Prospectus Hit List for June 5
Hit List for June 1
Hit List for June 8
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 |  | 41 | 16 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 37.9 | .683 | .687 | 98.8% | 1.1% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| There are spoiled 10-day-old Astros fans out there who’ve never seen their team lose a game. Must be nice. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 32 | 22 | 33.9 | 36.1 | 36.0 | .639 | .643 | 44.4% | 29.7% | 74.1% | -2.7% | 3.9% |
| It was pretty sneaky of Luis Severino to steal Masahiro Tanaka’s powers this off-season like a skinny, flamethrowing Monstar. Mr. Swackhammer must be pleased. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 35 | 23 | 38.1 | 37.0 | 36.3 | .631 | .626 | 79.0% | 19.4% | 98.4% | -0.1% | 0.8% |
| “Brandon McCarthy confident he’ll make next start” reads the Dodgers.com headline that, I mean, c’mon ... | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 35 | 20 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 32.9 | .622 | .617 | 94.5% | 2.2% | 96.7% | 0.8% | 5.0% |
| The Nationals went 3-0 in Bryce Harper’s absence. Some MVP candidate he is. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 36 | 23 | 33.9 | 33.5 | 33.7 | .581 | .576 | 12.9% | 61.9% | 74.8% | 3.7% | 0.5% |
| Amazing stat: the Rockies have received as many quality starts from rookie pitchers this season as their entire staff produced from 2012-2016. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 34 | 25 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 33.6 | .579 | .575 | 8.0% | 56.3% | 64.3% | -3.5% | 1.6% |
| It looked like a bad deal for the D-Backs at the time, but Randall Delgado has turned into a much better pitcher than Justin Upton. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 29 | 26 | 30.3 | 32.4 | 32.3 | .564 | .568 | 73.6% | 10.5% | 84.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% |
| Now that Corey Kluber is back from the DL which Indians starter will be either hurt or ineffective ... ah, Danny Salazar, come on down! | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 31 | 25 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 30.7 | .557 | .562 | 37.8% | 31.1% | 68.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% |
| Derrick Rose thinks Eduardo Rodriguez has bad knees. The universe refuses to let the Red Sox’s entire pitching staff stay healt [THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN MOBBED BY MARINERS, METS AND ANGELS FANS] | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 29 | 30 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 34.5 | .537 | .542 | 9.7% | 25.7% | 35.5% | -4.3% | -7.6% |
| By heating up at the plate as of late, Kevin Kiermaier is showing he still has a good enough bat to be considered for another Gold Glove. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 28 | 27 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 28.8 | .518 | .513 | 59.2% | 11.9% | 71.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% |
| “Lester’s throw to first inspired by Ross’ Dancing With The Stars move” reads the Cubs.com headline that doesn’t actually exist but it didn’t seem out of place, did it? | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 30 | 27 | 31.4 | 28.2 | 28.2 | .517 | .512 | 18.5% | 12.4% | 30.9% | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| Maybe you had a rough weekend, but it probably wasn’t “surrender a go-ahead grand slam during your interim closing duty” bad. Poor Carlos Torres. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 29 | 24 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 25.9 | .496 | .501 | 13.8% | 16.9% | 30.7% | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| You guys aren’t gonna believe this, but it turns out that Ervin Santana is not, in fact, the best pitcher in the American League. Who’da thunk! | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 26 | 28 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 28.9 | .505 | .500 | 15.5% | 10.2% | 25.8% | -3.5% | -3.1% |
| At one point, the Cardinals had the lead in each of the three games they lost to the Cubs while getting swept. Even the Rangers bullpen finds that impressive. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 28 | 30 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 29.6 | .494 | .499 | 0.9% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 2.9% | 15.4% |
| “Hey ... hey now, that’s a little harsh.” - Pharoah Thutmose II after seeing the Mariners Plague claim Jean Segura, too. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 28 | 28 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 26.3 | .486 | .491 | 10.6% | 13.7% | 24.3% | 1.9% | 10.4% |
| After their gritty three-game sweep of the White Sox, the Tigers have the look of a hungry, scrappy team that’s absolutely determined to finish .500. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 29 | 26 | 26.6 | 24.6 | 26.2 | .483 | .488 | 3.5% | 9.0% | 12.5% | -2.2% | 0.4% |
| It’s pretty cool that the O’s played host to 12-year-old chess master Cahree Myrick. Maybe they’ve finally found someone who can keep Manny Machado in check. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 28 | 29 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 27.2 | .482 | .487 | 4.5% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Jason Grilli became the first reliever in Blue Jays history to surrender four homers in the same inning on Saturday when the Yankees pounded him like he was a six-pack of Molson. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 29 | 31 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 28.5 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | -1.8% | -4.7% |
| Thanks to his milestone 600th homer on Saturday, Albert Pujols has now spent more time trotting around the bases than Mike Trout has spent on this earth. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 24 | 31 | 25.8 | 28.0 | 27.8 | .480 | .475 | 1.7% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| No sass or sarcasm here. Awesome performance, touching tribute. Congrats and good on ya, Edinson Volquez. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 24 | 31 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 26.0 | .468 | .473 | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3.1% | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| David Robertson was just getting into the postseason form he’ll show with the Nationals by blowing a save yesterday. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 25 | 30 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 26.3 | .475 | .470 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | -1.7% | -3.8% |
| Are you prepared to live in a world where Zack Cozart starts the All-Star game? The 31-year-old trade chip is hitting .344/.432/.622, which is the type of random offensive explosion middle infielders usually only experience after they’ve been traded by the Mariners. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 26 | 31 | 28.3 | 24.2 | 23.9 | .449 | .454 | 0.2% | 11.0% | 11.2% | -3.6% | -12.9% |
| That Rangers-Astros series was the most one-sided affair in Texas since The Alamo. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 24 | 32 | 21.8 | 26.5 | 27.2 | .444 | .449 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | -0.8% | -2.5% |
| Leave it to the A’s to lose a game in which they hit a ninth-inning grand slam. They’re finding new and inventive ways to take Ls this season. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 24 | 30 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 24.2 | .447 | .442 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Matt Adams has five homers in 13 games for the Braves, definitively proving that Freddie Freeman isn’t better than Eric Hosmer. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 26 | 31 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 25.2 | .446 | .441 | 5.3% | 4.0% | 9.2% | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Since May 13, the Pirates have the best record in their division at 12-9, proving that you can make any team look good if you cherry pick stats and that the NL Central is kinda garbage. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 24 | 31 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 22.9 | .410 | .414 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| “Yost on rain delay, loss,” reads the Royals.com headline that takes you to Ned’s comprehensive thoughts on the Paris accord news and what it means for the global ecosystem. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 24 | 31 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 21.2 | .418 | .414 | 3.1% | 8.3% | 11.4% | -3.4% | -6.7% |
| The Mets have 13 steals as a team through 55 games, so they’re exactly as fast as they are healthy and well managed. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 23 | 35 | 21.9 | 20.7 | 21.9 | .377 | .373 | 0.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | -1.4% | -5.3% |
| “Schedule won’t do Giants any favors” reads the self-aware Giants.com headline that acknowledges that as long as there are games left to play, the Giants will keep losing. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 19 | 35 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 19.7 | .364 | .359 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| The Phillies had to put veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit on the disabled list with a sprained knee in what should prove to be a big boost for their bullpen. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 23 | 35 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 21.3 | .361 | .356 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% |
| Dinelson Lamet will need to have a good start today if he wants to avoid getting bumped from the rotation when Trevor Cahill and Jered Weaver come off the DL. God, that was sad to type. | |||||||||||||
Houston is trying to lap the field.