Prospectus Hit List for August 7
Hit List for August 3
Hit List for August 10
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 |  | 63 | 48 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 66.0 | .593 | .588 | 0.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| Losing a series to the Giants? The Dbacks are the most disappointing Sand Snakes since two weeks ago. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 64 | 48 | 60.8 | 57.1 | 56.5 | .532 | .527 | 0.0% | 85.8% | 85.8% | -3.0% | 4.9% |
| “Freeland lands on DL,” reads the Rockies.com headline that could also double as a Daily Kos headline. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 59 | 51 | 66.5 | 71.2 | 70.6 | .608 | .612 | 43.8% | 45.4% | 89.2% | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| When do the Judge Dredd puns start? Baseball’s Wun Wun is hitting .178/.330/.342 since the All-Star Break. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 63 | 49 | 64.1 | 61.2 | 60.2 | .555 | .560 | 50.8% | 39.6% | 90.4% | 1.4% | 18.5% |
| Matt Damon was at Fenway Park yesterday. He joined the NESN booth for an inning in what was his most coherent on-air appearance in Boston since Good Will Hunting. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 58 | 55 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 61.4 | .524 | .529 | 4.8% | 35.1% | 39.9% | 2.8% | 5.8% |
| Congrats to Steven Souza Jr. on hitting the first Rays walkoff homer since 2014. I’m sure Joe Maddon will still find a way to take credit. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 57 | 53 | 54.4 | 51.9 | 52.8 | .491 | .496 | 7.9% | 24.2% | 32.1% | 0.9% | -19.1% |
| So I guess the most surprising thing about the Royals season now is that Salvador Perez is capable of feeling pain? | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 57 | 56 | 55.9 | 55.2 | 55.9 | .495 | .500 | 0.0% | 22.7% | 22.7% | -3.5% | 0.1% |
| John Mulaney needs to update his skit about Ice-T learning how addiction works to include Jerry Dipoto making trades as the most relevant example. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 55 | 57 | 54.5 | 52.3 | 53.7 | .481 | .486 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | -2.0% | 1.5% |
| Scouts have long believed that Tyler Skaggs might have the most upside among Angels starters. They just didn’t think it’d be because he was the only one left healthy. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 59 | 54 | 59.4 | 55.0 | 54.5 | .504 | .499 | 13.3% | 7.0% | 20.3% | -2.9% | 4.2% |
| The last time the Brewers honored a Prince like that he was ducking under fake punches from Ryan Braun. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 55 | 56 | 59.2 | 60.0 | 61.1 | .530 | .525 | 13.0% | 6.5% | 19.5% | 7.1% | 0.3% |
| Carlos Martinez’s blue flow is the worst crime against hair in baseball since the Yankees made Clint Frazier trim his mane. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 53 | 58 | 55.6 | 52.0 | 51.9 | .479 | .484 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | -1.5% | -4.0% |
| Elvis Andrus is really taking this practical joke too far, what with having Mike Napoli bop Adrian Beltre in the head with a foul ball. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 55 | 56 | 50.3 | 47.9 | 49.6 | .457 | .462 | 0.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| Tim Beckham is a lock to keep playing this well, because if there’s one thing we know about the O’s, it’s that they excel at getting the most out of No. 1 overall talents. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 58 | 52 | 59.0 | 63.1 | 63.2 | .553 | .548 | 72.0% | 5.0% | 77.0% | -1.6% | -6.3% |
| That’s 10 homers since the break for Willson Contreras, who clearly stole Aaron Judge’s ju-ju Monstars style. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 53 | 56 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 46.9 | .444 | .449 | 1.1% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| It’s crazy to see Bartolo set all these records in Minnesota, a state traditionally more known for its Colon troubles. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 59 | 50 | 64.6 | 68.3 | 66.6 | .593 | .598 | 90.7% | 4.8% | 95.4% | -0.7% | -1.4% |
| At this point we have to assume Abraham Almonte is a double-agent, right? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 52 | 57 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 53.9 | .487 | .482 | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| The year is 2046. Cars fly and we’ve gained the power of telepathy, but Brad Ziegler is closing for a non-contending team down the stretch. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 52 | 59 | 46.7 | 48.3 | 49.6 | .443 | .448 | 0.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| A homer off your old team in your first game against them? That’s the biggest Aoki hit since “Pursuit of Happiness.” | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 51 | 59 | 51.9 | 52.4 | 51.8 | .471 | .476 | 0.3% | 1.7% | 2.1% | -2.5% | -0.7% |
| Dixon Machado’s nice over-the-shoulder grab yesterday means that for once, the Orioles got to be on the wrong end of a Machado web gem. Doesn’t feel so good, does it? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 54 | 57 | 52.6 | 50.2 | 49.7 | .465 | .460 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| Congrats to Sean Rodriguez on becoming the Pirate to change teams most frequently since Jack Sparrow. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 50 | 62 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 52.4 | .448 | .453 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| We’d call Boog Powell an uninspiring return for Yonder Alonso, but the man’s name is Boog. He’s been through enough. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 51 | 59 | 49.5 | 48.2 | 47.8 | .447 | .442 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| It makes sense that the Braves want to prioritize defense by moving Freddie Freeman back to first base and Matt Adams to ... uh, left field?! | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 49 | 60 | 48.3 | 45.5 | 45.9 | .433 | .428 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| Noah Syndergaard GoT cameo had him fighting for the side that got trampled and torched. A little too on-the-nose, no? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 71 | 40 | 71.3 | 74.1 | 73.1 | .652 | .657 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Thank god the down-on-their-luck Astros are getting George Springer back tomorrow. Their division lead is down to 15 games! | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 65 | 44 | 65.3 | 67.9 | 66.0 | .606 | .601 | 99.9% | 0.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Who knew that Matt Wieters only had to move 40 miles south to be a hero? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 49 | 61 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 45.3 | .409 | .404 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wil Myers leads the Padres in batting average, homers, RBI and steals. The problem? He’s hitting .242 with 52 RBI and 11 steals. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 45 | 66 | 45.5 | 46.8 | 48.3 | .418 | .413 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| What’s worse news for the Reds rotation: that Robert Stephenson is on the DL, or that Homer Bailey isn’t? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 79 | 32 | 77.0 | 79.6 | 78.8 | .708 | .704 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| “Win and out: 5 guys go deep as LA fries Mets” reads the Dodgers.com headline that ... ok, you know what, that’s actually really good. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 44 | 69 | 45.5 | 41.3 | 42.2 | .383 | .378 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Did you see that embarrassing Jeff Samardzija bat flip fail? Yet another classless, showboat wide receiver from Notre Dame. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 41 | 68 | 45.8 | 43.4 | 44.6 | .401 | .406 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| There’s nothing quite like having a reliever with the last name “Bummer” give up a walk-off homer to sum up “2017 White Sox.” | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 40 | 69 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.8 | .404 | .399 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Phillies are openly admitting to “winging it” in right field after Aaron Altherr’s injury, if you’re wondering how the season is going in Philadelphia. | |||||||||||||
Matt Wieters and Tim Beckham walk into a bar.