Prospectus Hit List for June 10
Hit List for June 8
Hit List for June 12
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 |  | 34 | 25 | 35.9 | 39.0 | 38.5 | .607 | .588 | 74.9% | 17.1% | 92.0% | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| Joc Pederson has been one of the most valuable outfielders this season. It’s almost like trading for Carl Crawford was a mistake. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 33 | 25 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 33.8 | .538 | .558 | 48.2% | 20.4% | 68.6% | 4.5% | 19.6% |
| Mariano Rivera’s son was drafted by the Nationals, which is a bit like the Yankees drafting the son of…[long pause] Teddy Roosevelt? | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 29 | 29 | 29.1 | 28.4 | 29.4 | .528 | .548 | 36.7% | 15.4% | 52.1% | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| According to scouting reports, the Angels' first round pick profiles as Jeff Mathis without the framing skills. Mike Scioscia is the puppet master! | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 38 | 21 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 34.8 | .567 | .548 | 72.6% | 19.8% | 92.4% | -0.3% | 4.7% |
| Matt Holliday was diagnosed with a right quad strain, so I guess you can’t say happy Holliday. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 31 | 28 | 29.8 | 33.3 | 33.2 | .524 | .544 | 34.6% | 16.5% | 51.1% | 4.0% | 0.7% |
| After a long pointing session and an overheard “Oh! I see it now!” Justin Verlander will return on the mound Saturday. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 33 | 23 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 33.6 | .523 | .543 | 34.8% | 16.5% | 51.3% | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| If the entire Royals team is elected to start the All Star game, the Royals won’t get home field in the World Series. That’s called irony. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 30 | 30 | 35.3 | 32.4 | 31.9 | .521 | .540 | 12.8% | 16.9% | 29.7% | 1.9% | 15.0% |
| The Blue Jays have won seven straight and they’ve made up exactly zero games on the Yankees who have also won seven straight. If they each win 52 more in a row, we’ll get to settle this thing face to face! | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 34 | 26 | 31.6 | 34.0 | 34.8 | .519 | .539 | 31.2% | 17.7% | 48.9% | -5.8% | -17.2% |
| If innings constitute time then Chad Qualls allowed three runs in a nanosecond, which should make at least the commissioner’s office happy. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 31 | 28 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.9 | .516 | .536 | 22.6% | 22.9% | 45.4% | -5.8% | 3.4% |
| Who cares. Go watch some ice hockey, Tampa! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 27 | 30 | 28.5 | 31.2 | 31.3 | .515 | .535 | 15.6% | 12.7% | 28.3% | -5.0% | -9.4% |
| Indians fans, don’t look now but Corey Kluber is 3-7. Hey! I told you not to look! | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 31 | 27 | 30.3 | 28.6 | 29.0 | .501 | .521 | 19.8% | 13.5% | 33.3% | 2.1% | 6.0% |
| The Rangers drafted Michael Matuella who was projected to go first overall before getting hurt. Presumably they’re going to start him today against Oakland because the way things are going for the A’s, an injured college pitcher would beat them somehow. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 33 | 26 | 30.7 | 33.2 | 33.0 | .541 | .521 | 19.3% | 41.4% | 60.8% | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| Chris Heston was projected for 0.1 WARP, so after last night’s no-hitter maybe stop for the season. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 27 | 32 | 24.6 | 27.7 | 27.6 | .500 | .520 | 12.2% | 14.2% | 26.4% | -5.7% | -3.6% |
| David Ortiz finds his critics disrespectful to which his critics responded, “Dude, that’s kinda the job description.” | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 26 | 32 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | .500 | .520 | 11.2% | 9.8% | 21.0% | 2.7% | -5.1% |
| With two doubles last night, Robinson Cano raised his OPS over the .600 barrier! Let’s throw a crying parade! | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 23 | 37 | 30.2 | 32.5 | 33.1 | .498 | .518 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 3.0% | -0.9% | -1.7% |
| The A’s bullpen turned a four-run lead into a three-run deficit on Sunday, then after the game, turned a buffet table into a garbage dump. They have powers! | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 31 | 27 | 33.7 | 32.3 | 31.2 | .534 | .514 | 10.6% | 31.0% | 41.6% | -4.1% | -3.3% |
| The Pirates are 7-11 in one-run games, but undefeated when it comes to four-day-old hot dogs and diet Slurpees. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 30 | 28 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 28.8 | .533 | .513 | 60.0% | 8.4% | 68.4% | -2.7% | -11.8% |
| Bryce Harper is your current leader in National League All Star voting, proving once more that fans only vote for the over-rated guys. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 30 | 26 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 29.6 | .528 | .508 | 16.5% | 40.3% | 56.8% | -3.7% | 1.3% |
| Having signed Rafael Soriano, the Cubs finally have someone who can both pitch the ninth inning and take his shirt off all by himself. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 27 | 30 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 27.6 | .477 | .497 | 4.2% | 6.0% | 10.2% | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| Sure they’d really love to have Eduardo Rodriguez, but when you can beat him with an injured fifth starter, one run, and the back of your pen, you don’t reeeeeally need him. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 31 | 28 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 27.8 | .505 | .485 | 34.4% | 9.9% | 44.2% | -2.4% | -2.4% |
| Buck up, Mets fans, because Matt Harvey goes today and until he signs with the Yankees as a free agent, nothing else matters! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 33 | 25 | 30.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | .460 | .480 | 9.9% | 10.9% | 20.8% | -4.2% | -8.7% |
| The Twins have lost four of five so prepare for their slide, but brace yourself for nine straight one-run wins. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 30 | 30 | 29.7 | 25.5 | 26.2 | .495 | .475 | 4.7% | 19.5% | 24.2% | 0.6% | 5.5% |
| The Padres used to lose 1-0. Then they traded for everyone so now they can lose 6-5. If we didn't know what it looked like, we might mistakenly call this progress. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 27 | 30 | 22.7 | 21.1 | 21.7 | .449 | .469 | 5.1% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| After last night’s win, the White Sox are 5-5 when Jose Abreu homers, so okay fine go ahead and keep homering. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 27 | 31 | 28.9 | 27.6 | 27.5 | .473 | .453 | 0.7% | 3.1% | 3.8% | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| “With the first pick in the 2015 draft, the Diamondbacks draft… a life preserver.” | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 24 | 35 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 27.7 | .472 | .452 | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.7% | -0.4% | 0.9% |
| The Marlins have the worst attendance in the National League. Hmm… maybe if there were more dolphins on the spiny-thingy… | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 26 | 31 | 26.8 | 28.3 | 27.5 | .471 | .451 | 0.3% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| The best base runner in baseball by base running runs is Billy Hamilton. The best on-base guy by any metric you want is Bizarro Billy Hamilton. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 27 | 30 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.7 | .462 | .443 | 0.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| According to the draft experts, Colorado had a fantastic draft, so I’m so sorry Rockies fans. Better luck next season. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 28 | 30 | 27.6 | 25.4 | 24.6 | .439 | .420 | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| Nick Markakis has no home runs and 15 doubles. Or, if you ask your old pal slugging percentage, seven and a half home runs and no doubles. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 22 | 37 | 23.2 | 21.5 | 22.1 | .432 | .413 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Hitting .213, Jonathan Lucroy is learning the hard lesson that no matter how good you are, you can’t frame your way to first base. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 22 | 38 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.3 | .381 | .363 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Very exciting for the Phillies to call up super-prospect Kevin Correia! | |||||||||||||
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