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Prospectus Hit List for June 24



by Matthew Kory

Hit List for June 22 Hit List for June 26
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.

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RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

39

33

42.0

46.4

45.2

.593

.574

74.9%

10.1%

84.9%

-1.6%

-4.8%

The Dodgers brought in Kenley Jansen with the bases loaded and no outs in the 10th. The Cubs won anyway. That’s because Jansen is a pitcher, not a wizard.
2

46

24

44.6

42.1

42.1

.573

.554

70.4%

26.9%

97.3%

1.1%

1.2%

Can you believe this whole hacking scandal thing? It’s just the CARDINALS ARE INNOCENT. ALSO THEY ARE GREAT. GO CARDINALS GO!!!
3

42

31

41.7

43.8

44.1

.533

.553

52.5%

17.3%

69.8%

8.6%

9.3%

Every position player on the Astros has homered at least once. Even someone called Domingo Santana who has 14 plate appearances on the year has homered. Twice.
4

38

35

44.2

40.4

40.4

.531

.551

17.9%

25.9%

43.8%

-2.3%

2.5%

Three more strikeouts yesterday for Josh Donaldson. Looks like it was a broken clock day for the A’s.
5

41

32

38.6

38.9

39.0

.528

.547

42.5%

26.2%

68.8%

6.6%

15.5%

Matt Moore will be ready to return from Tommy John surgery next week so the Rays are preemptively exploring trade options.
6

36

36

35.3

34.5

35.9

.523

.543

24.5%

17.0%

41.5%

-7.0%

-9.9%

Mike Trout is trailing Bryce Harper by 1.2 WARP, though Trout is 12.8 NECK ahead of Harper now and forever.
7

38

33

37.3

39.7

40.6

.523

.543

24.9%

24.2%

49.1%

-6.0%

1.1%

Masahiro Tanaka gave up seven runs and three home runs to the Tigers Sunday. During the third, about 100 Yankee fans with scalpels came running out of the stands and had to be subdued.
8

32

41

40.5

42.1

42.2

.520

.540

3.4%

4.2%

7.6%

1.1%

1.6%

“Absolutely. I’m sure. We can definitely still win here,” said Ben Zobrist, taking off his A’s jersey and trying on a Royals jersey, then an Astros jersey, then a Dodgers…
9

37

34

35.7

38.1

38.0

.516

.536

33.2%

14.4%

47.6%

5.1%

-3.7%

As David Price’s ERA goes down his price goes up. Somewhere there’s a pitcher named David ERA who it’s probably better not to sign.
10

40

28

39.2

39.1

38.5

.513

.533

50.8%

13.2%

64.0%

-2.4%

6.9%

Is it possible the Royals signed Kendrys Morales because they thought they were getting two for the price of one?
11

39

30

37.3

38.8

39.1

.549

.530

17.2%

60.7%

77.9%

4.3%

15.9%

Just in case Clayton Kershaw reads the Hit List, here is your reminder: Kris Bryant hits homers. Lots and lots of homers.
12

38

33

37.7

39.3

37.9

.549

.529

77.3%

3.6%

80.9%

2.7%

12.2%

Max Scherzer failed to put the cherry on top of his perfect game bid when he ice creamed Jose Tabata with two outs in the ninth. Nuts to that! Then afterwards Scherzer was covered in chocolate sauce. Oh, this happened Sundae.
13

37

33

39.6

37.5

38.1

.508

.528

11.6%

17.7%

29.4%

5.5%

5.7%

Outside of Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, there isn’t a young player in baseball you’d take over Manny Machado, said Manny Machado’s mom.
14

40

30

40.5

40.8

38.9

.545

.525

12.4%

54.6%

67.0%

5.2%

1.4%

After Sunday’s game Jose Tabata called for a cab. As it pulled in, he stuck out his elbow. “Works every time,” thought Tabata as he enjoyed his free ride.
15

31

41

31.0

34.6

35.2

.503

.523

3.0%

6.0%

8.9%

-1.9%

-2.3%

The sad part is Joe Kelly’s pre-season joke about winning the Cy Young award is even funnier now.
16

