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Prospectus Hit List for April 13



by Ben Carsley

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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.

Come see if your favorite team is already out of the playoff race!

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

5

4

6.6

6.5

6.7

.644

.639

73.3%

17.3%

90.6%

2.0%

-0.8%

Hyun-Jin Ryu will face off against Brett Anderson tonight in the Battle of the Pitchers Who Are Likely to Be Removed in the Third Inning with an Injury.
2

7

2

7.1

6.7

6.4

.603

.598

4.7%

8.7%

13.4%

2.1%

7.3%

We’re 11 days into the season and the Reds have the best record in baseball. Don’t you hate that feeling you get righhhhht before the roller coaster drops?
3

5

3

5.0

5.2

5.0

.602

.597

76.8%

9.1%

85.8%

-2.4%

3.1%

Breaking the curse was one thing, but now the Cubs are threatening to pull off an equally impossible feat; making David Ross unlikable.
4

5

3

5.7

5.6

5.4

.580

.585

10.2%

16.9%

27.2%

-1.9%

2.2%

Pepsi thinks Byron Buxton is having a bad April. The former top prospect is showing the plate discipline of a post-rebellion Robert Baratheon.
5

6

3

5.7

5.5

5.4

.586

.581

51.5%

19.7%

71.2%

4.6%

11.0%

The Mets hit seven homers against Phillies pitching on Tuesday night. The Padres have hit seven homers since 2011.
6

4

4

5.1

5.7

5.6

.566

.571

14.6%

12.5%

27.1%

3.8%

2.9%

Chase Headley leads the team in average, Brett Gardner leads in steals, CC Sabathia leads in ERA and Michael Pineda leads in strikeouts. Love these young Yankees!
7

6

4

4.8

5.5

4.8

.552

.557

66.9%

17.0%

83.9%

2.0%

-0.8%

Ken Giles might never lead the league in saves, but for the second straight year he might lead it in April votes of confidence from his manager.
8

6

2

4.0

4.4

4.4

.537

.542

15.7%

20.1%

35.8%

3.7%

11.6%

Many were skeptical of Detroit’s “eh, we don’t need a center fielder strategy” headed into the season, but Andrew Romine’s grand slam yesterday proves that the Tigers do indeed have a living body out there.
9

4

4

4.2

4.5

4.3

.534

.539

39.8%

17.0%

56.8%

-4.7%

-5.9%

With Drew Pomeranz and Pablo Sandoval playing well, the Boston media has resorted to doing what it does best; making fun of Clay Buchholz.
10

6

3

4.7

5.3

5.2

.531

.536

6.6%

13.8%

20.5%

-1.8%

5.4%

The Angels beat the Rangers on a walk-off bunt single in the 10th inning on Tuesday. That might sounds impressive, but again, it was off the Rangers bullpen so it’s really predestination.
11

5

4

4.1

5.0

5.1

.530

.535

32.8%

17.3%

50.1%

-3.5%

1.3%

Rickie Weeks has just two base knocks on the season, which means he’s put just one more hit on baseballs than Brett Gardner has put on him.
12

7

3

6.3

5.2

5.0

.535

.530

7.1%

22.3%

29.4%

-2.0%

8.8%

Just when you think the Diamondbacks are talented enough to make you forget about the past, Shelby Miller shows up and fails to make quality starts.
13

5

4

4.5

5.7

5.7

.523

.528

3.9%

9.7%

13.6%

2.6%

4.3%

Congrats to Jharel Cotton on becoming the first short righty with a changeup since Pedro Martinez, apparently.
14

5

4

4.2

5.0

4.8

.532

.527

34.8%

22.7%

57.4%

-3.4%

-8.5%

Daniel Murphy will regress, they said. No one can sustain that type of BABIP, they said.
15

4

4

5.0

4.5

4.6

.524

.519

9.2%

11.2%

20.4%

-2.8%

4.2%

Listen, #wallcat is great, but are we really all willing to ignore that a black cat ran across the field and camped out on a statue associated with the Marlins’ success? Just wait for Christian Yelich to walk under a ladder or something.
16

