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Prospectus Hit List for June 3



by Matt Sussman

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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.

After a five-game winning streak, will the Astros be in the top spot? Click the Hit List to find out!

Rk TmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

25

32

27.0

28.4

27.2

.517

.537

2.8%

12.7%

15.5%

-1.6%

-11.6%

Don't worry, nobody saw those three home losses to the Astros. One of the perks of living on the West Coast.
2

32

24

31.2

32.0

32.1

.546

.526

52.9%

10.8%

63.7%

3.1%

11.8%

Patrick Corbin is 9-0, so they should consider calling him up from Triple ... what's that you say?
3

34

22

34.0

33.1

31.7

.551

.531

80.8%

5.9%

86.6%

6.1%

5.2%

B.J. Upton isn't going to the minor leagues, but if he did they should spell his name b.j. upton.
4

32

25

30.3

30.7

30.8

.506

.526

7.9%

17.5%

25.4%

3.8%

10.3%

Chris Davis has 20 home runs, two GIDPs and zero stolen base attempts. The only person with that type of ratio in a season was Jim Thome in 2006.
5

35

23

35.2

35.6

34.9

.570

.589

43.7%

28.9%

72.7%

3.3%

5.8%

Clay Buchholz threw a five-inning complete game shutout, the two-dollar bill of sports accomplishments.
6

24

30

22.9

22.7

21.8

.449

.468

1.9%

2.3%

4.2%

0.3%

-6.9%

Casper Wells is having a hard time remembering if on any given day he's facing his former team.
7

23

32

27.4

28.6

28.8

.486

.466

0.0%

2.1%

2.1%

-0.2%

0.2%

Kevin Gregg has three G's in his name, which is one more G than the Cubs had saves last month.
8

35

22

36.0

35.7

34.7

.589

.569

33.6%

54.7%

88.3%

-2.2%

3.9%

Shin-Soo Choo has been hit so many times this season, all the cool prizes from the carnival shelf have been taken.
9

30

26

29.8

29.7

30.2

.515

.535

16.0%

18.3%

34.4%

-5.6%

-5.5%

If Terry Francona wanted to be ejected in a game this weekend, why pick a beautiful Sunday afternoon over that wacky Friday midnight soiree?
10

30

27

31.7

33.5

32.6

.510

.490

12.5%

7.0%

19.6%

3.3%

-0.4%

Against the Dodgers, Dexter Fowler went 7-for-14 with two home runs, two walks and a walkoff single. That's it?
11

30

25

34.2

37.5

37.0

.603

.622

80.6%

6.7%

87.3%

-1.3%

-3.9%

Rick Porcello learned the hard way what happens when you don't tip your offense.
12

20

37

19.8

17.7

19.8

.362

.380

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Five straight wins means no jokes for at least five days. Okay, none for today.
13

23

31

26.0

22.1

22.5

.453

.473

1.0%

1.1%

2.1%

-0.6%

-1.7%

Imagine what could happen if hitting coach George Brett was able to coach up one of those Cubs starting pitchers.
14

23

32

22.8

25.2

25.4

.506

.486

10.7%

5.3%

16.0%

-4.3%

-5.4%

Boy, is Yasiel Puig going to be surprised when he shows up in the Dodgers' clubhouse and he's the only non-injured player. Kind of like After Earth meets Field of Dreams.
15

16

41

19.7

16.8

16.4

.352

.334

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Designating the winning pitcher for assignment after sweeping the Mets is about as Marlins as it gets.
16

21

34

22.7

23.4

24.7

.451

.432

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

-0.2%

-0.8%

Their first basemen are hitting a combined .516 OPS on the year. This is not all Yuniesky Betancourt's fault, but he's an accessory.
17

25

29

25.4

24.0

25.1

.435

.455

0.6%

0.8%

1.4%

0.3%

1.2%

Your password should always be something nobody guesses, but I had to change it from "Ryan Doumit walkoff triple."
18

31

25

28.6

26.3

26.7

.533

.553

28.3%

29.1%

57.4%

-6.0%

-22.6%

Sounds like the rain had enough Yankees-Red Sox games on national television.
19

22

32

21.9

21.8

21.2

.442

.423

0.7%

1.4%

2.1%

-0.7%

0.4%

I tried to look up if any other team had ever swept the Yankees then been swept by the Marlins and my computer started crying.
20

34

24

32.4

33.3

32.4

.543

.563

24.0%

37.2%

61.2%

3.6%

22.8%

They have an MLB-worst .085 average when using a pinch-hitter. Might as well just bunt.
21

27

30

23.0

23.6

23.5

.451

.431

3.2%

3.2%

6.4%

0.5%

-1.1%

Business idea: a cheesesteak delivery service where Domonic Brown just homers them to people's houses.
22

35

22

31.2

30.7

31.0

.532

.512

12.8%

48.4%

61.2%

2.9%

8.4%

Just like they drew it up, their starter went one inning, allowed four runs, then the bullpen locked it down for the next 10 innings. Blueprint to success.
23

26

30

25.0

24.5

24.5

.459

.439

2.2%

1.1%

3.3%

-1.6%

0.0%

Edinson Volquez hit a home run on a baseball game that began at 10 p.m. Eastern on a Sunday and I can tell on your face that you don't believe me.
24

24

33

23.4

26.2

26.9

.456

.476

0.2%

0.8%

1.0%

-0.8%

-1.2%

Jeremy Bonderman's back! So much has changed since his last start three years ago. So many advances in technology and new flavors of potato chips. The future is today.
25

30

27

27.0

28.6

30.0

.508

.488

21.7%

8.5%

30.1%

2.3%

-14.3%

Chad Gaudin played for three teams over three seasons without starting a game, and yet here he is, just twirlin' wins on the road for the defending champion.
26

37

19

37.3

34.3

33.5

.587

.568

53.6%

39.2%

92.8%

-0.4%

9.0%

Yadier Molina was ejected for spiking his helmet into the ground, but nobody was injured, so the helmet worked.
27

31

25

31.0

32.1

32.7

.546

.566

19.8%

27.7%

47.5%

4.0%

15.2%

James Loney is hitting .371 on the road and .274 at home. I wonder if it has anything to do with his fear of catwalks?
28

35

21

34.5

34.0

33.7

.581

.601

73.0%

15.7%

88.7%

0.9%

-0.9%

Yu Darvish would make a poor superhero. He'd show up and strike out the villain, but that wouldn't stop him from stealing rare gems.
29

24

33

24.5

23.9

25.2

.464

.484

0.3%

1.0%

1.4%

-0.3%

-0.9%

I'll give Ramon Ortiz a 7.5 out of 10 on the Lazarus impersonation, mostly for style points and determination.
30

28

29

25.4

24.8

25.2

.491

.471

15.3%

11.8%

27.1%

-8.4%

-16.9%

Losing 10 of 15 games is no way to go through life. Although technically it is.