Prospectus Hit List for August 31
Hit List for August 28
Hit List for September 7
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 |  | 91 | 40 | 88.6 | 91.2 | 90.7 | .690 | .686 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Four losses in a row? If the Dodgers keep this up they’ll be luck to scrap their way to a mere 105 wins. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 76 | 56 | 82.3 | 85.4 | 84.3 | .621 | .626 | 99.6% | 0.4% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| I’d make a joke about Indians slaughtering Yankees but I don’t want to end up as the subject of a thinkpiece on Salon. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 79 | 53 | 80.3 | 84.2 | 83.6 | .620 | .624 | 99.9% | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The unthinkable truly has happened in Houston: J.J. Watt has become likeable. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 70 | 62 | 78.5 | 83.5 | 82.9 | .597 | .601 | 13.0% | 74.8% | 87.8% | -6.1% | -8.0% |
| If they lose the series to the Red Sox, the Yankees might be wearing white flags after Labor Day. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 81 | 51 | 80.9 | 82.7 | 80.9 | .616 | .612 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| “Time working against a return for Harper” reads the Nationals.com headline written by the guys behind Nihilist Arby’s account. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 72 | 60 | 75.0 | 78.3 | 77.1 | .573 | .568 | 87.3% | 4.6% | 91.9% | 3.1% | 0.9% |
| The only thing lazier than the “stats guys hate Javier Baez” takes is calling Javier Baez lazy. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 75 | 58 | 77.4 | 76.7 | 76.9 | .575 | .570 | 0.0% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 0.8% | 12.4% |
| Turns out that getting J.D. Martinez for free was wise. Who knew? | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 76 | 57 | 76.2 | 73.6 | 73.7 | .563 | .568 | 86.5% | 13.0% | 99.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| If you thought Jonny Gomes was bad in the field, you should hear him in the broadcast booth. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 67 | 68 | 67.4 | 72.9 | 73.5 | .520 | .525 | 0.2% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 0.4% | 6.0% |
| If you thought Nick Kroll had a great season as “The Douche” on Parks and Rec, you’ll love Logan Morrison’s 2017 campaign! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 66 | 66 | 70.8 | 72.0 | 72.4 | .533 | .528 | 5.3% | 8.4% | 13.7% | -2.0% | -18.5% |
| “We’re still in this race,” the Cardinals say as they continue to hemorrhage players. “We’re committed to 2017,” they declare as they try and trade anyone with a pulse. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 72 | 61 | 71.2 | 67.9 | 66.7 | .522 | .517 | 0.0% | 70.6% | 70.6% | -4.8% | 5.8% |
| “Rockies struggling to notch consecutive wins” reads the Rockies.com headline that really doesn’t want to admit they’re playing like a .500 team. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 69 | 65 | 67.9 | 65.0 | 66.4 | .500 | .505 | 0.1% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% |
| Albert Pujols is the worst player in baseball, you say? That’s the most dramatic fall from grace for an Angel since Lucifer. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 66 | 66 | 69.7 | 66.0 | 65.9 | .507 | .512 | 0.0% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 0.5% | 3.0% |
| The last time someone responded this poorly to a flood Russell Crowe was acting as Noah. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 66 | 66 | 63.6 | 65.1 | 65.4 | .493 | .488 | 0.0% | 8.2% | 8.2% | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| “Ranking all of Stanton’s home runs since July” reads the Marlins.com headline that even Bret Sayre thinks takes ranking things too far. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 69 | 63 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.4 | .497 | .502 | 0.4% | 45.2% | 45.6% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| Jake Diekman could be coming back soon, which means that the Twins might only have the second-best Colon recovery story on their hands. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 69 | 64 | 67.8 | 64.0 | 63.3 | .496 | .491 | 7.5% | 10.0% | 17.4% | 3.7% | 1.4% |
| Keon Broxton is a better closer than anyone the Tigers have used in that capacity in a decade. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 66 | 68 | 64.1 | 62.4 | 63.1 | .477 | .482 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | -2.8% | -11.5% |
| I haven’t seen Leake-related desperation like this since I was trying to avoid “The Spoils of War” spoilers. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 68 | 65 | 64.8 | 61.6 | 62.8 | .483 | .488 | 0.3% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 2.0% | 12.2% |
| Props to the Orioles on flawlessly executing their “never lose again” strategy, or as O’s fans call it, “are the Ravens playing yet?” | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 58 | 75 | 55.9 | 61.1 | 62.0 | .446 | .450 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Is there a more stereotypical A’s player than Matt Olson? He mashes, he strikes out and he’s limited defensively. All he needs to do now is get traded and thrive elsewhere. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 65 | 67 | 60.2 | 58.3 | 60.1 | .461 | .466 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% | -2.6% | -17.5% |
| Can you believe Danny Duffy? I mean who decides to go to Burger King on purpose? | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 58 | 74 | 59.4 | 60.2 | 59.9 | .450 | .455 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The Tigers are so boring these days I don’t even know how to joke about them. It’s like trying to wise crack about unbuttered wheat toast. Everything just seems ... stale. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 56 | 77 | 57.1 | 57.8 | 58.8 | .432 | .427 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Robert Stephenson goes for his third-consecutive win today. If he gets it, he’ll have as many wins as every other Reds rookie starter combined. Not really, but you believed it, no? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 61 | 72 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 58.2 | .435 | .440 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| Aron Ralston would have an easier time throwing out runners than Miguel Montero. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 63 | 71 | 59.7 | 57.0 | 57.4 | .442 | .437 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| It’s looking more and more like the Pirates won’t be able to lose in the Wild Card Game this season. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 59 | 72 | 59.1 | 57.8 | 56.9 | .444 | .439 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Ender Inciarte notched eight hits in Atlanta’s double-header yesterday. That’s basically more offense than the Royals produced between August 24-28. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 58 | 74 | 58.9 | 56.1 | 56.8 | .435 | .430 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jose Reyes in left field? Terry Collins is the trolliest troll since @PFT_Commenter. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 59 | 74 | 50.8 | 53.4 | 54.2 | .409 | .404 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The only thing more predictable than Travis Wood turning into Babe Ruth after he was traded to the Padres? How he’ll immediately fall apart once traded somewhere else. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 52 | 79 | 54.5 | 52.1 | 53.8 | .405 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Yikes, Derek Holland. The last time a Chicago comeback went this poorly people still believed in Derrick Rose’s knees. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 49 | 83 | 53.4 | 53.3 | 52.9 | .395 | .390 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| If you thought the 2017 Phillies were already disappointing, just wait until you see J.P. Crawford’s bat! | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 53 | 82 | 54.2 | 50.8 | 51.8 | .389 | .384 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| It’s great that the Giants suddenly have interest in all these sluggers, but they’re gonna be devastated when they learn that the trade deadline was a month ago. | |||||||||||||
*You* try making a joke about the Tigers.