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Prospectus Hit List for September 10



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.

I am a Hit List, and you're gonna hear me roooooar.

RkTmWLW1W2 W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

82

62

88.1

94.7

94.3

.623

.642

97.5%

1.7%

99.2%

-0.4%

-0.7%

Miguel Cabrera's attempt to become the first player to hit a homer from the clubhouse after getting ejected failed.
2

87

58

88.8

88.6

87.9

.607

.626

99.4%

0.6%

100.0%

0.0%

1.1%

The Red Sox were off yesterday, but most of the team showed up for optional beard growth practice.
3

82

63

84.0

85.6

86.0

.582

.562

21.7%

77.4%

99.1%

-0.7%

0.9%

Bronson Arroyo has walked 27 hitters in 186 innings and through some sort of dark sorcery all of them were Joey Votto.
4

78

64

75.2

83.1

83.6

.563

.583

0.6%

64.7%

65.3%

-2.6%

-5.1%

In the last 16 days the Rays postseason odds have gone down 26 percentage points. There's a Joe Maddon shift joke in here somewhere but I can't quite dig it up.
5

86

57

86.8

85.3

82.0

.595

.575

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Goofus Gattis hasn't walked twice in a game all season. Gallant McCann walked twice yesterday.
6

83

60

87.2

81.7

81.5

.583

.563

57.7%

42.2%

99.9%

-0.0%

0.1%

The Cardinals are 16-15 in one-run games because they treat advanced standings the right way.
7

84

59

80.2

83.2

81.2

.574

.555

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Dodgers are 3-4 since acquiring Michael Young.
8

82

61

76.3

79.1

80.2

.555

.535

20.5%

79.1%

99.7%

0.0%

-0.2%

Backward is thing every! Team losing a not are Pirates the!
9

83

60

81.2

80.8

78.9

.566

.586

68.5%

30.3%

98.8%

-0.2%

1.6%

It’s Bartolo Colon Dr. Pepper Blood Spinning Day, sponsored by Dr. Pepper at WhateverIt’sCalledNow.com Park! All fans in attendance will have their blood removed, spun, and replaced with Dr. Pepper! They’ll also receive an honorary subpoena as well as a real one!
10

81

62

79.7

79.1

78.1

.556

.575

31.5%

59.6%

91.1%

-2.6%

-4.2%

Yu Darvish was kind enough to let the Pirates win their 82nd game, ensuring them a winning season. He tripped a kid on the way out of the park though.
11

77

66

76.4

74.4

75.4

.530

.550

0.1%

12.6%

12.6%

2.1%

-2.3%

Is Chris Tillman an ace? No, he's a goblin. Wait, we were talking Halloween costumes, right?
12

77

66

75.8

73.8

75.4

.528

.548

2.5%

24.8%

27.3%

6.7%

15.7%

The Indians scored four runs, three on solo homers and the fourth on a throwing error, because in your face that’s because.
13

74

69

71.2

73.1

71.7

.507

.487

0.0%

1.2%

1.2%

0.8%

-0.0%

Yesterday, eight games out of the Wild Card. Today, seven. Tomorrow, WOLRLD DOMINATION!! Or six. (But probably seven.)
14

67

76

69.7

71.3

70.6

.487

.507

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Last night, Mike Trout struck out three times because sometimes he feels guilty.
15

75

69

75.7

69.1

70.0

.503

.523

0.0%

0.9%

0.9%

-0.8%

0.1%

How is Carlos Pena doing with the Royals? Picture your dog snuffles. Now put a Royals jersey on him, and give him a bat. That well.
16

65

79

63.6

68.3

69.0

.462

.442

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If first was called Stormberry and therefore didn’t rhyme with worst, do you think the Giants would be a big juicy Strawberry right now instead of in last place?
17

72

71

70.7

69.0

69.0

.491

.471

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

-0.8%

The Diamondbacks are 16-19 against last-place teams and 14-14 against first-place teams. Probably because their uniforms are terrible.
18

62

80

64.2

66.8

68.4

.460

.440

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

With the Astros now in the American League, that clears the way for the Brewers to lead the National League in getting caught stealing! Yay!
19

61

82

65.7

68.3

68.2

.460

.440

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Travis Wood threw seven innings with seven Ks and no walks, lowering his ERA to 3.05 and raising his record to... 9-11? HE'S NO GOOD!
20

67

76

67.8

65.0

66.8

.466

.486

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The highest Toronto's playoff odds ever got was 30 percent (on April 1st).
21

66

79

70.2

69.5

66.3

.469

.449

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Rockies are close to a very odd team record: if they lose their next 587 games, they'll finish 66-666. Odd!
22

76

68

71.6

64.3

66.0

.482

.502

0.0%

4.7%

4.7%

-2.2%

-6.3%

If you don't look at advanced stats, traditional stats, actual results, or anything with your eyes open, CC Sabathia is having a heckuva year!
23

65

79

61.0

65.1

64.5

.444

.464

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Taijuan Walker struck out eight and walked only one in five innings before Mike Rizzo called to shut him down for the season.
24

62

80

60.9

64.1

63.9

.442

.462

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I've been waiting for a game with crazy low attendance that shows us the season is over, and last night I got it: 2,013 people attended last night's Twins/Angels game. Rats.
25

64

78

65.2

63.5

63.1

.450

.431

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Mets only hit last night came from someone named Zach Lutz who, research shows, is Mr. Met's alter ego.
26

65

77

60.8

61.7

62.1

.439

.420

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How mediocre are the Padres? They're even second-to-last in games played.
27

58

85

62.2

61.4

61.0

.424

.444

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It's a shame that by the time the White Sox are any good again Chris Sale will be recovering from Tommy John Surgery. Not to be a downer or anything. *sips coffee* *leaps from bridge*
28

66

77

58.7

58.6

60.6

.426

.407

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Phillies are 4-3 since trading Michael Young. So THAT was the problem.
29

53

89

57.0

52.6

53.4

.380

.362

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

"Oh great, here comes Matt to make fun of the Marlins for batting Justin Ruggiano and his .398 slugging percentage cleanup." "Yep."
30

48

96

51.8

45.9

48.0

.336

.354

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Surprisingly the Astros seem to have failed just as badly without Carlos Pena and Rick Ankiel, proving yet again that clubhouse chemistry isn't quite as valuable when you stink at baseball.