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Prospectus Hit List for August 19
Hit List for August 17
Hit List for August 21
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 |  | 66 | 54 | 74.2 | 69.8 | 69.6 | .583 | .602 | 42.6% | 50.0% | 92.6% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Drew Hutchison was optioned to Triple-A? Man, this team must not be doing very well. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 65 | 55 | 68.4 | 70.1 | 70.4 | .571 | .590 | 68.9% | 16.1% | 85.1% | 2.1% | 4.6% |
| A walkoff Marwin Gonzalez home run? Sure, that fits right into the rest of their season anyway. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 72 | 46 | 67.9 | 64.3 | 64.7 | .570 | .589 | 99.9% | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Despite all the press, it just can't maintain this level of momentum, and at some point it's going to be exposed for its flaws. But enough about Ned Yost's Apple Watch. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 76 | 43 | 74.8 | 68.6 | 68.3 | .604 | .585 | 83.3% | 16.5% | 99.8% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| It seems as if nobody who the Cardinals acquired to play first base can hit at all, so perhaps just replace their spot in the lineup with another pitcher who just bunts? | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 66 | 52 | 66.1 | 67.6 | 67.1 | .565 | .585 | 53.6% | 40.6% | 94.2% | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Alex Rodriguez hit his MLB-record 25th grand slam last night, but there's no way the Yankees can market this! | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 67 | 52 | 66.4 | 73.9 | 72.1 | .587 | .567 | 77.9% | 6.2% | 84.1% | -3.7% | -2.7% |
| Fired Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is now the Dodgers third base coach, because I suppose he was just tired of fans second-guessing his decisions. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 61 | 57 | 66.5 | 61.6 | 61.5 | .531 | .551 | 2.7% | 26.5% | 29.2% | -7.0% | 7.0% |
| Two of their three runs last night came on bases loaded walks in the ninth. And you thought Buddha preached patience. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 70 | 47 | 66.2 | 64.7 | 63.6 | .565 | .545 | 12.5% | 80.9% | 93.4% | 0.9% | 6.8% |
| In five rehab games, Jordy Mercer has failed to draw an intentional walk to bring up the pitcher, so you have to wonder if he still needs more time in Triple-A. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 62 | 57 | 62.8 | 60.3 | 61.0 | .517 | .537 | 23.1% | 25.0% | 48.1% | 6.8% | -10.1% |
| The Angels would like you to know they don't condone the actions of the dad who almost fell over the railing with his daughter in hand trying to corral a home run ball. Unless, of course, the dad is a huge Mike Scioscia supporter. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 65 | 54 | 67.2 | 66.5 | 65.7 | .556 | .536 | 21.6% | 15.8% | 37.4% | 8.8% | 6.9% |
| Madison Bumgarner has a better slash line than Salvador Perez. He just never stops with this guy. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 55 | 63 | 56.3 | 65.3 | 66.1 | .514 | .534 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | -2.0% | -3.6% |
| It looks bad now, but the Indians are still in this thing. The Hit List. They're still in the Hit LIst. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 67 | 50 | 62.0 | 64.2 | 63.7 | .549 | .529 | 4.2% | 78.5% | 82.7% | -6.8% | -0.9% |
| Jason Hammel avoided giving up back-to-back homers after replay overturned the second one, ruling it a double, then the next batter homered anyway. I guess you'd call that a back-to-nope-to-back home runs, or a "home run sandwich." | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 59 | 60 | 58.3 | 61.7 | 62.1 | .507 | .527 | 1.0% | 13.6% | 14.7% | -3.3% | -11.9% |
| Yes, that's Asdrubal Cabrera and Grady Sizemore in the Rays lineup, and no you're not on drugs, and yes this lineup is also present in a parallel universe where the Rachel Phelps moved the team to Tampa. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 52 | 69 | 61.0 | 63.2 | 64.7 | .498 | .518 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.9% |
| Just call up Barry Zito already. A restless fanbase needs to get through this season in the worst way. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 64 | 55 | 62.4 | 62.4 | 62.5 | .528 | .508 | 81.5% | 0.4% | 81.9% | 0.8% | 8.7% |
| When the New York Post tweeted that Yoenis Cespedes was chain smoking before batting practice, that would explain all those cigarette butts that were seen flying across the midnight sky. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 60 | 58 | 55.9 | 54.0 | 54.7 | .476 | .496 | 7.7% | 14.0% | 21.7% | -2.5% | 8.5% |
| Don't look now but the Rangers are only a few games away from the div�hey I told you not to look! Great, you spoiled the surprise. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 57 | 61 | 53.9 | 56.2 | 56.9 | .475 | .495 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Rocky Colavito, Rob Deer and J.D. Martinez are the only Tigers right fielders to homer at least 30 times in a season. Note: Al Kaline was a right fielder. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 59 | 59 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 60.9 | .515 | .495 | 18.4% | 1.3% | 19.8% | -0.1% | -16.9% |
| If we're looking at where the Nationals went wrong, it was probably failing to clone Bryce Harper when they had the chance. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 58 | 60 | 62.3 | 60.7 | 60.0 | .511 | .490 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | -0.0% | -1.9% |
| What's better than losing-record Diamondbacks baseball? Losing-record Diamondbacks extra-inning baseball! (No refunds.) | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 53 | 66 | 54.6 | 55.8 | 55.3 | .459 | .479 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Turns out Dave Dombrowski just wanted to renege on his Rick Porcello trade, and this was the only option. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 56 | 64 | 51.3 | 55.7 | 57.4 | .459 | .479 | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| If we all clap our hands at the same time, we can get Jesus Sucre's batting average back over .100, but you have to believe! | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 59 | 60 | 56.4 | 49.8 | 50.0 | .452 | .472 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| Good news: J.R. Graham leads the pitching staff in a category. Bad news: it's grand slams allowed. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 55 | 62 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 52.1 | .446 | .466 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| Could Chris Sale end up with 300 strikeouts on the year? Not if you keep laying off that curveball in the dirt, you jackal. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 51 | 66 | 53.0 | 56.6 | 56.4 | .464 | .444 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Aroldis Chapman blew a save last night, so maybe he just needs to start throwing harder. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 58 | 62 | 54.9 | 52.9 | 53.0 | .456 | .436 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| If Will Venable getting dealt in August was AJ Preller's big splashy move, he's clearly lost his touch. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 49 | 70 | 54.2 | 56.4 | 56.0 | .453 | .433 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ichiro had his first four-hit game since 2013, when he and Vernon Wells were regulars in the Bronx. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 51 | 70 | 53.3 | 51.0 | 51.2 | .427 | .407 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tyler Cravy couldn't finish the third inning mostly because Tyler Cravy is a mascot and copyright owned by Culver's. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 53 | 66 | 49.8 | 48.3 | 48.0 | .418 | .399 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Braves have had 56 players suit up for them this year. They don't even have 56 wins yet. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 48 | 69 | 49.1 | 48.3 | 47.2 | .412 | .392 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The "dog days of August" indeed. The long slog makes it difficult to find something interesting to say about the Rockies, but we always find a way. For example: Aaron Laffey is apparently on the active roster. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 46 | 73 | 43.1 | 41.8 | 41.5 | .362 | .344 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Phillies have been 30th in the Hit List for quite some time, and yet the "experts" want to call this team "inconsistent." | |||||||||||||
I got hits, but I'm not a Hit List. I got hits, but I'm not a hit list. Wait.