Prospectus Hit List for July 23
Hit List for July 21
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.
| Rk | Tm | W |  L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 40 | 60 | 39.0 | 36.6 | 38.4 | .385 | .404 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| When the only run you score is on a J.P. Arencibia homer, well that leaves me without jokes. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 40 | 60 | 44.3 | 46.1 | 44.3 | .434 | .414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Last night the Rockies used relievers Bettis, Brown, Brothers, Belisle, and Masset whose first name I really wanted to be Bob but no the Rockies can’t even give me this one small thing. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 42 | 58 | 40.9 | 42.1 | 44.3 | .423 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Not signing first overall pick Brady Aiken is a clever way to improve future draft position. We’re on to you, Astros! | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 43 | 57 | 43.4 | 42.3 | 43.0 | .429 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| How hard do you think opposing GMs laugh when Ruben Amaro tells them some Phillie is “off limits?” | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 44 | 57 | 43.7 | 44.0 | 43.9 | .435 | .415 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| How long before Paul Goldschmidt looks at his team’s record, looks at its front office, and refuses to engage in all gritty activities? | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 41 | 57 | 45.4 | 47.7 | 47.4 | .463 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Anthony Rizzo hit two homers because he’s a Chicago Cub and someone told him that’s what they do. Wait until he learns the truth! | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 43 | 56 | 42.9 | 39.1 | 39.3 | .415 | .395 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| After trading Chase Headley, the Padres started Chris Nelson at third base and he went 0-for-4, so, great, he’ll fit right in. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 45 | 54 | 46.2 | 46.4 | 46.2 | .464 | .484 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| The Twins are 1-4 since the All-Star Game because the Home Run Derby ruins everything it touches. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 47 | 53 | 51.4 | 49.2 | 48.6 | .490 | .470 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| Curtis Granderson struck out four times in five at-bats which is both so bad and yet imperfect and thus probably the most Mets thing ever. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 48 | 53 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 46.6 | .467 | .487 | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | -0.8% | 0.1% |
| A home run and a strikeout but no walk? Adam Dunn is just mocking me. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 47 | 53 | 47.6 | 49.3 | 49.2 | .483 | .503 | 3.2% | 2.7% | 5.8% | -1.5% | 2.5% |
| Jake Peavy just can’t get any runs. It’s to the point where he can drink the water anywhere he travels with impunity. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 48 | 53 | 49.3 | 54.0 | 54.0 | .508 | .528 | 6.6% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 1.4% | 4.7% |
| Joe Maddon said the Rays have to take it one day at a time, and sure it’s no small wonder there have been growing pains because this season has been too close for comfort, but they have family ties and no silver spoons in the clubhouse, so this is a different world now and those are the facts of life. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 47 | 52 | 46.8 | 45.8 | 45.4 | .467 | .447 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| This season the Marlins are 9-8 when Giancarlo Stanton homers once and 1-2 when he homers twice. When he homers three times the Marlins didn’t even bother to play a game. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 49 | 50 | 49.5 | 46.3 | 47.7 | .486 | .506 | 4.0% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 1.9% | -8.1% |
| Three hits last night for Mike Moustakas means he’s… [looks at season stats] you know what? Let’s just enjoy the moment. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 52 | 49 | 51.8 | 51.3 | 51.5 | .511 | .531 | 18.7% | 8.1% | 26.9% | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| Apparently Manager John Gibbons was taken in by Dioner Navaro’s new self-help book, “How to win baseball games by batting lousy players in the cleanup spot.” | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 51 | 49 | 50.6 | 49.7 | 49.7 | .503 | .523 | 10.6% | 16.2% | 26.8% | 4.1% | 10.8% |
