Prospectus Hit List for June 8
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Hit List for June 10
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 |  | 32 | 25 | 34.1 | 37.3 | 36.7 | .603 | .584 | 73.0% | 14.5% | 87.5% | -2.7% | -5.4% |
| It's early June and Clayton Kershaw doesn't have a complete game yet. After writing that, I'm certain Kershaw will come out his next start and throw two complete games. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 38 | 19 | 37.2 | 34.1 | 34.5 | .577 | .558 | 73.2% | 21.1% | 94.3% | 1.6% | 6.2% |
| Among home runs by Cardinals shortstops, Jhonny Peralta has 30 and is already second all-time. In third place: Ozzie Smith with 27. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 32 | 25 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 32.8 | .533 | .553 | 42.7% | 20.4% | 63.1% | 1.0% | 22.7% |
| The umpires threw CC Sabathia out of yesterday's game, although it's more accurate to say he was asked to leave. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 34 | 24 | 31.0 | 33.2 | 34.0 | .523 | .543 | 41.6% | 18.2% | 59.8% | -1.3% | 1.7% |
| Carlos Correa called up, 'cause coaches confirm Correa can currently contribute correctly. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 31 | 27 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 30.2 | .522 | .542 | 26.8% | 23.2% | 50.0% | 2.6% | 6.0% |
| Evan Longoria pinch ran for the first time in his career. Just because he was nursing a sore wrist doesn't mean the other appendages suddenly work better. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 28 | 29 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 27.9 | .521 | .541 | 29.9% | 16.6% | 46.5% | -4.0% | -14.2% |
| There are 16 other players who hit more home runs than Albert Pujols. And oddly, the Angels aren't paying the salary of any of them. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 30 | 28 | 28.7 | 32.3 | 32.2 | .519 | .539 | 29.9% | 14.8% | 44.7% | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| Kyle Ryan was 0-5 with a 4.67 ERA in Triple-A this year, so naturally he's 1-0 with a 2.67 ERA in the major leagues. It's clear Kyle Ryan has an irrational fear of pitch clocks. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 31 | 23 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 32.0 | .519 | .538 | 28.8% | 15.0% | 43.8% | 4.4% | -4.9% |
| But their win-loss record has more votes than any other team's, therefore the Royals are empirically the best team. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 27 | 29 | 28.1 | 30.7 | 30.8 | .517 | .537 | 20.2% | 14.3% | 34.5% | -3.3% | 1.6% |
| Lonnie Chisenhall was given two errors yesterday, and even though scoring can be an inexact science, confusing Chandler with Ross seems like one contiguous blunder rather than two separate incidents. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 28 | 30 | 33.4 | 31.0 | 30.6 | .515 | .535 | 10.4% | 13.7% | 24.0% | 2.4% | 9.5% |
| Chris Colabello will absolutely regress at some point, just not when you want him to, partner. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 23 | 36 | 29.8 | 32.2 | 32.7 | .503 | .523 | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4.5% | -0.6% | 0.5% |
| Pat Venditte may pitch with both arms, but we're not going to make a dumb joke about it. .ti tuoba ekoj bmud a ekam ot gniog ton er'ew tub ,smra htob htiw hctip yam ettidneV taP | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 27 | 31 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 27.2 | .501 | .521 | 16.5% | 15.8% | 32.4% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Starting pitching fever has come across the city of Boston. Symptoms include: throwing your hands up before the fifth inning, and funny accents. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 30 | 27 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 29.0 | .541 | .521 | 61.1% | 10.6% | 71.6% | -3.7% | -10.6% |
| Max Scherzer has a higher batting average than Ryan Zimmerman, which is why they went out and got him. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 31 | 25 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 30.6 | .540 | .520 | 10.9% | 37.7% | 48.6% | 3.5% | 12.4% |
| Michael Keaton is a Pirates fan? That explains the long, dormant period in the late '90s and '00s. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 30 | 27 | 29.6 | 27.9 | 28.3 | .499 | .519 | 17.3% | 13.0% | 30.3% | -3.4% | 5.5% |
| The coolest guy at the party isn't talking about Joey Gallo's 48 percent strikeout rate. Then again there are few socially elite gatherings discussing the Rangers right now. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 25 | 32 | 24.9 | 26.9 | 27.9 | .497 | .517 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 18.7% | -2.0% | -14.9% |
| Felix Hernandez now has as many wins (9) as he did in his 2008 season. But he also hit a grand slam that year, so there's still work to be done. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 30 | 25 | 27.4 | 29.4 | 29.6 | .534 | .514 | 15.8% | 46.5% | 62.3% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Chris Denorfia is hitting .636 since May 1, which is a hot streak nobody's talking about due to blatant disabled list media bias. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 32 | 26 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 31.2 | .534 | .514 | 19.2% | 31.1% | 50.3% | -5.3% | -10.8% |
| Casey McGehee is back after playing in 10 Triple-A games and not hitting into any double plays. No word on how many runners on first were caught stealing during his ABs. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 26 | 30 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 27.1 | .476 | .496 | 3.7% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| Last place in the AL East is like last place in a hot dog condiment scoreboard race. We all know it's temporary and they're going to "program" it so they win it in the end. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 31 | 27 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 28.6 | .513 | .493 | 33.6% | 12.8% | 46.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| Bartolo Colon is tired of all you laughing at his plate appearance, and he's gotten better at it, but now you're stuck laughing at an imagined montage of Bartolo Colon working on his batting to the tune of "Eye of The Tiger." | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 33 | 23 | 30.0 | 24.1 | 23.9 | .468 | .487 | 16.9% | 13.9% | 30.8% | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| Danny Santana was sent to Triple-A after hitting just .218 with no homers this year. Man, it's a cold one. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 29 | 29 | 28.6 | 24.1 | 24.9 | .492 | .472 | 6.3% | 15.6% | 21.9% | -3.3% | 2.5% |
| Odrisamer Despaigne got his first extra-base hit faster than you can say "Odrisamer Despaigne." It took him 46 career plate appearances, so it wasn't faster by much. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 25 | 30 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | .443 | .463 | 4.2% | 3.7% | 7.9% | -1.7% | -3.7% |
| The slumping Melky Cabrera was dropped down to sixth in the order after being a No. 2 guy all year, but there's no reason to cry over dropped Melk. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 24 | 33 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 27.3 | .478 | .458 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Ten of Giancarlo Stanton's last 11 home runs have been solo. Scott Stapp wants to know his secret. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 27 | 29 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 26.9 | .478 | .458 | 1.2% | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| We have a good feeling who the Diamondbacks are taking with their first draft pick, especially when we learned An Even Larger Swimming Pool was declared draft-eligible. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 24 | 31 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 25.7 | .459 | .440 | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| Two home runs for Jay Bruce, two first names for Jay Bruce. Coincidence? Yes, because Zack Cozart had zero. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 25 | 30 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.7 | .453 | .433 | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| ESPN's website finally made box scores easier to find and access, and this is terrible news for Rockies fans. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 27 | 29 | 26.7 | 24.7 | 24.1 | .441 | .421 | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.7% | -1.4% | -0.6% |
| Like my mother always said, "if you don't have anything nice to say about A.J. Pierzynski, just skip to the next comment." | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 20 | 37 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 20.9 | .426 | .407 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Aramis Ramirez could just retire now, and not a soul would fault him. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 22 | 36 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.3 | .387 | .368 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Jeff Francoeur's grand slam off Madison Bumgarner wasn't enough to win on Saturday. It never is. | |||||||||||||
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