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Prospectus Hit List for July 29



by Matt Sussman

Hit List for July 26 Hit List for July 30
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.

Royals comment worth a year's subscription all by itself.

RkTmW LW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

35

69

35.4

30.2

32.5

.320

.337

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

They should consider selling at the deadline, but the question is what? Perhaps either blueberry muffins or friendship bracelets.
2

40

63

40.3

37.5

37.8

.378

.359

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Okay, failing to play first base and batting cleanup for the Marlins is the SECOND worst decision Tino Martinez has made this year.
3

40

62

43.0

45.0

44.4

.422

.442

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

There's a decent chance they trade Jake Peavy for an actual farm. Everybody loves soybeans, even if they don't realize it.
4

43

61

44.9

48.2

48.7

.444

.424

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

John Axford was charged with the loss yesterday, but in fairness he was quietly having a stellar stretch since being bumped to middle relief: an 0.86 ERA in 31 innings since his previous loss on May 1.
5

48

58

46.9

46.1

46.1

.441

.422

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.1%

-0.1%

They did it! They won consecutive games for the first time since June 20-21!
6

46

58

45.2

48.7

49.7

.456

.436

0.4%

0.0%

0.4%

-0.4%

-5.1%

I'm not sure if they would have played better baseball against actual cubs. Maulings are always a threat, even with baby wildlife.
7

45

57

45.8

45.9

46.6

.449

.469

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

At long last, Miguel Sano was no longer benched in Double-A! This is what being a Twins fan has come down to in July.
8

48

56

49.7

48.2

49.9

.471

.491

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.0%

-0.7%

Edwin Encarnacion smashed two homers in an inning, and Chan Ho Park was nowhere to be found.
9

49

56

43.9

44.5

45.6

.436

.416

0.4%

0.6%

1.0%

-0.2%

-4.8%

Giving up eight unearned runs in an inning requires a true team effort. That and gluing all the mitts shut.
10

46

56

47.4

46.5

46.2

.456

.436

0.2%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

-0.9%

Ike Davis's longest hitting streak of the year is three, back in April.
11

50

55

47.4

50.0

49.5

.469

.489

0.2%

0.5%

0.7%

0.3%

0.2%

The Mariners have used seven different catchers this season. Not all at once. That would really confuse the pitcher.
12

51

55

53.5

53.9

51.3

.495

.475

1.9%

1.0%

2.9%

1.3%

-4.7%

Just as a reminder, they've had three straight months with a losing record and are just six games out of first place.
13

48

55

49.6

51.4

51.7

.487

.467

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.2%

0.1%

Of course they have a better record than the team that won last year's World Series. They should consider themselves buyers at the deadline.
14

48

55

49.9

53.0

51.4

.491

.511

0.3%

0.8%

1.1%

-1.0%

-3.0%

Albert Pujols' injury is a crushing blow to the Angels' playoff chances, right up there with just everything else you can think of.
15

52

54

50.3

49.2

49.0

.473

.453

2.8%

4.0%

6.8%

2.1%

-5.7%

2012: "Should the team limit Stephen Strasburg's innings?" 2013: "Did Drew Storen deserve to go to Triple-A?" These Nats discussion points really took a lame turn.
16

51

51

50.9

44.7

45.7

.471

.491

0.3%

1.6%

1.9%

0.1%

1.1%

In Kansas City, a pitcher who doesn't live up to expectations is known as an "underhochevar."
17

54

51

53.9

51.8

51.3

.503

.483

13.1%

4.9%

18.0%

-7.1%

-14.0%

After starting the season 9-0, Patrick Corbin has now picked up two losses this month, three if you count the All-Star Game, and we were told it counts so yes three.
18

55

50

51.6

47.1

48.4

.481

.501

0.7%

10.5%

11.2%

0.9%

-5.9%

In honor of Alfonso Soriano's walk-off hit, I downloaded a ton of songs from Napster.
19

56

49

53.4

54.7

54.9

.521

.541

18.5%

23.8%

42.3%

-5.3%

-16.2%

Matt Garza is hitting a crisp .222 this season, and for some reason he is not DHing for them.
20

58

48

56.1

54.6

55.4

.528

.548

4.2%

27.9%

32.0%

-7.1%

-9.3%

Manny Machado's double-less streak is now at 82 plate appearances. One triple and three homers, but zero doubles.
21

56

48

53.0

56.1

54.5

.528

.508

84.4%

1.8%

86.2%

6.8%

22.5%

I speak for all lovers of spectacle when saying Yasiel Puig should've cartwheeled around the bases during his walkoff home run.
22

56

48

56.7

55.6

56.3

.540

.560

11.4%

28.3%

39.6%

6.0%

9.6%

Get it right, Cleveland: it's Ryan Raburn, not Ryan Rayburn and DEFINITELY not Ryan R. Braun.
23

59

47

62.4

63.0

63.3

.584

.565

17.3%

74.1%

91.4%

-1.7%

3.8%

Their pitchers have held teams to five runs or less in each of their last 14 games and are just 8-6 in that stretch. Consider asking Joey Votto if he has a brother.
24

60

45

62.0

62.5

60.5

.583

.564

96.6%

0.6%

97.2%

0.0%

6.3%

They're probably walking away with their division, but they could stand to pick up one, maybe two more pairs of brothers.
25

59

45

64.0

69.2

68.4

.626

.645

88.3%

6.9%

95.2%

1.9%

7.1%

That was probably the first time in history Miguel Cabrera was ejected during a bases-loaded plate appearance, then the team went on to score 11 more runs.
26

63

43

62.3

61.3

61.4

.585

.604

50.8%

41.5%

92.3%

2.6%

0.8%

David Ortiz didn't intentionally destroy a phone. He didn't even know landline phones were still around. He thought he was destroying a hotel iron.
27

62

43

60.2

64.7

64.6

.599

.618

44.4%

48.6%

93.0%

-0.7%

8.2%

While they've lost just eight of their last 34 games, four of those losses were charged to Roberto Hernandez.
28

62

43

59.9

59.1

57.2

.567

.587

81.0%

9.4%

90.4%

2.2%

8.0%

In honor of his defense and his glasses, it's high time we start calling Eric Sogard The Opti-Grab.
29

61

42

57.4

56.9

58.0

.566

.547

28.3%

67.9%

96.2%

-0.3%

2.5%

Don't worry. Losing a series to the Marlins happens to lots of guys.
30

62

40

65.4

63.2

61.3

.617

.598

54.4%

44.2%

98.5%

-0.3%

0.2%

Trips to Atlanta are much worse for the Cardinals when the infield fly rule can't bail them out.