Prospectus Hit List for July 1
Hit List for June 28
Hit List for July 2
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 |
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1 | 51 | 30 | 45.9 | 44.6 | 45.7 | .541 | .521 | 44.8% | 49.4% | 94.3% | 1.9% | 9.9% | |
They're the first team to win 50 this year, and three years ago they won their 50th on September 18. | |||||||||||||
2 | 49 | 32 | 52.4 | 50.9 | 49.5 | .573 | .554 | 38.6% | 54.3% | 92.9% | -1.8% | -2.6% | |
Bonds, Mays, A-Rod, Andre Dawson and Carlos Beltran. That's the list of people with 350 home runs and 300 stolen bases. | |||||||||||||
3 | 50 | 34 | 50.1 | 48.9 | 48.8 | .562 | .582 | 65.0% | 21.9% | 86.9% | 1.2% | 7.5% | |
They won on a walkoff error to the first baseman, and it felt good, so maybe they've looked at this thing all wrong. | |||||||||||||
4 | 48 | 34 | 44.7 | 45.1 | 45.4 | .554 | .574 | 60.0% | 25.2% | 85.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% | |
For the first time ever, Adrian Beltre and Engel Beltre got hits in the same game, so the Rangers are on pace to have nine Beltres in the lineup by I would say September. | |||||||||||||
5 | 48 | 34 | 48.9 | 49.6 | 48.0 | .555 | .535 | 89.3% | 4.2% | 93.6% | 2.5% | 4.0% | |
BJ Upton and Justin Upton are brothers. Chris Johnson and Reed Johnson are not. And Tim Hudson may or may not be Michael Symon. | |||||||||||||
6 | 48 | 35 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 46.3 | .547 | .567 | 37.3% | 37.0% | 74.4% | 1.2% | 8.4% | |
I saw Josh Reddick drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect. | |||||||||||||
7 | 46 | 36 | 45.9 | 47.6 | 47.8 | .561 | .541 | 16.5% | 66.6% | 83.1% | -2.6% | -4.7% | |
Three games in Texas and their pitchers didn't allow a single home run. And they lost the series. | |||||||||||||
8 | 47 | 36 | 44.3 | 43.4 | 43.9 | .507 | .527 | 15.5% | 28.2% | 43.6% | 2.9% | 8.9% | |
At some point they're just going to give up on improving their starting rotation and convert to 12 relievers. | |||||||||||||
9 | 43 | 37 | 47.3 | 52.9 | 52.8 | .588 | .607 | 74.3% | 9.4% | 83.7% | -3.4% | -12.3% | |
Run differential through the first six innings: plus-107. Run differential through innings 7-13: minus-41. Run differential in the 14th inning: plus-5. | |||||||||||||
10 | 44 | 38 | 43.8 | 42.2 | 42.5 | .509 | .529 | 23.8% | 15.6% | 39.5% | 1.7% | 13.8% | |
One way to get back into a tie for first place is to bat Ryan Raburn cleanup. | |||||||||||||
11 | 42 | 39 | 41.3 | 39.3 | 39.6 | .506 | .486 | 35.2% | 4.1% | 39.3% | -6.3% | -14.0% | |
Eric Hinske was suspended by MLB for not doing anything, and the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment for basically the same reason. | |||||||||||||
12 | 43 | 39 | 42.9 | 45.6 | 46.9 | .537 | .557 | 11.0% | 25.9% | 36.9% | 2.3% | 4.4% | |
Jeremy Hellickson's day game splits (2.25 ERA) are incredibly more impressive than his night splits (6.07) presumably because he descended from a long line of grandfathers. | |||||||||||||
13 | 42 | 39 | 38.7 | 36.4 | 37.0 | .515 | .535 | 7.2% | 18.1% | 25.3% | -5.3% | -29.8% | |
This team — this fanbase — needs Alex Rodriguez back. Booing Jayson Nix just isn't the same. | |||||||||||||
14 | 41 | 40 | 38.2 | 37.1 | 37.5 | .501 | .481 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 22.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
If you love staying around .500 so much why don't you marry it? | |||||||||||||
15 | 40 | 41 | 40.5 | 37.6 | 39.1 | .493 | .513 | 1.3% | 5.7% | 7.0% | -1.9% | -7.3% | |
I'll have to double-check the public records, but Jose Bautista is probably the first cool person to wear sunglasses in Canada. | |||||||||||||
16 | 38 | 41 | 40.5 | 34.2 | 35.1 | .469 | .489 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 0.4% | -0.7% | |
