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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.

RkTm WLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin 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

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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.
7

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.
8

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.
9

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.
10

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.
11

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.
12

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!
13

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 ...
14

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.
15

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.
16

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.
17

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.
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

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.
20

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.
21

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?
22

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.
23

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!
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

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.
26

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.
27

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.
28

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.
29

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.
30

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.