Prospectus Hit List for September 21
Hit List for September 18
Hit List for September 23
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 |  | 85 | 64 | 95.3 | 91.5 | 91.5 | .610 | .628 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Blue Jays should do fine in the playoffs provided they don't face the Red Sox. Or anyone else who outscores them. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 93 | 56 | 88.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | .580 | .560 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mike Matheny said his players played with an edge against the Cubs. While it worked this time, Hit List recommends they go back to bats and balls. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 79 | 71 | 85.3 | 88.6 | 88.7 | .569 | .589 | 36.7% | 47.8% | 84.5% | 6.1% | -7.8% |
| Can Dallas Keuchel still win the Cy Young award after giving up a billion runs in his last start? Maybe, if they don’t give it to Yoenis Cespedes first. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 89 | 60 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 83.4 | .572 | .552 | 8.9% | 91.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mark Melancon does indeed have The Closer Mentality. It’s on DVD and early career Tom Cruise was terrible in it. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 82 | 66 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 82.9 | .557 | .577 | 19.4% | 80.3% | 99.7% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
| Joe Girardi was ejected for arguing balls and strikes, though the real disagreement seemed to be more about which was which. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 87 | 62 | 83.2 | 78.3 | 78.9 | .549 | .569 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sunday, Kendrys Morales hit three homers and a triple! That’s right! Kendrys Morales hit a triple! | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 85 | 63 | 83.2 | 91.9 | 90.1 | .591 | .572 | 99.8% | 0.0% | 99.8% | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| It is a tragedy that Juan Uribe didn’t win an Emmy. The world needs a Juan Uribe Emmy acceptance speech! | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 78 | 71 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 82.6 | .548 | .528 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| Barry Zito came back! Hooray! [allows home run] Okay, make him go away now. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 78 | 71 | 83.0 | 85.7 | 82.4 | .552 | .532 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Bryce Harper fully endorsed Matt Williams as manager, proving once again that the youth don’t know what they’re talking about. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 84 | 65 | 81.0 | 82.3 | 80.2 | .550 | .530 | 98.8% | 0.0% | 98.8% | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| Based on success with Wilmer Flores, the Mets have decided to enact a series of elaborate stunts designed to make their players cry. Next up: David Wright and a bucket of snakes! | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 87 | 62 | 80.7 | 86.0 | 85.3 | .569 | .549 | 0.3% | 99.7% | 100.0% | -0.0% | 0.9% |
| Jon Lester gave up two homers in the first inning, but on the bright side he never had to pretend he might throw to first. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 73 | 76 | 77.1 | 71.8 | 72.6 | .494 | .514 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| Chris Davis has 43 homers. He hit none in April or May, two in June, 12 in July, 18 in August, and 38 in September! Okay, which was the first you didn't buy? | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 71 | 78 | 75.8 | 74.1 | 73.9 | .494 | .474 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Hillsboro Hops, Arizona’s short season Single-A team, won the Northwest League championship, meaning in about five years the Diamondbacks will be well positioned to win the Northwest League championship. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 74 | 74 | 75.7 | 85.2 | 85.6 | .541 | .561 | 0.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| The Indians players have drawn up an “accountability contract.” The Indians front office will be surprised to learn the contracts they’ve been using don’t include accountability. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 76 | 73 | 74.1 | 65.9 | 66.3 | .474 | .494 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1.3% | -25.7% |
| The Twins are considering bringing back Torii Hunter because you can’t misspell “wiin” without him. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 64 | 86 | 73.8 | 75.0 | 77.1 | .483 | .503 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Is Billy Beane still a genius? Read about it in his new book that he wrote about himself called, “Flash Boys,” by Michael Lewis. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 80 | 69 | 73.8 | 72.0 | 72.4 | .500 | .520 | 59.7% | 30.5% | 90.2% | -2.7% | 35.0% |
| baseball something something baseball something TONY ROMO’S SHOULDER WAAAAAAAHHH | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 72 | 77 | 72.9 | 79.3 | 79.8 | .510 | .530 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| We’re going to hear a lot about the Rays moving this winter, which should tell you how still they’ve been. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 71 | 77 | 72.5 | 74.5 | 74.4 | .494 | .514 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| At this rate, David Ortiz will hit 40 homers next year, but also at this rate, we will never die. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 76 | 73 | 72.4 | 69.0 | 70.4 | .483 | .503 | 3.6% | 8.4% | 11.9% | -6.9% | 0.7% |
| Kinda shocking the Angels haven’t given Mike Carp a try, isn’t it? | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 73 | 77 | 68.2 | 73.9 | 74.8 | .483 | .503 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| With the new front office coming in, you have to wonder if the Mariners will look to trade Robinson Cano. Perhaps they’d get some takers if they threw in Seattle. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 70 | 80 | 67.8 | 65.9 | 65.1 | .448 | .428 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Padres scored 10 runs yesterday which, if each were a win, would put the team all the way to .500… yeah, it’s been a lousy year. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 63 | 85 | 67.7 | 69.8 | 69.9 | .457 | .437 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Reds GM Walt Jocketty will reportedly be looking to add a veteran starting pitcher this off-season. Does he know he just traded two of those guys? | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 64 | 86 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 67.6 | .446 | .426 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The first year of the Giancarlo Stanton contract didn’t go quite according to plan but hey, there’s always until the end of time. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 63 | 86 | 67.1 | 64.2 | 64.9 | .435 | .415 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Brewers thought they were hiring David Stearns from the Astros organization, but they left the S off the official documents meaning they accidentally hired David Stern the former commissioner of the NBA or David Stern from City Slickers. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 70 | 78 | 66.5 | 64.9 | 66.5 | .453 | .473 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| This year, the World Series might not end until November, so really kinda better that the White Sox won’t be in it, right Sox fans? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 63 | 86 | 63.9 | 59.9 | 57.8 | .410 | .391 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| GM Jeff Bridich says “everything is on the table,” meaning the Rockies may need to spend the off-season upgrading their table. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 69 | 79 | 63.1 | 67.0 | 68.5 | .452 | .472 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| We’re getting closer and closer to having to say Alfredo Simon isn’t a good pitcher. Not there yet though… [looks at schedule] About another two weeks should do it! | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 60 | 90 | 54.1 | 55.4 | 55.2 | .374 | .356 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Okay, we’re five and a half months into the season. Anyone understand the Nick Markakis contract? | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 56 | 94 | 54.0 | 50.3 | 49.9 | .350 | .332 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Some people think the Phillies are trying to lose on purpose. That’s silly. If that was true they’d have kept Ruben Amaro. | |||||||||||||
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