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Prospectus Hit List for August 3



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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.

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

75

32

73.0

75.6

74.9

.698

.693

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

A star-caliber pitcher with a bit of an injury history and a poor postseason track record? Yu Darvish is truly the perfect Dodger.
2

69

38

68.7

71.5

70.6

.654

.658

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Looks like the Astros are a bit stuck on 69 wins. Nice.
3

57

49

64.5

68.4

67.5

.607

.612

50.3%

37.4%

87.7%

-2.1%

5.6%

The last time Yankees added this much talent halfway through a campaign Rochambeau came stateside.
4

57

48

62.4

66.7

64.7

.597

.602

89.4%

5.7%

95.0%

0.2%

-0.3%

It’s amazing that Andrew Miller doesn’t end up on the DL with lower body injuries more often given that he’s 64% leg.
5

63

43

63.4

66.3

64.3

.606

.601

99.6%

0.2%

99.8%

-0.0%

0.1%

As soon as the Nationals trade for a bullpen, half their starters get injured. Somehow this will become Dusty Baker’s fault.
6

61

46

65.4

64.4

63.6

.595

.590

0.0%

92.2%

92.2%

2.1%

2.0%

Pretty funny that Jacob Lamb single-handedly beat the Cubs yesterday given that franchise’s historic struggles with livestock.
7

57

49

57.7

61.5

61.1

.560

.555

80.8%

4.7%

85.6%

-1.7%

11.3%

Jon Lester has now homered and picked a guy off this season. He’s the 2017 New Year’s Resolution winner so far.
8

59

49

60.9

58.0

57.1

.544

.549

40.6%

38.9%

79.4%

0.1%

2.7%

The Red Sox were rained out yesterday in what many Sox fans are calling another horrible look for David Price.
9

56

53

55.1

58.3

58.9

.524

.529

8.1%

35.2%

43.3%

7.0%

-2.5%

Just don’t draft infielders with the surname “Beckham” in the first round, basically.
10

61

47

58.4

54.7

54.3

.529

.524

0.0%

82.3%

82.4%

-2.8%

9.6%

“You call that a ‘kitchen accident’?” - Josh Naylor upon learning about Greg Holland’s finger injury, one assumes.
11

53

54

56.1

57.3

58.5

.525

.520

10.2%

8.2%

18.4%

3.4%

-4.2%

Odds are Yadier Molina’s instagram posts will be framed well.
12

55

54

54.5

53.4

54.2

.498

.503

0.0%

26.1%

26.1%

-5.6%

6.2%

James Paxton won AL Pitcher of the Month and Edwin Diaz won AL Reliever of the Month. If it weren’t for all those other pesky Mariners pitchers ...
13

56

53

56.9

52.8

52.2

.500

.495

7.9%

6.8%

14.7%

-1.3%

-12.6%

There’s a story on Brewers.com about Eric Thames, Oliver Drake and Corey Knebel trying some IPA they brewed themselves. Let’s hope the Angels players don’t go for a similar play on words.
14

55

51

51.7

49.7

50.7

.489

.494

9.3%

24.7%

34.0%

-5.4%

-7.7%

Nothing says “we’re ready for a deep playoff run” like getting shut down by Jeremy Hellickson!
15

53

55

52.8

50.8

52.6

.484

.489

0.0%

8.6%

8.6%

1.1%

3.5%

“Street shut down with rotator cuff strain” reads the Angels.com headline that’s going to make LA traffic even worse than usual.
16

51

55

51.8

52.1

52.7

.489

.484

0.4%

3.7%

4.1%

0.9%

1.8%

The dinger machine should also go off if a Marlin robs a homerun, IMO.
17

49

57

50.6

51.8

51.4

.478

.483

0.5%

2.6%

3.2%

0.8%

1.6%

Congrats to new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor/Tigers Closer Shane Greene!
18

51

56

53.5

49.7

50.0

.477

.482

0.0%

5.9%

5.9%

0.4%

-9.9%

It makes sense that the Rangers would trade Yu Darvish at the deadline, because if there’s one thing this organization has a surplus of it’s starting pitching.
19

48

60

45.5

49.7

51.1

.449

.454

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

0.3%

-0.2%

When Rust Cohle said “time is a flat circle” he was referring to the A’s rebuilding cycles.
20

51

56

49.8

47.8

47.5

.458

.453

1.0%

0.7%

1.7%

-0.7%

-5.6%

Does trading for Joaquin Benoit signify that the Pirates are definitely going for it or definitely trying to rebuild?
21

51

57

46.0

47.9

48.6

.448

.453

0.2%

3.1%

3.4%

0.5%

0.0%

He was good last year, bad this year and injured a bit, so the Blue Jays certainly enjoyed the full Francisco Liriano Experience.
22

53

54

47.7

44.5

46.3

.447

.452

0.8%

5.8%

6.6%

1.8%

3.9%

Like we’ve all been saying, the only thing Jeremy Hellickson needs to get back on track is a trade back to the AL East.
23

51

54

45.4

44.6

45.4

.444

.449

0.8%

5.3%

6.1%

0.8%

-3.0%

The Twins went from buyers to sellers faster than the cast of Flip or Flop.
24

49

56

48.1

45.4

45.3

.447

.442

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

0.0%

-0.9%

It’s been a tough season for the Mets, but it’s nice that now their fans get to go from being disappointed that Amed Rosario and Dom Smith are in the minors to just being disappointed in Amed Rosario and Dom Smith.
25

49

57

47.4

46.3

45.9

.445

.440

0.0%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

-1.4%

Two of the three top stories on Braves.com are about Tyler Flowers coming through with a big homer and Freddie Freeman eating sunflower seeds. The circle of life, etc.
26

44

63

45.1

46.2

47.5

.427

.422

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

It’s weird to see so many lame Siri jokes coming from sources other than Apple.
27

41

64

44.9

42.6

43.7

.410

.415

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

Tim Anderson is having such a disappointing sophomore season that even the benches-clearing incidents he inspires are boring.
28

48

59

39.6

42.9

43.7

.407

.402

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Brad Hand just won NL Reliever of the Month, so now is the perfect time for the Padres to try and trad ... wait.
29

39

66

43.6

43.3

43.9

.404

.399

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Props to Drew Anderson. If my first MLB strikeout came against Mike Trout I’d just immediately retire.
30

41

68

42.3

39.0

39.6

.371

.367

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Sand Snakes think the current Battle for the Bay is a bit sad.