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Prospectus Hit List for April 26



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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.

RkTmWLW1W2 W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

17

9

19.5

19.9

18.2

.661

.665

85.6%

9.0%

94.6%

1.9%

6.1%

Ya know once upon a time it wouldn’t have been very surprising that it took Jose Altuve until April 25 to homer.
2

18

5

17.9

18.5

18.2

.671

.675

50.6%

39.8%

90.4%

1.8%

3.0%

Might as well call Blake Swihart "The Winds of Winter" because he was supposed to be ready in late 2015 and now no one seems interested in developing him.
3

16

7

15.2

15.6

15.5

.622

.617

58.5%

24.7%

83.2%

-1.5%

4.4%

If Jake Lamb has any more setbacks in his recovery, by the time he rejoins the Diamondbacks he’s gonna be Jake Sheep! Thank you, try the veal.
4

14

9

14.5

15.9

15.3

.622

.627

44.9%

44.2%

89.0%

1.2%

10.0%

Dear lord, Didi Gregorius. I hope Giancarlo Stanton is ok with being the third-best power hitter on his own team.
5

13

12

13.6

15.4

14.7

.525

.530

2.7%

11.4%

14.2%

-1.4%

6.3%

Looks like the A’s acquired a decent font, which lets you know they’re not owned by Dan Gilbert.
6

11

14

12.8

14.4

14.4

.536

.531

29.2%

14.5%

43.7%

7.3%

-8.3%

The Nats definitely included a “no takezies backzies” clause for when the Yankees realize they traded for A.J. Cole and not Gerrit Cole, right?
7

15

8

14.8

14.5

14.1

.571

.566

35.9%

14.0%

49.9%

1.1%

12.7%

It’s nice to see Gabe Kapler preparing for his future by showing up at a Double-A game.
8

16

9

13.9

14.2

13.5

.549

.544

26.1%

23.3%

49.4%

-0.0%

15.1%

Well, one way for the Brewers to solve their OF/CI log jam is to have everyone get hurt.
9

14

9

15.1

13.4

13.2

.567

.562

30.2%

21.5%

51.7%

3.2%

2.0%

Tommy Pham left yesterday’s game with an “accidental head laceration,” which ... what are they telling us about the rest of their injuries?
10

13

10

14.1

13.0

13.2

.520

.515

6.5%

5.1%

11.7%

0.1%

-3.2%

“Ex-Astro Tucker compares Acuna to Correa” reads the Braves.com headline that proves Preston Tucker would be a terrible scout.
11

11

12

12.8

12.7

12.8

.561

.556

33.2%

31.2%

64.4%

-3.3%

-6.5%

Nothing sums up the Dodgers season so far quite like “Clayton Kershaw lost to the Marlins.”
12

15

7

11.9

12.3

12.7

.540

.535

28.3%

13.0%

41.2%

-4.5%

-6.8%

So is this basically an alternate The Dark Knight Rises ending where he doesn’t set autopilot?
13

16

9

14.1

12.0

12.4

.517

.522

7.8%

24.7%

32.5%

-3.4%

-25.2%

Already 10 homers for Mike Trout. Just imagine how many Mookie Betts must have!
14

14

12

11.1

11.8

12.0

.481

.476

3.9%

9.3%

13.2%

1.1%

-1.3%

Nothing cures what ails ye for a pitcher quite like facing the Padres, ain’t that right Jon Gray?
15

13

9

12.4

13.2

11.8

.582

.587

91.4%

2.8%

94.2%

1.2%

4.1%

I mean obviously it’s a leg injury for Andrew Miller -- he’s only 14% not leg.
16

13

11

13.0

12.3

11.7

.498

.493

4.4%

7.4%

11.9%

0.7%

-10.1%

Guess Jameson Taillon is auditioning for the 8 Mile remake because he just got severely abused by Detroit.
17

11

10

13.1

11.7

11.6

.564

.559

39.2%

23.7%

62.9%

-2.3%

4.0%

Sure, Javier Baez making fun of Francisco Lindor for not throwing him out was funny, but did he do it the right way?
18

11

13

9.7

11.1

11.5

.480

.475

4.3%

11.8%

16.1%

-1.8%

-1.2%

Congrats to Chris Stratton, whose child will become the Giants’ second-best prospect immediately upon delivery.
19

14

9

14.3

11.2

11.2

.523

.528

3.3%

24.9%

28.3%

-3.9%

-1.1%

You can tell Toronto’s bullpen members are big Maples Leafs fans since they’re all about blowing leads to Boston.
20

9

13

9.4

10.1

10.9

.477

.482

1.2%

12.0%

13.2%

2.5%

7.1%

What’s crazier, that it took Johnny Venters six years to get back to the majors, or that he’s now the Rays’ best starter?
21

9

17

9.9

10.1

10.5

.411

.407

0.1%

0.3%

0.5%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Always a good sign for your offense when two of the top three highlights on your website are “Headley’s RBI groundout” and “Margot’s sac fly.”
22

10

12

11.2

10.9

10.1

.453

.458

0.6%

1.5%

2.1%

0.2%

0.3%

So did Leonys Martin just laugh at the torture scene in Casino Royale?
23

13

10

9.8

10.0

9.7

.475

.480

3.8%

15.4%

19.2%

2.2%

4.6%

It’s like Roenis Elias never even left! No, seriously -- he threw 8 innings for the Red Sox in two-plus years.
24

9

17

8.9

8.3

9.5

.402

.407

0.1%

1.1%

1.2%

0.2%

-1.0%

There are Mr. Robot relationships that are healthier than the Rangers.
25

5

19

7.1

7.1

7.7

.367

.362

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.0%

-0.3%

A no-hitter through six innings? Tyler Mahle is now the most dominant Reds starter in history.
26

7

17

6.5

6.4

7.6

.343

.338

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Miguel Rojas : Clayton Kershaw :: Enrique Wilson : Pedro Martinez
27

8

11

7.2

7.6

7.6

.450

.455

7.6%

12.5%

20.1%

-2.5%

-13.5%

Did you know that the Twins haven’t beaten the Yankees in Yankee Stadium since 1956? Truly incredible.
28

5

16

5.7

7.0

7.2

.367

.372

0.3%

0.4%

0.6%

0.1%

-0.4%

The White Sox relying on a reliever named Bummer is a little too on brand, no?
29

5

17

5.9

7.1

7.0

.347

.352

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.0%

0.1%

Nice job by Lorenzo Cain to give Royals fans at least one thing to cheer about this year.
30

6

18

6.5

5.7

6.9

.352

.356

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Chance Sisco continues to display his utter contempt for the unwritten rules of baseball by hitting the ball into the empty part of the stands.