Prospectus Hit List for May 28
Hit List for May 24
Hit List for May 29
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 |  | 33 | 17 | 32.5 | 29.8 | 29.4 | .577 | .558 | 43.0% | 43.8% | 86.8% | 3.0% | 13.5% |
| The Cardinals had 12 hits but gave up 13. How’d they win by three runs? Seven walks, and four of those hits were for extra bases. Their opponent had one extra-base hit and no walks. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 32 | 19 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 30.2 | .588 | .568 | 46.0% | 41.4% | 87.4% | 3.0% | 7.7% |
| Joey Votto did NOT walk. He homered and won the game for Cincinnati but whatever because he did NOT WALK. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 31 | 20 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 28.6 | .537 | .517 | 10.8% | 40.5% | 51.3% | -1.6% | 9.7% |
| Two things, Pirates fans: 1) Brandon Inge struck out three times in four plate appearances, and 2) Brandon Inge plays for you guys so that’s bad! Sorry! | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 32 | 20 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 30.5 | .564 | .584 | 32.9% | 37.5% | 70.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
| Not only did Alfredo Aceves pitch well when called up for a spot start, but also preliminary reports suggest he didn’t eat any human babies. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 29 | 23 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 27.9 | .531 | .551 | 17.4% | 26.7% | 44.1% | 5.6% | 15.2% |
| The A’s lead baseball in walks. Someone should write a book about that. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 30 | 20 | 27.6 | 25.4 | 25.7 | .555 | .575 | 51.2% | 26.7% | 77.9% | -2.1% | -7.6% |
| In his last 10 games, Vernon Wells is hitting .128. Ah! Breath in that fresh, true air! | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 27 | 23 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 27.8 | .525 | .545 | 13.0% | 23.5% | 36.5% | -3.4% | -21.5% |
| The Indians' record in sequential segments: 8-13, 16-4, 1-6 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 26 | 24 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 28.0 | .534 | .554 | 11.5% | 23.0% | 34.5% | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| The Rays lead baseball in stolen bases with 43. This concludes Rays Happy Time! | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 23 | 28 | 24.8 | 25.9 | 25.2 | .518 | .538 | 6.7% | 16.2% | 22.9% | -4.3% | 10.0% |
| Winning eight in a row is good, I guess, but it’s not as good as winning nine in a row, which last night’s loss prevented them from doing. Man, the Angels suck! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 26 | 25 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | .497 | .477 | 25.4% | 15.2% | 40.6% | -3.3% | -5.5% |
| Ryan Zimmerman has nine errors. Six years, $100 million starts next year, folks. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 28 | 23 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.5 | .508 | .528 | 3.9% | 13.6% | 17.5% | 2.5% | 6.4% |
| If you want to nitpick, Manny Machado has just 11 walks in 235 plate appearances, but why would you want to nitpick a 20-year-old with a .335/.366/.522 slash line? Stop it! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 30 | 22 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.2 | .544 | .525 | 46.3% | 13.4% | 59.7% | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| Arizona used four pinch-hitters in their doubleheader. Those pinch-hitters went 3-for-3 with a walk. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 30 | 20 | 29.9 | 29.1 | 28.1 | .551 | .531 | 69.2% | 10.9% | 80.0% | -1.4% | 1.6% |
| If this were college football, the Braves would drop way down in the rankings after facing a lousy team’s lousy starter from another conference and getting pounded. Get ready for the Chili’s Babyback-babyback-babyback-babyback Bowl, Atlanta! | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 28 | 23 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 27.2 | .518 | .498 | 27.0% | 10.6% | 37.6% | -6.8% | -7.7% |
| The Giants are the only team yet to win an interleague game. Of course this means they’re winning the Series again. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 32 | 20 | 31.6 | 31.0 | 30.8 | .577 | .597 | 75.2% | 10.5% | 85.7% | -3.9% | -5.1% |
| Yu Darvish struck out 14 and walked none. Of course he lost because you can’t pitch that well and win when fate is a bucketful of moose turds. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 29 | 20 | 31.1 | 33.9 | 33.0 | .612 | .631 | 83.6% | 8.6% | 92.2% | 1.1% | 9.7% |
| Justin Verlander’s ERA slots him just below Chris Tillman and just above Jason Marquis, which is right about his true talent level. Thanks, ERA! | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 27 | 24 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 29.2 | .512 | .492 | 10.2% | 8.3% | 18.5% | -1.5% | 0.1% |
| The Rockies had a bad night. Not only did they lose to the Astros but, well, actually that was mostly it. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 21 | 28 | 20.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | .508 | .488 | 15.1% | 7.9% | 23.0% | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| If you account for gritification, Adrian Gonzalez’s 4-for-4 performance last night was only worth 3.9995 hits. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 24 | 25 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 22.2 | .469 | .489 | 2.5% | 5.6% | 8.2% | -2.9% | -0.0% |
| Adam Dunn is hitting .156 so now’s probably the time to trade for him in your fantasy league. (You’re welcome, everyone with Adam Dunn! Shh! ) | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 24 | 27 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.5 | .447 | .428 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 7.3% | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| Jonathan Papelbon returned to Boston to, as his role with the Phillies dictates, not pitch ever. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 22 | 29 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 22.3 | .466 | .486 | 0.5% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 0.1% |
| Blue Jays pitchers have picked eight opposing runners off, which is nothing compared to the number of boogers they’ve picked. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 21 | 27 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | .462 | .482 | 0.8% | 2.8% | 3.6% | -0.2% | -7.8% |
| The Royals scored in every inning the Cardinals scored except for two of them and also they didn’t score as many runs in those innings and the Royals aren’t very good. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 22 | 29 | 21.4 | 24.6 | 25.4 | .466 | .486 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| The Mariners pitched Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma and lost both games. Then they sent Aaron Harang out there and won 9-0. Baseball. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 20 | 30 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 26.5 | .487 | .467 | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| Quick Quiz! Who has the best record in baseball? Answer: The Cardinals! (I couldn’t put this in the Cardinals comment without giving the answer away) | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 19 | 29 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.8 | .446 | .426 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| The Mets beat the Yankees, which, according to MLB’s by-laws, is not allowed. The game will be replayed until the Yankees win. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 22 | 28 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.9 | .454 | .434 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | -1.1% | -3.6% |
| Kyle Blanks struck out three times in three plate appearances. This is sadly appropriate. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 19 | 30 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 22.5 | .448 | .429 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| Some information you might want to become aware of as you diffuse in carbon monoxide and diffuse out oxygen: Carlos Gomez has a .611 slugging percentage. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 20 | 28 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 20.9 | .412 | .431 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| For Twins pitchers, giving up homers is like a child's blankie. It might not serve a ton of purpose, but it makes them feel safe and comfortable in this crazy, crazy world. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 13 | 38 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 12.8 | .335 | .317 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Yesterday marked only the fifth day that the Astros and Marlins have won on the same day. Wait, the Marlins lost. Never mind. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 15 | 36 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 16.7 | .345 | .364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Astros have grounded into 56 double plays, the most in baseball, because they are efficient. Also bad, but we’re focusing on the efficient thing here, people. | |||||||||||||
The Daily Hit List: Not a bucketful of moose droppings.