Prospectus Hit List for May 21
Hit List for May 19
Hit List for May 23
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 | 27 | 14 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.0 | .591 | .610 | 87.0% | 6.4% | 93.4% | -2.3% | 3.1% | |
Victor Martinez Strikeouts have made a roaring comeback to tie Victor Martinez home runs on the season, 11-11. | |||||||||||||
2 | 29 | 16 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 32.1 | .610 | .628 | 57.1% | 29.4% | 86.6% | 1.4% | 7.4% | |
Derek Norris' on-base is now up to a meaty .452 and oh yeah he's also fourth on the team in stolen bases. | |||||||||||||
3 | 28 | 18 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 25.0 | .550 | .530 | 38.4% | 38.5% | 76.9% | -4.4% | -3.2% | |
If Brandon Crawford has an elite glove, maybe just give it to someone who can hit better. | |||||||||||||
4 | 27 | 19 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 21.9 | .501 | .481 | 33.8% | 15.4% | 49.2% | -1.9% | -12.9% | |
Carlos Gomez had four strikeouts last night. You can't respect the game until you respect your own game. | |||||||||||||
5 | 25 | 19 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | .531 | .511 | 40.2% | 20.7% | 60.9% | 5.2% | 2.9% | |
Like a deadbeat who doesn't pay his utility bill, Julio Teheran is averaging one shutout a month this year. | |||||||||||||
6 | 25 | 20 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 28.7 | .576 | .596 | 33.6% | 43.4% | 77.1% | 3.6% | 12.7% | |
Seven ballplayers have played every game this year in the same batting order; the Angels have two: Pujols and Trout, the only one of the seven who is not a no. 3 hitter. | |||||||||||||
7 | 26 | 20 | 28.0 | 28.4 | 26.7 | .540 | .520 | 8.4% | 29.0% | 37.5% | 2.7% | 4.8% | |
Opposing teams should try the "Troy Tulowitzki Shift" where all fielders swarm Tulowitzki and hold him down while the pitcher can throw strikes. | |||||||||||||
8 | 23 | 20 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 19.0 | .479 | .499 | 15.1% | 9.8% | 24.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% | |
Chris Davis hit three home runs last night, one off each pitcher. Good thing Pittsburgh didn't bring in like 10 pitchers. | |||||||||||||
9 | 23 | 21 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.4 | .502 | .522 | 31.9% | 11.2% | 43.1% | -6.9% | 3.6% | |
Masahiro Tanaka is an unimpressive 0-1 since the latest Godzilla premiered. | |||||||||||||
10 | 22 | 21 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.7 | .471 | .491 | 3.3% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 1.6% | 3.9% | |
If I told you Kevin Correia took a perfect game against the Padres into the fifth inning, how many nouns would you recognize? | |||||||||||||
11 | 24 | 21 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.3 | .532 | .512 | 46.6% | 16.8% | 63.4% | -3.9% | -2.7% | |
In the middle of a seven-run inning, they still sacrifice bunted. Even if it was the pitcher. Even if it was on a dare. | |||||||||||||
12 | 24 | 21 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 24.1 | .540 | .520 | 51.6% | 12.2% | 63.9% | 4.1% | 15.3% | |
If Adam Wainwright pitched in the 1880s, he discovered time travel and we should ask him about that. | |||||||||||||
13 | 22 | 22 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 22.8 | .507 | .527 | 6.4% | 21.2% | 27.6% | 3.9% | -4.1% | |
The Mariners signed reliever Todd Coffey, because as we all knew Seattle is a big Coffey town. | |||||||||||||
14 | 20 | 22 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.3 | .464 | .444 | 7.4% | 6.8% | 14.2% | 3.1% | 4.4% | |
Should Cliff Lee require any elbow surgery, he could still throw well-located 38 mph fastballs, averaging eight innings, two runs, one walk, and no strikeouts. | |||||||||||||
15 | 24 | 22 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.5 | .510 | .530 | 23.3% | 9.9% | 33.2% | 4.2% | 7.6% | |
Edwin Encarnacion hit a ball so far out of Fenway Park, it no longer exists and is inside all of us. | |||||||||||||
