Prospectus Hit List for June 28



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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

54

28

59.3

60.4

60.0

.713

.717

95.2%

4.5%

99.7%

-0.1%

-0.0%

Evan Gattis now has the franchise’s record for June RBIs, which makes sense now that he’s out of hibernation.
2

52

26

49.9

53.1

53.4

.668

.672

62.5%

37.4%

99.9%

-0.0%

-0.0%

Ok so maybe Luis Severino will be able to stick in the rotation after all.
3

54

27

53.1

54.3

53.5

.663

.668

37.5%

61.9%

99.4%

0.0%

1.1%

Smart of the Red Sox to replace an aging, firebrand of a second baseman with, uh, Brandon Phillips?
4

43

35

47.9

47.4

47.7

.596

.592

48.7%

28.8%

77.5%

-3.6%

-12.5%

So did Albert Almora pull a Reverse Jose Canseco, or ...
5

44

35

45.8

47.5

45.7

.579

.584

98.5%

0.1%

98.6%

0.8%

3.6%

Shane Bieber now has more hits this year than Justin Bieber.
6

45

34

46.7

46.3

45.2

.580

.575

30.4%

15.4%

45.7%

-4.4%

-9.9%

In Atlanta’s defense losing to the Reds is very in right now.
7

46

33

45.6

45.5

44.6

.575

.570

40.3%

32.4%

72.7%

-3.8%

-2.4%

Poor Josh Hader. It’s never fun when all the regression you’re due for hits in one inning.
8

43

36

45.8

46.0

45.0

.569

.564

44.0%

29.6%

73.6%

5.0%

8.2%

Jose Quintana takes on Clayton Kershaw tonight in the Battle of Southpaws That Would’ve Been More Interesting 18 Months Ago.
9

50

31

42.0

43.4

43.9

.553

.558

4.6%

76.4%

80.9%

2.3%

5.0%

The Ewing Theory, but with Robinson Cano as the star.
10

46

34

46.8

43.6

43.6

.563

.558

49.2%

28.9%

78.1%

1.7%

19.3%

How hard do you think Archie Bradley lobbied the DBacks to draft Owen Sharts?
11

39

40

39.6

44.3

45.9

.534

.539

0.0%

4.5%

4.5%

-1.5%

2.6%

So is Kevin Cash trying to make Jose Alvarado some sort of very early Brendan McKay prototype, or ...
12

41

37

41.8

42.1

41.6

.534

.529

32.7%

14.8%

47.5%

-1.2%

-16.1%

Can’t wait for the WaPo editorial on how Sergio Romo really ought to be more civil.
13

42

36

40.4

41.3

42.3

.532

.527

36.8%

13.3%

50.1%

8.2%

9.9%

We Put Jake Arrieta In Front of the Worst Defense in the Majors: You Won’t Believe What Happened Next
14

43

38

41.6

41.9

41.4

.519

.523

0.2%

8.6%

8.8%

0.5%

1.7%

If the A’s don’t trade Edwin Jackson to a new team at the deadline, we riot.
15

41

40

42.1

40.6

40.8

.508

.513

0.0%

4.8%

4.9%

-1.2%

-7.6%

John Lamb looks like some ghastly combination of a Point Break extra, a French Bulldog and a Nicholas Cage meme gone awry.
16

42

37

41.5

39.7

38.9

.513

.508

10.2%

18.0%

28.2%

-5.6%

5.8%

Folks we haven’t seen a Carpenter resurrect his career like this in about 2,000 years.
17

42

39

38.1

41.4

41.6

.503

.498

6.5%

15.1%

21.6%

4.0%

6.6%

“Tough choices await when Cueto, Shark return” reads the Giants.com headline written by someone unaware that Andrew Suarez, Chris Stratton and Dereck Rodriguez currently occupy rotation spots, apparently.
18

38

42

39.0

39.4

39.1

.486

.481

0.8%

2.0%

2.8%

0.3%

-4.6%

We haven’t seen Jeurys this mad at Pirates since Orlando Bloom was relevant.
19

37

43

36.7

35.2

36.3

.453

.458

0.0%

0.8%

0.8%

-0.1%

-0.3%

Josh Donaldson has suffered a setback in his rehab from a calf injury. So much for Canada’s supposedly superior healthcare system.
20

34

42

35.3

33.0

33.0

.445

.450

1.4%

0.8%

2.2%

-0.8%

-5.3%

Nothing says “don’t count us out just yet” quite like losing back-to-back series to the Rangers and White Sox.
21

38

42

35.3

35.6

34.9

.449

.444

0.3%

1.4%

1.7%

-0.5%

-3.0%

Last night proved once again that it’s a difficult year for those of us who want to believe in a Freeland.
22

34

46

35.9

36.0

36.5

.445

.440

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

It’s pretty incredible that Joey Votto has only been ejected eight times in his career given how often he walks the line.
23

36

45

34.4

35.1

33.5

.429

.434

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.1%

-0.7%

Congrats to Chris Bosio on his impending move to Fox And Friends.
24

36

46

35.2

32.6

34.4

.421

.426

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

Shin-Soo Choo has now reached base in 39 consecutive games, which is also how many baserunners the Rangers staff allows in a typical game.
25

32

46

33.4

33.2

33.7

.424

.419

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

-0.3%

-1.2%

Hopefully Ruben Tejeda doesn’t suffer from PTSD.
26

36

47

34.6

31.0

31.4

.401

.396

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.1%

Every time I need to write a joke about the Padres I find myself getting distracted and doing something more interesting, like checking my credit score or deleting old photos on my phone.
27

28

51

29.6

30.7

30.0

.375

.379

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Despite struggles, Giolito ‘in much better place’” reads the WhiteSox.com headline that reminds me of what my parents said when my dog died.
28

32

49

28.8

30.8

31.5

.380

.375

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

What a throw, Lewis Brinson. Maybe he should be Miami’s Opening Day starter next year.
29

23

56

27.4

23.3

24.9

.312

.317

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Don’t worry, Baltimore; you won’t have to worry about Manny Machado’s lack of hustle for much longer.
30

25

55

24.7

24.8

24.8

.310

.315

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Well, at least one righty Kennedy who routinely disappoints us remains.