Prospectus Hit List for April 17
Hit List for April 13
Hit List for April 19
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 |  | 7 | 6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | .637 | .632 | 76.5% | 14.4% | 90.8% | -1.3% | -0.5% |
| 'Ok, this Rich Hill stuff is getting to be a little too morbid and predictable.' - Kenny McCormick | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 8 | 4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | .598 | .603 | 20.3% | 17.6% | 37.9% | 3.8% | 16.6% |
| There are space shuttles with less impressive launch angles than Aaron Judge's. My god that man is strong. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 7 | 5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | .585 | .590 | 13.1% | 14.5% | 27.6% | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| Brian Dozier hit an inside-the-park homer, which is the sort of relatively benign achievement the Twins need to celebrate. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 8 | 4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | .582 | .587 | 69.6% | 15.1% | 84.7% | -3.0% | 4.5% |
| The Astros' final game against the A's was rained out, so they'll need to reschedule for later in the season when it can be sewaged out. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | .567 | .562 | 72.8% | 11.3% | 84.1% | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| There is now a story on Cubs.com about David Ross doing an Easter Egg hunt. He's become the backup catcher version of a Kardashian. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 7 | 5 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | .545 | .550 | 42.6% | 18.5% | 61.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Chris Sale has been so dominant in his first three starts with the Red Sox that some Boston fans went two entire days without complaining about the state of the farm system. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 7 | 6 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .546 | .541 | 47.2% | 20.2% | 67.5% | -3.4% | 5.8% |
| Maybe if Jay Bruce changes his middle name to 'where's Conforto?' he can trick himself into believing Mets fans are cheering for him? | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 7 | 5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | .539 | .534 | 35.9% | 21.5% | 57.4% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| The Easter Bunny laid a brutal hit on Teddy Roosevelt during the Nationals Presidents Race yesterday Who knew the Easter Bunny worked for United? | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 7 | 5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | .537 | .532 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 24.1% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| What walks on 4 legs when it is morning, on 2 legs at noon and hits a walkoff as their first major league homer? | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 5 | 7 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | .513 | .518 | 60.7% | 14.3% | 75.0% | -3.8% | -7.5% |
| Lonnie Chisenhall is playing center field for the Indians. Even the Orioles think that's an embarrassing defensive outfield alignment. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 8 | 3 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | .512 | .517 | 7.4% | 9.6% | 17.0% | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| Tough break for the Orioles. With Zach Britton on the DL, who is Buck Showalter going to not call on when the game is tied? | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 8 | 5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | .521 | .516 | 4.0% | 7.8% | 11.9% | -0.3% | 2.9% |
| Jesse Winker spent less time in Cincinnati than the average bowl of Skyline Chili spends in a digestive track. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 6 | 7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | .505 | .510 | 25.3% | 20.2% | 45.5% | -2.6% | -12.8% |
| By heading to the DL with a hamstring injury, Jake Odorizzi took another step toward becoming a Dodgers starter of the future. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 7 | 6 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | .508 | .503 | 8.4% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 1.8% | 6.5% |
| Eric Thames has launched so many bombs in his return from Korea it's a miracle Donald Trump hasn't tweeted about him yet. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 9 | 5 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | .507 | .502 | 5.5% | 18.2% | 23.6% | 2.0% | 4.4% |
| It's April 17 and the Rockies have the most wins in baseball. Thank goodness the good people of Colorado are used to coming down from highs. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 8 | 4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | .493 | .498 | 16.6% | 17.3% | 33.9% | 2.0% | 8.6% |
| DET The year is 2046. Interstellar travel is a reality. The United States are no more. But Francisco Rodriguez is still leading the league in saves. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 6 | 5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | .490 | .495 | 6.2% | 8.6% | 14.8% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| The White Sox fielded an all-Garcia outfield on Thursday, which definitely led to at least three racially charged Facebook posts from uncles all across the country. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 5 | 9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | .491 | .486 | 11.6% | 29.0% | 40.7% | -5.1% | -6.8% |
| Jarrett Parker broke his clavicle making a great catch on Saturday, meaning he's just a year or two away from becoming CBS's no. 1 NFL color commentator. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 8 | 5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | .491 | .486 | 6.2% | 19.7% | 25.9% | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| Taijuan Walker earned his first win as a Diamondback just a few days after Jean Segura hit the DL, so 2017 is truly the ying to Arizona's 2016 yang. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 5 | 8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | .481 | .485 | 15.1% | 23.6% | 38.7% | 5.0% | 6.5% |
| In sweeping the Rangers at home, the Mariners proved to the world that they still have enough talent to just barely miss out on the playoffs. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 5 | 6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | .483 | .478 | 4.6% | 6.6% | 11.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| 'Braves ride Colon, hot bats to win' says the MLB.com headline that eighth grade me can't stop laughing about. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 4 | 8 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | .468 | .473 | 9.4% | 16.0% | 25.4% | -1.9% | -5.8% |
| Nomar Mazara leads the Rangers in average, RBI and home runs. This won't be the last time I type that sentence. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 5 | 7 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | .467 | .472 | 2.3% | 5.7% | 8.0% | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| The A's played Careless Whisper for Josh Reddick's first at-bat back in the Coliseum, marking the 7th straight season in which their most famous player is on a different team. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 6 | 7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | .459 | .464 | 3.6% | 8.6% | 12.1% | -2.1% | -7.8% |
| The Angles were blanked by the Royals yesterday in what PECOTA would call a statistical anomaly. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 6 | 6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | .455 | .460 | 3.4% | 4.5% | 8.0% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Just when you're ready to count the Royals out, they get to play the Angels for several days in a row. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 6 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | .462 | .457 | 12.3% | 15.5% | 27.8% | 3.0% | 0.5% |
| In sweeping the Cubs at Wrigley, the Pirates proved to the world that they still have enough talent to lose in a Wild Card play-in game come October. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 4 | 8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | .426 | .421 | 1.4% | 2.4% | 3.8% | -1.2% | -3.5% |
| Joaquin Benoit gave up a walk-off homer to Bryce Harper last night, dropping the Phi ... wait, Joaquin Benoit is still pitching? In high-leverage situations? Yikes. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 5 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | .400 | .396 | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.6% | -0.5% | -1.4% |
| Ryan Schimpf already has three homers, so he's well on his way to becoming the next former Padres middle infielder who thrives elsewhere. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 3 | 9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .390 | .386 | 2.5% | 5.7% | 8.3% | -2.2% | -6.6% |
| Carlos Martinez struck out 11 and walked eight in what shall henceforth be known as a 'Francisco Liriano.' | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 2 | 10 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | .368 | .373 | 4.4% | 5.9% | 10.4% | -1.6% | -9.1% |
| The Blue Jays have won just two games and recently put Aaron Sanchez on the DL. This is the roughest go of it Canada has had since it lost The War of 1812, which it lost. | |||||||||||||
David Ross is the new Kardashian and Eric Thames is the new Barry Bonds.