Prospectus Hit List for August 8
Hit List for August 5
Hit List for August 12
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 |  | 69 | 41 | 74.3 | 78.3 | 76.7 | .678 | .674 | 99.8% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Having one seven straight, if you were worried about the Cubs for a minute there ... it's the Cubs, so it's still okay to have those feelings. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 66 | 45 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 71.8 | .631 | .627 | 95.9% | 3.6% | 99.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
| Bryce Harper has hit three extra base hits in the last 30 days, or as many as he had in his first four major league games as a teenager. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 60 | 50 | 63.2 | 66.4 | 66.7 | .583 | .587 | 28.3% | 37.9% | 66.2% | -6.4% | -5.6% |
| I think we're all extra happy for the Red Sox, who get one last chance to boo Alex Rodriguez. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 62 | 49 | 62.1 | 68.8 | 69.4 | .591 | .586 | 67.0% | 26.9% | 93.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Just a bit of unsolicited advice, but perhaps Rich Hill would stop getting so many blisters if he gave up petting those weird looking frogs at the zoo. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 63 | 49 | 64.3 | 66.3 | 66.2 | .580 | .585 | 45.2% | 36.6% | 81.8% | -3.6% | 4.0% |
| Pet Venditte was unloaded in a PTBNL trade, because -- and don't tell the rest of The Internet this -- it doesn't matter if you throw with both hands if neither arm is particuarly effective at getting outs. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 62 | 47 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 61.5 | .571 | .576 | 77.3% | 14.0% | 91.3% | -1.1% | -6.1% |
| Being on the disabled list, Yan Gomes can pass the time watching the Olympics and looking at all the stadiums in Rio, pointing out things like "oh that used to be a good resturant." | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 58 | 53 | 62.7 | 66.1 | 65.2 | .568 | .563 | 0.2% | 40.7% | 40.9% | -6.0% | -9.6% |
| Now that Brandon Moss is back in right field bookending the outfield with Matt Holliday, it might be only fair to give Steven Piscotty a jetpack. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 63 | 48 | 60.9 | 62.0 | 61.7 | .558 | .553 | 32.6% | 48.4% | 80.9% | -4.0% | -0.3% |
| Hunter Pence fouled a ball off his face but stayed in the game, presumably because of that whole "lightning striking twice" theory. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 63 | 47 | 58.9 | 57.4 | 57.2 | .538 | .542 | 26.1% | 37.2% | 63.3% | 10.0% | 11.7% |
| Manny Machado hit a home run in each of the first three innings, then proceeded to hit zero home runs over the final six innings. Talk about a slump. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 61 | 50 | 57.7 | 59.0 | 58.4 | .532 | .537 | 22.6% | 36.5% | 59.1% | -3.6% | 11.8% |
| Anibal Sanchez pitched eight innings, struck out 10 batters, and -- get this -- it wasn't spread out over three starts. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 57 | 53 | 59.0 | 58.1 | 58.1 | .528 | .533 | 12.7% | 16.8% | 29.4% | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| There is probably a pocket of Mariners fans/conspiracy theories who believe Ichiro secretly plays for the Mariners, and they likely make some good points. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 57 | 54 | 59.3 | 58.2 | 56.7 | .521 | .526 | 6.1% | 11.2% | 17.2% | -2.9% | -21.5% |
| Chris Devenski was the losing pitcher of record in both games they lost this weekend. Which brings us to today's fun fact: Houston has a pitcher named Chris Devenski. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 59 | 52 | 57.0 | 58.5 | 59.2 | .526 | .521 | 2.2% | 37.9% | 40.1% | 6.0% | 1.2% |
| Now that Ichiro is at 3,000 MLB hits, he can look forward to riding the bench for the rest of the pennant chase. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 57 | 54 | 57.1 | 59.2 | 60.0 | .525 | .520 | 1.9% | 32.7% | 34.6% | 5.1% | 2.3% |
| How about a compromise: Yoenis Cespedes can play golf on off-days and in return, they build a private mini-golf course for him in the clubhouse. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 65 | 47 | 56.4 | 54.0 | 54.0 | .512 | .517 | 81.3% | 6.8% | 88.1% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Adrian Beltre is now next in line to try and collect 3,000 hits. Remember that the man who never smiles is a more revered Ranger than the other third baseman with 3,000 hits who really wanted us all to like him. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 55 | 56 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 56.8 | .510 | .505 | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3.9% | -1.8% | 1.4% |
| You'd think Chad Bettis's 10 wins and 5.00+ ERA would be a common Rockies pitching stat line, but it hasn't happened in 10 years. Granted, that's only because the Rockies haven't used pitchers in 10 years, but rather genetically engineered pumas to spit the ball at the opponent. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 56 | 55 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 52.6 | .479 | .484 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| Perhaps the Yankees can jointly retire #25 for both Mark Teixeira and Jason Giambi, as a stern reminder never to throw money down the latrine for a first baseman. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 55 | 54 | 53.6 | 50.1 | 50.4 | .479 | .474 | 0.0% | 6.2% | 6.2% | -2.0% | -0.2% |
| The Pirates have two home runs out of their catchers this year. Two! By comparison, fourteen catchers have hit two home runs in a single game this year, including Robinson Chirinos who has done it twice. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 45 | 65 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 54.4 | .462 | .467 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Until Bobby Wilson hit a home run on Saturday, I don't think even Bobby Wilson's teammates knew he was on the Rays now. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 53 | 58 | 50.7 | 49.5 | 50.2 | .458 | .463 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| Tim Anderson strikeout-to-walk ratio update: He walked on Saturday! We're now at 61 strikeouts, three walks. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 49 | 62 | 55.1 | 49.3 | 49.3 | .456 | .461 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Mike Trout struck out four times on his birthday, then caught a potential grand slam ball because if he's not having a good birthday, nobody does. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 53 | 58 | 48.7 | 46.7 | 47.7 | .442 | .447 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Alex Gordon’s monthly batting totals: .208, .215, .208, .195, .143. Note to specify when you say what kind of consistency you are looking for in a player. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 45 | 66 | 49.2 | 50.9 | 50.5 | .441 | .446 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| If the season began after the All-Star break, that would be weird. But the Twins would have the second-best record in the American League, and that would be weirder. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 48 | 63 | 51.2 | 46.2 | 46.5 | .432 | .427 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| Colin Rea doesn't have a no-trade clause, but at this point all he needs to do is clutch his shoulder once he is, and it's just as effective. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 49 | 60 | 47.4 | 46.2 | 45.6 | .432 | .427 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| At 113, the Brewers already have more stolen bases than 26 teams had last year. Stolen bases: the VHS player of baseball stats! | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 48 | 63 | 45.7 | 43.9 | 44.1 | .409 | .414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| If you're already taking side bets on who the A's will flip in the offseason, Marcus Semien is on pace for 34 home runs. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 52 | 61 | 45.6 | 44.1 | 44.2 | .411 | .407 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edubray Ramos's inning on the mound went as follows: walk, walk, triple play. Simple and effective. Just do that every time. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 45 | 66 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 46.4 | .407 | .402 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Now officially released, Josh Collmenter really was given the easy way out of the Diamondbacks season. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 41 | 70 | 42.0 | 45.2 | 45.7 | .392 | .387 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| For the first time all year -- and the last team to do so -- the Braves hit four home runs in a game Saturday. That would have been a decent time to end the season for them. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 45 | 65 | 42.6 | 36.8 | 37.7 | .368 | .364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Remember, Brandon Phillips allegedly vetoed a trade for this. | |||||||||||||
H-i-t l-i-s-t.