing in something like that. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 52 | 51 | 52.0 | 46.0 | 46.9 | .478 | .498 | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Mike Moustakas' multi-homer milestone made many Missourians mighty merry. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 52 | 55 | 50.4 | 49.4 | 49.4 | .470 | .450 | 1.3% | 4.4% | 5.7% | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| Stephen Strasburg served up a grand slam last night. Until then, he hadn't even allowed a three-run homer. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 54 | 52 | 54.1 | 51.6 | 51.0 | .497 | .477 | 9.7% | 6.0% | 15.7% | -4.4% | -14.0% |
| When given the chance to use the DH, they give it to Eric Chavez and have him bat cleanup, which is kind of like seeing your dad wear a backwards cap. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 55 | 51 | 52.0 | 47.2 | 48.6 | .478 | .498 | 0.4% | 6.9% | 7.3% | -3.8% | -9.9% |
| Perhaps A-Rod is hoping that Joe Girardi pinch-hits somebody to serve his upcoming suspension. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 57 | 48 | 53.6 | 57.0 | 55.4 | .531 | .511 | 88.7% | 1.3% | 90.0% | 4.9% | 19.1% |
| Small group discussion topic: what if Vin Scully took steroids and lied about it? | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 58 | 48 | 58.2 | 56.8 | 57.5 | .544 | .563 | 11.8% | 32.0% | 43.8% | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Nick Swisher and Ryan Raburn both have 11 home runs, 33 RBI and zero stolen bases so I'm out of ideas on telling them apart. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 58 | 49 | 54.8 | 56.2 | 56.2 | .526 | .546 | 24.9% | 24.8% | 49.7% | 5.0% | -11.5% |
| Leonys Martin hit a three-run walkoff home run in the 10th inning of an 11-11 game and was mobbed by his teammates, making him the only person last night who was hugged and not traded. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 59 | 49 | 63.1 | 63.7 | 63.9 | .578 | .558 | 11.6% | 77.0% | 88.6% | -1.7% | -3.6% |
| Maybe that home run to Chris Denorfia in the ninth is why Dusty Baker doesn't like using Aroldis Chapman in a late-inning tie game, MOM. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 59 | 48 | 56.7 | 55.2 | 56.0 | .530 | .550 | 3.7% | 24.6% | 28.3% | -0.4% | -17.3% |
| And lo, the legend of Chris Davis returned to its proper course of hitting dingers, as he is batting fifth again. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 60 | 45 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 69.2 | .629 | .647 | 87.7% | 7.1% | 94.8% | -0.0% | 1.1% |
| Perhaps Jhonny Peralta is hoping to get another convenient transposition of characters and end up serving just an 05-game suspension. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 62 | 43 | 65.5 | 63.1 | 61.3 | .600 | .580 | 36.2% | 61.2% | 97.4% | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| Last year they scored three runs in a 19-inning loss to Pittsburgh. Yesterday they scored one run in 20 total innings against Pittsburgh, and it counted as two losses. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 62 | 45 | 63.9 | 63.9 | 61.9 | .588 | .568 | 98.3% | 0.3% | 98.6% | 0.8% | 6.1% |
| Gerald Laird has been trying to pass a kidney stone for the last few days, but so far no team is willing to part with their top prospect for it. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 63 | 44 | 60.9 | 60.2 | 58.3 | .566 | .586 | 75.0% | 12.3% | 87.3% | -4.0% | 5.9% |
| Alberto Callaspo is a good fit for Oakland for the sole reason that the Expos no longer exist. Because ... Alberto Callexpo. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 64 | 43 | 61.6 | 66.8 | 66.8 | .606 | .625 | 51.0% | 43.7% | 94.7% | 0.5% | 8.5% |
| Roberto Hernandez threw a complete game in his first season with Tampa Bay. The other Roberto Hernandez never did that in three season with Tampa. Then again he was a closer, so. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 64 | 44 | 63.9 | 62.5 | 62.8 | .586 | .605 | 44.8% | 46.2% | 91.1% | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| From San Diego to Chicago and now Boston, Jake Peavy just keeps getting traded further eastward. By 2019 he'll be flipped to the division-contending Shanghai Marlins. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 64 | 42 | 60.6 | 60.2 | 61.5 | .581 | .561 | 52.2% | 46.7% | 98.9% | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| The Pirates are back! And they're downloading illegal music! Somebody stop them. | |||||||||||||
Something to read, 75 or 80 times in a row, until the trade deadline