Prospectus Hit List for May 21



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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

30

18

35.4

37.6

36.2

.665

.670

89.3%

7.8%

97.0%

0.2%

0.7%

Looks like the Astros’ strategy of “let’s have each of our starters become a demi-god” is really working out so far.
2

30

13

29.3

31.2

31.0

.645

.649

72.4%

26.6%

99.0%

0.7%

0.6%

Perhaps Clint Frazier can wear Mickey Mantle’s number in Scranton/Wilkes Barre?
3

32

15

31.0

31.5

30.7

.608

.613

27.2%

66.3%

93.6%

1.6%

1.1%

We may need to change the acronym from TOOTBLAN to TOOTBLARS.
4

25

19

29.2

28.2

27.4

.595

.590

46.3%

27.3%

73.6%

4.8%

6.9%

Honestly, Javier Baez being a giant hypocrite just means he’s in sync with this period of American history.
5

22

23

24.4

25.2

24.4

.558

.562

85.7%

1.6%

87.3%

-2.1%

-0.1%

The year is 2056. Melky Cabrera is playing for a random AL Central team. He’s hitting .280 with no power or speed.
6

24

21

25.9

27.2

27.6

.559

.554

36.5%

18.7%

55.2%

-5.5%

-19.6%

It’s pretty crazy to think that Bryce Harper is six years younger than Juan Soto.
7

26

18

25.8

25.5

25.4

.547

.542

32.7%

19.3%

52.0%

-0.3%

2.9%

Of course it was the Cardinals who ended something as fun as Odubel Herrera’s on-base streak.
8

25

21

24.4

23.7

24.8

.545

.540

55.5%

11.0%

66.5%

-2.3%

-14.5%

There’s no way this season ends any other way than with Clay Buchholz shutting down the Red Sox in the World Series, is there?
9

20

26

24.3

24.3

23.4

.539

.534

21.5%

12.5%

34.0%

4.1%

6.9%

If Rich Hill’s starts get any shorter the Rays are going to trade for him.
10

28

17

29.0

27.7

27.5

.539

.534

20.2%

15.7%

35.8%

-5.6%

-0.4%

We should all welcome any and all opportunities that afford the greater populace a chance to see Dansby Swanson’s hair.
11

25

19

25.0

23.7

23.2

.538

.533

23.1%

25.1%

48.3%

5.0%

-1.4%

If Jordan Hicks throws any harder he’s gonna become a plot point in the next Fast & Furious movie.
12

28

19

25.2

25.5

24.5

.531

.526

23.5%

28.5%

52.0%

-4.4%

9.8%

“We’ve never seen anyone do what Josh Hader is doing” say Brewers fans who’ve somehow already forgotten who Andrew Miller is.
13

26

21

25.7

25.0

25.3

.520

.525

3.8%

26.0%

29.8%

1.6%

-10.9%

It just occurred to me that we’re gonna be subject to terrible Adell puns for a decade if Jo Adell is really good and now I’m not sure I can root for him anymore.
14

27

19

23.7

23.9

23.0

.510

.515

4.2%

26.8%

31.0%

1.7%

2.3%

It’s nice that James Paxton will give Canada something to watch during the Stanley Cup Finals.
15

26

20

25.4

25.9

25.4

.519

.514

7.1%

14.8%

21.9%

-0.5%

-1.4%

Thank god the Pirates finally have an answer to their injury-prone outfield in *squints* Austin Meadows.
16

22

23

21.6

24.2

24.4

.508

.513

0.3%

14.4%

14.8%

-4.7%

7.1%

How pissed is Joe Maddon that he didn’t think to pull this Sergio Romo stunt first?
17

25

22

23.5

24.8

25.1

.504

.509

2.7%

18.8%

21.5%

2.5%

12.8%

Daniel Mengden looks like a guy who’d get popped in the first seven minutes of a Justified episode.
18

24

24

21.5

23.8

24.0

.494

.489

10.0%

7.1%

17.2%

3.1%

0.6%

“Giants consider unusual move with Panda” reads the Giants.com headline that leads me to believe they’re going to ask him to reproduce.
19

23

19

20.0

19.8

20.0

.493

.488

10.5%

11.4%

22.0%

4.4%

9.4%

It’s nice to see Wilmer Flores crying happy tears for once.
20

25

22

20.9

22.1

22.0

.489

.484

12.6%

8.2%

20.9%

-3.0%

1.1%

Don’t the Rockies know that getting beaten with a Belt is no longer an acceptable form of discipline?
21

22

25

22.6

19.9

20.0

.472

.477

0.1%

5.8%

5.8%

-3.3%

-8.0%

There are Westworld hosts that degrade more gently than Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman have.
22

19

23

18.8

18.5

18.9

.470

.475

12.6%

4.7%

17.4%

2.4%

-5.8%

If the Twins truly want to pay tribute to Ron Gardenhire they’ll generate like four strikeouts and bunt three times a game during their series vs. the Tigers.
23

20

26

21.1

22.7

20.9

.445

.450

1.3%

0.6%

1.9%

-0.6%

0.4%

It’s fun trying to guess who’s going to overpay for Francisco Liriano at the deadline.
24

18

30

18.1

14.7

16.8

.408

.413

0.0%

0.4%

0.4%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Maybe a knee injury is what Matt Moore needs to think twice before walking.
25

20

28

20.0

17.9

18.5

.418

.413

0.3%

0.2%

0.5%

0.2%

0.2%

It’s fun trying to guess who’s going to overpay for Jordan Lyles at the deadline.
26

16

32

18.0

17.4

18.3

.417

.412

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

-0.6%

It looks like Anthony DeSclafani might be back in time to take the inevitable spot in the rotation that will open up once the Reds see Matt Harvey pitch a few more times.
27

13

30

14.2

15.9

15.6

.391

.396

0.4%

0.0%

0.4%

0.2%

0.2%

Congrats to the kid in the stands yesterday who finished three pounds of ice cream, thereby becoming the White Sox’s new closer.
28

14

32

16.3

14.5

16.0

.387

.391

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

Eduardo Rodriguez is proof that god hates the Orioles.
29

14

32

15.0

15.6

15.7

.369

.374

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

0.0%

For every Alex Gordon reemergence there is an equal and opposite Danny Duffy regression.
30

17

29

14.1

13.6

15.5

.365

.360

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

By the time Hit List goes live on Monday morning maybe Brad Ziegler will have stopped giving up runs.