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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 | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 74 | 31 | 72.0 | 74.6 | 73.9 | .701 | .697 | 99.9% | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Yu Darvish to the Dodgers? Sure. If there’s one thing this team lacks, it’s a high-upside pitcher with a lengthy injury history. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 68 | 36 | 67.1 | 70.0 | 68.9 | .659 | .663 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| What’s more surprising, that the Astros just lost their first road series since April, or that it was the Tigers who beat them? | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 56 | 47 | 62.9 | 67.0 | 65.8 | .611 | .616 | 62.5% | 27.7% | 90.2% | -2.7% | 12.5% |
| Honestly, I’m surprised Aaron Judge’s tooth didn’t break the batting helmet. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 57 | 46 | 62.1 | 66.4 | 64.5 | .607 | .611 | 89.0% | 7.9% | 96.8% | -0.8% | 5.2% |
| It’s always a good sign when your uniforms from a century ago are less offensive than the ones you wear regularly. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 62 | 41 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 63.5 | .615 | .611 | 99.6% | 0.1% | 99.8% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| Prospects will break your heart: Howie Kendrick isn’t even the second baseman on his own team who’s most likely to win a batting title. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 60 | 45 | 65.4 | 64.1 | 63.3 | .602 | .597 | 0.1% | 92.1% | 92.2% | -1.1% | 4.4% |
| Now that we know Robbie Ray is ok, we can point out that Daniel Descalso’s catch was literally a heads-up play. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 56 | 48 | 55.8 | 59.8 | 59.3 | .555 | .550 | 78.5% | 4.9% | 83.4% | 2.9% | 8.8% |
| Nice of Jason Heyward to show up in July instead of in October this year. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 57 | 49 | 59.4 | 56.4 | 55.2 | .538 | .543 | 29.9% | 42.0% | 71.9% | -5.6% | -10.6% |
| Ah yes, David Price vs. Red Sox fans. The last time both sides of a feud were this unlikeable the “Can you hear me now” dude was about to switch to Sprint. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 54 | 52 | 53.8 | 56.9 | 56.7 | .522 | .527 | 6.7% | 27.4% | 34.1% | 5.7% | -9.6% |
| In acquiring Lucas Duda and Steve Cishek, the Rays have really bolstered their 2015 fantasy baseball team. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 60 | 46 | 57.8 | 53.6 | 53.4 | .530 | .525 | 0.0% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 2.0% | -3.6% |
| Ah yes, a playoff hopeful trading for Jonathan Lucroy. What could go wrong? | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 52 | 53 | 55.1 | 56.2 | 57.4 | .525 | .520 | 10.6% | 8.7% | 19.3% | 1.7% | 5.0% |
| Big matchup over the next few days with the Cardinals and Brewers. Their series should go a long way toward determining who’ll end up finishing like eight games behind the Cubs. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 55 | 48 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 50.8 | .503 | .508 | 10.4% | 40.8% | 51.2% | 9.3% | 24.5% |
| “I’m not dead yet,” Alex Gordon protests as they place him on top of the wheelbarrow. “I’m getting better!” | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 53 | 53 | 53.1 | 52.2 | 53.0 | .498 | .503 | 0.0% | 22.5% | 22.6% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| “What this meal really needs,” Jerry Dipoto thinks as he looks down at his medium-well burger and curly fries, “is *wedge* fries ...” | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 55 | 52 | 55.9 | 51.9 | 51.1 | .500 | .495 | 9.0% | 7.0% | 16.0% | -3.4% | -7.6% |
| Of course Bud Selig wore a tie to his Hall of Fame induction. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 47 | 56 | 49.2 | 50.2 | 49.7 | .476 | .481 | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| “Fan retrieves foul ball on dugout” is one of the lead stories on Tigers.com right now, if you’re wondering how Detroit’s season is going. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 50 | 54 | 51.9 | 47.8 | 48.0 | .475 | .480 | 0.0% | 9.9% | 9.9% | -5.1% | -11.8% |
| Congrats to Adrian Beltre on his 3,000th instance of getting his head rubbed by Elvis Andrus. Inspiring. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 51 | 55 | 50.4 | 48.7 | 50.5 | .473 | .478 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | -2.1% | -2.5% |
| Blowing a six-run lead in the ninth? Even the Tigers and Nationals bullpens are impressed. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 49 | 54 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 50.0 | .481 | .476 | 0.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | -1.1% | 1.7% |
| Dan Straily is available, but he isn’t. He’s Schrodinger's No. 4 starter. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 51 | 54 | 49.9 | 48.4 | 48.1 | .470 | .465 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| Rumors of Andrew McCutchen’s demise were greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for most of the Bucs’ starting rotation. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 46 | 59 | 43.7 | 47.6 | 49.2 | .444 | .449 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| Even if Kris Davis had tried to kill that seagull it’s not like he would’ve made contact. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 50 | 53 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 44.4 | .443 | .447 | 0.5% | 6.5% | 7.0% | -2.7% | -10.1% |
| Jaime Garcia had the shortest Twins career since Robb Stark’s heir. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 49 | 56 | 43.8 | 45.6 | 46.3 | .440 | .445 | 0.4% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Why don’t they build the entire plane out of Steve Pearce’s at-bats with the bases loaded and the game on the line? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 48 | 55 | 46.7 | 44.5 | 44.5 | .446 | .441 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.4% | -0.9% |
| A Met hurting a Mariner is just a stunning display of lack of empathy, really. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 48 | 55 | 45.9 | 44.7 | 44.2 | .444 | .439 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.7% | -2.0% |
| Death, taxes and Matt Kemp hamstring injuries. The only surprise is it took him this long. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 50 | 54 | 45.0 | 41.7 | 43.5 | .433 | .438 | 0.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Jeremy Hellickson is sincerely a dramatic rotation upgrade for the Orioles. No further commentary needed. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 40 | 62 | 44.1 | 41.8 | 42.9 | .414 | .419 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| James Shields is gonna be the oldest player on this roster by a decade by May 2018, isn’t he? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 42 | 63 | 43.1 | 43.8 | 45.2 | .415 | .410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| The last time a Zack had this much trouble with a quad Saved By the Bell: The College Years was on its first run. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 38 | 64 | 43.3 | 42.9 | 43.7 | .411 | .407 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| What’s the only way this Phillies season could be more of a failure? Ah yes, if they play juuuust well enough down the stretch to miss out on the No. 1 pick! | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 47 | 58 | 38.7 | 42.3 | 43.3 | .408 | .403 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Can you imagine how many bad Hand-related puns we’re going to see if Brad Hand is dealt today? I mean c’mon people, get a grip. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 40 | 66 | 41.0 | 37.9 | 38.8 | .372 | .367 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| It’s nice to see Madison Bumgarner back doing what he does best; losing close games to the Dodgers. | |||||||||||||
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