Prospectus Hit List for July 13
Hit List for July 10
Hit List for July 17
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 |  | 45 | 47 | 43.6 | 41.0 | 42.4 | .467 | .472 | 0.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| Congrats to Mike Trout on being responsible for the second-most-anticipated return to television this week. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 53 | 36 | 55.1 | 54.0 | 53.0 | .604 | .599 | 1.5% | 91.9% | 93.4% | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| It must be tough for Paul Goldschmidt, what with every up-and-coming first base prospect being labeled The Next Paul Goldschmidt. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 42 | 45 | 39.2 | 39.2 | 37.4 | .453 | .448 | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| “For Inciarte, All-Star Game was toast to 1st half” reads the Braves.com headline with a very firm grasp on what the All-Star Game is for. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 42 | 46 | 36.4 | 33.7 | 35.7 | .420 | .425 | 0.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| There are 40-year-old gas grills with more effective starters than the Orioles. They entered the break with the worst team ERA (5.07) in baseball, and the second-worst (5.75) among SP. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 50 | 39 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 48.8 | .562 | .567 | 58.9% | 27.8% | 86.7% | -0.5% | -3.6% |
| Dave Dombrowski said the Red Sox won’t look to add starting pitching help at the deadline, so consider them the front-runners for Sonny Gray and/or Jose Quintana. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 38 | 49 | 40.3 | 39.7 | 39.4 | .452 | .457 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| One imagines the White Sox will bump “The Graduation Song” by Vitamin C throughout their clubhouse between now and Jul 31. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 43 | 45 | 44.0 | 46.8 | 46.9 | .513 | .508 | 32.1% | 7.5% | 39.6% | -1.1% | -19.0% |
| The Cubs playing the “no one believed in us” card when they’re 10 games over .500 by August 15th is gonna be miserable. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 39 | 49 | 40.3 | 40.2 | 40.4 | .454 | .449 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.8% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| Joey Votto’s “levels of choking up” explainer makes no sense. Why do you have to choke up to walk? | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 47 | 40 | 51.3 | 54.9 | 53.8 | .595 | .600 | 90.9% | 4.3% | 95.2% | 0.2% | 5.0% |
| Brad Mills brought a Terry Francona cut-out to the All-Star Game. The Boston Globe described the cut-out as “uninspiring” and “two-dimensional.” | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 52 | 39 | 49.7 | 46.5 | 46.6 | .535 | .530 | 0.3% | 75.9% | 76.2% | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| The Rockies are off to their best start in franchise history and are still 9.5 games behind the Dodgers, so that says quite a bit about Rockies franchise history. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 39 | 48 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 40.5 | .462 | .467 | 1.0% | 3.0% | 3.9% | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| Apparently Michael Fulmer works as a plumber in the offseason. I wonder what he thinks about all that sewage in Detroit’s bullpen. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 60 | 29 | 59.7 | 61.7 | 60.9 | .681 | .685 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| If the Astros have the Athletics’ first half in the second half they’d still probably make the playoffs. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 44 | 43 | 40.8 | 38.6 | 40.3 | .470 | .475 | 3.8% | 12.4% | 16.2% | -0.9% | -8.8% |
| Sal Perez is to exhibition games what Kenny McCormick is to South Park. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 61 | 29 | 62.1 | 62.9 | 62.6 | .691 | .686 | 98.2% | 1.8% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| You know the look your dog gives you when he knows he’s been a not great boy? That’s the look the Dodgers are giving Rob Manfred after his 10-day DL comments. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 41 | 46 | 41.6 | 43.4 | 43.8 | .488 | .483 | 1.7% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| What the hell is the point of having a giant dinger machine if you don’t turn it on during the Home Run Derby???? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 50 | 41 | 50.0 | 46.4 | 45.8 | .528 | .523 | 46.4% | 6.8% | 53.2% | 0.1% | 12.0% |
| Travis Shaw hit .299/.367/.570 in the first half. He’s the most successful Brewer from Boston since the guy who started Sam Adams. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 45 | 43 | 38.1 | 37.4 | 37.3 | .449 | .454 | 4.1% | 13.7% | 17.8% | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| “Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are so big,” you exclaim while Miguel Sano is off to the side fighting Godzilla and Mothra at the same time. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 45 | 41 | 52.4 | 55.2 | 54.4 | .602 | .606 | 26.4% | 41.1% | 67.5% | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| My favorite part of the Home Run Derby was when Aaron Judge crushed Justin Bour’s skull in his hands as Ellaria Sand looked on, horrified. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 39 | 47 | 38.3 | 37.3 | 37.4 | .442 | .437 | 0.6% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| How many days away are we from people interpreting Amed Rosario saying he’s “100% ready” for the majors as a sign he’s a malcontent? I’ll say five. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 39 | 50 | 35.8 | 39.9 | 42.0 | .440 | .445 | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| Yonder Alonso is so locked in right now he even stole a base in the All-Star Game. Joe Girardi is gonna love this guy. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 29 | 58 | 33.8 | 32.5 | 32.9 | .368 | .364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A truly productive break for the Phillies. When was the last time this team went four-plus days in between losses? | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 42 | 47 | 41.8 | 40.1 | 40.3 | .462 | .457 | 4.5% | 1.4% | 5.9% | -0.2% | 1.9% |
| “J-Hay, baseball magnet, can’t explain HBPs,” says Pirates.com. Lose the magnet, idiot. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 38 | 50 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 34.6 | .387 | .382 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Death, taxes and the Padres shipping off a good reliever who’ll only be mediocre for his new team at the trade deadline. You can’t fight fate, Brad Hand. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 43 | 47 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 44.8 | .491 | .496 | 0.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| You’ve got to be impressed with what Robinson Cano did in the All-Star Game. I mean, a Mariners player not getting injured ... can you believe it? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 34 | 56 | 34.8 | 32.3 | 32.8 | .372 | .367 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Everyone keeps saying Madison Bumgarner has made his last rehab start but he’s slated to take on the Padres on Saturday, so ... | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 43 | 45 | 45.4 | 46.4 | 47.4 | .517 | .512 | 16.4% | 5.2% | 21.5% | -0.3% | 7.1% |
| Did you see that Nelson Cruz/Joe West picture? Yadier Molina truly is amazing at framing. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 47 | 43 | 46.6 | 49.9 | 49.9 | .537 | .542 | 13.2% | 38.2% | 51.4% | 0.7% | 13.3% |
| In earning Futures Game MVP honors, Brent Honeywell proved he’s exactly the type of talented young arm the Rays love to squander. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 43 | 45 | 46.9 | 42.3 | 42.8 | .497 | .502 | 0.0% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 0.8% | 5.1% |
| The Rangers realllllllly need bullpen help. Look for top prospects like Lewis Brinson to get moved at the deadline in order to bolster the ... oh. Oh no. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 41 | 47 | 37.4 | 38.9 | 39.8 | .446 | .451 | 1.0% | 5.4% | 6.4% | -0.7% | 0.4% |
| With Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette rocketing up our prospect rankings it’s nice to see that nepotism is still a viable path to success in this world. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 52 | 36 | 52.6 | 55.0 | 52.8 | .604 | .599 | 97.3% | 0.7% | 98.0% | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| A+ cleats, a 29% probability catch, a hit off Chris Sale and the best hair on the planet. Not a bad All-Star Game for Mr. Harper. | |||||||||||||
We'll never forgive the Marlins for their Dinger Machine negligence.