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Prospectus Hit List for July 1



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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

42

41

43.2

44.3

42.7

.519

.514

12.2%

28.0%

40.3%

3.7%

15.0%

Trevor Rosenthal: Damn, just a little too late, but he would’ve fit right in.
2

31

53

33.6

29.1

29.3

.366

.371

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Rowdy Tellez: The Mets will play him in right field.
3

46

38

45.3

41.4

41.1

.517

.522

0.2%

7.4%

7.6%

-2.0%

3.0%

Delino DeShields: After starting the 2021 season as the Mets’ fifth outfielder, he’ll end it with 600 PA and a DRC+ of 70.
4

48

36

51.2

55.3

55.4

.625

.629

16.6%

69.7%

86.3%

2.9%

-0.6%

Daniel Robertson: Basically the Valonqar prophecy but for Jed Lowrie
5

40

41

40.8

40.9

41.4

.499

.494

20.4%

16.0%

36.4%

4.0%

-15.0%

Paul DeJong: Exactly the type of player who leaves St. Louis and never hits better than .240 again. Perfect for the Mets.
6

36

47

32.3

30.0

31.3

.390

.385

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

Pretty much anyone on the roster except for Buster Posey, actually.
7

37

51

38.3

39.1

41.5

.443

.448

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Mike Leake: Can any of you prove he isn’t really a Met right now?
8

42

41

39.8

39.7

39.1

.484

.479

0.0%

15.3%

15.4%

-2.4%

6.3%

Manny Margot: The thinking man’s Juan Lagares.
9

39

43

35.5

35.3

36.7

.447

.442

2.6%

3.3%

5.9%

-2.3%

1.3%

Chris Archer: Will be amazing to watch how badly he misses the plate when throwing the Warthen Slider.
10

44

40

42.4

37.0

37.1

.478

.473

11.0%

25.1%

36.1%

5.1%

9.7%

Jake Arrieta: Gonna threaten to fight Tim Britton in 2026 after Tim gently points out that Arrieta’s ERA is 6.96.
11

47

39

48.8

48.0

47.6

.557

.562

2.1%

33.5%

35.6%

5.2%

18.5%

Brett Anderson: “After first healthy season, Mets bet big on Anderson’s potential”
12

38

46

39.2

40.3

40.8

.467

.462

1.7%

6.4%

8.0%

1.6%

-14.3%

Jed Lowrie: Assuming he never actually plays a game for the Mets, that is.
13

54

28

50.8

48.9

47.1

.612

.617

81.3%

17.2%

98.5%

0.3%

1.4%

Brett Gardner: But not for at least another four years.
14

53

30

52.2

54.6

52.4

.639

.644

94.4%

3.5%

97.9%

-0.4%

0.3%

Miguel Sano: “Mets move unhappy Alonso to left field to accommodate Sano”
15

45

39

41.6

43.5

44.1

.518

.513

31.9%

19.5%

51.4%

5.5%

-6.2%

Mike Moustakas: The Mets will finally give him his multi-year deal. They’ll wish they hadn’t.
16

32

50

32.2

31.4

30.6

.385

.380

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

Starlin Castro: Lots of options on this team, too, but seems appropriate for Castro’s once-promising career to end in a place called Flushing.
17

57

29

56.0

63.0

63.2

.695

.691

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Justin Turner: Too soon? Too soon.
18

29

55

35.4

33.4

33.5

.391

.396

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Ian Kennedy: On a team full of reasonable choices, Kennedy being a ginger served as the tiebreaker.
19

53

32

51.2

57.8

58.2

.648

.652

97.6%

2.1%

99.7%

0.2%

-0.0%

Wade Miley: Seems fairly bizarre that he hasn’t been a Met yet at any point, no?
20

27

53

24.6

25.6

25.5

.321

.325

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jordy Mercer: Not until 2040 or so, when Mercer will absolutely still be playing, as he will be long after space and time have ceased to exist.
21

44

40

43.5

40.0

39.8

.498

.493

0.0%

21.2%

21.2%

-3.9%

2.8%

Ian Desmond: Honestly, I can’t think of a more fitting pairing.
22

45

38

41.5

40.8

39.0

.501

.506

5.6%

27.8%

33.4%

1.4%

-11.3%

Bradley Zimmer: A man to make Brandon Nimmo look like Cal Ripken.
23

38

43

44.9

43.6

44.5

.528

.523

4.2%

6.0%

10.2%

2.6%

-1.8%

Jose Iglesias: “Mets Turn to Iglesias to Tutor Rosario After Failed CF Experiment”
24

45

39

48.4

48.7

50.1

.572

.567

40.9%

18.4%

59.3%

-6.9%

-3.9%

Ian Happ: He’s definitely on the Daniel Murphy Career Path, plus we’ll get some Happ-less puns.
25

39

42

33.6

31.9

31.4

.419

.424

0.1%

0.5%

0.5%

-0.0%

-0.3%

Aaron Bummer: He’s too good to be a Met right now, but a Met named Bummer is too on the nose to never happen.
26

44

40

46.3

49.0

47.8

.557

.562

2.1%

34.4%

36.4%

-6.4%

-9.9%

Rick Porcello: Signed to a three-year, $72 million contract. Still throws 200 innings a year. Ends Mets career with a 5.16 ERA.
27

24

59

26.3

25.3

25.9

.306

.310

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Andrew Cashner: Frankly it’s astonishing this hasn’t happened yet.
28

50

35

46.9

47.0

46.0

.559

.554

75.1%

16.1%

91.1%

-1.7%

2.5%

Josh Tomlin: A worthy successor to Jason Vargas.
29

43

43

47.1

47.3

47.5

.538

.533

0.0%

24.4%

24.5%

-5.4%

3.6%

Wilmer Flores: The Mets re-sign him in 2025 in what is supposed to be a feel-good reunion tour. They trade him midseason again. This time, they are tears of joy.
30

42

43

42.3

42.7

43.2

.500

.505

0.1%

3.9%

4.0%

-1.3%

-1.1%

Andrew Heaney: Will throw 130 innings over his three-year Mets career. Seven IL stints. Eventually DFAd before rebounding with the Giants.