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Prospectus Hit List for April 18



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for April 16 Hit List for April 21
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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RkTmW LW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

11

5

9.7

10.1

10.1

.567

.548

26.0%

19.9%

45.9%

-4.4%

2.3%

Last night the Brewers used four pitchers. Here are their ERAs: 1.46, 27.00, 3.18, 27.00. I have a radical suggestion.
2

7

5

6.2

6.4

6.2

.535

.555

53.0%

11.4%

64.3%

1.7%

-4.8%

Alex Gonzalez is SIGN STEPHEN DREW FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
3

10

5

9.6

10.8

10.6

.593

.573

34.7%

20.4%

55.1%

-2.7%

14.9%

B.J. Upton has a .242 on-base percentage, which if you squint really hard, take a handful of sedatives, inject yourself with horse tranquilizers, and then run full speed into a brick wall, isn’t so bad.
4

10

5

9.8

10.0

10.1

.593

.613

42.1%

20.3%

62.4%

-0.4%

7.5%

Mike Trout almost single-handedly beat the A’s in back-to-back games, but don’t worry. As their 2009 draft shows, the A’s aren’t losing jeans-wearing contests, they’re losing baseball games.
5

10

6

8.9

10.0

9.6

.561

.580

28.8%

20.2%

49.0%

6.0%

12.6%

A home run and a triple play? For his next trick Yangervis Solarte will stay relevant into May!
6

10

6

9.4

9.1

8.7

.589

.570

70.3%

20.5%

90.8%

4.5%

5.5%

The Dodgers regular with the highest on-base percentage is Dee Gordon because April 19 and Baseball.
7

10

6

9.2

8.4

8.1

.551

.531

23.4%

39.4%

62.9%

-2.9%

4.7%

Hunter Pence is hitting the most awkward-looking .206/.296/.317 ever.
8

10

6

9.5

9.3

9.3

.567

.547

52.2%

14.7%

66.9%

3.9%

6.8%

They beat Washington 8-0, but they left 33 men on base. That’s a missed opportunity, because beating Washington 41-0 with no men left on base would have been much funnier.
9

8

7

8.2

7.8

7.9

.488

.508

5.2%

3.9%

9.2%

2.2%

4.7%

The Twins lead all of baseball in walks and on-base percentage. In other news, fecal matter offends pigs and oxygen will kill you.
10

9

7

8.3

7.6

8.2

.532

.512

51.4%

16.1%

67.5%

-3.1%

-13.3%

The Nationals made four errors last night. Actually, five, if you count letting you read this comment.
11

9

7

7.2

7.6

7.1

.491

.511

16.5%

15.4%

31.9%

3.7%

2.5%

How badly is Prince Fielder struggling? Judging by the uniform number, his only home run came off Jackie Robinson, who's been dead for more than 40 years.
12

8

7

7.5

5.5

5.5

.452

.432

6.6%

7.5%

14.0%

0.4%

3.2%

The Mets have already struck out 150 times. Your move, World.
13

7

7

6.3

6.6

6.4

.478

.498

15.0%

8.4%

23.4%

3.0%

-1.1%

The Royals have four home runs, which is four more than you so shut up.
14

7

7

6.9

5.6

5.6

.465

.485

6.5%

10.2%

16.7%

-0.3%

2.5%

The Orioles have not walked any hitters intentionally, though I’m not sure why doing it by accident is any better.
15

7

8

8.6

8.5

8.3

.541

.561

28.7%

23.7%

52.4%

-2.4%

-1.7%

The Angels are 9-for-9 in steal attempts, which includes a package of Tastykakes thieved from the A’s dressing room.
16

8

8

8.0

7.4

7.1

.492

.512

11.2%

13.2%

24.4%

-4.3%

-0.4%

Headline in Blue Jays Magazine: "'Why is Jose Bautista so mean to me,' says a baseball"
17

7

8

8.8

8.7

9.1

.530

.549

12.5%

14.6%

27.1%

-5.9%

-8.8%

Fernando Rodney’s cap is actually a sundial, which he keeps askew to help time himself to the plate.
18

8

8

8.6

7.8

8.2

.498

.478

8.8%

10.2%

19.1%

3.4%

-9.3%

There are two outcomes for Pedro Alvarez: He’s either a three-true-outcomes hitter, or he’s not.
19

7

8

6.6

6.1

6.4

.454

.434

6.5%

7.4%

13.9%

2.5%

1.8%

Jonathan Papelbon doesn’t think velocity is important, but then Jonathan Papelbon doesn’t think pants are important, either.
20

8

8

8.1

8.6

8.6

.497

.517

12.8%

7.1%

20.0%

-1.4%

0.2%

You know the White Sox bullpen is struggling when their worst pitcher is not the middle infielder who pitched in the 14th inning.
21

7

8

7.2

6.7

7.0

.475

.495

14.0%

9.0%

23.0%

-2.2%

0.2%

If you arrange the Indians' starting lineup in reverse order of batting average, that’s kinda their starting lineup. I’m on to you, Terry Francona.
22

8

9

8.6

9.7

9.3

.504

.484

2.5%

11.0%

13.6%

0.4%

-4.2%

The way to win baseball games at altitude is to employ a bunch of really short players. There. Fixed. You’re welcome, Rockies.
23

6

9

8.3

9.2

9.1

.524

.504

11.9%

12.0%

23.9%

0.6%

-0.4%

Billy Hamilton has four stolen bases, two caught-stealings, and a .220 on-base percentage, and he’s batting lead-off. I thought Dusty Baker had retired.
24

7

9

6.8

7.2

7.3

.473

.453

3.4%

14.7%

18.0%

-1.4%

-0.1%

The Padres have given up the fewest homers in baseball, so see? Signing Josh Johnson has worked out perfectly!
25

7

9

7.5

7.2

7.5

.502

.522

28.1%

22.7%

50.8%

4.9%

2.5%

The way Jon Lester is pitching makes Boston's recent four year, $70 million offer look insulting. That’s right, $70 million is insulting. We’ve come a long way, America.
26

7

9

6.0

7.0

7.2

.485

.505

25.4%

19.5%

44.9%

-4.2%

-15.2%

If the Rays trade David Price mid-pitch, what happens?
27

6

10

8.1

8.1

8.2

.452

.432

0.8%

1.1%

1.8%

-0.5%

-2.6%

They say Giancarlo Stanton doesn’t get cheated on his swings, and it’s true. In fact, he gets a 10 percent discount from the Marlins on each one.
28

4

10

5.5

5.6

5.7

.412

.393

1.1%

1.9%

3.0%

-0.4%

-2.2%

The Cubs have hit a league-leading nine hitters because losing make Cubs angry!
29

5

11

4.7

4.4

4.6

.355

.373

0.1%

0.5%

0.6%

-0.2%

-0.6%

One day in the future the Astros will win. And one day the future will be here, but it will be the present, so the Astros are doomed
30

4

14

4.7

5.6

5.8

.380

.361

0.3%

3.2%

3.6%

-0.2%

-7.0%

A portion of Kirk Gibson’s pre-game speech was caught on tape. Gibson: “OK, men, make outs and play badly on three, ready?” Men: "Make outs and play badly!”