Prospectus Hit List for May 14



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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

26

16

31.2

33.1

31.7

.668

.672

87.1%

9.2%

96.3%

1.0%

4.9%

Kind of weird that Derek Fisher is rooting for the Rockets, but people change.
2

28

12

26.2

27.2

27.4

.637

.641

67.3%

31.2%

98.4%

0.8%

1.1%

Dellin Betances hosted a free clinic for 200 kids last week, which would be nice if it wasn’t yet another example of him issuing too many free passes.
3

28

12

26.7

26.7

26.1

.610

.615

32.2%

60.2%

92.4%

1.0%

1.7%

So David Price is a professional athlete who can’t feel the ball or be outside. Seems ... bad?
4

24

18

24.9

27.0

27.3

.582

.577

54.1%

20.7%

74.8%

3.7%

16.3%

So Mark Reynolds will be the latest person to turn a blind eye in Washington.
5

21

16

23.9

22.3

21.4

.579

.574

42.3%

24.4%

66.7%

-4.4%

9.5%

It feels like having your bullpen recreate “Superbad” is really tempting fate, but hey.
6

20

19

21.5

22.3

21.2

.565

.570

84.4%

3.0%

87.4%

3.3%

1.1%

Corey Kluber’s last start against the Royals was basically a Terminator sequel.
7

24

16

23.3

22.9

23.8

.573

.568

70.0%

11.0%

81.0%

-4.2%

-7.8%

We need a Sam Miller column on Steven Souza Jr. being mic’d up, and we need it yesterday.
8

23

16

23.7

23.8

23.8

.558

.553

25.4%

23.7%

49.1%

5.8%

13.0%

It’s nice to see Gabe Kapler veer toward more traditional managerial failings like sticking with his terrible closer.
9

24

15

25.0

24.0

24.2

.547

.542

16.2%

20.0%

36.3%

2.6%

11.6%

Ender Inciarte Believing One Homerun Makes Him Even with His Mom for a Lifetime of Care Is Problematic. My Column:
10

24

16

23.5

22.7

22.4

.536

.541

7.4%

33.3%

40.7%

5.1%

4.0%

It wasn’t very nice of Shohei Ohtani to carve up Twins on Mother’s Day like that.
11

22

16

21.4

19.5

18.8

.533

.529

28.2%

21.4%

49.6%

-3.2%

-11.3%

The Cardinals are worse for aging Carpenters than Judas.
12

16

24

19.9

19.6

19.3

.523

.518

12.6%

14.6%

27.2%

-3.4%

-23.1%

Might as well call that last series the 2016 Presidential Election because it was all about the Reds controlling Dodgers.
13

23

17

22.3

21.7

21.8

.518

.513

9.7%

13.6%

23.3%

-2.4%

7.1%

Oh sure, go crazy over the return of Andrew McCutchen but don’t say anything about Tony Watson.
14

24

17

20.6

20.7

19.9

.516

.511

19.6%

22.6%

42.2%

5.4%

4.9%

A hard-throwing Brewers pitching prospect named Peralta ... what could go wrong?
15

22

17

19.8

19.4

19.0

.506

.511

4.6%

24.2%

28.7%

-2.5%

3.9%

From throwing a no-hitter in your home country to losing to the Tigers. James Paxton has truly had a roller coaster ride of a week.
16

16

22

16.6

19.3

19.8

.489

.494

0.2%

7.5%

7.7%

-2.4%

-7.7%

Turns out the haters really were wrong -- we’re in mid-May and the Rays have just as many wins as the Dodgers.
17

21

20

21.0

18.3

18.1

.486

.491

0.4%

13.5%

13.9%

-2.0%

-5.0%

Well, at least Anthony Alford and Dalton Pompey are being removed from rosters for reasons other than health for once.
18

22

19

18.3

20.2

20.2

.496

.491

9.5%

10.2%

19.7%

-1.9%

-3.4%

Does the Coors Effect still count as an excuse for pitchers if the Rockies are a sub-.500 team at home and a good team on the road?
19

19

21

18.4

19.4

19.6

.479

.484

0.9%

7.7%

8.7%

-0.2%

-5.0%

Smart of the A’s to hammer Sonny Gray, improving their odds of reacquiring him once the Yankees cut bait.
20

17

19

16.3

16.5

16.7

.478

.483

14.4%

8.7%

23.2%

-3.7%

2.2%

Byron Buxton plays center field the way Billy Joel drives.
21

20

21

17.5

19.1

19.7

.485

.480

7.9%

8.7%

16.6%

3.9%

-10.5%

“Tomorrow Is Overrated” isn’t just the new slogan for Jose Cuervo -- it’s been the Giants’ modus operandi for a decade.
22

19

18

17.0

16.5

17.0

.476

.471

4.3%

8.3%

12.6%

-2.2%

-6.7%

The Rays see absolutely nothing wrong with pulling Jacob deGrom after one inning.
23

17

22

18.5

20.4

18.6

.451

.456

1.1%

0.5%

1.6%

-0.0%

-0.3%

Between Nick Castellanos and Jeimer Candelario it’s a dangerous time to be a bad defensive Tigers third baseman.
24

14

27

16.8

17.2

17.5

.436

.431

0.1%

0.5%

0.6%

0.4%

0.6%

I mean it’s not that surprising that Matt Harvey would thrive in L.A., is it?
25

16

26

14.9

12.7

14.9

.404

.409

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

-0.1%

-0.4%

At this point rooting for Adrian Beltre is like rereading Where the Red Fern Grows over and over again.
26

16

26

16.1

15.2

15.6

.404

.399

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.0%

If you enjoyed the Jabari Blash Era in San Diego, you’ll love Franmil Reyes!
27

13

28

15.1

13.8

14.8

.394

.399

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

0.0%

For every terrible Dylan Bundy start there is an equal and opposite wonderful Dylan Bundy start.
28

10

27

12.1

12.9

12.9

.381

.386

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.4%

I just learned that Matt Davidson basically has Johnny Bravo hair, and now it’s all I can see when I close my eyes.
29

13

27

13.5

14.4

14.2

.376

.380

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Danny Duffy is essentially a Romanov in that he’s a Royal who can’t stop the bleeding.
30

14

26

12.1

10.9

12.4

.356

.351

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Sure, things aren’t going well for the Marlins, but at least they get to play the Dodgers now.