Prospectus Hit List for June 10
Hit List for June 7
Hit List for June 11
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 | 26 | 38.9 | 43.0 | 42.4 | .611 | .630 | 93.4% | 2.0% | 95.4% | 1.4% | 7.8% |
| Jose Alvarez's 68 game score is the highest for a Tigers pitcher making his major league debut since Andy Van Hekken in 2002. Starting at shortstop for both games: Ramon Santiago. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 39 | 25 | 40.1 | 40.6 | 40.0 | .579 | .598 | 43.3% | 38.5% | 81.8% | 2.7% | 9.1% |
| One fan in Fenway Park caught two home run balls, and he didn't even have a HIT IT HERE sign. Let that be a lesson to you kids: play "hard to get." | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 37 | 25 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 35.4 | .564 | .584 | 64.9% | 18.2% | 83.2% | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| Jeff Baker leads the team in RBIs this month, meaning either RBIs is a meaningless stat, or the lineup's blood sugar is the null set. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 37 | 26 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 32.1 | .553 | .572 | 39.2% | 37.9% | 77.1% | 4.8% | 19.7% |
| Andy Pettitte's son was drafted by the Yankees the day he won his 250th career game, because Dad can't help but show off. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 41 | 22 | 41.9 | 40.0 | 39.2 | .592 | .572 | 67.4% | 27.9% | 95.3% | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| Winning extra-inning games by seven runs is just one of the many ways the Cardinals suck souls out of other baseball fans. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 38 | 27 | 36.9 | 37.1 | 35.8 | .545 | .564 | 32.9% | 32.9% | 65.8% | -2.6% | 4.7% |
| The A's drafted nothing but nerds in all 40 rounds of the draft. Nerds, dorks and socially awkward people who love spreadsheets. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 34 | 28 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 35.4 | .541 | .561 | 13.2% | 30.8% | 43.9% | -6.2% | -3.4% |
| Matt Moore became the first Rays pitcher since 2010 (James Shields) to allow seven extra-base hits in a game. Of course, Shields gave up six home runs and Moore gave up six doubles, the bagged cereal of home runs. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 37 | 26 | 37.0 | 37.1 | 36.5 | .568 | .549 | 22.4% | 59.9% | 82.3% | -4.2% | -6.0% |
| Ballet dancers in the greater Cincinnati area practice the Bronson Arroyo windup, known as the Graceful Oops That's A Home Run. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 39 | 24 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 37.8 | .566 | .546 | 90.3% | 4.3% | 94.6% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| Chris Johnson is fourth among third baseman in NL All-Star voting, because enough beers and his name looks like Chipper Jones. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 27 | 36 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 29.6 | .512 | .532 | 2.0% | 6.6% | 8.6% | -2.2% | -7.0% |
| Brad Hawpe is back in the major leagues, because evidently the Angels need help in the outfield? | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 35 | 28 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.0 | .499 | .519 | 4.1% | 16.9% | 20.9% | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| Congratulations and welcome to the first 0-for-5 effort Chris Davis had in a nine-inning game this year. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 30 | 32 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 32.1 | .497 | .517 | 4.8% | 10.1% | 14.9% | -2.7% | -19.2% |
| They've enjoyed winning records in May for the last three seasons, followed by losing records in June. So far this June: 1-7. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 35 | 28 | 33.7 | 32.6 | 33.4 | .527 | .507 | 41.9% | 14.5% | 56.4% | -5.1% | -8.0% |
| Paul Goldschmidt's 17 RBI this month are as many as his next three teammates (Parra, Kubel, Pollock) combined. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 37 | 26 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 32.2 | .518 | .498 | 10.1% | 44.8% | 54.9% | -2.7% | -6.4% |
| Why does it have to be grilled cheese? Why couldn't Jason Grilli promote something healthier like grilled vegetables? | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 33 | 29 | 29.9 | 32.3 | 33.6 | .516 | .496 | 30.5% | 10.4% | 40.9% | 7.0% | 11.7% |
| In an effort highlight baseball's more exciting points, MLB.com posted a video of a Chad Gaudin balk that was three minutes and 50 seconds long. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 34 | 30 | 35.6 | 37.5 | 36.7 | .513 | .493 | 16.2% | 8.1% | 24.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| The Rockies drafted Rex Brothers' sibling Hunter, because you pretty much have to take a chance on the Brothers brothers. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 27 | 35 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 28.4 | .471 | .491 | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | -0.4% | 0.5% |
| It's been a long road back to the majors for Dustin McGowan. He really should move closer. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 28 | 32 | 30.5 | 25.3 | 25.3 | .463 | .483 | 1.1% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Five wins? Well that's a little less than expected but make sense when-- oh, you mean all in a row? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 27 | 35 | 25.9 | 27.5 | 27.7 | .501 | .481 | 8.7% | 4.7% | 13.4% | -2.7% | -2.6% |
| Yasiel Puig already has as many home runs as Andre Ethier. He may also have his house and butler. Could be a Trading Places situation. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 27 | 37 | 26.6 | 29.8 | 30.2 | .461 | .481 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| Jeremy Bonderman is back in the majors, winning games against the Yankees, which explains Friendster's sudden popularity resurgence. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 31 | 31 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 27.4 | .490 | .470 | 7.8% | 16.2% | 23.9% | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| Does sweeping a doubleheader count as bipartisan leadership? Sorry, I fell asleep during civics class. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 27 | 34 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 25.0 | .446 | .465 | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.5% | -0.2% | -2.7% |
| Jesse Crain is tied for the AL lead in holds, which is like having the most 2-dollar bills in your wallet. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 25 | 35 | 29.7 | 31.3 | 31.2 | .483 | .463 | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| Their hottest hitter is Cody Ransom. I could be making that up. I could be going by body temperature. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 27 | 33 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 28.2 | .433 | .453 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | -0.3% | -0.7% |
| This weekend was the Twins' first game in Washington since 1971. They tried to dig up the spot where they buried their time capsule but somebody took it :-( | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 29 | 34 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.6 | .464 | .444 | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% | -0.4% | 0.7% |
| Their bullpen has the third best WHIP in the National League. For bonus points: name a Padres reliever. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 31 | 33 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 27.0 | .459 | .440 | 1.6% | 4.5% | 6.2% | -2.2% | -0.3% |
| Ben Revere's groundout/fly out ratio is over 3.4, highest among qualified batters by over 1.2 ... ratiopoints? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 25 | 37 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27.6 | .452 | .432 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Carlos Gomez homered on his own bobblehead day and you didn't. Unless you are Carlos Gomez reading this, in which case ... hi! | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 23 | 35 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 22.9 | .448 | .428 | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| Thirty innings of losses spanning two games? Well, that's a fate worse than Mets. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 22 | 42 | 22.2 | 20.1 | 22.2 | .361 | .380 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Just like that, they've scored five runs in four games. Sigh. Nothing lasts forever. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 18 | 44 | 21.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 | .354 | .336 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| In honor of winning a 20-inning marathon, management chipped in and gave the team free ice cream. One pint, one spoon. | |||||||||||||
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