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Prospectus Hit List for April 13



by Matthew Kory

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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.

Offense might be down, but we aim to offend you at least once today.

RkTmWLW1 W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

3

4

5.1

5.6

5.4

.599

.618

16.9%

15.0%

31.8%

-3.4%

0.0%

The A’s lead baseball in runs scored by teams that haven’t faced the Twins.
2

6

0

5.4

5.6

5.5

.723

.739

55.3%

10.9%

66.2%

3.3%

0.0%

.400 Watch! Assuming 600 at-bats, Miguel Cabrera needs to hit just .395 the rest of the way.
3

6

0

5.2

5.6

5.5

.689

.706

14.6%

9.2%

23.8%

2.9%

0.0%

The Royals have committed one error on the season, assuming you don’t count signing Edinson Volquez.
4

4

2

4.2

4.5

4.4

.582

.563

2.2%

7.1%

9.3%

-0.6%

0.0%

If you’re reading it at sea level, it’s not funny at all, but if you’re reading this comment in Colorado, it’s hilarious.
5

5

1

4.8

4.4

4.1

.600

.580

5.2%

5.7%

10.9%

-2.1%

0.0%

The only explanation is the Nick Markakis contract must be a secret code which, if deciphered, will reveal the location of Captain Bluebeard’s treasure!
6

4

3

4.4

4.0

4.2

.558

.538

15.6%

30.1%

45.6%

4.6%

0.0%

Wouldn’t it be funny if the Padres made like eight more trades and none of them improved the infield?
7

3

3

2.8

4.0

3.9

.586

.566

71.9%

16.5%

88.4%

1.4%

0.0%

Yasiel Puig can’t ruin Vin Scully. Vin Scully is baseball. Therefore
8

3

3

3.1

3.9

3.7

.555

.575

28.5%

25.6%

54.0%

3.8%

0.0%

Kevin Cash has not shifted everyone to first base simultaneously, batted the ball boy first, or invited live bears into the clubhouse. This might be progress.
9

4

2

3.5

3.7

3.8

.585

.604

45.2%

23.7%

68.9%

-2.2%

0.0%

Everyone who thought you were so smart for grabbing Clay Buchholz for a dollar in your keeper league is a giant idiot named Matt Kory.
10

2

4

2.8

3.5

3.5

.491

.511

6.0%

10.1%

16.1%

2.0%

0.0%

If the Yankees can give him 14 runs worth of support each start Masahiro Tanaka will never 'need' Tommy John surgery.
11

3

2

3.2

3.5

3.4

.602

.582

52.1%

18.0%

70.1%

3.4%

0.0%

Playing for the Cardinals, Mark Reynolds walked and struck out, which is significant because Mark Reynolds plays.
12

3

4

2.7

3.3

2.9

.471

.451

9.2%

23.1%

32.3%

-5.3%

0.0%

The Giants are the last team in baseball without a stolen base that I haven’t written a comment for yet.
13

2

4

3.1

3.1

2.9

.483

.463

12.1%

13.5%

25.6%

1.7%

0.0%

Answer: Not a hot start. Question: What happens when one of the highest batting averages on the team comes from Pedro Alvarez?
14

4

2

4.0

2.9

3.0

.537

.557

12.9%

19.0%

32.0%

1.5%

0.0%

How is the early season treating Russell Martin? One of the two highlights on his MLB player page is titled “Martin forgets number of outs.”
15

3

3

2.9

2.8

2.9

.485

.505

7.4%

11.4%

18.8%

-2.9%

0.0%

Buck Showalter is perhaps universally seen as one of the best managers in baseball. Yesterday he batted Alejandro De Aza leadoff. My friends, we’re getting trolled.
16

4

2

3.1

2.8

2.9

.500

.480

5.8%

8.4%

14.2%

-2.9%

0.0%

Billy Hamilton homered and doubled, taking all the fun out of it.
17

3

3

2.7

2.6

2.4

.461

.481

6.0%

8.1%

14.1%

0.6%

0.0%

The bad news is Evan Gattis is 0-for-the-Season with 12 strikeouts in 20 at-bats. The good news is this is the end of this comment.
18

3

3

3.1

2.5

2.6

.488

.468

21.4%

16.5%

38.0%

2.5%

0.0%

The Mets tried like heck to get rid of Bartolo Colon this offseason, yet nobody wanted him. It’s like teams hate fun.
19

2

4

2.0

2.5

2.4

.469

.449

62.2%

13.3%

75.5%

2.2%

0.0%

The Nationals Super Rotation has a 1.91 ERA and a 1-3 record. So it’s not that they didn’t buy good pitchers, it’s that they didn’t buy the right good pitchers.
20

2

4

2.3

2.4

2.7

.443

.463

15.6%

10.0%

25.7%

-4.5%

0.0%

If Jerry Sands becomes the next Babe Ruth the baseball gods are still gonna owe Cleveland.
21

3

3

2.1

2.1

2.1

.403

.384

1.2%

1.7%

2.9%

0.0%

0.0%

Jonathan Papelbon said he wishes he still played for the Red Sox, by which I assume he means the Cubs.
22

3

2

2.5

2.0

2.1

.502

.482

23.5%

22.3%

45.8%

0.3%

0.0%

Kris Bryant has two homers and an OPS over 1.000 in Triple-A for all of you Cubs fans who are too busy looking for a bathroom to check.
23

3

4

2.5

2.0

2.2

.417

.436

7.5%

8.5%

16.1%

-2.5%

0.0%

Rangers batters have been hit by 11 pitches, the most in baseball, proving that, despite the calendar, last year isn’t over yet.
24

3

3

3.1

1.7

1.8

.423

.404

1.1%

3.7%

4.8%

-1.5%

0.0%

Two of the Diamondbacks most prized offseason acquisitions, Yasmany Tomas and Allen Webster, were sent to Triple-A to start the season, raising the question, ‘do the Diamondbacks know they fired Kirk Gibson?’
25

3

3

1.8

1.7

1.7

.436

.455

27.2%

18.5%

45.6%

3.8%

0.0%

Fernando Rodney gave up four runs in the ninth, necessitating the removal of thousands of invisible arrows from Seattle-area TV screens.
26

1

5

1.3

1.4

1.6

.361

.343

9.9%

10.8%

20.8%

-1.5%

0.0%

Don't worry about Stanton's lack of a home run. Hitting home runs is just like riding a bike. On the other hand, hitting home runs while riding a bike is much harder.
27

2

4

1.5

1.4

1.4

.374

.393

12.3%

9.0%

21.3%

2.1%

0.0%

In his only at-bat on Sunday, Gordon Beckham homered, meaning, for one day, Gordon Beckham was the best hitter anyone could ever be. Thanks, baseball.
28

2

4

1.8

1.2

1.5

.415

.434

42.4%

19.0%

61.5%

-4.4%

0.0%

If Arte Moreno wants us to take his opinions more seriously he should stop dressing like Snidely Whiplash.
29

1

5

1.1

1.2

1.3

.344

.326

6.5%

9.1%

15.6%

-2.3%

0.0%

Brewers starters have walked four batters in 33.2 innings, proving you don’t need bad control to be lousy at pitching.
30

1

5

0.9

0.6

0.7

.288

.305

2.1%

2.0%

4.1%

-0.2%

0.0%

The Twins are bad but considering that none of their games has lasted longer than three hours, six minutes, at least they are being considerate about it.