Could this possibly be the end for Jeff Francoeur? Pitchers all around the AL Central desperately hope not. | |||||||||||||
17 | 40 | 42 | 38.2 | 37.9 | 37.3 | .471 | .451 | 7.7% | 0.8% | 8.6% | -1.6% | -1.2% | |
If they're not working on camouflage fireworks for Fourth of July then why even have fireworks? | |||||||||||||
18 | 36 | 42 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 36.8 | .441 | .461 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | -0.3% | -0.7% | |
Somehow, someway, this team is a mere six games out of first place. Heaven bless the American League Central. | |||||||||||||
19 | 41 | 42 | 44.2 | 46.6 | 44.7 | .503 | .483 | 19.2% | 1.5% | 20.7% | -0.5% | 2.0% | |
We're up to two things to watch in Colorado: Michael Cuddyer's everlasting hitting streak, and the creeping metamorphosis of Todd Helton into a majestic oak tree. | |||||||||||||
20 | 39 | 42 | 38.2 | 40.8 | 41.7 | .500 | .480 | 16.2% | 1.6% | 17.9% | 3.2% | -8.3% | |
In their last 15 games they've scored 2.66 runs per game and allowed 3.8. I place blame squarely on the supermoon. | |||||||||||||
21 | 38 | 43 | 35.2 | 36.7 | 36.9 | .517 | .497 | 21.5% | 1.6% | 23.2% | 3.9% | 12.9% | |
Stephen Fife has made five straight quality starts. Fifemania! | |||||||||||||
22 | 39 | 43 | 41.6 | 43.6 | 42.1 | .533 | .553 | 2.6% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.0% | |
They finally figured out how to beat the Astros, so that's everyone. | |||||||||||||
23 | 39 | 44 | 36.4 | 38.0 | 37.6 | .463 | .444 | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2.8% | -1.2% | -0.8% | |
Seems a little excessive for GMs to call Ruben Amaro, Jr. asking which of his players are on the organ donor list. | |||||||||||||
24 | 33 | 45 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | .461 | .442 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | -0.7% | -0.4% | |
John Buck's two-run homer improved the team's win expectancy to 0.0 percent, which usually happens when the score is 13-0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. | |||||||||||||
25 | 35 | 45 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 39.9 | .478 | .458 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
Take away Edwin Jackson and you have not only one of the best rotations in baseball, but also a four-man rotation. | |||||||||||||
26 | 35 | 47 | 33.6 | 36.8 | 37.4 | .457 | .477 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | -0.1% | -0.9% | |
They wore throwback uniforms from the 1909 Seattle Turks on Saturday. No doubt Raul Ibañez brought his own jersey. | |||||||||||||
27 | 32 | 47 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 32.5 | .443 | .463 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | |
Casper Wells was used in an interesting way this weekend: they played their ace reliever in the outfield! | |||||||||||||
28 | 32 | 48 | 34.0 | 36.1 | 37.3 | .456 | .436 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.3% | |
The Brewers are the first time since the 1925 to play 14 innings and get four or fewer hits and no walks. Neat history. | |||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 51 | 30.3 | 26.5 | 26.3 | .380 | .362 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Greg Dobbs was intentionally walked to set up a game-ending Jeff Mathis grand slam. As you were. | |||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 52 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 27.3 | .362 | .381 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Bag on them all you want, but their closer Jose Veras has as many saves as the Phillies, Red Sox or Indians as a team. |
Geez, what a bunch of jokes these guys are.