4

4

3.3

3.5

3.5

.507

.512

68.6%

13.5%

82.1%

-1.6%

-7.6%

Top highlights on the Indians’ website right now include “Brantley’s RBI groundout,” “Lindor breaks up no hitter,” and “Indians unveil pennant sign.” Feel the excitement!
17

4

6

5.1

5.1

5.1

.511

.506

15.1%

32.5%

47.6%

2.7%

-6.2%

Matt Cain had just enough gas to hold the Diamondbacks to one run over five innings last night, which is impressive since his empty light has been on since 2013.
18

3

5

4.4

3.7

3.8

.490

.495

10.6%

19.2%

29.9%

3.3%

0.1%

Adrian Beltre is hurt and the Rangers are having some big-time bullpen troubles. Don’t you hate reruns?
19

3

4

4.2

3.4

3.6

.485

.490

4.0%

6.6%

10.6%

1.9%

0.6%

The White Sox entered Wednesday ranked 22nd in the majors in average, 22nd in OBP and 20th in SLG, but other than that their offense is really clicking.
20

6

4

4.0

4.8

4.9

.483

.478

3.7%

13.3%

17.0%

-2.6%

1.1%

For every rookie pitcher there is an equal and opposite rookie pitcher. Antonio Senzatela has allowed just two earned runs through two starts. Kyle Freeland has allowed seven.
21

5

2

3.6

2.4

2.4

.467

.472

6.4%

6.2%

12.6%

1.9%

1.1%

After making approximately 43 errors on Tuesday night, the Orioles hit approximately 43 homers off Steven Wright on Wednesday. Ahh, baseball.
22

4

5

4.2

3.6

3.4

.451

.446

6.4%

10.5%

16.9%

2.4%

-1.2%

It took Kanye West more than a year to record Through the Wire. It took Keon Broxton a few days to return to baseball and mash a tater. Please like my sport.
23

5

5

3.9

4.5

4.5

.442

.437

0.7%

4.3%

5.0%

1.0%

1.0%

Jered Weaver and Zack Lee combined to hold the rockies to just two runs in 11.1 innings in Coors Field en route to two Padres wins. Sometimes #ycpb isn’t a strong enough sentiment.
24

3

6

4.3

3.6

3.9

.432

.427

1.4%

2.7%

4.1%

-1.1%

-3.2%

United Airlines: Watch this! Sean Spicer: Hold my beer. Clay Buchholz: Hold my beer. No seriously, please hold it, my arm hurts.
25

2

8

3.8

3.1

3.3

.418

.422

11.9%

19.1%

31.0%

-2.6%

-6.3%

The Blue Jays’ one-win start has prevented Seattle from earning the distinction of the most disappointing contender to this point, but hey, this is a team that’s used to being the runner-up.
26

3

6

3.1

3.1

3.4

.416

.411

4.5%

7.7%

12.2%

0.9%

-8.2%

Mike Leake has been dominant through his first two starts, or as Cardinals reporters would put it, Yadier Molina has allowed Mike Leake to dominate in his first two starts.
27

2

6

2.4

3.6

3.5

.414

.409

3.1%

5.5%

8.6%

1.6%

-4.9%

The Braves will have their first regular season game at SunTrust Park on April 14, just one day before the traditional deadline for submitting taxes. An inspired choice.
28

3

5

2.1

2.3

2.5

.404

.399

7.5%

12.7%

20.3%

-3.1%

-3.5%

From now on, old dogs with grey muzzles who limp around the house and make you acutely aware of your own mortality shall be known as “McCutchens.”
29

1

7

2.7

1.8

1.8

.362

.367

6.5%

8.1%

14.6%

-2.6%

-8.8%

With a .191 team average and 4.23 team ERA, the one-win Blue Jays are showing an impressive all-around commitment to sucking.
30

2

6

2.3

2.1

2.5

.361

.366

1.4%

3.0%

4.5%

-0.5%

-0.3%

There’s a fun video of Danny Duffy spooking Alcides Escobar with a locker room pranked, but if he really wanted to disorient Escobar he should’ve thrown him four balls.