Prospectus Hit List for July 28
Hit List for July 24
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.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 |  HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 41 | 64 | 40.4 | 38.3 | 40.4 | .381 | .400 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Rangers should trade anything they can. If they can deal Ron Washington, do it. After all, the Yankees do need pitching. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 42 | 63 | 41.1 | 42.1 | 44.6 | .404 | .424 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| The Astros players are upset Mark Appel was allowed to throw in Minute Maid Park, presumably because mound cooties are contagious. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 45 | 60 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.2 | .430 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| MLB might look to amend the blocking the plate rule after Miguel Montero laid gold brick over the last 15 feet of the third base line and covered the home plate area with huge “Welcome Home!” flags. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 46 | 58 | 46.9 | 43.1 | 43.1 | .431 | .411 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| Make fun of the Padres for bringing up and playing Jeff Francoeur, but first note that in 15 plate appearances he’s walked three times. Now you can go back to making fun of them. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 46 | 59 | 46.0 | 45.4 | 46.2 | .437 | .418 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| Ryne Sandberg has essentially stated Ryan Howard isn’t his type of player, leaving open the possibility that Sandberg prefers good players, which makes you wonder why he agreed to manage the Phillies. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 43 | 61 | 47.6 | 49.0 | 47.2 | .446 | .426 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Trading Troy Tulowitzki is a good idea because clearly the Rockies don’t have a use for good players. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 42 | 61 | 45.9 | 48.9 | 48.5 | .450 | .430 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| The Cubs have the second best first baseman in baseball by BWARP. I mention this because contrary to some reports there might be some competition for the 2017 World Series. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 47 | 57 | 47.5 | 47.3 | 47.2 | .454 | .474 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| Three more yesterday and now Oswaldo Arcia is striking out 30 percent of the time but 30 is the new 20 so nice job on keeping the Ks down, Oswaldo! | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 48 | 57 | 48.6 | 50.0 | 50.3 | .469 | .489 | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| David Ortiz took 28 minutes to get around the bases after a third-inning homer, or maybe my computer froze. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 51 | 53 | 49.7 | 48.8 | 48.3 | .475 | .455 | 0.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| The Marlins have as many extra-base hits as the Yankees. Unfortunately for the Marlins the Yankees have one fewer than the Royals. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 51 | 55 | 51.2 | 50.6 | 50.3 | .479 | .499 | 0.9% | 2.1% | 3.1% | -0.9% | 0.8% |
| Rookie catcher Adrian Nieto hit his first major-league home run yesterday, putting him only 520 behind Hall of Famer Frank Thomas. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 54 | 50 | 48.9 | 48.4 | 49.5 | .482 | .502 | 15.3% | 9.9% | 25.2% | -5.9% | -3.7% |
| Know who is first in groundball outs made? Not Derek Jeter! (He’s fifth.) | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 53 | 51 | 51.9 | 47.7 | 49.1 | .485 | .505 | 5.9% | 10.3% | 16.1% | -3.3% | 5.8% |
| Carlos Santana hit five homers in three games against Royal pitching but not royal pitching. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 50 | 55 | 53.1 | 51.3 | 50.9 | .489 | .469 | 0.6% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Trading Bartolo Colon would be a good idea except the shipping charges are going to be really expensive. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 52 | 52 | 53.0 | 51.0 | 51.5 | .499 | .479 | 5.1% | 11.2% | 16.3% | -5.0% | -16.2% |
| I checked his line in the box score and Billy Hamilton went 0-for-4, then I checked to see if he stole any bases anyway because if anyone could… | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 52 | 53 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 53.1 | .503 | .523 | 6.5% | 11.0% | 17.5% | 4.2% | -9.5% |
