Prospectus Hit List for September 9
Hit List for September 4
Hit List for September 11
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 |  | 79 | 59 | 88.3 | 84.5 | 84.3 | .609 | .628 | 70.7% | 29.2% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Marcus Stroman comes back from injury, joins the rotation. Next week: prime-age Rickey Henderson and Paul Molitor just suddenly show up on the roster. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 75 | 64 | 80.7 | 83.0 | 83.0 | .579 | .598 | 71.2% | 22.1% | 93.3% | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| How, how, how does Jose Altuve lead the team in intentional walks, when Luis Valbuena has 22 home runs and absolutely none? Basically this is a plea to see if Valbuena bat flips after a free pass. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 77 | 60 | 77.6 | 77.0 | 77.3 | .564 | .583 | 29.3% | 70.1% | 99.3% | -0.1% | 2.6% |
| The Nathan Eovaldi injury really throws a wrench into the Yankees' starting rotation, but fortunately the rotation has been nothing but a pile of wrenches since 2011, so go nuts. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 83 | 55 | 78.1 | 74.4 | 74.8 | .562 | .582 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Next year they'll try to win the division with nothing but 12 scrap heap pitchers and 13 pinch-runners. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 80 | 58 | 77.9 | 85.8 | 84.0 | .594 | .574 | 99.5% | 0.0% | 99.5% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| His incredibly strong arm is the only argument against an otherwise solid case that Corey Seager is two kids standing on top of one another in a Dodgers uniform. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 87 | 51 | 83.7 | 77.0 | 77.3 | .589 | .569 | 85.3% | 14.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All those who had Randal Grichuk leading this outfield in home runs, raise Matt Holliday's hand. (Carefully.) | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 82 | 55 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 77.1 | .575 | .555 | 11.4% | 88.5% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Aramis Ramirez played somewhere other than third base for the first time in his career. It was at first base, despite Pedro Alvarez's insistence that it's a really difficult position and he probably wouldn't like it. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 67 | 70 | 68.2 | 77.5 | 78.3 | .531 | .551 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 8.8% | -5.4% | -4.3% |
| The team now has a Giovanni and a Giovanny. If they sign Tom Gorzelanny, we may rupture the fabric of the clubhouse. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 80 | 57 | 73.5 | 76.9 | 76.5 | .560 | .540 | 3.2% | 96.1% | 99.3% | 0.2% | 3.5% |
| Does yesterday's home run mean Starlin Castro has won himself a starting job? Yessir, he's now "starting bench player." Joe Maddon, you genius. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 77 | 61 | 76.2 | 77.2 | 75.5 | .554 | .534 | 94.6% | 0.1% | 94.7% | 4.2% | 2.0% |
| Matt Harvey also isn't allowed to play no-limit Texas hold 'em, but 180-inning Texas hold 'em is perfectly fine. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 67 | 71 | 67.0 | 72.8 | 73.3 | .507 | .527 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | -1.4% | -10.8% |
| The 2016 baseball schedule was released, and the Rays are on it. One more year of baseball in Tampa, at least! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 71 | 67 | 74.5 | 77.0 | 74.5 | .538 | .518 | 5.4% | 0.4% | 5.8% | -4.5% | -2.4% |
| Imagine the Nationals as the Mets and this whole season makes much more sense. Also, way to go Mets on getting Bryce Harper all of a sudden. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 60 | 79 | 70.1 | 72.6 | 74.1 | .498 | .518 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| California is known for his roadside attractions, and having the worst AL record while still trying to maintain a positive run differential absolutely counts as disruptive artwork. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 72 | 67 | 75.8 | 75.6 | 75.5 | .538 | .518 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | -0.1% | -8.0% |
| Tim Hudson hit a home run as a pitcher. A 40-year-old pitcher. [movie trailer begins playing] Steve Carell is: the 40-Year-Old PItcher. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 66 | 72 | 71.7 | 66.1 | 66.8 | .490 | .510 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| Here are the list of Baltimore Orioles other than Chris Davis to have multiple 40-homer seasons: {ERROR/DIVISION BY ZERO} | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 73 | 64 | 65.8 | 64.3 | 64.8 | .489 | .509 | 27.0% | 43.1% | 70.2% | 13.7% | 21.3% |
| 2014: Injuries ravage the Rangers, nobody hits 20 home runs in a season. 2015: everybody's healthy, but still nobody has hit 20 home runs yet. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 69 | 69 | 67.9 | 64.7 | 66.1 | .485 | .505 | 1.8% | 7.1% | 8.9% | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| David Murphy's last 12 starts have all been batting fourth. Prior to this season, he had been the starting cleanup hitter just twice. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 65 | 73 | 66.2 | 67.4 | 66.8 | .481 | .501 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| Red Sox fans are already camping out for tickets to next year's Travis Shaw-Hanley Ramirez first base spring training competition. Or for Dropkick Murphys tickets. Hard to tell. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 71 | 67 | 67.7 | 59.1 | 60.0 | .467 | .487 | 0.0% | 16.1% | 16.1% | -4.0% | -4.6% |
| It is an ill-fated sign if your Twins lineup only has one person with an OBP on the good side of .320, but at least that one Twin is making $23 million a year. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 66 | 73 | 60.3 | 66.0 | 67.4 | .467 | .487 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | -0.5% | 0.2% |
| If we're ever going to figure out where it all went wrong for Seattle, Logan Morrison being fourth on the team in plate appearances might be a decent entry point. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 66 | 71 | 63.9 | 61.5 | 62.6 | .464 | .483 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| You know, they may also want to limit Carlos Rodon's innings in case they want to use him for the playoffs. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 64 | 74 | 59.5 | 63.5 | 64.8 | .456 | .476 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| Daniel Fields was designated for assignment. His assignment: find a detergent that's strong enough to get out grass stains but gentle enough on your hands. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 66 | 73 | 70.6 | 68.6 | 68.2 | .492 | .472 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Congratulations to Socrates Brito for recording his first major league hit, mostly through a series of questions and answers between the pitcher and himself. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 66 | 73 | 64.0 | 61.8 | 61.7 | .456 | .436 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Ah, September, when Marc Rzepczynski gets to throw whole innings and everyone around him is fine with it. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 57 | 80 | 61.5 | 64.0 | 64.2 | .450 | .430 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Perhaps Bryan Price wouldn't be managing from the hot seat if he didn't sit on a metal bucket in 90 degree weather, for crying out loud. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 61 | 77 | 63.5 | 61.2 | 61.7 | .448 | .429 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| They might have something in the future with Domingo Santana, bringing their list of bright spots in the future to Domingo Santana and the slide in the outfield is still functional. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 58 | 81 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 61.1 | .438 | .418 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Does an inside-the-park home run activate the dinger sculpture? J.T. Realmuto hit one at home last night, but it was a September game in Miami, so nobody knows. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 57 | 81 | 59.2 | 56.8 | 55.1 | .413 | .394 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It has seriously been 18 years since the Rockies had someone lead the league in home runs, it's likely going to be a Rockie, we don't even know which Rockie it's going to be, and this team is still terrible. That's peak Rockies, which are also peaks. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 55 | 84 | 50.4 | 51.0 | 50.9 | .373 | .354 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| "You'll never catch me, Philly." | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 54 | 85 | 51.4 | 49.3 | 48.9 | .366 | .348 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| "Oh, we'll see about that." | |||||||||||||
The magic number for Phillies comments has now reached 11.