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Prospectus Hit List for July 15



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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.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLF Win Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

62

33

61.2

68.9

69.3

.688

.684

99.9%

0.1%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Oh sure, *now* Joe Kelly can close out games at Fenway.
2

59

35

56.5

63.6

63.8

.646

.650

96.7%

2.7%

99.4%

0.0%

-0.1%

“Peacock has setback” reads the Astros.com headline that’s also a teaser for the upcoming season of Planet Earth.
3

58

34

57.5

60.3

58.2

.636

.641

91.5%

5.9%

97.4%

0.0%

1.4%

Amazing that Jose Berrios already has 500 career strikeouts, which is 20 more than the Twins had as a team from 2011-2016.
4

57

37

53.3

52.1

50.7

.567

.562

83.5%

14.1%

97.6%

0.0%

3.1%

Pretty sure Nick Markakis’ game-saving catch makes him the Braves best closer since Bob Wickman.
5

59

32

56.8

54.4

52.5

.612

.617

80.9%

17.2%

98.1%

0.0%

0.2%

How many times do you think we’re gonna hear the “our returning players are our tradeline acquisitions” lines from Brian Cashman?
6

50

43

53.2

53.9

54.8

.570

.565

56.1%

14.2%

70.3%

0.0%

14.1%

I’m sorry but if you give up a homer to Jon Lester you should be sent back to Low-A.
7

45

45

45.9

46.4

46.5

.506

.501

21.6%

15.1%

36.7%

0.0%

2.8%

Michael Wacha has reached the “feels destined to pitch at the back of the Mariners’ rotation” point in his career rather suddenly.
8

55

40

58.6

63.5

62.6

.631

.635

17.1%

66.3%

83.5%

0.0%

4.8%

After Ryne Stanek threw a pitch that ruined his team’s chance at a perfect game, it’s fair to assume he felt some Hanser Regretal.
9

48

46

44.6

47.3

47.6

.499

.494

16.1%

14.8%

30.8%

0.0%

-6.4%

Just imagine if Keston Hiura had been up all year and the Brewers had won, I don’t know, 2.5 more games.
10

49

43

49.3

51.3

48.9

.540

.535

12.5%

50.6%

63.2%

0.0%

7.7%

Congrats to the Nationals on achieving their season goal of “just not losing as many games as the Phillies.”
11

51

40

47.9

47.2

45.5

.526

.531

8.4%

32.8%

41.2%

0.0%

-12.1%

Hopefully this doesn’t come across as too harsh, but anyone who’s ever made a “Smooth” pun re: Carlos Santana should be barred from reproducing.
12

42

48

48.6

46.9

47.9

.515

.510

3.7%

4.7%

8.5%

0.0%

-2.1%

Congrats to Phil Ervin on going 6-for-6 in one game instead of taking a walk once or twice like that coward at first base.
13

48

45

46.3

41.0

41.3

.475

.470

3.6%

28.2%

31.8%

0.0%

-6.4%

If Prime Ryan Howard got to play with these juiced balls he might’ve hit 100 homers (and struck out 400 times) in a season.
14

54

41

55.8

54.9

54.7

.577

.582

3.1%

41.4%

44.5%

0.0%

10.8%

Only 6 games back in the AL West? Even for the A’s, this is turning out to be an extremely A’s-ass season.
15

44

48

41.4

40.2

41.7

.455

.450

2.6%

3.3%

5.9%

0.0%

-5.8%

In striking out 10 Cubs it’s nice to see Chris Archer continue to find ways to frustrate Joe Maddon.
16

50

43

51.4

53.1

51.8

.554

.559

2.0%

27.2%

29.2%

0.0%

-6.9%

Well, when you can’t stop splurging on Sales, it makes sense to only pay in Cash(ner).
17

42

50

42.3

43.7

44.1

.464

.459

0.4%

6.2%

6.6%

0.0%

0.5%

Thanks to Noah Syndergaard’s comments we can add Stockholm Syndrome to the list of illnesses Mets must battle.
18

48

46

48.9

48.8

49.3

.519

.524

0.1%

3.8%

3.9%

0.0%

1.8%

“Actually combined no-hitters aren’t statistically that special.” - Dan McLaughlin, probably
19

50

44

48.9

44.6

45.2

.502

.507

0.1%

2.6%

2.6%

0.0%

0.2%

“Sampson’s versatility gives Rangers options,” reads the Rangers.com headline that forgets the other team could just cut his hair to get an advantage.
20

47

47

51.9

52.1

52.4

.541

.536

0.0%

30.9%

31.0%

0.0%

-1.9%

Tim Locastro has played in nearly 50 MLB games now and I still can’t remember that he’s not a backup catcher.
21

42

47

35.9

34.8

34.2

.412

.417

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Ivan Nova is having a sadder end to his career than a White House press secretary.
22

46

46

45.6

42.4

42.4

.479

.474

0.0%

10.8%

10.9%

0.0%

1.1%

Perhaps Coors Field can be sponsored by Pepto Bismol in the future, as everyone keeps blaming it for all the runs.
23

35

59

38.1

34.2

34.5

.377

.382

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Now they’re leaving Bo Bichette in Triple-A purgatory, too? The Blue Jays have done more to aggravate HoF families than the BBWAA.
24

28

65

29.4

28.2

29.6

.310

.314

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I don’t know what Dylan Bundy did in a past life, but it couldn’t have been very good.
25

43

49

39.5

35.7

36.5

.420

.416

0.0%

1.0%

1.0%

0.0%

0.4%

The surest sign The End Is Nigh? Once they trade Will Smith and Madison Bumgarner, the Giants might have a top-5 farm system.
26

39

58

40.1

41.4

44.0

.424

.429

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I believe we should start calling this trying time in Mariners history The Marco Gonzales Era.
27

45

48

42.2

42.5

42.4

.463

.458

0.0%

5.8%

5.8%

0.0%

-7.2%

Well we know Fernando Tatis Jr. would be the favorite in the Sliding Derby.
28

32

62

38.2

35.1

34.8

.373

.377

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Wow the Royals gave up yet another Homer.
29

34

57

35.6

35.3

34.8

.384

.379

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

It’s nice to see the Marlins finally get their hands on a studly young catcher they can build around.
30

29

60

28.5

29.2

28.9

.325

.329

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Debating making the full comment “Gordon Beckham is still playing and is on this team” for the rest of the season.