Prospectus Hit List for April 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.

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

18

5

17.9

18.5

18.2

.671

.675

50.6%

39.8%

90.4%

1.8%

3.0%

Might as well call Blake Swihart "The Winds of Winter" because he was supposed to be ready in late 2015 and now no one seems interested in developing him.
2

17

9

19.5

19.9

18.2

.661

.665

85.6%

9.0%

94.6%

1.9%

6.1%

Ya know once upon a time it wouldn’t have been very surprising that it took Jose Altuve until April 25 to homer.
3

14

9

14.5

15.9

15.3

.622

.627

44.9%

44.2%

89.0%

1.2%

10.0%

Dear lord, Didi Gregorius. I hope Giancarlo Stanton is ok with being the third-best power hitter on his own team.
4

16

7

15.2

15.6

15.5

.622

.617

58.5%

24.7%

83.2%

-1.5%

4.4%

If Jake Lamb has any more setbacks in his recovery, by the time he rejoins the Diamondbacks he’s gonna be Jake Sheep! Thank you, try the veal.
5

13

9

12.4

13.2

11.8

.582

.587

91.4%

2.8%

94.2%

1.2%

4.1%

I mean obviously it’s a leg injury for Andrew Miller -- he’s only 14% not leg.
6

15

8

14.8

14.5

14.1

.571

.566

35.9%

14.0%

49.9%

1.1%

12.7%

It’s nice to see Gabe Kapler preparing for his future by showing up at a Double-A game.
7

14

9

15.1

13.4

13.2

.567

.562

30.2%

21.5%

51.7%

3.2%

2.0%

Tommy Pham left yesterday’s game with an “accidental head laceration,” which ... what are they telling us about the rest of their injuries?
8

11

10

13.1

11.7

11.6

.564

.559

39.2%

23.7%

62.9%

-2.3%

4.0%

Sure, Javier Baez making fun of Francisco Lindor for not throwing him out was funny, but did he do it the right way?
9

11

12

12.8

12.7

12.8

.561

.556

33.2%

31.2%

64.4%

-3.3%

-6.5%

Nothing sums up the Dodgers season so far quite like “Clayton Kershaw lost to the Marlins.”
10

16

9

13.9

14.2

13.5

.549

.544

26.1%

23.3%

49.4%

-0.0%

15.1%

Well, one way for the Brewers to solve their OF/CI log jam is to have everyone get hurt.
11

15

7

11.9

12.3

12.7

.540

.535

28.3%

13.0%

41.2%

-4.5%

-6.8%

So is this basically an alternate The Dark Knight Rises ending where he doesn’t set autopilot?
12

11

14

12.8

14.4

14.4

.536

.531

29.2%

14.5%

43.7%

7.3%

-8.3%

The Nats definitely included a “no takezies backzies” clause for when the Yankees realize they traded for A.J. Cole and not Gerrit Cole, right?
13

13

12

13.6

15.4

14.7

.525

.530

2.7%

11.4%

14.2%

-1.4%

6.3%

Looks like the A’s acquired a decent font, which lets you know they’re not owned by Dan Gilbert.
14

14

9

14.3

11.2

11.2

.523

.528

3.3%

24.9%

28.3%

-3.9%

-1.1%

You can tell Toronto’s bullpen members are big Maples Leafs fans since they’re all about blowing leads to Boston.
15

16

9

14.1

12.0

12.4

.517

.522

7.8%

24.7%

32.5%

-3.4%

-25.2%

Already 10 homers for Mike Trout. Just imagine how many Mookie Betts must have!
16

13

10

14.1

13.0

13.2

.520

.515

6.5%

5.1%

11.7%

0.1%

-3.2%

“Ex-Astro Tucker compares Acuna to Correa” reads the Braves.com headline that proves Preston Tucker would be a terrible scout.
17

13

11

13.0

12.3

11.7

.498

.493

4.4%

7.4%

11.9%

0.7%

-10.1%

Guess Jameson Taillon is auditioning for the 8 Mile remake because he just got severely abused by Detroit.
18

9

13

9.4

10.1

10.9

.477

.482

1.2%

12.0%

13.2%

2.5%

7.1%

What’s crazier, that it took Johnny Venters six years to get back to the majors, or that he’s now the Rays’ best starter?
19

13

10

9.8

10.0

9.7

.475

.480

3.8%

15.4%

19.2%

2.2%

4.6%

It’s like Roenis Elias never even left! No, seriously -- he threw 8 innings for the Red Sox in two-plus years.
20

14

12

11.1

11.8

12.0

.481

.476

3.9%

9.3%

13.2%

1.1%

-1.3%

Nothing cures what ails ye for a pitcher quite like facing the Padres, ain’t that right Jon Gray?
21

11

13

9.7

11.1

11.5

.480

.475

4.3%

11.8%

16.1%

-1.8%

-1.2%

Congrats to Chris Stratton, whose child will become the Giants’ second-best prospect immediately upon delivery.
22

10

12

11.2

10.9

10.1

.453

.458

0.6%

1.5%

2.1%

0.2%

0.3%

So did Leonys Martin just laugh at the torture scene in Casino Royale?
23

8

11

7.2

7.6

7.6

.450

.455

7.6%

12.5%

20.1%

-2.5%

-13.5%

Did you know that the Twins haven’t beaten the Yankees in Yankee Stadium since 1956? Truly incredible.
24

9

17

8.9

8.3

9.5

.402

.407

0.1%

1.1%

1.2%

0.2%

-1.0%

There are Mr. Robot relationships that are healthier than the Rangers.
25

9

17

9.9

10.1

10.5

.411

.407

0.1%

0.3%

0.5%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Always a good sign for your offense when two of the top three highlights on your website are “Headley’s RBI groundout” and “Margot’s sac fly.”
26

5

16

5.7

7.0

7.2

.367

.372

0.3%

0.4%

0.6%

0.1%

-0.4%

The White Sox relying on a reliever named Bummer is a little too on brand, no?
27

5

19

7.1

7.1

7.7

.367

.362

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.0%

-0.3%

A no-hitter through six innings? Tyler Mahle is now the most dominant Reds starter in history.
28

6

18

6.5

5.7

6.9

.352

.356

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Chance Sisco continues to display his utter contempt for the unwritten rules of baseball by hitting the ball into the empty part of the stands.
29

5

17

5.9

7.1

7.0

.347

.352

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.0%

0.1%

Nice job by Lorenzo Cain to give Royals fans at least one thing to cheer about this year.
30

7

17

6.5

6.4

7.6

.343

.338

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Miguel Rojas : Clayton Kershaw :: Enrique Wilson : Pedro Martinez