Prospectus Hit List for August 28
Hit List for August 27
Hit List for August 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 |
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1 | 66 | 65 | 63.3 | 63.9 | 63.6 | .490 | .470 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
Ross Ohlendorf earned his second win as a starter this year. He hasn't had more then two wins in starts in a season since 2009, when he had 11. | |||||||||||||
2 | 59 | 71 | 60.8 | 59.8 | 59.3 | .459 | .440 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | |
Jon Niese threw a shutout! That'll help Mets fans forget whats-his-face who used to be in the rotation. (Not Matt Harvey. That one still stings.) | |||||||||||||
3 | 60 | 72 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 55.8 | .424 | .405 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
Two people reached base yesterday: Jimmy Rollins and Michael Young. First base was guarded by a bridge troll who only lets those pass who answer M*A*S*H trivia questions. | |||||||||||||
4 | 44 | 87 | 47.7 | 42.8 | 45.1 | .343 | .361 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
They were mathematically eliminated from the AL West race, but so all eyes turn to the Wild Card race. | |||||||||||||
5 | 59 | 73 | 56.3 | 58.1 | 58.4 | .439 | .419 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Ian Kennedy returned to Arizona to show everybody how much he learned. For example, San Diego has In-N-Out! | |||||||||||||
6 | 49 | 81 | 51.7 | 47.6 | 48.3 | .378 | .359 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Three of Nathan Eovaldi's losses are in starts where he allowed two or fewer earned runs. Also one of them was when he allowed nine earned runs. | |||||||||||||
7 | 58 | 73 | 59.5 | 62.1 | 63.3 | .464 | .444 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
There isn't much to cheer about, but Scooter Gennett's batting average since the All-Star Break (.394) is, as is having a player named Scooter. | |||||||||||||
8 | 59 | 71 | 61.8 | 65.0 | 63.8 | .480 | .500 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
C.J. Wilson fell down, and then the game got better. | |||||||||||||
9 | 59 | 72 | 54.8 | 58.3 | 58.2 | .440 | .459 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Hisashi Iwakuma's ERA is all the way up to 3.03, the highest it's been all year. | |||||||||||||
10 | 62 | 72 | 65.4 | 65.3 | 62.0 | .475 | .455 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
Eight more hits and Wilin Rosario breaks the franchise record for most hits by a Rockies catcher (121), held by Joe Girardi. | |||||||||||||
11 | 59 | 73 | 56.5 | 60.9 | 61.8 | .451 | .431 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Hunter Pence just hit the longest home run of the year, further confirming it's cicada season. | |||||||||||||
12 | 59 | 74 | 60.5 | 58.9 | 61.0 | .450 | .470 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
J.A. Happens. | |||||||||||||
13 | 56 | 76 | 60.2 | 62.6 | 63.1 | .458 | .438 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Missing a player? You can shuffle through the roster of players left behind by other teams. If anybody goes unclaimed for 14 days, they get to keep them. | |||||||||||||
14 | 55 | 76 | 57.8 | 57.5 | 57.0 | .434 | .454 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
They probably won't move Konerko or Adam Dunn this week unless some team coughs up the right number of Garcias. | |||||||||||||
15 | 57 | 73 | 56.0 | 57.9 | 58.4 | .441 | .461 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Half the lineup consists of method actors researching their roles for "Little Big League 2: Billy Lost His Fortune In The Stock Market." | |||||||||||||
