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Prospectus Hit List for August 10



by Ben Carsley

Hit List for August 7 Hit List for August 14
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.

Player's Day Jersey Edition: You play for what's on the back of the jersey, not the front of it.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day 7-Day
1

65

49

66.0

63.1

62.2

.562

.567

64.7%

31.2%

95.9%

2.3%

16.5%

“Astro’s Dad” - David Price: My dude, you have a literal son ...
2

58

56

62.5

63.3

64.1

.544

.539

27.0%

7.4%

34.4%

6.7%

16.0%

“Tsunami” - Carlos Martinez. Not that great, but it should surprise no one that the Cardinals were the most boring team.
3

59

56

57.3

56.3

56.9

.499

.504

0.0%

34.3%

34.3%

3.0%

8.2%

“Corey’s Brother” - Kyle Seager: Funny, but this has to suck for Justin Seager.
4

56

56

50.0

49.0

49.6

.457

.462

2.8%

10.7%

13.5%

3.0%

7.4%

“The Doof” - Tyler Duffey: Somehow it’s just perfectly Minnesota.
5

65

49

61.6

57.9

57.6

.531

.526

0.0%

88.6%

88.6%

5.3%

6.3%

“Gray Wolf” - Jon Gray: Hope his next start isn’t at the Twins.
6

60

52

67.9

72.4

71.6

.607

.612

32.9%

57.5%

90.4%

3.6%

2.7%

“Red Thunder” - Clint Frazier: Reports indicate he asked for “The Mick” but was shut down.
7

64

49

68.6

68.1

67.5

.593

.588

0.0%

94.1%

94.1%

-0.4%

1.8%

“Flaco” - J.D. Martinez: But is he elite?
8

56

58

53.7

51.7

51.2

.466

.461

2.5%

0.5%

3.1%

-1.0%

1.3%

“Davehuman” - David Freese: ... what?
9

60

51

65.8

69.7

68.1

.594

.599

92.5%

3.0%

95.6%

-1.6%

0.5%

“Bauer Outage” - Trevor Bauer: Guess “Inside Job, 911” was vetoed.
10

54

59

56.9

53.8

53.7

.483

.488

0.0%

6.2%

6.2%

1.4%

0.3%

“Comando” - Elvis Andrus: Now we know why Beltre hates it when he rubs his head.
11

67

45

67.4

70.3

68.4

.610

.605

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.1%

0.2%

“B. Good” - Brian Goodwin: Solid advice for any player, and especially for Washington’s relievers.
12

47

67

47.9

48.8

50.2

.425

.420

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“La Grasa” - Wandy Peralta: Same, Wandy. Same.
13

46

70

47.3

43.0

44.1

.389

.384

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“The Preacher” - Ty Blach: I look forward to his inevitable trade to the Padres.
14

71

42

71.5

74.7

73.5

.643

.648

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Ground Chuck” - Charlie Morton: I heard Roy Halladay once wore the same thing.
15

43

68

47.7

45.0

46.3

.410

.415

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Mal Tiempo” - Jose Abreu: What we’re all praying for when the White Sox are scheduled to play.
16

80

33

77.9

80.5

79.9

.704

.700

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Chicken Strip” - Ross Strippling: Pairs well with Chris “Hatch” Hatcher.
17

42

69

46.5

46.5

47.1

.410

.405

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“A-a-ron” - Aaron Altherr: The 2017 Phillies; about as relevant as Key and Peele.
18

57

58

56.1

54.0

55.2

.483

.488

0.0%

8.6%

8.6%

1.7%

-0.0%

“El Grate” - Juan Graterol: This is *literally* grate stuff.
19

50

63

41.6

45.5

46.0

.405

.401

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.1%

“Three-Six” - Jered Weaver: For the average velocity of his fastball.
20

51

61

50.0

48.7

48.2

.442

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.2%

-0.3%

“Newk” - Sean Newcomb: Well, it’s timely.
21

50

64

47.7

52.4

53.4

.446

.451

0.0%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.1%

-0.3%

“PTBNL” - Josh Phegley: Let’s give the man credit for being acutely aware of his circumstances.
22

50

61

49.0

45.7

46.1

.430

.425

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

-0.7%

“Lil D” - Travis d’Arnaud: I guess we know why Kevin Plawecki needed that toy in his locker.
23

53

60

47.3

49.1

50.5

.442

.447

0.1%

2.3%

2.5%

-0.9%

-0.9%

“No Panic” - Roberto Osuna: Clearly he hasn’t looked at Toronto’s record.
24

52

61

53.8

53.9

52.9

.470

.475

0.4%

1.3%

1.7%

0.6%

-1.5%

“Dale” - Alex Wilson: Who knew he loved Pitbull so much?
25

56

58

51.7

49.2

50.8

.455

.460

0.2%

4.4%

4.6%

-2.6%

-2.0%

“Beef” - Welington Castillo: A rare funny jersey pun.
26

53

59

53.8

54.0

54.8

.481

.476

0.0%

1.6%

1.6%

-0.9%

-2.5%

“Jarlin the Marlin” - Jarlin Garcia: Can’t wait to learn about his brother Joriole’s jersey.
27

59

57

59.7

55.2

54.7

.493

.488

8.0%

2.6%

10.6%

-2.6%

-4.1%

“Jus Blaze” - Michael Blazek: Roger Goodell is trying to suspend him for this.
28

58

57

57.1

60.9

61.6

.516

.521

2.1%

27.7%

29.8%

-5.6%

-13.5%

“Big Fella” - Chase Whitley: Same, Chase. Same.
29

57

56

54.0

51.6

52.8

.477

.482

4.3%

12.4%

16.7%

-4.8%

-17.3%

“Sledge” - Peter Moylan and “Hammer” - Jason Hammel: Funny, but a little too on-the-nose in terms of what batters do to them.
30

59

54

60.2

64.3

64.1

.548

.543

62.5%

5.1%

67.5%

-6.9%

-18.0%

“Carl’s Jr.” - Carl Edwards Jr.: The only decent advertising for Carl’s Jr. to date.