Prospectus Hit List for April 16



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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

13

2

11.5

11.7

10.8

.667

.671

51.6%

32.7%

84.3%

1.6%

7.7%

Thanks to leading the Red Sox to their best start in franchise history, Alex Cora has ensured he’ll receive favorable press coverage until *at least* Thursday’s Hit List.
2

13

3

12.3

11.8

11.2

.623

.627

16.6%

28.7%

45.3%

0.1%

13.1%

If Mike Trout really loved weather he’d demand a trade to an East Coast team without a dome.
3

11

4

10.2

9.8

9.6

.613

.608

51.0%

22.9%

73.9%

-5.4%

7.0%

Can’t really blame Alex Avila, can you? Part of his job is getting runners out.
4

10

6

10.2

9.5

8.8

.602

.606

74.8%

14.9%

89.7%

-1.1%

-5.0%

Gerrit Cole is doing all he can to single-handedly ruin Ray Searage’s reputation.
5

12

2

9.5

9.0

9.0

.598

.593

34.7%

16.5%

51.2%

2.2%

6.2%

We’re getting pretty close to the point where Noah Syndergaard breaking ball gifs are gonna have to come with parental warnings.
6

7

4

7.1

7.4

7.2

.574

.579

15.2%

20.9%

36.1%

-1.2%

1.4%

Motion to call Fernando Rodney “Ygritte” now that he’s shooting bows and arrows in the snow.
7

8

6

7.5

7.2

7.0

.562

.567

83.6%

7.6%

91.2%

0.2%

1.5%

Hey look, the continental U.S. is finally helping Puerto Rico regain some power.
8

7

7

7.0

7.8

7.6

.561

.565

41.9%

38.7%

80.5%

-0.5%

-3.4%

I never thought I’d want to watch anything less than Young Sheldon, but now it appears Johnny Damon will be on Dancing With The Stars, and well ...
9

9

5

9.0

8.6

8.0

.566

.561

27.4%

16.5%

43.8%

6.2%

17.0%

Scott Kingery is only another four or five hits away from an It’s Always Sunny cameo.
10

11

4

9.3

8.9

8.3

.553

.548

14.2%

14.7%

28.8%

5.2%

5.8%

With Kyle Crick getting the call to the majors, the Pirates now have 80% of 2015’s “closers of the future” on their roster.
11

7

9

7.6

10.2

10.2

.547

.543

31.8%

17.5%

49.4%

-4.5%

-13.2%

Ian Desmond going MIA for two years only to resurface to haunt the Nats is ... very Nats.
12

7

7

8.3

7.1

6.9

.544

.539

42.2%

20.6%

62.8%

-1.3%

-8.6%

MLB.com needs to be very careful how it optimizes for its video of a bunch of shirtless men at a Cubs game.
13

8

6

9.5

8.7

8.9

.543

.538

6.1%

6.5%

12.6%

-1.3%

0.2%

That bus in front of the Georgia Dome thinks the Braves bullpen had an ill-timed implosion.
14

9

7

10.0

8.6

8.2

.543

.538

25.5%

18.6%

44.1%

-0.1%

6.6%

Sure, other players have acted more or seemed more like Cardinals, but has any player physically looked more like a Cardinal than Harrison Bader?
15

9

5

9.0

7.0

6.7

.532

.537

5.8%

22.5%

28.3%

0.8%

2.4%

We all love making fun of bagged milk, but if Curtis Granderson is any indication perhaps it has restorative properties?
16

8

5

6.5

6.3

6.1

.504

.509

6.7%

16.1%

22.8%

-1.0%

0.5%

Mariners fans are really starting to fall in love with Dan Vogelbach, so when do you think he’ll get hurt?
17

5

9

6.1

6.3

6.7

.508

.503

36.5%

25.3%

61.8%

3.3%

-5.7%

Hope you bet the under on total Dodgers wins!
18

8

8

6.5

6.8

7.2

.483

.478

17.9%

16.7%

34.6%

-4.5%

-1.6%

The Matt Albers era was short, but it was beautiful.
19

9

8

7.4

7.2

8.1

.478

.473

5.6%

9.8%

15.4%

2.6%

-0.2%

Sure, we’ve been waiting for the Jon Gray breakout for like three years now, but maybe next it’ll finally click during his next start.
20

6

9

5.7

7.0

7.1

.472

.467

6.2%

12.3%

18.5%

-2.9%

-12.0%

FYI this isn’t going to stop the Tyler Beede owner in your dynasty league from valuing him as a top-100 prospect.
21

6

10

6.9

7.6

8.0

.462

.467

1.3%

5.0%

6.4%

1.4%

-1.9%

The Athletics having a pitcher named Dull is just a bit too on the nose.
22

7

10

8.2

8.9

8.5

.464

.459

0.7%

1.8%

2.5%

0.6%

1.4%

When you insult the Padres bullpen you are literally using slight of Hand.
23

4

8

4.5

5.7

5.4

.424

.429

0.7%

1.8%

2.5%

-0.1%

-2.2%

The White Sox are out here playing chess while the rest of us are playing checkers -- you can’t lose if you don’t play!
24

4

9

5.5

5.5

5.5

.409

.414

0.5%

0.9%

1.4%

0.2%

-3.1%

“EXCUSE ME,” the Baseball Twitter Enthusiast yells at the Jack Morris Celebration game, “BUT NONE OF THIS IS TRULY DESERVED.”
25

6

11

5.2

5.7

6.3

.403

.407

0.6%

3.0%

3.6%

0.8%

-2.7%

Bartolo Colon sees all this Dan Vogelbach love and would like to remind you that he remains Baseball’s preeminent big lovable boy.
26

3

12

4.1

4.5

5.4

.394

.399

0.6%

5.9%

6.6%

-1.1%

-5.6%

Kevin Kiermaier is about to answer the age-old question -- can you win a Gold Glove if you don’t have a hand?
27

5

11

4.4

4.3

5.1

.367

.372

0.1%

0.9%

1.0%

-0.2%

-2.2%

“I’m not owned! I’m not owned!” the Orioles insist as the opposition shells Alex Cobb.
28

3

10

4.2

4.0

4.3

.353

.358

0.1%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Well at least the Royals have one feel-good story in Jake Jun ... oh. Oh no.
29

4

11

4.0

4.1

4.9

.341

.337

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Pretty weird that the Marlins benefited from a bases-clearing sac fly instead of allowing one.
30

2

13

3.0

3.5

3.8

.330

.325

0.2%

0.4%

0.6%

-0.2%

-2.5%

The Reds might not be the very worst team in baseball, but they sure do seem to be the saddest team in baseball.