| The Indians have received the most innings out of their bullpen, so that explains Terry Francona’s “The one who dies with the most blown-out relievers wins” bumper sticker. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 51 | 49 | 51.9 | 50.7 | 50.9 | .511 | .491 | 8.1% | 16.4% | 24.5% | -3.8% | -24.2% |
| Billy Hamilton is on pace to steal 25 more bases and get caught nine more times this season which means he projects to fall down stealing nine more times because how else? | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 51 | 48 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 47.0 | .480 | .500 | 18.4% | 7.5% | 25.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| The Yankees have received the fewest intentional walks this season so John Sterling hasn’t been able to use his “IT IS HIGH, IT IS WIDE, IT IS… ANOTHER BALL” intentional walk call much. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 53 | 47 | 50.6 | 52.2 | 53.0 | .522 | .502 | 16.3% | 21.0% | 37.3% | 6.4% | 12.0% |
| After posting a 6.39 ERA for the Angels, Ernesto Frieri has put up a 6.63 ERA for the Pirates so I guess the scenery around Pittsburgh looks pretty similar. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 53 | 47 | 56.9 | 56.0 | 55.4 | .553 | .573 | 0.9% | 39.1% | 40.0% | -7.7% | -5.9% |
| Sure you could focus on his .299 on-base percentage, or you could be positive and hey Willie Bloomquist, leadoff hitter, stole his first base since 2012 yay! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 54 | 46 | 51.3 | 54.6 | 54.8 | .537 | .517 | 44.5% | 19.4% | 63.9% | -4.4% | -2.0% |
| How the Cardinals don’t have t-shirts that say ‘My leadoff hitter is a Carpenter’ I’ll never know. Actually, never mind, I probably know. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 56 | 46 | 56.3 | 57.9 | 56.0 | .554 | .535 | 53.7% | 33.8% | 87.5% | -3.3% | -3.0% |
| Over the last four seasons Carl Crawford has been paid $77 million and been worth four wins. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 54 | 46 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | .518 | .498 | 20.4% | 31.1% | 51.5% | -7.3% | -11.5% |
| Among bad names for pitchers, Mike Minor is only exceeded by Bob Walk, Homer Bailey, and Jeff Crappypitcher. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 56 | 45 | 52.3 | 52.0 | 51.7 | .525 | .505 | 31.2% | 27.0% | 58.2% | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| Brewers catchers have added the second most strikes of any tandem in baseball. What I’m saying: the Jonathan Lucroy for MVP bus is loading. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 55 | 44 | 52.2 | 51.5 | 51.5 | .531 | .551 | 53.2% | 10.7% | 63.9% | 2.8% | 4.9% |
| The Orioles are 54-44 so if they win their next 45 straight I’ll be able to make a sweet Ivory Soap joke. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 56 | 44 | 54.9 | 55.1 | 54.2 | .547 | .527 | 46.3% | 37.8% | 84.1% | 4.3% | 13.6% |
| Rumor has the Giants interested in Bartolo Colon though any deal is on hold as seismologists are studying the potential ramifications of Colon and Pablo Sandoval on the same field. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 55 | 43 | 57.4 | 56.1 | 55.5 | .571 | .552 | 78.9% | 11.1% | 89.9% | 2.5% | 9.7% |
| Do you think Ryan Zimmerman and Jordan Zimermann ever try to take each other’s tests? | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 55 | 42 | 52.8 | 54.2 | 53.1 | .554 | .574 | 84.3% | 6.1% | 90.4% | -1.4% | -3.3% |
| People looking for positive signs from Justin Verlander might want to start investing heavily in pitcher wins. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 59 | 40 | 58.3 | 62.3 | 61.4 | .609 | .628 | 37.0% | 61.7% | 98.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| How hard is baseball? Sometimes Mike Trout strikes out against Bud Norris. It's that hard. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 61 | 38 | 65.5 | 62.8 | 63.1 | .637 | .656 | 62.1% | 37.4% | 99.5% | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| Despite the best record, the A’s are 24th in attendance. Wouldn’t it be funny if one day they closed off the stadium’s bottom bowl and opened the top by ‘mistake’? | |||||||||||||
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