Prospectus Hit List for July 6
Hit List for July 3
Hit List for July 10
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 |  | 58 | 27 | 56.0 | 58.5 | 57.9 | .678 | .682 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Astros now have a 16-game lead over the second-place Angels. The All-Star Game might be the most stressful outing for their stars over the next 10 weeks. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 57 | 29 | 59.2 | 59.9 | 59.6 | .685 | .681 | 94.8% | 5.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tough break for the sport, what with Clayton Kershaw missing the All-Star Game. He usually waits until October to not show up for star-studded events. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 44 | 39 | 51.4 | 54.1 | 53.4 | .611 | .616 | 28.7% | 45.2% | 73.9% | -0.8% | -2.0% |
| Perhaps Dellin Betances is Spanish for Daniel Bard. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 52 | 33 | 53.6 | 52.5 | 51.4 | .616 | .612 | 4.5% | 90.7% | 95.2% | -0.7% | -1.4% |
| “Another tough-luck outing for Godley” reads the D-Backs.com headline that was probably also an Arizona Republic headline after the 2012 election . | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 50 | 34 | 51.6 | 53.5 | 51.3 | .614 | .610 | 98.2% | 0.5% | 98.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| If Bryce Harper cared less about his cleats and more about his team he’d be as good as Aaron Judge. My column: | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 44 | 39 | 47.2 | 50.1 | 49.4 | .575 | .580 | 82.6% | 7.6% | 90.2% | -1.8% | 0.2% |
| How many times can one man play on the notion of “Cleveland” and “disappointing” fitting together? | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 49 | 36 | 49.3 | 48.2 | 46.9 | .569 | .574 | 62.7% | 27.6% | 90.3% | -2.4% | 21.2% |
| Fernando Abad threw a 62 mph changeup that buckled Adrian Beltre’s knees yesterday. Beltre was reportedly confused that the pitch did not come from Jered Weaver. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 44 | 42 | 44.5 | 47.7 | 47.7 | .534 | .539 | 7.6% | 30.4% | 38.1% | -4.6% | -2.0% |
| The Rays failed to sign No. 31 overall pick Drew Rasmussen in what the Cleveland Browns think is an embarrassing use of draft capital. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 50 | 37 | 46.3 | 43.8 | 44.1 | .529 | .524 | 0.6% | 76.7% | 77.3% | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| "I was just trying to figure out what was going on at the time,” Jon Gray said of his 467-foot homer. Extremely same, Jon. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 42 | 42 | 43.8 | 45.9 | 45.8 | .528 | .523 | 51.6% | 7.0% | 58.6% | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| “Jay, Happ spearhead stirring comeback” reads the Cubs.com headline that must be pretty confusing for J.A. Happ. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 47 | 40 | 46.6 | 43.2 | 42.3 | .515 | .510 | 34.4% | 6.8% | 41.2% | 3.0% | 17.4% |
| “Broxton pulls Houdini to escape rundown” reads the Brewers.com headline that becomes much, much funnier if you imagine it being about Jonathan Broxton. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 40 | 44 | 42.4 | 42.8 | 43.6 | .503 | .498 | 10.8% | 3.6% | 14.4% | -5.8% | -1.3% |
| Lance Lynn has started batting lefty thanks to information he gleaned from StatCast data, which marks the first time Lynn has done this in the StatCast era. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 41 | 44 | 44.4 | 39.6 | 40.4 | .486 | .491 | 0.0% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 4.6% | -6.8% |
| You can tell Rougned Odor has really grown up. He only threw his bat into the ground after getting hit by a pitch yesterday instead of charging the mound and/or impersonating Manny Pacquiao. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 41 | 45 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 42.3 | .486 | .491 | 0.0% | 14.2% | 14.2% | -2.1% | -3.8% |
| Good on ya, Mariners. Yovani Gallardo: Reliever is about three seasons overdue. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 44 | 40 | 40.1 | 38.0 | 39.3 | .480 | .485 | 9.4% | 15.7% | 25.1% | 5.6% | 15.0% |
| Amelia Earhart is impressed by the late signs of life the Royals are showing. They’re now just a half-game out in the AL central. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 44 | 45 | 43.2 | 40.8 | 42.2 | .478 | .483 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| Mike Trout went hitless in his first rehab start. The King Is Dead. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 37 | 46 | 39.1 | 39.7 | 39.4 | .467 | .472 | 1.2% | 3.0% | 4.2% | -1.3% | 0.4% |
| Calling Comcast is less frustrating than watching Daniel Norris pitch. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 38 | 45 | 38.9 | 40.3 | 40.8 | .476 | .471 | 0.6% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| Poor Justin Bour. Including a Marlin in the Final Vote competition is just cruel. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 37 | 47 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 39.4 | .466 | .471 | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | -0.1% | 0.4% |
| It’s smart of David Robertson to go on Paternity Leave now *before* he’s traded to a contender with a fanbase that’d complain about him taking Paternity Leave. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 39 | 45 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 38.3 | .456 | .461 | 0.7% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| Smart move by the Blue Jays: nothing helps an ailing pitching staff like Miguel Montero! | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 43 | 41 | 36.6 | 36.2 | 36.4 | .453 | .458 | 6.3% | 14.2% | 20.5% | -2.9% | -6.3% |
| The Rochester Red Wings are planning to celebrate the garbage plate’s upcoming birthday by dressing up all of their players as Twins relievers. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 37 | 48 | 34.3 | 38.6 | 40.6 | .443 | .448 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| Big league stuff from Franklin Barreto, pimping a walkoff homer that went over the wall by about a half-inch. Somewhere, Brian McCann has indigestion. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 38 | 45 | 37.6 | 37.1 | 37.2 | .451 | .446 | 0.8% | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| The ball is the Mets and Jay Bruce’s glove is the 2017 season. They’re just not meant to connect. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 39 | 46 | 38.7 | 37.3 | 37.5 | .448 | .443 | 2.9% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| Saying Gerrit Cole is back because he shut down the Phillies is like saying your diet is going well because you said no to Dominos; it’s not a real test. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 40 | 43 | 36.2 | 36.7 | 34.8 | .445 | .440 | 0.4% | 1.7% | 2.2% | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| The Braves gave up 26 runs in just two games against the Astros, or as the Twins reliever corps would call it, a pretty bad few innings’ worth of runs. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 36 | 48 | 37.5 | 37.3 | 37.1 | .440 | .436 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| The Mariners pitching staff thinks Devin Mesoraco has bad luck with injuries. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 40 | 44 | 33.9 | 31.0 | 33.5 | .412 | .417 | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | -0.4% | -2.7% |
| If you get your closer back but you never have a lead does your closer make a sound? | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 36 | 48 | 29.8 | 32.8 | 34.5 | .396 | .392 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| Can you name three starters for the Padres right now? Seriously, challenge yourself, don’t look it up yet. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 34 | 52 | 33.9 | 32.0 | 32.5 | .385 | .380 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| If you really want to improve the pace of play just end Giants-Tigers games after five innings. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 28 | 55 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 31.6 | .368 | .363 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| “I wonder if Mark Leiter Jr. is Al Leiter’s son,” I thought to myself in the aftermath of a stunning reading comprehension fail. | |||||||||||||
Can anyone catch the Phillies in the race for the #1 pick?