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Prospectus Hit List for June 12



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.

Aaron Judge decreed that the Yankees should be on top. We're not going to argue with him.

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

37

23

40.9

43.5

42.9

.685

.689

63.6%

24.4%

88.0%

0.6%

13.9%

Congrats to Aaron Judge on making Rob Parker’s list of Five MLB Players I’ve Extremely Heard Of Because I Still Watch Baseball And Am Relevant. Inspiring stuff.
2

44

20

41.7

42.2

41.6

.662

.666

98.2%

1.5%

99.7%

0.0%

-0.2%

Where on that SI cover did it say that the Astros would lose a mid-June series to the Mike Trout-less Angels? Some prediction that was.
3

39

25

41.8

40.8

40.7

.634

.629

70.1%

28.7%

98.8%

0.2%

0.4%

Where were you when Chris Taylor became the latest player to become The Next Ben Zobrist? It’s only a matter of time before the Dodgers try him in the rotation, too.
4

38

24

37.6

38.6

36.9

.610

.605

95.2%

1.6%

96.8%

-0.8%

0.1%

Max Scherzer became the third-fastest pitcher in MLB history to reach 2,000 strikeouts, which is pretty incredible considering yesterday was the first time he ever faced Joey Gallo.
5

41

24

39.5

38.4

38.7

.606

.601

19.9%

68.9%

88.7%

-2.3%

13.9%

Mark Reynolds is hitting .314/.392/.586 with 17 homers. He is truly the Matt Murdock of sluggers.
6

39

26

40.8

39.4

38.1

.605

.600

10.0%

68.2%

78.2%

4.0%

14.0%

Chris Owings is a good player, but “The Little Freight Train” is the worst nickname to come out of Arizona since “Maverick.”
7

34

32

34.3

36.9

38.1

.543

.548

7.6%

29.8%

37.4%

5.8%

2.0%

Evan Longoria is the first player to ever hit 250 homers without OPSing .900-plus at least once in his career. That’s probably not true, but I typed it with confidence.
8

34

28

33.9

33.2

33.0

.541

.546

24.7%

39.4%

64.2%

-5.3%

-4.7%

Carl Crawford thinks David Price’s tenure in Boston is getting a little awkward. Fenway is as kind to former Rays as it is to legroom, apparently.
9

31

29

31.6

33.1

33.1

.537

.542

71.9%

8.0%

80.0%

2.8%

-4.2%

“Tribe to go with best-available player” reads the Indians.com headline about the draft that will seem positively creative by the end of this exercise.
10

31

31

31.2

33.2

33.1

.518

.513

58.9%

6.0%

64.8%

3.3%

-6.3%

It’s June 12 and the Cubs are just a .500 team. This is the worst postseason hangover in Chicago since Michael Jordan.
11

31

33

32.0

31.6

32.5

.496

.501

0.7%

21.7%

22.4%

-3.4%

-5.4%

With Mitch Haniger activated and Felix Hernandez dominating in his rehab stint we’re getting closer and closer to a time when the Mariners might have more players off the DL than on it.
12

31

32

31.0

30.5

30.9

.490

.495

3.2%

14.9%

18.1%

3.1%

1.9%

On the one hand we should praise Jose Bautista for taking second base on a walk, but on the other hand it’s never been tough to catch the Mariners sleeping.
13

33

31

33.7

30.3

30.5

.498

.493

19.2%

6.5%

25.7%

-5.6%

-5.2%

Those Eric Thames “Revere the Beerd” t-shirts are gonna get awfully awkward if the Brewers ever acquire Ben Revere.
14

33

33

32.8

31.5

31.4

.487

.492

0.2%

8.1%

8.3%

0.8%

3.0%

Eric Young Jr. is hitting 300/.400/.450 in Mike Trout’s absence, so look for Bill Simmons to complain about how he’s owed Ewing Theory royalties on Twitter soon.
15

