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Prospectus Hit List for May 10



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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

24

15

28.6

30.2

29.2

.662

.666

85.5%

10.0%

95.5%

0.4%

1.1%

George Springer is so hot right now Barstool is probably trying to find a way to objectify him.
2

26

10

24.3

25.3

25.3

.649

.653

73.7%

24.4%

98.1%

0.0%

2.7%

Folks we haven’t seen a Judge hammer a Red Sox closer like that since Ugueth Urbina was around.
3

25

11

24.2

24.5

24.2

.614

.619

25.2%

64.0%

89.2%

-1.7%

0.6%

If David Price starts reading the Boston newspapers maybe it’ll turn out to be a blessing that he can’t feel things.
4

24

12

21.9

21.7

22.5

.598

.593

77.1%

14.2%

91.3%

0.1%

0.9%

“Baseball a family affair for Jake Lamb” reads the headline for a Dbacks.com story that’s all about Jake Sheep.
5

20

18

22.1

24.1

24.2

.571

.566

44.7%

15.4%

60.1%

-4.7%

9.7%

Any surprise that Jeremy Hellickson almost through a Perfect Game has to be mitigated by the fact that it was against the Padres, no?
6

19

15

21.3

19.6

18.8

.571

.566

45.0%

22.3%

67.3%

2.7%

-3.8%

This isn’t a fantasy column but for those of you who play DFS, I’d like to point out that the Cubs are up against Carson Fulmer today ...
7

18

18

18.8

19.7

18.8

.549

.554

80.0%

3.3%

83.3%

0.7%

-10.1%

The only way the Indians could be more overrated right now is if they were a Red Sox or Mets prospect.
8

21

15

21.8

21.9

21.8

.556

.551

31.2%

16.2%

47.4%

6.6%

11.2%

There’s definitely a non-zero portion of the population that thinks Seranthony Dominguez was named after a Game of Thrones character.
9

22

14

21.3

20.0

19.8

.535

.540

8.8%

30.3%

39.2%

5.4%

8.2%

Congrats to Albert Pujols on surpassing Fountains of Wayne by 2,999 hits.
10

16

20

19.1

19.1

19.3

.544

.539

13.6%

31.5%

45.2%

4.3%

-2.3%

This once-promising joke has been placed on the DL.
11

21

14

22.1

21.2

21.7

.542

.537

17.2%

11.8%

29.1%

3.6%

4.1%

The Monty Python “I’m not dead yet, I’m getting better” sketch, but with Nick Markakis in the wheelbarrow.
12

20

14

19.1

17.2

16.5

.531

.526

28.8%

21.8%

50.7%

0.7%

0.9%

So much for Yadier Molina’s mastery of balls and strikes.
13

15

19

16.4

18.2

19.2

.506

.511

0.5%

12.2%

12.7%

-1.6%

-1.1%

It’s nice to see Blake Snell inheriting the Rays Ace mantle of receiving no run support at such a young age.
14

21

16

20.3

20.0

20.0

.514

.509

9.1%

11.6%

20.7%

2.6%

7.0%

Look for the city of Pittsburgh to honor the return of Andrew McCutchen the only way they know how -- by asking Ben Roethlisberger if he cares about it.
15

21

16

18.1

17.9

17.0

.509

.504

17.0%

18.4%

35.5%

-5.0%

-13.9%

Corey Knebel : Cody Allen :: Josh Hader : Andrew Miller. Right down to the lack of rings.
16

20

17

19.9

17.1

16.8

.496

.501

0.7%

17.9%

18.6%

2.4%

-6.4%

Vladito is about to replace maple syrup as Canada’s most-loved export.
17

20

15

17.0

16.2

15.9

.494

.499

4.7%

21.9%

26.6%

-2.9%

-1.2%

Congrats to Big Maple, but lots of pitchers have thrown no hitters in their native country before ...
18

21

16

16.7

18.9

18.7

.502

.497

5.4%

16.0%

21.4%

-3.4%

5.8%

Jon Gray is truly Schroedinger’s Ace.
19

19

18

16.3

17.8

18.4

.492

.487

3.8%

14.3%

18.1%

-3.1%

0.5%

Derek Holland is somehow gonna end up having a worse year than Greg Holland, isn't he?
20

15

17

14.4

15.1

15.1

.481

.486

18.1%

7.4%

25.5%

0.1%

12.9%

Lance Lynn finally has a quality start! If only there was a way the Twins could’ve given him extensive time to work out his kinks before the season ...
21

18

19

16.9

18.1

17.8

.480

.485

0.9%

7.5%

8.4%

-1.8%

-4.5%

If I’m Dustin Fowler I’m wrapping myself in bubble wrap before my first start.
22

18

17

16.0

15.6

15.7

.476

.471

6.9%

6.0%

12.9%

-4.4%

-20.1%

If you write a line about the Mets batting out of order for a sitcom it’d be rejected for being too on-the-nose.
23

15

21

17.2

19.1

17.4

.453

.458

1.6%

0.3%

1.9%

-0.7%

-0.8%

The Tigers are hosting “Pink Out the Park” on Mother’s Day, which begs the obvious question -- how much do you have to hate your mom to take her to a Tigers game?
24

15

24

14.4

12.4

14.1

.411

.415

0.0%

0.6%

0.7%

-0.1%

-1.1%

Sure, the gum sandwich thing is horrifying and weird, but when Bartolo Colon does it it’s also sort of endearing?
25

10

27

13.8

13.9

13.9

.406

.401

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

0.0%

Crappy pitchers with tenuous connections to Batman are the new market inefficiency, I guess?
26

14

24

14.4

13.6

14.2

.406

.401

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.1%

0.0%

“Lyles brings reliever’s mentality to starting role” reads the Padres.com headline that admits he’s really only good for an inning or two.
27

12

24

12.9

13.7

13.4

.386

.391

0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

-0.1%

0.1%

The Monty Python “I’m not dead yet, I’m getting better” sketch, but with Alex Gordon in the wheelbarrow.
28

9

25

11.6

12.5

12.5

.386

.391

0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

-0.0%

-0.3%

I’ve never felt this bad for a Burger that wasn’t about to enter Guy Fieri’s body before.
29

9

27

10.4

10.0

11.2

.361

.365

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.2%

So the Royals are Randy Johnson and the Orioles are that pigeon, basically.
30

13

23

11.0

9.7

10.8

.357

.352

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

-0.1%

-0.1%

“We’re a serious ballclub,” Derek Jeter says as his best player gets tickled during a benches-clearing brawl. “Very serious,” he says as the Dinger Machine lights up.