| Carlos Santana’s OPS by month (beginning in March): .200, .610, .688, 1.015, 1.067 | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 51 | 54 | 52.0 | 57.0 | 56.6 | .516 | .536 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10.9% | -4.6% | 2.2% |
| After Ortiz pimped his homer some said, “Now the Rays won’t invite Ortiz to their Christmas party” which is funny because yesterday’s game was the Rays’ ‘Christmas at the Trop’ promotion. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 55 | 49 | 51.8 | 53.8 | 54.7 | .518 | .498 | 15.3% | 24.3% | 39.7% | 4.8% | 1.2% |
| Josh Harrison has beaten two long rundowns this season by sprinting back and forth seemingly for hours but if you think that’s crazy you should see Harrison comparison shop at the local auto mall. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 57 | 48 | 55.3 | 53.7 | 53.3 | .522 | .502 | 21.0% | 33.9% | 54.9% | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| With three new Hall of Famers, yesterday was a great day for Atlanta fans to celebrate in Cooperstown. See how they were able to do that without humiliating Native Americans with fake war chants? | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 56 | 50 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.3 | .524 | .544 | 26.0% | 15.2% | 41.2% | 6.3% | 7.3% |
| The Blue Jays end a 17-game losing streak in New York but then they ate dinner at Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen and Bar so losing streak back on. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 57 | 48 | 56.1 | 55.8 | 55.0 | .529 | .509 | 26.9% | 43.0% | 69.9% | -4.1% | -3.7% |
| The best thing about the Giants signing Dan Uggla is that one day they will cut Dan Uggla and that day will be awesome. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 58 | 46 | 55.2 | 53.5 | 53.7 | .530 | .550 | 52.9% | 17.7% | 70.6% | 7.6% | 17.5% |
| The Orioles are in first place. The last time they won the AL East was 1997. That was so long ago a different guy was president and gas cost some amount less! | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 56 | 48 | 53.3 | 56.0 | 56.1 | .532 | .512 | 42.4% | 21.9% | 64.3% | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| We’re two games in and A.J. Pierzynski is hitting .500/.500/.625 and yes I think Voodoo is a logical explanation. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 59 | 47 | 56.2 | 55.8 | 55.1 | .533 | .513 | 37.1% | 28.3% | 65.4% | -7.4% | 18.2% |
| Of the 324 times Mark Reynolds has come to the plate this season, 200 of them have not ended in a walk, strikeout, or homer. Aging is a brutal master. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 54 | 51 | 58.7 | 58.4 | 57.8 | .545 | .565 | 0.1% | 23.0% | 23.1% | -3.1% | -18.3% |
| Hisashi Iwakuma has pitched 111 innings and walked eight and one of them was Derek Jeter. Where was Erin Andrews on this? | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 57 | 45 | 55.5 | 56.4 | 55.6 | .550 | .570 | 86.5% | 4.3% | 90.8% | -1.2% | 1.0% |
| [looks at Justin Verlander’s stats] They’re going to have to put a contract extension expiration countdown clock on the exterior of Comerica Park, aren’t they? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 59 | 47 | 59.2 | 61.3 | 59.5 | .564 | .544 | 73.1% | 20.6% | 93.7% | 0.9% | 5.9% |
| The Dodgers are reportedly willing to trade Matt Kemp which, considering his contract, recent comportment, injury history, and production, is like saying you’re willing to trade the flu. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 57 | 45 | 59.7 | 58.9 | 58.5 | .574 | .554 | 77.8% | 12.3% | 90.1% | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| Crazy Fister trade update now: Doug Fister has a 2.69 ERA in 90 innings for Washington. Robby Ray has a 3.60 ERA in 85 innings for Detroit, well, actually Toledo. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 63 | 41 | 61.5 | 66.2 | 65.3 | .615 | .634 | 38.6% | 61.1% | 99.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Do you think when one of his teammates homers Mike Trout thinks "I could’ve hit that"? | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 65 | 39 | 70.0 | 67.4 | 66.9 | .647 | .665 | 61.3% | 38.6% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| The A’s have scored the most runs in baseball and are the most efficient defensive team in the American League. Better hope they don’t trade for any pitching! | |||||||||||||
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