32

27

26.7

28.1

27.8

.486

.491

17.2%

14.3%

31.5%

-5.2%

0.7%

Today is a big day for the Twins as they look to use the first overall pick in the MLB draft to get a big bat who can replace Miguel Sano when he leaves via free agency in a few years.
16

29

32

29.0

30.6

31.8

.493

.488

14.4%

4.8%

19.2%

0.2%

-6.6%

“Cardinals to seek best talent in draft” reads the Cardinals.com headline with a keen understanding of player development and team-building strategy.
17

29

33

30.5

31.1

30.3

.488

.483

3.0%

1.3%

4.4%

-1.2%

1.2%

You’re not supposed to draft for need, but if the Reds popped a polished arm at No. 2 who they could throw in their rotation tomorrow would anyone blame them?
18

30

32

30.1

29.4

28.9

.478

.483

8.3%

8.3%

16.6%

1.6%

-7.6%

Death, taxes and the Tigers giving up late leads at Fenway Park. You can’t fight destiny, Alex Wilson.
19

30

32

31.9

27.3

26.9

.468

.473

0.8%

17.4%

18.1%

2.1%

6.9%

“Rangers draft strategy is to replenish farm,” reads the Rangers.com headline that, I mean, well yeah ...
20

26

35

29.6

29.0

29.1

.466

.471

0.9%

1.3%

2.3%

-0.8%

-0.8%

Jose Quintana is now 2-8 with a 5.30 ERA. He’s basically giving himself a no-trade clause.
21

27

35

29.2

30.7

30.5

.473

.468

1.6%

3.0%

4.6%

-0.5%

-2.1%

What Aaron Judge is doing is crazy, sure, but is it more impressive than a 43-year-old Ichiro launching bombs? Yes, but still! 43!
22

27

36

25.0

29.8

30.7

.447

.451

0.1%

2.8%

2.9%

-0.2%

-1.1%

Congrats to Jaycob Brugman on his MLB debut. Nice to see him succeeding despite being disowned by the Nix family.
23

31

30

26.5

23.9

26.6

.443

.448

0.8%

6.7%

7.5%

-2.8%

-5.0%

Look, it’s easy to pick on Buck Showalter for his constant complaining, but by griping about the O’s recent rain delay in Washington he’s revealed himself to be a literal fair weather fan.
24

28

33

28.8

26.6

25.2

.445

.440

2.9%

6.9%

9.9%

1.5%

-1.5%

With Seth Lugo and Steven Matz back from the DL, the Mets are beginning to resemble the deep, talented team we all knew Terry Collins wouldn’t know how to manage when the season began.
25

28

35

27.7

27.2

27.8

.439

.434

4.5%

1.2%

5.8%

1.1%

-3.5%

It didn’t work out, but it was cool of Andrew McCutchen to try and pay homage to his manager by hurtling over J.T. Realmuto yesterday.
26

27

35

26.7

28.4

26.8

.439

.434

0.3%

0.7%

0.9%

-0.3%

-2.2%

“Braves may focus on quality bats in draft” reads the Braves.com headline that, ok, you know what, this is just getting sad ...
27

28

34

25.9

24.4

26.1

.421

.426

1.6%

1.4%

3.0%

1.0%

0.7%

The Royals scored nine runs in the eighth inning against the Padres on Saturday. It was their most productive inning in 11 years, and it equaled their entire offensive output from April. Ok the second part isn’t true, but it’s still impressive.
28

26

39

25.8

24.9

26.2

.396

.391

0.0%

2.1%

2.1%

0.3%

-2.1%

The Giants and Royals will face off on Tuesday in a sad rematch of the incredibly fun 2014 World Series and a stark reminder that time is coming for us all.
29

21

40

22.5

21.3

21.7

.354

.350

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.1%

Condolences to the Phillies on reaching the “Pat Neshek is our closer” stage of their rebuild. It can only get better from here.
30

24

40

19.4

22.2

23.5

.348

.343

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

Despite scoring 15 runs in their three-game series against the Royals, the Padres still lost two out of three and still have the worst offense in baseball. It was a rough weekend for Bat men indeed.