Prospectus Hit List for April 30



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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

19

10

21.6

22.5

21.1

.666

.670

87.6%

7.6%

95.2%

0.4%

-0.9%

I guess Trump was right about something -- Cole really is making a comeback.
2

20

7

19.4

19.4

19.3

.636

.641

39.9%

49.1%

89.0%

-0.1%

-1.4%

So it turns out Rick Porcello is basically just a handsome Clay Buchholz with a healthier respect for laptops.
3

18

9

17.8

18.7

18.1

.634

.639

56.0%

37.4%

93.4%

1.8%

8.4%

“Don’t talk to me,” CC Sabathia yelled at Angel Hernandez, truly speaking for all of us.
4

19

8

17.9

17.6

17.6

.616

.611

69.5%

19.0%

88.5%

-1.0%

6.6%

Robbie Ray took “fanning the side” a little too literally, it seems.
5

15

10

16.1

14.9

14.6

.585

.580

54.2%

20.3%

74.4%

1.9%

12.8%

Javier Baez has now wrecked more Brewers than InBev.
6

14

12

12.6

14.3

13.0

.555

.559

91.0%

2.5%

93.5%

-0.2%

0.4%

Honestly, Baker Mayfield would be a great name for a DH.
7

12

15

14.7

15.0

15.1

.556

.552

23.8%

34.4%

58.2%

-2.8%

-11.5%

“I can’t believe how lazy Cody Bellinger is!” - a Dodgers fan as he settles into his seat in the third inning.
8

12

16

14.3

16.5

16.8

.540

.535

30.1%

12.8%

42.8%

6.4%

-3.2%

Bryce Harper is now leading the league in walks, or as Reds fans call it, failing to drive in runs.
9

15

12

16.2

14.2

14.1

.539

.534

22.3%

22.0%

44.4%

-2.2%

-8.2%

We haven’t seen a Holland get crushed like this since the fourth Anglo-Dutch war.
10

16

11

15.3

14.9

15.1

.537

.532

28.7%

12.4%

41.1%

-7.2%

-9.5%

Starting Vince Velasquez in fantasy is like playing Russian roulette, but with inverse odds.
11

17

9

14.4

14.5

14.6

.537

.532

29.8%

12.9%

42.8%

5.3%

3.3%

Can you believe that Yoenis Cespedes hit a homerun directly into Craig Goldstein’s opinions?
12

16

11

17.2

16.1

16.2

.534

.529

11.4%

7.9%

19.2%

2.7%

5.1%

Ozzie Albies looks so good Dave Stewart probably wants to trade him for Shelby Miller.
13

15

12

16.2

13.7

13.7

.519

.524

2.4%

21.3%

23.7%

3.1%

-7.2%

J.A. Happ’s late-career resurgence is so random and befuddling it’s shocking he’s not a Cardinal.
14

16

13

15.1

15.2

14.8

.526

.521

16.1%

22.6%

38.7%

-5.1%

-5.0%

The year is 2064. Earth 2 is thriving under the leadership of President Vladimir Guerrero III. Wade Miley is still a fifth-starter. He’s been worth 0.5 WAR over his 60-year career.
15

17

11

16.1

15.6

15.1

.522

.517

7.2%

12.3%

19.6%

2.5%

7.4%

Losing a no-hitter in the seventh? At best he’s Nick Princeham, and it’s more likely he’s only Nick Dukeham or Earlham.
16

14

14

14.3

15.8

15.3

.507

.512

2.0%

11.6%

13.6%

-1.0%

1.7%

The A’s lost a Graveman and a Buchter within two days. They’re like The Walking Dead, but with a more cohesive plot.
17

12

14

12.4

13.1

13.7

.500

.505

1.7%

16.5%

18.2%

-4.4%

5.7%

If Daniel Robertson really wanted to win he would’ve tied Eduardo Nunez’s shoelaces together.
18

16

11

13.3

12.7

12.3

.496

.501

5.2%

22.7%

27.8%

4.2%

9.1%

The only thing that makes me feel older than knowing that Robbie Cano now has 100 homers as a Mariner is watching a single Felix Hernandez start.
19

16

12

14.4

12.5

12.9

.494

.499

5.1%

19.4%

24.5%

-0.8%

-3.7%

Now that Shohei Ohtani is missing a start with an injury he is truly an Angels’ pitcher.
20

14

14

11.8

12.7

13.2

.481

.476

3.9%

14.0%

17.8%

0.3%

2.7%

It shouldn’t surprise us that Pablo Sandoval is an effective innings-eater.
21

15

14

11.9

12.9

12.9

.473

.468

2.7%

9.0%

11.7%

-0.9%

-0.3%

Hey, David Dahl is being productive! Just ... just no one touch him, or go near him, or even look at him really.
22

11

15

12.7

12.5

11.6

.443

.448

0.9%

0.9%

1.7%

0.0%

-0.3%

Who would’ve thunk that crappy van would outlast Daniel Norris?
23

9

14

8.2

9.0

9.0

.440

.445

7.6%

8.8%

16.4%

-2.5%

-11.3%

Well, at least Byron Buxton is efficient with his DL trips. Might as well get it all out of the way at once.
24

11

18

10.5

9.4

10.6

.410

.415

0.2%

1.7%

1.9%

-0.5%

-0.3%

“Clutch hits, key throws nab win for Rangers” reads the Rangers.com headline that describes literally every baseball victory ever.
25

10

19

10.9

11.3

11.8

.411

.406

0.1%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.0%

-0.3%

Well, I guess the Padres don’t have to worry about Wil Myers’ outfield defense if he’s never playing.
26

8

18

8.9

9.7

9.6

.394

.399

0.4%

0.3%

0.8%

-0.2%

0.1%

Might as well nickname Tim Anderson “PECOTA” because Royals fans now hate him for no reason.
27

7

21

9.9

9.6

9.9

.390

.385

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.1%

0.2%

Pretty clever of the Twins to use a picture of Jesse Winker closing one eye on their jumbotron. The inference is that no one really wants to look at the Reds.
28

8

20

8.5

8.2

9.2

.374

.378

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

-0.2%

To be fair, no one could’ve seen Chris Davis’ precipitous decline coming. That’s why everyone loved that deal so much when it was signed.
29

7

20

7.4

9.5

9.1

.358

.363

0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0.1%

-0.0%

Yes, Sal Perez is being ridiculous, but his antics have gifted us the phrase “gives you the ass” via Ned Yost, so it’s totally worth it.
30

9

18

8.1

7.9

9.1

.359

.355

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

“Here comes the cavalry” just doesn’t mean as much when the cavalry is Wei-Yin Chen and Dan Straily.