Prospectus Hit List for April 9



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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.

RkTmWLW1W2W3HLFAHLFWin Div%Win WC%Playoff%1-Day7-Day
1

8

2

7.5

6.6

6.1

.654

.659

84.7%

10.0%

94.7%

0.2%

0.1%

A team like the Astros walking off against the Padres via a pop-up should legally be considered bullying.
2

8

1

6.3

6.5

5.7

.642

.646

40.5%

36.2%

76.6%

0.5%

13.3%

If you had a nickel for everytime you heard Boston shock jocks complain about the Red Sox not having played any good teams yet, why wouldn’t you hold out for better currency, you bum?
3

7

2

6.4

6.4

6.3

.637

.632

39.9%

27.0%

66.9%

3.4%

15.9%

“Ehhh, tough to blame you” - every non-St. Louis citizen to Torey Lovullo.
4

7

1

5.9

5.7

5.8

.630

.625

29.5%

15.4%

44.9%

4.4%

15.1%

We need one of those “it’s been x days since a Mets starting pitcher missed a turn” counters. It probably won’t need the ability to display double digits.
5

5

5

6.1

6.2

5.8

.586

.590

51.3%

32.6%

83.9%

-3.3%

-2.8%

Oh so when Ken Griffey Jr. sleeps in the stadium it’s because he’s washed up, but when Aaron Boone sleeps in the stadium it’s a sign of his dedication?
6

5

4

6.0

5.9

5.3

.592

.587

51.6%

19.8%

71.4%

2.9%

2.6%

Why is everyone so surprised that Jon Lester would excel at pushing a ball part of the way, but not all the way, to first base?
7

7

3

6.8

6.5

6.3

.582

.586

7.9%

24.4%

32.2%

4.9%

8.4%

I’m old enough to remember when Shohei Ohtani wasn’t good enough to face MLB competition.
8

7

2

6.2

5.9

5.9

.585

.580

9.9%

13.2%

23.1%

3.9%

2.9%

Turns out the Pirates are just another outfield bat and an ace short of being a pretty scary team!
9

4

3

4.4

4.8

4.7

.570

.575

14.3%

20.4%

34.7%

-1.8%

-3.8%

The Twins building an open-air stadium remains an absolute masterclass in denial.
10

6

3

7.0

5.8

5.8

.569

.564

6.2%

6.1%

12.3%

-1.2%

-0.3%

Congrats to Charlie Culberson on a successful recreation of that one time Derek Jeter went to his left.
11

4

5

4.0

5.5

5.6

.541

.536

47.7%

14.9%

62.5%

-2.7%

-11.9%

/this comment was ejected by Marty Foster
12

6

4

6.0

4.8

4.8

.519

.524

5.6%

20.3%

25.9%

1.1%

5.4%

By the time you finish reading this, Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s first Double-A homer might’ve landed. That’s not a given, though.
13

4

4

4.6

4.8

4.9

.500

.505

1.7%

2.9%

4.6%

0.5%

2.5%

“Gerber among top prospect performers” reads the Tigers.com headline that proves that most of their young talent is still several seasons away.
14

4

3

3.4

3.4

3.4

.498

.503

5.0%

17.3%

22.3%

-1.3%

-4.0%

Man, Ryon Healy is truly committed to this Mariners bit.
15

4

4

3.5

4.3

4.2

.508

.503

12.1%

18.4%

30.5%

-4.3%

1.7%

It’s pretty crazy that Andrew McCutchen found a way to exceed the 2017 Giants’ entire offensive output in one game.
16

3

6

4.8

3.6

4.0

.505

.500

42.6%

24.9%

67.5%

0.5%

-17.9%

The Dodgers are currently advertising The Dead & Company Ticket Pack. Tickets are half-off when they host the Marlins.
17

3

5

4.2

4.4

4.3

.503

.498

16.2%

10.6%

26.9%

-0.5%

-0.3%

Are we sure Rhys Hoskins really couldn’t get the donut off his bat and wasn’t just following Gabe Kapler’s dieting advice?
18

4

5

3.8

2.8

2.8

.483

.488

81.8%

7.9%

89.6%

1.5%

-0.4%

It should be fun to see how Deadspin will tie those racist pro-Chief Wahoo fans to either Boston or Philadelphia.
19

4

5

4.6

3.5

3.7

.481

.476

19.2%

18.3%

37.4%

-2.1%

0.8%

Yadier Molina is so good defensively he can even throw out opposing managers.
20

5

5

3.9

4.7

5.1

.479

.474

5.2%

10.4%

15.6%

-1.3%

5.2%

“Freeland bit by home run ball, lack of support” says the Rockies.com headline that would still be accurate no matter which pitcher in Rockies history you lead off the sentence with.
21

4

7

4.2

5.5

5.6

.457

.462

1.2%

7.0%

8.2%

-3.0%

-0.6%

Congrats to Sean Manaea on becoming the first talented young southpaw in A’s history to make two consecutive starts without hitting the DL in between.
22

3

5

3.1

4.3

4.3

.448

.453

1.9%

2.8%

4.8%

-1.6%

-5.1%

Bruce Rondon walking to the wrong dugout shows he’s really doubling down on his whole “no idea where the ball is going” routine.
23

5

5

3.4

3.4

3.5

.452

.447

18.5%

17.7%

36.1%

-1.7%

-9.4%

Huh, usually Brewers closers don’t get injured until after they’ve been traded.
24

4

7

4.1

3.7

3.9

.413

.417

1.2%

5.1%

6.3%

2.8%

-0.2%

Did ... did Mike Minor do the Space Jam trick to Cole Hamels?
25

4

6

3.3

3.3

3.8

.401

.406

0.5%

2.7%

3.2%

0.8%

-0.3%

The “other birds as the Orioles mascot” thing is cool, but it’d be more realistic if most of them were frowning.
26

2

8

3.6

4.6

4.4

.404

.400

0.2%

0.8%

1.1%

-0.6%

-1.4%

What better way for Eric Hosmer to show the world he’s now a True Padre than by committing a horrifying, game-losing gaffe?
27

1

8

2.2

1.8

2.4

.356

.360

2.2%

10.0%

12.1%

-0.8%

-12.0%

Pretty ironic that Bullpen Day isn’t off to a great start.
28

2

6

1.7

2.2

2.4

.359

.354

0.8%

2.3%

3.1%

-1.0%

-2.3%

Poor Eugenio Suarez. Guess the Pirates have to ruin other people’s team-friendly extensions now that they’re just about all out of their own.
29

2

5

1.8

1.7

1.7

.331

.335

0.3%

0.5%

0.8%

-0.5%

-0.6%

“Jason Hammel threw six shutout innings” is all you need to read to understand how cold it was outside for the latest Royals/Indians game.
30

3

6

2.0

1.7

2.0

.321

.316

0.3%

0.3%

0.6%

0.2%

-0.8%

Brian Anderson is already pricing himself out of Miami’s future.