Prospectus Hit List for August 13
Hit List for August 11
Hit List for August 15
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 | 46 | 73 | 52.6 | 54.0 | 52.0 | .427 | .408 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Yohan Flande? You don't mess with the Yohan. (Exception: most major-league batters.) | |||||||||||||
2 | 51 | 67 | 50.2 | 51.0 | 50.5 | .430 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Boy was the team bummed when they learned you can't actually hit a rain delay with a pitch. | |||||||||||||
3 | 47 | 72 | 47.0 | 45.2 | 46.9 | .391 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Here's some advice: be sure not to eat meals three hours before you go to sleep. (Would you rather have a good health tip or know more about this Rangers season?) | |||||||||||||
4 | 53 | 67 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 52.7 | .437 | .417 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
You could turn the Phillies from the oldest team to a median team by signing a toddler. They wouldn't get better but it would be adorable. | |||||||||||||
5 | 50 | 70 | 50.4 | 50.3 | 52.5 | .423 | .443 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Chris Carter should be the official mascot of the Hit List. We take big rips at jokes, and occasionally they are tremendous. | |||||||||||||
6 | 56 | 62 | 57.4 | 53.3 | 53.3 | .466 | .446 | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% | |
Everth Cabrera is hurt again. He's gone back to the disabled list for what seems like the everth time. | |||||||||||||
7 | 51 | 67 | 53.8 | 58.2 | 58.1 | .468 | .449 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
It's been over a week and Javier Baez still hasn't cured lupus. Overrated prospect? | |||||||||||||
8 | 57 | 63 | 59.5 | 56.0 | 55.4 | .475 | .455 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.9% | -0.5% | -0.9% | |
They couldn't buy a hit with runners in scoring position last night, usually because such posts on Craigslist are scams. | |||||||||||||
9 | 59 | 60 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 55.8 | .477 | .457 | 2.1% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
From now on, prior to each Marlins game we must notify all households within 10 miles that a Giancarlo Stanton home run ball may damage your roof, windows or rhododendrons. | |||||||||||||
10 | 53 | 65 | 52.7 | 53.2 | 53.8 | .450 | .470 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
The last time a Red Sox pitcher stole a base, before Joe Kelly last night, was Bill Landis in 1969. Both games took place in Ohio. | |||||||||||||
11 | 60 | 59 | 59.1 | 57.9 | 57.5 | .493 | .473 | 6.7% | 14.1% | 20.9% | -3.2% | -6.4% | |
Emilio Bonifacio: 0-for-4, caught stealing and a fielding error. What did you learn about deadline deals with the Cubs? | |||||||||||||
12 | 57 | 63 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 54.0 | .458 | .478 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.2% | -0.9% | |
Since the All-Star Break, Dayan Viciedo leads the team in home runs yet Jose Abreu still exists, at least we think so. | |||||||||||||
13 | 53 | 65 | 54.9 | 54.9 | 54.7 | .461 | .481 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | |
Byron Buxton finally moved up a level! Someone remind him to save his progress or write down the password, else will have to go back to Short-Season A. | |||||||||||||
14 | 62 | 56 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 60.6 | .510 | .490 | 23.2% | 27.9% | 51.1% | -4.6% | -18.5% | |
Because sometimes you just want to start Mark Ellis at first base and see what happens. | |||||||||||||
15 | 60 | 59 | 63.0 | 59.9 | 60.2 | .511 | .491 | 5.1% | 17.5% | 22.6% | -1.4% | 0.7% | |