16 | 24 | 22 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.3 | .561 | .541 | 51.7% | 33.3% | 85.0% | 4.1% | -0.2% | |
Bat flips are so last year. Yasiel Puig should kickflip each base into the stands after stepping on them. | |||||||||||||
17 | 22 | 23 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 21.1 | .483 | .503 | 3.9% | 11.3% | 15.1% | -1.7% | -5.0% | |
Energy saving tip: turn off the air conditioner and fan yourself with Mike Moustakas swings. | |||||||||||||
18 | 23 | 23 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 25.9 | .481 | .461 | 3.1% | 4.4% | 7.5% | -0.2% | 2.6% | |
Once a great player, it's good to see Miguel Tejada finally land a coaching job with the— wait, really? | |||||||||||||
19 | 21 | 24 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 18.5 | .464 | .484 | 2.8% | 11.9% | 14.7% | -3.7% | -9.3% | |
It took forever for J.P. Arencibia to get demoted to Triple-A Round Rock because they made him walk there. | |||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 24 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 18.2 | .448 | .429 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 5.6% | -2.2% | -5.1% | |
After a lengthy trial, a jury of his peers determined Juan Lagares has been freed from his crimes against Not Being Carlos Beltran. | |||||||||||||
21 | 23 | 24 | 22.6 | 21.3 | 21.5 | .464 | .484 | 2.5% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 1.7% | 3.2% | |
If the White Sox hit a home run, and Hawk isn't around to announce it, can you legally put it on the board? | |||||||||||||
22 | 20 | 24 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 22.1 | .490 | .470 | 10.3% | 7.4% | 17.7% | -1.6% | -2.8% | |
Johnny Cueto allowed 10 runs combined in his first nine starts, then a seven-run inning, because you never stay good at sports. | |||||||||||||
23 | 20 | 24 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.2 | .498 | .518 | 18.0% | 11.1% | 29.0% | -5.6% | -18.9% | |
"On second thought let's not sign Stephen Drew!" "Will Middlebrooks, why are you in the GM meeting? Why are you wearing a mustache?" | |||||||||||||
24 | 21 | 25 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 19.0 | .459 | .439 | 1.2% | 6.4% | 7.7% | -2.1% | -0.3% | |
Andrew Cashner's throwing elbow should heal fine, they just need to trim his beard around it. | |||||||||||||
25 | 21 | 25 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 23.5 | .482 | .502 | 3.3% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 1.6% | -1.5% | |
Trevor Bauer has averaged one win in each of the past two seasons, and he won last night, so he's set for the year. | |||||||||||||
26 | 18 | 26 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.8 | .464 | .444 | 3.4% | 2.8% | 6.2% | -2.6% | -3.4% | |
Good thing for Francisco Liriano that the Fallback Player Of The Year Award is a thing I just made up now, and has no financial backing. | |||||||||||||
27 | 19 | 27 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | .491 | .511 | 11.7% | 7.1% | 18.8% | -2.4% | -7.0% | |
[pokes team PECOTA with a stick] Hey, you okay buddy? | |||||||||||||
28 | 16 | 27 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 21.8 | .466 | .446 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | |
[sticks "haha the Cubs are bad" jokes in a drawer] See you in a month, gems of hilarity! | |||||||||||||
29 | 17 | 29 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 19.8 | .407 | .426 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | |
Dallas Keuchel became the first Astros to throw exactly 8 2/3 innings on the road since 1996. Is this stat anything? | |||||||||||||
30 | 18 | 29 | 16.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | .441 | .422 | 0.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | -0.6% | -0.1% | |
If you're into conspiracies, the Diamondbacks' first loss in the Tony La Russa era is at St. Louis. If you're not, what fun are you? |
We woke up in the kitchen saying, "How the hell did this Hit List happen?" Oh baby.