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Prospectus Hit List for April 23



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for April 21 Hit List for April 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.

I got a Hit List, you would hardly recognize me I'm so glad.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div% Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

7

14

6.8

6.7

7.0

.373

.392

0.2%

0.5%

0.8%

0.3%

-0.3%

The epic struggle between a baseball team and the .200 team batting average mark. A must watch battle all season.
2

7

12

8.7

9.0

8.8

.447

.427

1.1%

1.7%

2.8%

0.4%

-0.8%

You can be whatever you want to be. You can even bat Justin Ruggiano second. It's a free country, and OBP is only a number.
3

5

18

5.8

6.9

6.8

.375

.356

0.2%

1.7%

1.9%

0.3%

-1.5%

Article idea: an oral history of that one time they beat the Dodgers.
4

10

11

11.8

11.6

12.1

.486

.466

2.0%

2.7%

4.7%

1.8%

1.9%

There is a staggering dearth of comics about how Jose Fernandez's fastball cleans up the crime-riddled streets of Miami.
5

9

10

9.8

9.4

9.5

.471

.491

3.9%

3.0%

6.9%

-0.3%

-0.3%

It's April, but what other chance are we going to discuss a Chris Colabello Triple Crown push?
6

10

11

10.5

10.1

10.2

.480

.500

9.6%

6.5%

16.0%

-1.9%

-6.6%

Jose Abreu hit a mammoth home run to center. He may be Cuban but I sure don't see why people call him a defect.
7

10

10

9.1

7.0

7.3

.440

.420

5.2%

6.5%

11.7%

-1.1%

0.3%

Kyle Farnsworth: the Jeff Francoeur of closers? Discuss.
8

10

10

8.7

8.4

9.5

.460

.441

5.3%

6.9%

12.2%

-2.3%

-2.3%

Slap a bullpen on this team, give 'em a few more pitchers and bats, and throw in a time machine and this team could be FIERCE.
9

9

11

8.7

8.9

9.1

.466

.486

10.4%

7.0%

17.5%

-2.2%

-3.6%

Three true outcome players are OK. But not if you're a pitcher. [glares at Danny Salazar]
10

9

10

9.0

7.6

7.6

.460

.480

5.1%

8.5%

13.6%

-1.2%

-0.2%

There should be a movement to start Jonathan Schoop at shortstop called Flaherty Will Get You Nowhere.
11

7

13

8.9

8.7

9.1

.459

.479

4.6%

8.7%

13.3%

-3.6%

-22.9%

Robinson Cano is having a tough April, which is a shame because he gets the entire $240 million this month then can ride into the sunset on a caffeinated unicorn.
12

10

9

9.5

9.3

9.2

.494

.514

15.3%

8.9%

24.3%

1.6%

5.2%

At long last, the Royals scored eight runs in a game. The Twins have already done this five times.
13

9

12

10.4

9.3

10.2

.481

.461

6.5%

9.2%

15.7%

0.2%

-3.3%

Turns out Ike Davis performs better when surrounded by touchscreen food gas stations, as do we all.
14

10

7

8.6

9.7

9.5

.547

.567

60.8%

9.4%

70.2%

2.6%

4.1%

J.D. Martinez's Tigers jersey says "J.D. Martinez" on the back, because of Victor Martinez. But did they need to also put his SSN and bank account numbers on the back too?
15

10

11

9.5

10.2

10.6

.487

.467

4.6%

12.6%

17.2%

-1.8%

-2.2%

They're thinking of extending Alexi Amarista, by which I mean thinking of ways to make him taller.
16

9

11

11.6

11.9

11.8

.530

.510

13.2%

13.0%

26.2%

5.9%

6.9%

Aroldis Chapman could soon throw to live batters. He's already striking out dead ones.
17

12

10

13.0

14.2

13.4

.540

.520

4.7%

14.8%

19.4%

3.4%

7.4%

When they score three runs or more against the Giants, they're 1-2. When they score two runs or less, they're 2-0.
18

11

9

11.1

10.0

9.6

.509

.529

11.8%

15.2%

27.0%

-2.0%

-4.1%

Their entire run production was on 3-run home runs yesterday. And nobody believed me when I said Earl Weaver haunts Rogers Centre.
19

12

9

11.3

10.4

9.3

.555

.536

70.0%

17.7%

87.7%

-2.2%

-1.0%

The biggest distraction of all on this team is Juan Uribe constantly grumbling about the weather.
20

9

12

9.2

9.3

9.1

.490

.510

20.2%

17.7%

38.0%

-6.3%

-4.1%

Boston had no walks yesterday and only three three-ball counts. Even grinding patience needs a day off.
21

11

10

10.3

9.9

10.8

.526

.506

51.7%

18.4%

70.1%

1.3%

-1.1%

Bryce Harper is now hustling to first on every ground ball, even when he's not the hitter. Lesson learned.
22

12

9

12.0

11.3

11.3

.548

.528

45.6%

19.0%

64.6%

3.3%

-5.9%

Allen Craig is struggling, but no more so than the creeping dread that hunts your typical man named Allen.
23

13

7

13.1

14.4

14.1

.591

.572

35.8%

19.6%

55.4%

-2.3%

3.4%

Alex Wood struck out 11 batters, which isn't a record, not even for a guy named Wood, and wasn't even the best pitcher in the game.
24

12

8

9.7

10.1

9.6

.520

.540

28.7%

20.6%

49.3%

2.1%

11.0%

The irony is that with Ivan Nova's injury, James Andrews' fantasy baseball team is officially toast.
25

15

6

12.7

13.7

13.6

.572

.553

33.6%

21.5%

55.1%

-5.2%

7.7%

Carlos Gomez can ride out his suspension learning how to place the bat in a pristine velvet bat bag before starting his home run trot.
26

10

10

10.6

12.1

12.4

.556

.575

34.2%

22.2%

56.4%

3.8%

0.2%

If David Price is dealt this year, they better get someone who can throw a complete game, or nine relievers.
27

13

8

10.1

10.7

10.3

.513

.533

22.0%

22.5%

44.5%

3.8%

17.9%

Pitch: a beer holder for Rangers fans called Kevin Kooziemanoff. Downside: shelf life is probably until April. Everything else is a positive.
28

10

10

11.9

11.6

11.1

.551

.571

33.4%

23.9%

57.4%

6.4%

6.0%

If Albert Pujols' career was dead, then he is back to life and in his "second boss" form. Your basic spells and broadswords are worthless.
29

13

7

13.3

13.7

13.3

.595

.614

39.7%

25.3%

65.0%

-3.0%

-2.3%

With so many walks, Jed Lowrie should give some of those bases on balls to needy children. Children with bad plate discipline.
30

11

10

10.7

9.4

9.1

.512

.492

20.4%

34.8%

55.2%

-1.6%

-9.7%

With 15 runs in their last eight games, in San Francisco they call this a "power surge." Or perhaps a "really neat trolley ride."