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Prospectus Hit List for August 20



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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.

Rk TmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

63

63

67.1

64.3

64.6

.514

.519

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

Ahh, we’ve reached the “starting Odrisamer Despaigne” portion of the Angels’ season.
2

69

56

71.3

71.0

70.4

.563

.559

34.9%

27.5%

62.4%

3.6%

4.5%

Robbie Ray is getting dangerously close to being largely indistinguishable from Robbie Ross again.
3

68

55

70.3

69.9

69.7

.565

.560

53.4%

13.4%

66.8%

-4.6%

-2.3%

Guess we should call the Braves “The Apollo Creeds” since they just got crushed by Rockies.
4

37

87

43.0

40.5

42.6

.329

.333

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

How furious do you think Buck Showalter is that he basically *has* to play a bunch of young guys every day now?
5

88

37

84.2

82.4

80.6

.670

.675

96.6%

3.4%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It’s a shame that Chris Sale is going to be out for the last two weeks in Boston when anyone cares about baseball.
6

46

77

46.3

48.3

46.9

.381

.386

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Michael Kopech will fit right in with the White Sox; Chicago is a very walkable city.
7

71

52

70.9

70.3

70.3

.574

.569

76.9%

17.3%

94.2%

-1.7%

-0.7%

Steve Bartman is about to be more popular than Yu Darvish in Chicago.
8

55

69

55.8

56.9

58.0

.455

.450

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Eugenio Suarez is the best player no one talks about aside from mentioning him in the context of the best player no one talks about.
9

71

52

75.6

75.2

71.2

.596

.600

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

Can’t wait for this Terry Francona/Alex Cora reunion, which one figures will take place at the Popeyes down the street from Fenway Park.
10

68

56

60.8

63.2

64.0

.516

.511

23.9%

23.9%

47.8%

5.7%

26.7%

And just when you thought no one could be crueler to the Braves than Jose Urena ...
11

51

74

51.3

49.5

47.6

.399

.404

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I mean, who really cares at this point?
12

75

49

83.7

84.2

84.2

.659

.664

79.6%

19.0%

98.6%

1.4%

-0.1%

It’s incredible to think that 162 of Justin Verlander’s 200 career wins have come since his trade to the Astros last August.
13

38

86

40.3

40.4

39.8

.319

.324

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Can you name three Royals relievers without cheating? I bet you can’t. I’m not sure they can themselves, tbh.
14

67

58

74.6

77.8

77.7

.594

.589

41.2%

25.4%

66.6%

7.2%

-3.4%

Now that he’s been injured at an inopportune time, Manny Machado is a True Dodger.
15

50

76

45.1

48.7

50.6

.386

.381

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Can you name four Marlins starters without cheating? I bet you can’t. I’m not sure they can themselves, tbh.
16

69

57

65.4

66.1

66.0

.529

.524

13.1%

43.4%

56.5%

6.5%

-7.9%

As talented as the Brewers are it’s more than a little concerned that Jhoulys Chacin is their stopper.
17

59

64

59.3

54.3

52.3

.457

.462

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Ervin Santana is having the worst late-stage Twins career since Christian Bale in The Prestige.
18

78

46

76.9

78.6

78.3

.629

.633

3.4%

96.4%

99.8%

0.3%

0.1%

The Yankees now feature a literal knight with a bruised heel, so keep them away from Troy.
19

54

69

57.0

56.1

56.1

.454

.449

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

Amed Rosario is looking like a real bright spot for the Mets, so expect him to contract The Black Plague any day.
20

74

50

69.0

70.9

70.5

.573

.578

19.0%

68.1%

87.1%

-0.1%

14.5%

“Khris Davis homers twice but the A’s lose to the Astros” has a very October feel to it, no?
21

68

56

62.9

64.1

63.7

.521

.516

44.2%

14.4%

58.7%

-4.7%

-9.0%

“Big Al” is gonna end up playing center field for the Phillies by mid-September, given their aversion to defense.
22

63

62

62.7

60.4

60.4

.493

.488

0.3%

2.0%

2.3%

-0.1%

-4.6%

So ... so Up Goes Frazier, I guess?
23

49

78

50.7

47.2

49.7

.387

.382

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

If a Hunter Renfroe goes off in San Diego but no one is around to see it, does it make a sound?
24

71

54

58.0

60.0

60.9

.500

.505

1.4%

12.7%

14.1%

-1.8%

-14.4%

We’re like six days from the Mariners saying “I don’t feel so good” a Tony Stark holds them in his arms.
25

61

64

57.2

56.7

59.2

.468

.463

0.0%

0.5%

0.5%

-0.5%

-1.8%

Well, at least Hunter Strickland will be able to close out the season.
26

68

57

68.5

67.8

66.2

.541

.536

9.7%

30.0%

39.6%

-8.0%

13.1%

Let’s call Miles Mikolas “Abel” because a Cain wants to murder him.
27

63

61

63.1

69.9

71.1

.538

.543

0.0%

0.4%

0.4%

0.2%

-0.1%

August 19, 2018 will forever be remembered as the Jalen Beeks Revenge Game.
28

56

70

57.7

55.4

57.4

.449

.454

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Rangers fall to Angels in soggy slugfest” reads the Rangers.com headline that leads me to believe I missed the least-watchable game in recent memory.
29

55

69

53.0

53.2

54.4

.434

.439

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Jays are gonna end up promoting Vladito like the day his average falls below .400, aren’t they?
30

62

63

68.8

68.4

67.7

.534

.529

2.3%

2.1%

4.5%

-3.4%

-14.6%

Dave Martinez has less job security than Robert Mueller right now.