Prospectus Hit List for June 2
Hit List for May 30
Hit List for June 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 35 | 22 | 40.6 | 40.4 | 40.4 | .602 | .621 | 66.5% | 24.2% | 90.7% | 1.9% | 9.1% |
| A's starters are first in the AL in ERA. Their relievers are first in the AL in WHIP. All their other pitchers are terrible. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 37 | 20 | 35.8 | 32.8 | 32.9 | .566 | .547 | 69.1% | 24.9% | 94.0% | 2.3% | 5.3% |
| The best record in baseball? How in the—oh right, even-numbered year. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 34 | 24 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 31.2 | .537 | .557 | 48.1% | 16.3% | 64.4% | 4.2% | 9.0% |
| Edwin Encarnacion is absolutely unconscious right now. Edwin Encarnacion is hitting home runs while physically incapacitated. Why is nobody talking about this. Why is nobody resuscitating him. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 28 | 28 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 30.5 | .511 | .491 | 2.0% | 15.7% | 17.7% | -0.6% | -12.0% |
| This team is falling fast, and at their elevation that's not medically safe. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 34 | 23 | 31.2 | 30.9 | 30.3 | .522 | .502 | 44.4% | 20.5% | 64.9% | 5.2% | 12.3% |
| Mark Reynolds is struggling at the plate but making it up with his glove, which describes Mark Reynolds down to the tee. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 30 | 26 | 31.1 | 34.8 | 34.5 | .562 | .582 | 26.8% | 46.2% | 73.0% | -3.9% | -10.4% |
| The world did not yet invent emotions to cope with the phrase "Mike Trout injured." That makes space exploration feel like a waste. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 30 | 28 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.3 | .564 | .544 | 27.2% | 51.3% | 78.5% | -3.1% | -5.9% |
| Did you know: Andre Ethier is still with the Dodgers? I don't even think Andre Ethier knew that. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 30 | 27 | 30.1 | 32.1 | 31.6 | .542 | .522 | 43.5% | 17.9% | 61.4% | -7.1% | -14.4% |
| How did you celebrate Oscar Taveras getting called up? If you answered "with a sandwich," you stole my idea. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 28 | 28 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 29.7 | .470 | .450 | 3.9% | 3.6% | 7.5% | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| If Arquimedes Caminero pitches in a high enough leverage situation, he could move the earth. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 28 | 28 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 28.2 | .497 | .517 | 3.0% | 15.7% | 18.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Roenis Elias threw his first career complete game shutout, according to his dad's sports statistics company. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 31 | 25 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 30.7 | .524 | .504 | 49.2% | 15.2% | 64.4% | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| Craig Kimbrel tied the franchise record for saves on Saturday. Somewhere, Mark Wohlers angrily kicks a rock. (Mark Wohlers did not previously have the record.) | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 27 | 28 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | .533 | .513 | 38.2% | 14.2% | 52.3% | -5.4% | -3.0% |
| Washington had two replays go their way on the exact same play. And they didn't win the game. Replay doesn't work. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 31 | 22 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 27.9 | .546 | .565 | 81.5% | 5.7% | 87.2% | -3.1% | -1.6% |
| Losing a series to Seattle can only mean former bench coach Lloyd McClendon embezzled a complete list of current Tigers' allergies. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 29 | 29 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 25.8 | .464 | .484 | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10.4% | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| Since returning from the DL, Chris Sale hasn't given up more than two hits in a start, which is amazing because he didn't even pitch against the White Sox lineup. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 27 | 29 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 25.1 | .466 | .447 | 5.8% | 4.7% | 10.6% | 2.4% | 5.2% |
| Step 1: Replace Juan Lagares in the field with Bobby Abreu. Step 2: replace traditional baseballs with antique musketballs. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 27 | 29 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 26.7 | .510 | .530 | 14.4% | 16.7% | 31.1% | 3.7% | 18.6% |
| After losing 10 straight, they've won seven in a row. Their secret? Less-binding underwear and also perhaps throwing strikes. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 28 | 27 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 25.3 | .496 | .516 | 12.4% | 15.4% | 27.9% | 1.0% | 5.6% |
| Nelson Cruz is nearly on pace to hit 60 home runs, proving good things happen to those who reject qualifying offers and sign for less money in a poor DH market. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 27 | 30 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.0 | .481 | .501 | 6.5% | 9.2% | 15.7% | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| Corey Kluber struck out 60 batters in May. Justin Masterson doesn't even have 60 strikeouts yet. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 26 | 29 | 26.2 | 27.7 | 27.4 | .486 | .466 | 7.1% | 9.6% | 16.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Joey Votto's injury replacement at first has been Brayan Peña, a catcher who hadn't started at first before this year. They could have used a cardboard cutout of Joey Votto, since theoretically it could draw a walk. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 29 | 28 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 25.5 | .473 | .493 | 3.7% | 14.2% | 17.8% | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| Yu Darvish went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. So that's how it feels to face himself, he thought, while striking out 12. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 29 | 26 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.9 | .499 | .519 | 21.7% | 16.1% | 37.8% | -9.5% | -6.8% |
| Yangeris Solarte's OPS is .821. In eight minor league seasons he recorded one season with an OPS above .750. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 26 | 30 | 25.4 | 23.5 | 23.4 | .458 | .478 | 3.4% | 4.1% | 7.4% | -1.5% | -8.2% |
| Calling up a team's much-hyped first round draft pick is usually a good thing! Sometimes it's just Mike Moustakas. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 26 | 31 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 24.3 | .485 | .465 | 1.6% | 10.8% | 12.4% | -3.5% | 7.5% |
| Like your mom said, if you don't have anything nice to say about the Padres, say that Tony Gwynn's career high in strikeouts was 40 in 1998. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 26 | 28 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | .463 | .483 | 4.1% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| Once you know Josmil Pinto's name phonetically sounds like "Hosemeal," you never want to type Josmil again. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 20 | 34 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 26.9 | .455 | .435 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| I know Jeff Samardzija is trying to get out of the Cubs as soon as possible, but I don't think "after three innings" is the way to do it. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 26 | 30 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.8 | .470 | .450 | 4.6% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| The Pirates traded pitcher Bryan Morris for a draft pick, which they can now use to draft a pitcher. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 23 | 34 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 26.2 | .488 | .508 | 3.4% | 4.6% | 8.0% | -2.6% | -19.5% |
| David Price sure made a ton of enemies in Boston over the weekend, but he'll win them over once he signs with them after 2015. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 24 | 34 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 27.4 | .431 | .450 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| Last week's 7-game winning streak is the first for Houston since 2010. A list of players still on the major league roster since then: Jason Castro. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 24 | 30 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 23.4 | .452 | .433 | 3.0% | 2.6% | 5.6% | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| Whether you love or hate baseball, three straight Mets-Phillies extra inning games sounds like a thinly-veiled threat against humanity. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 23 | 36 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 25.2 | .441 | .421 | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| The Diamondbacks have already matched last year's total with 7 shutouts, which is great until you realize you have it backwards. | |||||||||||||
It's going down. I'm yelling Hit List!