33

39

30.8

32.5

34.6

.496

.516

6.2%

7.7%

13.9%

2.2%

0.1%

The Mariners DFA'd Rickie Weeks. To replace him, the Mariners have re-signed Rickie Weeks. This has been a Mariners offense is terrible joke.
17

37

34

36.9

33.1

33.7

.493

.513

13.4%

12.0%

25.5%

-4.9%

-10.4%

Adrian Beltre wasn’t off the DL for five minutes before Joey Gallo, fearing for his roster spot, hit him into the second deck.
18

32

38

31.5

35.2

35.5

.490

.510

6.6%

5.6%

12.3%

-2.2%

-17.3%

The Indians were able to come to terms with pitcher Brady Aiken, though they did have the advantage of using the Astros' notes.
19

38

34

37.1

38.7

38.0

.529

.509

18.7%

22.3%

41.0%

-5.3%

1.3%

This season Tim Lincecum has a 3.86 ERA and a 4.28 FIP. Last season he had an identical 4.28 FIP but a 4.74 ERA. Perhaps ERA takes facial hair into account?
20

38

33

35.9

30.3

30.2

.454

.474

7.4%

6.9%

14.3%

-3.4%

1.2%

Hey! Two more hits for Joe Mauer whose slugging percentage is now up past .700! No, wait, my mistake. That’s his OPS.
21

36

36

34.0

32.9

31.9

.492

.472

17.5%

6.7%

24.2%

-3.7%

-24.4%

After 10 minutes of hard calculations, I’ve learned it’s mathematically impossible for Jon Niese to get his ERA up to exactly 3.69. Not niese.
22

31

39

26.5

25.8

26.2

.448

.468

2.0%

1.6%

3.6%

1.0%

-0.4%

It might be time to blow up the White Sox, though just making a few trades seems more humane.
23

30

42

33.6

35.4

35.4

.481

.461

2.1%

0.6%

2.7%

-1.3%

-3.7%

Add a decimal point in front of Giancarlo Stanton’s home run total, presently at 26, and tell me if the number will be above or below Dee Gordon’s BABIP, presently at .425. Then come up with a punchline for this because I got nothing.
24

35

38

33.7

29.9

30.8

.479

.459

4.0%

6.0%

10.0%

1.2%

-1.0%

Is it funny or sad that Cameron Maybin has more WARP than Matt Kemp? Yes! Both is the correct answer!
25

34

36

34.6

34.0

33.7

.478

.458

2.3%

3.6%

5.9%

-1.3%

-0.3%

The Diamondbacks gave up one of its best prospects to get rid of Bronson Arroyo. Guess even people in Arizona can get tired of Bush covers.
26

32

37

33.0

34.5

33.8

.476

.456

0.1%

2.6%

2.6%

-0.7%

0.5%

Remember those old Bugs Bunny cartoons where the dog stares at Bugs and sees a steak? That’s how the rest of baseball sees the Reds.
27

31

39

31.2

30.3

29.6

.447

.428

0.2%

0.6%

0.8%

0.1%

-0.1%

When it comes to the Rockies comment, I always think "how can they solve the thin air problem?" This is a bit like thinking "if I can just figure why man can’t really fly, all airplanes will come crashing to earth."
28

35

36

33.9

32.1

31.1

.444

.425

3.1%

1.6%

4.7%

-0.8%

2.0%

Anytime you’re able to acquire anything named Touki Toussaint, be it rock, animal, mineral, or pitcher, you don’t ask questions.
29

26

46

26.8

25.2

26.1

.425

.406

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.0%

The Brewers are a broken down ’36 Ford. There’s some parts that could be useful to restore other cars, but no way they’re getting this thing running again anytime soon.
30

26

47

24.1

23.4

23.6

.374

.355

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

The Phillies are reportedly in talks with Texas for Cole Hamels. According to sources, the Rangers have offered not enough and the Phillies are asking for too much.