Prospectus Hit List for June 1
Hit List for May 29
Hit List for June 3
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 |  | 28 | 22 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 25.8 | .551 | .531 | 70.5% | 11.7% | 82.2% | -3.1% | -7.1% |
| The Nationals placed Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day disabled list. Go get 'em, nerds! | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 23 | 29 | 28.4 | 26.0 | 25.5 | .498 | .518 | 9.3% | 5.2% | 14.6% | -0.9% | 1.4% |
| Despite being six games under .500, the Jays run differential is +25, so either they're not this bad or there's been some movement in the Canadian dollar I'm not accounting for. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 26 | 25 | 25.4 | 23.9 | 24.4 | .492 | .512 | 11.0% | 13.9% | 24.9% | 3.1% | 7.2% |
| Josh Hamilton's first two homers of the year came on knuckleballs and his next 78 would have as well, but the game ended. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 26 | 25 | 27.1 | 29.0 | 28.6 | .528 | .548 | 32.8% | 11.2% | 44.0% | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| The Rays are the best team in baseball by Defensive Efficiency, but at least part of that is because the stadium is so hard to get to. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 33 | 17 | 32.2 | 30.0 | 30.2 | .575 | .555 | 68.3% | 19.9% | 88.2% | 1.1% | 3.4% |
| I wouldn't be too worried about first base, Cardinals fans. If nothing else, it's entirely possible Matt Carpenter can handle first and third base simultaneously. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 30 | 22 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 28.6 | .541 | .521 | 18.6% | 42.4% | 61.0% | -4.9% | 9.4% |
| Another homer for Brandon Belt, who has the best hitter's name since anyone named Homer. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 24 | 26 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.9 | .502 | .522 | 15.6% | 17.9% | 33.5% | -4.8% | -2.2% |
| In the seventh inning, Justin Ruggiano pinch-hit for Dustin Ackley. He struck out. Three times. Gotta love 12-inning games. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 25 | 27 | 25.2 | 21.6 | 22.7 | .489 | .469 | 3.0% | 16.3% | 19.4% | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| Will Middlebrooks has 13 extra-base hits and 24 singles, which is great except for the other 119 at-bats. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 26 | 24 | 29.0 | 28.1 | 27.3 | .533 | .513 | 10.4% | 25.9% | 36.2% | -1.7% | 9.1% |
| When you take pitch framing into account, would you trade Francisco Cervelli for Russell Martin or Brian McCann? Weirdly you probably shouldn't! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 19 | 33 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 18.0 | .382 | .363 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| "Ryan Howard's resurgence is amazing", says Ruben Amaro as he drops him off on the side of an interstate with $60 million in small unmarked bills pinned to his clothes. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 20 | 33 | 26.6 | 29.0 | 29.6 | .501 | .521 | 1.3% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| If only Marcus Semien weren't awful at shortstop, then the A's bullpen would be able to pitch! | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 28 | 23 | 26.2 | 24.7 | 24.0 | .509 | .489 | 26.1% | 18.8% | 44.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Bartolo Colon doubled yesterday. I assume it went over the fence but he stopped at second anyway. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 26 | 25 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 28.4 | .516 | .536 | 29.3% | 11.0% | 40.3% | -3.1% | 10.0% |
| After the Yankees used three pitchers to finish the eighth inning, a suggestion to speed up the game: any reliever removed from the game must remain standing on the mound until the inning ends. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 30 | 19 | 26.7 | 21.7 | 22.1 | .477 | .497 | 15.7% | 17.5% | 33.2% | 2.8% | 13.7% |
| You can't spell Twins without "win", though looking at the numbers, maybe Twins should be spelled Twluckyins. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 17 | 34 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 17.5 | .419 | .399 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| The Brewers beat the Diamondbacks in 17 innings, testing the old "if a tree falls in the woods but nobody is there to see it, did it happen" theory. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 20 | 31 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 24.6 | .476 | .456 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.1% | -3.0% |
| Giancarlo Stanton is hitting .228, but has an .833 OPS because, for Stanton, 2015 is all about proving that batting average is stupid. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 29 | 20 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 32.3 | .614 | .595 | 77.2% | 15.6% | 92.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Yasmani Grandal is hitting .292/.406/.491 and has been the most valuable catcher in baseball at pitch framing, so if you're a Padres fan, invent a time machine so you can go back in time and not read this comment. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 29 | 19 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.6 | .531 | .551 | 29.2% | 19.4% | 48.7% | -1.7% | -8.3% |
| The Royals wore throwback uniforms yesterday, though if they want to highlight their glory years they should probably wear the uniforms they wore Saturday. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 31 | 20 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 30.4 | .530 | .550 | 33.1% | 25.0% | 58.1% | -3.1% | -4.5% |
| Is it more amazing that the Astros are in first place or that they're in first place and have the erstwhile Fausto Carmona in their starting rotation? | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 28 | 24 | 25.9 | 29.3 | 29.4 | .524 | .544 | 33.4% | 19.0% | 52.4% | -3.8% | -9.5% |
| In his career, Miguel Cabrera has cost his teams 82.3 runs on defense by FRAA, but on offense has been worth a billion runs by my new stat, WHATAREYOUSERIOUSWOW. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 22 | 26 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.4 | .453 | .433 | 0.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Jordan Lyles started but got hurt in the second inning, which is statistically about the best you can hope for from a Rockies starter. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 24 | 26 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 27.7 | .518 | .538 | 16.8% | 16.2% | 33.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Quick Quiz! The Indians had 18 hits, including five extra base hits. How many runs did they score? A) 18, B) 12, C) 6, D) 0, or E) I've been watching this team for 30 years, so negative eight. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 22 | 27 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 22.7 | .459 | .439 | 0.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Five games under .500 and 10 games out in the division, the Reds should probably just trade the All-Star Game so they can get the fire sale going. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 26 | 22 | 23.8 | 26.0 | 26.1 | .535 | .515 | 20.8% | 36.4% | 57.1% | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| The last cub to play in a World Series, Lennie Merullo, died yesterday. He was 98. The youngest player to play for a World Series winning Cubs team died in 1969. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 23 | 26 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 19.2 | .452 | .472 | 4.9% | 6.7% | 11.6% | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| At 23-26, the White Sox have played at least 26 games where Chris Sale did not start. This seems like a strategic error. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 22 | 29 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | .488 | .508 | 21.2% | 8.8% | 30.0% | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| With runners on, the Red Sox are hitting .239/.311/.367, making them the opposite of the Marine Corps in that they leave everyone behind. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 23 | 26 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | .477 | .497 | 7.4% | 3.6% | 11.0% | -2.2% | -2.7% |
| Chris Tillman and his 5.94 ERA should do a Mr. T-tough-love-style tour of high schools called "I pity the fool who don't sign that contract extension." | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 25 | 25 | 23.6 | 20.7 | 20.1 | .435 | .416 | 1.5% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| The Braves are back to .500! Kinda makes you wonder about the wisdom of playing the previous 50 games in the first place. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 23 | 26 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 25.0 | .486 | .466 | 0.8% | 3.9% | 4.7% | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| Even though there is more than enough space, MLB's At Bat app shows the team name as "D-backs", which could be in response to the recent arrest of Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 27 | 24 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 24.7 | .528 | .548 | 39.0% | 21.8% | 60.8% | 2.8% | 9.0% |
| New rule: from now on when the Angels score, Mike Trout's participation will be assumed unless specifically stated otherwise. | |||||||||||||
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