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Prospectus Hit List for May 25
Hit List for May 22
Hit List for June 1
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 |  | 27 | 17 | 27.5 | 29.8 | 30.1 | .650 | .654 | 42.9% | 24.4% | 67.3% | 4.2% | 0.8% |
| It�s great that teams are getting more inventive with their reliever usage, but having Luis Severino throw eight innings yesterday seemed a bit extreme. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 31 | 16 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 | .631 | .636 | 90.0% | 7.0% | 97.0% | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| The Astros are giving away a bobblehead of Chris Devenski riding a Dragon for Game of Thrones night in June, which has to be the coolest giveaway for a random reliever ever. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 27 | 20 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 28.9 | .614 | .609 | 67.1% | 27.1% | 94.3% | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| Yasiel Puig and Joc Pederson both suffered injuries after colliding on Wednesday night, meaning they�re now officially listed as starting pitchers on the Dodgers� depth chart. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 29 | 19 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 28.8 | .609 | .604 | 13.6% | 45.0% | 58.6% | 2.3% | 12.6% |
| Archie Bradley, Andrew Chafin and J.J. Hoover engaged in a cow-milking contest on Tuesday in what Dave Stewart would�ve considered a gritty enough showing to offer them all extensions. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 28 | 17 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 25.8 | .603 | .598 | 89.0% | 3.1% | 92.1% | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| I am impressed by Anthony Rendon�s continued commitment to looking like one of the three musketeers. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 31 | 17 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 28.4 | .599 | .594 | 18.6% | 52.0% | 70.6% | 3.0% | 11.6% |
| The Rockies are the first NL Team to reach 30 wins this season. PECOTA had them projected for 30 wins all year. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 24 | 25 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 29.9 | .559 | .564 | 13.4% | 20.8% | 34.2% | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| Steven Souza Jr. homered twice yesterday, but I�ll shield you from any more Wil Myers jokes. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 24 | 21 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 26.4 | .557 | .562 | 72.5% | 11.8% | 84.4% | -3.0% | 2.9% |
| �Tribe can�t slow down Hamilton�s rally� reads the MLB.com headline that�s also historically accurate. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 23 | 20 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.3 | .553 | .548 | 19.1% | 15.4% | 34.5% | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| Someone should probably make one of those �Brace Yourself: Regression Is Coming� memes for Mike Leake. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 24 | 21 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | .538 | .543 | 35.0% | 25.2% | 60.2% | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Ah yes, Memorial Day and the calls to put John Farrell�s head on a spike. The two surest signs that summer is truly here. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 25 | 18 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 22.5 | .535 | .540 | 18.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% | 1.6% | 16.5% |
| Jose Berrios has 22 strikeouts through three starts, putting him on pace to single-handedly out-strikeout the 2012 Twins rotation by July. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 24 | 21 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.6 | .541 | .536 | 61.4% | 14.0% | 75.4% | 1.3% | 0.2% |
| The year is 2350. The aliens have come for us all. After destroying our civilization, their scholars seek to write down what they can glean from who we were. �It appears,� they write, �as though Jon Lester could not throw to first base.� | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 20 | 25 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 | .503 | .508 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 4.9% | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| It�s hard to believe Jose Abreu has 100 MLB homeruns already. It will be even wilder when Rusney Castillo, Alex Guerrero and Hector Olivera get there. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 25 | 20 | 22.7 | 20.8 | 21.4 | .499 | .504 | 5.9% | 10.7% | 16.6% | -3.0% | -9.4% |
| The Orioles hit three homers but still fell to the Twins yesterday in a timely reminder that just slamming your opponents won't make them go away. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 25 | 21 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 21.7 | .508 | .503 | 13.5% | 13.5% | 27.0% | -3.6% | -8.6% |
| �Davies looks to elongate outings� reads the Brewers.com headline that seems awfully personal. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 22 | 24 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 23.6 | .505 | .500 | 2.1% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| Much is being made of Billy Hamilton scoring from first base on a single to left field yesterday, but when you think about it every runner scores from first base in some way. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 25 | 24 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.6 | .493 | .498 | 1.8% | 12.5% | 14.2% | -3.0% | 3.6% |
| The Mariners: �No one could possibly have more starting pitcher injuries than us.� The Angels: �Hold my beer. No, please hold it, my arm is killing me.� | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 24 | 23 | 25.0 | 21.8 | 21.0 | .488 | .493 | 6.1% | 26.9% | 33.1% | -3.3% | -0.8% |
| The Rangers have a 5.21 bullpen ERA and have blown nine saves, but other than that things are going pretty well for their relievers. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 21 | 25 | 18.7 | 23.6 | 23.1 | .470 | .475 | 0.6% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| The way Sonny Gray is pitching lately, Billy Beane might be able to get *three* largely anonymous prospects for him this July instead of just two. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 22 | 23 | 21.4 | 19.6 | 20.0 | .461 | .466 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 19.5% | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| It�s not surprising that Victor Martinez leads the Tigers in batting average. What is surprising is that he�s doing so while hitting .260. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 21 | 26 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 21.1 | .453 | .458 | 2.9% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| It�s been a tough season for the Blue Jays injury-wise, but at least they get to enjoy up-and-coming young talent like Anthony Alfoahhh damnit. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 20 | 24 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 19.7 | .454 | .449 | 1.7% | 2.6% | 4.3% | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| Congrats to Matt Adams on becoming the latest Hit List Reverse Jinx winner! He�s already hitting .385 with two homers as a Brave. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 20 | 27 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.5 | .430 | .435 | 1.5% | 10.5% | 12.0% | -2.3% | -12.1% |
| The Mariners optioned Emilio Pagan to Triple-A yesterday in what�s been called the worst witch hunt in bullpen history. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 21 | 26 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 20.4 | .433 | .428 | 3.9% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| Jose Osuna had more clutch hits yesterday than Carlos Beltran has had in his career /ducks | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 19 | 25 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 16.5 | .415 | .410 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 17.5% | -5.8% | -4.4% |
| The most shocking revelation from the new Game of Thrones trailer? Ned Stark had been acting on advice from the Mets training staff ... | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 19 | 27 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 18.9 | .395 | .400 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| Add Mother Nature to the long list of rivals who�ve held the Royals scoreless this year. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 16 | 29 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 19.1 | .402 | .397 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| Edinson Volquez is 0-7 through nine starts in what�s becoming the best argument for valuing the Wins stat in years. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 15 | 29 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 17.5 | .386 | .381 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| The Pete Mackanin - Michael Franco relationship is deteriorating faster than Michael Saunders� trade value. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 20 | 28 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 18.3 | .374 | .369 | 0.6% | 9.5% | 10.1% | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| A giraffe and a Buster mad at each other? Sounds like an episode of Arthur, tbh. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 17 | 31 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 17.9 | .349 | .344 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| David Leavitt is gonna have an easier time finding a new job than Jered Weaver. The not-on-fireballer has now surrendered 35 earned runs in 41 innings. | |||||||||||||
There's a real dog fight for the bottom in the NL West.