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Prospectus Hit List for August 26



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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

70

62.6

61.9

62.4

.470

.475

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Ty Buttrey: Peach Emoji, Tree Emoji -- For the nickname that will require the most explanation to your parents.
2

65

66

71.1

69.4

68.7

.523

.518

0.0%

3.5%

3.5%

1.4%

-4.7%

Archie Bradley: Crash Landing -- Feels a bit on-the-nose for him, but hey.
3

80

52

73.5

71.8

70.7

.560

.556

89.5%

10.4%

100.0%

0.2%

0.5%

Sean Newcomb: Newk -- For what he’ll do to your fantasy team’s WHIP.
4

43

88

43.1

42.8

45.2

.332

.337

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Trey Mancini: Boomer -- He’s stuck on a team with a bunch of crappy kids, so it makes sense.
5

70

62

74.1

77.7

76.1

.564

.569

0.0%

2.9%

2.9%

0.0%

0.8%

David Price: X -- Weird flex on Xander Bogaerts, but ok.
6

60

70

53.5

51.0

50.7

.414

.419

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jose Abreu: Mal Tiempo -- That’s what we all experience when watching the White Sox, yes.
7

69

61

71.2

70.9

71.0

.542

.537

23.6%

30.9%

54.5%

-0.4%

-11.9%

Rowan Wick: Row -- Things are gonna get a little awkward if he faces Tyler Wade.
8

60

69

65.3

67.4

68.7

.507

.502

0.0%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.0%

-1.5%

Jose Peraza: My Little Ones -- We’ll assume this refers to his OBP and SLG?
9

76

55

75.3

73.4

70.6

.564

.568

13.9%

51.3%

65.1%

-1.4%

-10.5%

Franmil Reyes: La Mole -- Ah, so he admits he’s spying for the Padres.
10

58

73

58.5

57.4

57.5

.442

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

Jesus Tinoco: TINO -- Yes, we are suing.
11

39

90

40.0

41.5

41.0

.313

.317

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jordy Mercer: The Rook -- I guess in the same way that you still call your 11-year-old dog “puppy?”
12

85

47

85.4

93.4

92.3

.674

.679

99.8%

0.2%

100.0%

0.0%

0.1%

Justin Verlander: JV -- For the way he handled the Detroit Free Press situation.
13

46

85

52.8

47.5

46.7

.368

.373

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Ian Kennedy: E -- Feels pretty rude to the Royals’ defense, tbh.
14

86

46

87.4

94.2

94.1

.685

.681

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Joe Kelly: 909 -- Both for his average fastball velocity and his WHIP.
15

47

82

48.3

46.5

48.5

.369

.364

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Sandy Alcantara: SandMan -- Finally, Derek Jeter gets his new Mariano Rivera.
16

67

63

62.2

66.1

67.2

.505

.500

6.9%

14.2%

21.1%

-2.1%

-4.4%

Keston Hirua: KESTDADDY -- A bold claim for a man who looks like he finished puberty a few months ago.
17

79

51

78.9

81.9

79.1

.613

.618

86.1%

11.8%

98.0%

2.3%

0.5%

Taylor Rodgers: Lefty Piece -- Nice of him to let Dennis Eckersley create his Players’ Weekend jersey.
18

85

47

80.0

77.6

77.0

.605

.610

98.8%

1.1%

100.0%

0.1%

0.1%

Giancarlo Stanton: Parmagiancarlo -- Just like the cheese, he often crumbles.
19

67

63

67.0

68.4

67.9

.520

.515

0.1%

24.3%

24.4%

-9.0%

-8.2%

Jeff McNeil: Flying Squirrel -- Every White Sox groundskeeper’s worst nightmare.
20

75

55

74.9

72.4

73.3

.568

.573

0.2%

62.4%

62.6%

0.3%

18.8%

Chris Hermann: Worm -- He has a tenuous relationship with sinkerballers on the staff.
21

67

62

62.8

57.6

57.5

.475

.470

0.1%

13.1%

13.2%

-1.5%

-3.0%

Drew Smyly: Smiles -- For what the opposition does every time he’s on the mound.
22

55

75

54.6

53.1

55.0

.419

.414

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Joe Musgrove: Moose -- It’s a cool nickname but I guess he’s doomed to only sign one-year contracts now.
23

60

69

59.4

60.8

61.4

.468

.463

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Kirby Yates: Chubbs Senior -- And yet Josh Naylor’s jersey just reads “Naylz?” Missed opportunity.
24

56

75

57.0

58.9

60.4

.443

.448

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Daniel Vogelbach: The Babe -- Let’s see him get on the mound, then.
25

65

65

59.9

57.2

57.3

.460

.455

0.0%

1.7%

1.7%

0.9%

-2.1%

Alex Dickerson: Grandpa -- In honor of the average age of the attendees of Giants games.
26

71

58

70.1

69.6

69.9

.544

.539

69.5%

15.6%

85.0%

6.7%

19.7%

Marcel Ozuna: The Big Bear -- Somewhere, Evan Gattis sheds a single tear.
27

76

55

75.9

81.3

79.4

.596

.601

1.2%

70.2%

71.4%

-1.3%

-9.9%

Travis d’Arnaud: Little d -- Well, it’s really all in how you use the nickname anyway.
28

63

68

61.2

57.8

58.3

.458

.463

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Elvis Andrus: El Comando -- One could argue TMI, but hey, you do you Elvis.
29

53

80

59.4

53.7

53.4

.412

.417

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Randal Grichuk: Grich -- Makes sense he’d want to drop a K from his last name.
30

73

57

75.4

76.1

74.3

.575

.570

10.3%

86.0%

96.3%

3.7%

15.8%

Sean Doolittle: Obi-Sean -- He makes sure it’s over when the Nationals have the high ground.