The last time a Red stole as many bases as Billy Hamilton in a season was Deion Sanders in 1997. Billy Hamilton was six years old at the time, and could only steal ice cream in small amounts. | |||||||||||||
16 | 61 | 57 | 55.3 | 54.9 | 55.7 | .481 | .501 | 4.8% | 6.4% | 11.2% | -0.1% | -7.8% | |
Joke about the "Re2pect" campaign all you want, but it is a stronger password than regular "respect." | |||||||||||||
17 | 62 | 57 | 62.6 | 63.3 | 62.7 | .523 | .503 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 56.2% | -5.9% | -20.0% | |
"Hunter Pence Signs" is not some new alternative language being taught at deaf schools, but maybe it should be? | |||||||||||||
18 | 66 | 54 | 63.6 | 62.2 | 61.8 | .528 | .508 | 43.4% | 35.8% | 79.1% | -1.9% | 10.2% | |
The freshness date on Lyle Overbay has clearly expired, but everybody who notices it is pretty sure the next guy will discard him. | |||||||||||||
19 | 64 | 55 | 61.3 | 63.7 | 64.2 | .532 | .512 | 28.4% | 38.3% | 66.7% | 10.8% | 22.5% | |
You had two options: move Pedro Alvarez to first base or look up the record for errors by a third baseman. Research is hard, so here we are. | |||||||||||||
20 | 64 | 54 | 61.1 | 55.4 | 56.9 | .503 | .523 | 38.4% | 14.4% | 52.8% | -3.0% | 28.2% | |
Josh Willingham is a decent pickup, but he needs to gain about 30 pounds and convert to DH before he fits right in. | |||||||||||||
21 | 59 | 59 | 60.0 | 59.6 | 59.0 | .503 | .523 | 6.1% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 1.6% | -6.1% | |
David Murphy saw his MRI results, which means it's six more weeks of Ryan Raburn. | |||||||||||||
22 | 63 | 58 | 62.2 | 63.0 | 62.6 | .518 | .538 | 7.2% | 10.5% | 17.7% | -2.2% | -14.7% | |
The most common pinch-runner used by the Jays has been Marcus Stroman three times. Marcus Stroman is a pitcher, but pitchers have legs too, allegedly. | |||||||||||||
23 | 58 | 61 | 60.5 | 65.3 | 65.5 | .524 | .544 | 1.5% | 2.5% | 4.0% | -1.9% | -0.2% | |
They gave up a lot to get him (some analysts would say too much) but Drew Smyly just might be the pitcher they need to make a postseason run. | |||||||||||||
24 | 69 | 52 | 67.2 | 70.2 | 68.6 | .568 | .549 | 93.6% | 5.7% | 99.3% | 0.6% | 2.6% | |
That awkward moment when you start an infield of Scott Van Slyke, Darwin Barney, Justin Turner and Juan Uribe, and you forget what team you are. | |||||||||||||
25 | 64 | 53 | 68.4 | 67.5 | 66.6 | .569 | .549 | 90.4% | 3.0% | 93.4% | 2.8% | 6.2% | |
It's not that Bryce Harper likes covering up letters on baseball fields; he's just diametrically opposed to the career work of Vanna White. | |||||||||||||
26 | 63 | 54 | 62.4 | 63.2 | 62.0 | .535 | .555 | 55.1% | 11.5% | 66.6% | -2.9% | -24.7% | |
Buck Farmer will make his pitching debut tonight, making him the first descendant of Dollar General to appear in the big leagues. | |||||||||||||
27 | 68 | 50 | 65.2 | 63.2 | 64.0 | .552 | .571 | 86.5% | 5.2% | 91.7% | -0.6% | 4.3% | |
Six times this year they've scored at least 10 runs, and three of those are in the last four games. The other three times were in April. | |||||||||||||
28 | 64 | 55 | 70.1 | 69.0 | 68.8 | .571 | .591 | 0.3% | 45.9% | 46.2% | 8.0% | 22.8% | |
In his last 16 starts (mid-May), Felix Hernandez has not gone fewer than seven innings or allowed more than two runs. If you are reading this you are also hitless against him. | |||||||||||||
29 | 69 | 49 | 68.0 | 72.9 | 72.6 | .599 | .618 | 26.5% | 72.5% | 99.0% | 0.9% | -0.8% | |
Brennan Boesch better bash baseballs, because batting's basically Brennan's best bonus. Or it's back to the Bees. | |||||||||||||
30 | 73 | 46 | 78.3 | 76.0 | 75.4 | .636 | .654 | 73.2% | 26.7% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
Cute attempt at a beard, Eric Sogard. Now go finish Derek Norris's social studies essay. |
Hit town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting Listy and Hitty