Prospectus Hit List for August 10
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.
Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
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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. |
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