16 | 67 | 64 | 68.9 | 62.1 | 63.2 | .498 | .518 | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.3% | -1.6% | |
Every league needs a team that's too good to be bad and too bad to be good. A "Just Shoot Me" of baseball. You're lookin' at that team. Tim Collins is David Spade. | |||||||||||||
17 | 70 | 62 | 65.9 | 58.9 | 60.2 | .483 | .503 | 0.2% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 1.3% | -0.2% | |
A partial list of players who have seen time at second base for the Yankees: Vernon Wells, Francisco Cervelli, Mark Reynolds, you. | |||||||||||||
18 | 68 | 63 | 67.5 | 65.3 | 65.5 | .508 | .488 | 1.0% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 2.8% | -4.2% | |
David Holmberg is the first pitcher since 2010 to register a no-decision in his major league debut and not strike out a better. Everybody remembers Matt Fox of the Twins, right? | |||||||||||||
19 | 70 | 60 | 69.0 | 66.6 | 67.6 | .525 | .545 | 1.2% | 11.4% | 12.6% | -5.7% | -1.5% | |
It's usually a problem when the first seven batters in the lineup endure a combined 0-for-22 night. | |||||||||||||
20 | 71 | 60 | 69.6 | 68.7 | 69.7 | .532 | .552 | 2.5% | 25.0% | 27.5% | -6.2% | 0.2% | |
Asdrubal Cabrera had as many hits as the Braves and yet Cleveland still lost. | |||||||||||||
21 | 74 | 59 | 75.8 | 76.2 | 76.5 | .569 | .549 | 9.7% | 82.3% | 92.0% | -2.7% | -1.4% | |
Score a run of support for Mat Latos and win a free iPad! (Restrictions may apply.) | |||||||||||||
22 | 74 | 56 | 70.5 | 76.7 | 76.9 | .573 | .593 | 22.8% | 62.1% | 84.9% | -3.0% | -8.4% | |
Jeremy Hellickson was demoted to Single-A, but only to sit quietly and daydream for a week before coming back to the majors. I want my work to send me to Single-A. | |||||||||||||
23 | 74 | 57 | 72.3 | 72.2 | 70.2 | .551 | .571 | 23.8% | 52.9% | 76.7% | 10.7% | 1.6% | |
Tommy Milone pitched a five-inning complete game, known henceforth as a "Soggy Maddux." | |||||||||||||
24 | 76 | 55 | 71.3 | 72.5 | 73.4 | .560 | .540 | 25.9% | 71.9% | 97.8% | -1.2% | -0.8% | |
The most wins a team with John Buck on it has had is 85 wins with Toronto in 2010. Every other team: 75 or worse. | |||||||||||||
25 | 78 | 54 | 82.6 | 78.5 | 77.5 | .599 | .580 | 64.3% | 35.3% | 99.7% | 0.2% | 3.3% | |
Ruining What You Thought About RISP Hitting Stats Since 1882. | |||||||||||||
26 | 78 | 55 | 80.1 | 79.2 | 78.4 | .593 | .613 | 75.8% | 20.8% | 96.5% | 1.2% | 6.5% | |
Shane Victorino had a career-high seven RBI last night, which was the most by a Red Sox player since, you guessed it, Red Sox icon J.D. Drew. | |||||||||||||
27 | 77 | 55 | 74.7 | 74.2 | 73.1 | .566 | .586 | 76.2% | 18.6% | 94.8% | 1.6% | 3.0% | |
It's a shame Derek Holland never had a chance to play for the late Johnny Oates, because I had an idea for a viral music video. | |||||||||||||
28 | 77 | 55 | 83.4 | 89.7 | 88.7 | .642 | .660 | 97.5% | 1.7% | 99.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | |
Justin Verlander will figure out his struggles if he simply settles down, clears his mind and listens to everybody giving him advice. | |||||||||||||
29 | 77 | 55 | 72.4 | 75.2 | 73.2 | .564 | .544 | 99.0% | 0.4% | 99.4% | -0.4% | 1.0% | |
Clayton Kershaw gave up a run. So where do we go from here? | |||||||||||||
30 | 79 | 52 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 77.0 | .603 | .583 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Dan Uggla has the most walks in the majors without an intentional one (62). David Ortiz, who leads the AL with 18 IBBs, has fewer overall walks. |
Robert Altman originally didn't want this actress for M.A.S.H. because "she was too attractive" and he wanted unattractive actors.