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Prospectus Hit List for April 30



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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.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff% 1-Day7-Day
1

12

16

14.3

16.5

16.8

.540

.535

30.1%

12.8%

42.8%

6.4%

-3.2%

Bryce Harper is now leading the league in walks, or as Reds fans call it, failing to drive in runs.
2

17

9

14.4

14.5

14.6

.537

.532

29.8%

12.9%

42.8%

5.3%

3.3%

Can you believe that Yoenis Cespedes hit a homerun directly into Craig Goldstein’s opinions?
3

16

11

13.3

12.7

12.3

.496

.501

5.2%

22.7%

27.8%

4.2%

9.1%

The only thing that makes me feel older than knowing that Robbie Cano now has 100 homers as a Mariner is watching a single Felix Hernandez start.
4

15

12

16.2

13.7

13.7

.519

.524

2.4%

21.3%

23.7%

3.1%

-7.2%

J.A. Happ’s late-career resurgence is so random and befuddling it’s shocking he’s not a Cardinal.
5

16

11

17.2

16.1

16.2

.534

.529

11.4%

7.9%

19.2%

2.7%

5.1%

Ozzie Albies looks so good Dave Stewart probably wants to trade him for Shelby Miller.
6

17

11

16.1

15.6

15.1

.522

.517

7.2%

12.3%

19.6%

2.5%

7.4%

Losing a no-hitter in the seventh? At best he’s Nick Princeham, and it’s more likely he’s only Nick Dukeham or Earlham.
7

15

10

16.1

14.9

14.6

.585

.580

54.2%

20.3%

74.4%

1.9%

12.8%

Javier Baez has now wrecked more Brewers than InBev.
8

18

9

17.8

18.7

18.1

.634

.639

56.0%

37.4%

93.4%

1.8%

8.4%

“Don’t talk to me,” CC Sabathia yelled at Angel Hernandez, truly speaking for all of us.
9

19

10

21.6

22.5

21.1

.666

.670

87.6%

7.6%

95.2%

0.4%

-0.9%

I guess Trump was right about something -- Cole really is making a comeback.
10

14

14

11.8

12.7

13.2

.481

.476

3.9%

14.0%

17.8%

0.3%

2.7%

It shouldn’t surprise us that Pablo Sandoval is an effective innings-eater.
11

7

21

9.9

9.6

9.9

.390

.385

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.1%

0.2%

Pretty clever of the Twins to use a picture of Jesse Winker closing one eye on their jumbotron. The inference is that no one really wants to look at the Reds.
12

7

20

7.4

9.5

9.1

.358

.363

0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0.1%

-0.0%

Yes, Sal Perez is being ridiculous, but his antics have gifted us the phrase “gives you the ass” via Ned Yost, so it’s totally worth it.
13

9

18

8.1

7.9

9.1

.359

.355

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

“Here comes the cavalry” just doesn’t mean as much when the cavalry is Wei-Yin Chen and Dan Straily.
14

11

15

12.7

12.5

11.6

.443

.448

0.9%

0.9%

1.7%

0.0%

-0.3%

Who would’ve thunk that crappy van would outlast Daniel Norris?
15

8

20

8.5

8.2

9.2

.374

.378

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

-0.2%

To be fair, no one could’ve seen Chris Davis’ precipitous decline coming. That’s why everyone loved that deal so much when it was signed.
16

10

19

10.9

11.3

11.8

.411

.406

0.1%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.0%

-0.3%

Well, I guess the Padres don’t have to worry about Wil Myers’ outfield defense if he’s never playing.
17

20

7

19.4

19.4

19.3

.636

.641

39.9%

49.1%

89.0%

-0.1%

-1.4%

So it turns out Rick Porcello is basically just a handsome Clay Buchholz with a healthier respect for laptops.
18

14

12

12.6

14.3

13.0

.555

.559

91.0%

2.5%

93.5%

-0.2%

0.4%

Honestly, Baker Mayfield would be a great name for a DH.
19

8

18

8.9

9.7

9.6

.394

.399

0.4%

0.3%

0.8%

-0.2%

0.1%

Might as well nickname Tim Anderson “PECOTA” because Royals fans now hate him for no reason.
20

11

18

10.5

9.4

10.6

.410

.415

0.2%

1.7%

1.9%

-0.5%

-0.3%

“Clutch hits, key throws nab win for Rangers” reads the Rangers.com headline that describes literally every baseball victory ever.
21

16

12

14.4

12.5

12.9

.494

.499

5.1%

19.4%

24.5%

-0.8%

-3.7%

Now that Shohei Ohtani is missing a start with an injury he is truly an Angels’ pitcher.
22

15

14

11.9

12.9

12.9

.473

.468

2.7%

9.0%

11.7%

-0.9%

-0.3%

Hey, David Dahl is being productive! Just ... just no one touch him, or go near him, or even look at him really.
23

19

8

17.9

17.6

17.6

.616

.611

69.5%

19.0%

88.5%

-1.0%

6.6%

Robbie Ray took “fanning the side” a little too literally, it seems.
24

14

14

14.3

15.8

15.3

.507

.512

2.0%

11.6%

13.6%

-1.0%

1.7%

The A’s lost a Graveman and a Buchter within two days. They’re like The Walking Dead, but with a more cohesive plot.
25

15

12

16.2

14.2

14.1

.539

.534

22.3%

22.0%

44.4%

-2.2%

-8.2%

We haven’t seen a Holland get crushed like this since the fourth Anglo-Dutch war.
26

9

14

8.2

9.0

9.0

.440

.445

7.6%

8.8%

16.4%

-2.5%

-11.3%

Well, at least Byron Buxton is efficient with his DL trips. Might as well get it all out of the way at once.
27

12

15

14.7

15.0

15.1

.556

.552

23.8%

34.4%

58.2%

-2.8%

-11.5%

“I can’t believe how lazy Cody Bellinger is!” - a Dodgers fan as he settles into his seat in the third inning.
28

12

14

12.4

13.1

13.7

.500

.505

1.7%

16.5%

18.2%

-4.4%

5.7%

If Daniel Robertson really wanted to win he would’ve tied Eduardo Nunez’s shoelaces together.
29

16

13

15.1

15.2

14.8

.526

.521

16.1%

22.6%

38.7%

-5.1%

-5.0%

The year is 2064. Earth 2 is thriving under the leadership of President Vladimir Guerrero III. Wade Miley is still a fifth-starter. He’s been worth 0.5 WAR over his 60-year career.
30

16

11

15.3

14.9

15.1

.537

.532

28.7%

12.4%

41.1%

-7.2%

-9.5%

Starting Vince Velasquez in fantasy is like playing Russian roulette, but with inverse odds.