Prospectus Hit List for July 5



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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

57

31

62.6

63.7

63.5

.701

.705

90.9%

8.9%

99.9%

0.1%

0.1%

If the doctor’s celebrate after Brian McCann’s successful knee surgery do you think he’ll get mad?
2

56

28

53.9

57.1

57.8

.669

.674

56.3%

43.5%

99.8%

0.0%

-0.1%

Going on the DL at an inconvenient time? Gleyber Torres is a True Yankee.
3

59

29

57.4

57.3

57.1

.656

.660

43.7%

56.1%

99.8%

0.3%

0.4%

Nice to see Tyler Thornburg rejoin the majors just a few weeks before Dave Dombrowski inevitably trades for another pre-injured reliever.
4

49

35

52.7

51.8

52.1

.612

.607

59.8%

31.6%

91.4%

1.1%

13.9%

It shouldn’t really surprise us that Javier Baez is great at sliding, as sliding is, in essence, all about not coming into contact with the ball.
5

48

37

50.2

51.5

49.2

.585

.590

99.7%

0.0%

99.7%

0.2%

1.1%

In a way it makes sense that Trevor Bauer is getting even better as the weather gets hotter.
6

49

36

50.4

50.0

49.6

.585

.581

44.5%

17.2%

61.7%

-3.2%

15.9%

“Waters comes up big for Rome” reads the Braves.com headline that’s also very historically accurate.
7

47

39

50.8

51.3

50.3

.579

.575

55.4%

18.7%

74.1%

3.5%

0.5%

The most incredible thing about Rich Hill’s baserunning adventures is that he didn’t get hurt during his baserunning adventures.
8

51

35

48.7

49.4

48.3

.574

.569

37.3%

46.0%

83.3%

3.1%

10.6%

Keon Broxton is too talented not to play everyday and too bad to play everyday. He’s Schrodinger's center fielder.
9

55

32

45.9

47.7

47.5

.563

.568

8.8%

76.6%

85.4%

-2.4%

4.4%

God bless the Mariners. They’ve ensured we’ll get to enjoy Wade LeBlanc for years and years to come.
10

43

43

43.5

48.1

50.2

.537

.542

0.0%

3.1%

3.1%

-1.0%

-1.4%

It’s kind surprising Carlos Gomez didn’t swing-and-miss at least once when he violently swung at that water cooler.
11

48

39

49.0

45.6

45.7

.541

.536

36.0%

24.6%

60.6%

-4.8%

-17.5%

The DBacks seems like an odd fit for Manny Machado, but at the same time it makes total sense that the Orioles would only end up getting, like, Ketel Marte in return for him.
12

48

39

45.0

45.1

44.5

.525

.530

0.2%

9.8%

10.0%

2.7%

1.3%

There was a skunk in the Vermont Lake Monster’s bullpen? It’s smart of the A’s to condition their relievers to deal with putrid smells, given their future home ballpark.
13

47

37

43.1

43.6

44.5

.530

.525

40.5%

18.5%

59.0%

1.5%

8.9%

Sure, Aaron Nola is 8-0 at home this season, but are we sure Nick Foles couldn’t do that too?
14

42

43

44.9

45.8

45.6

.524

.519

14.9%

13.0%

27.9%

-1.1%

-19.6%

The Nationals getting swept on the 4th of July feels like a pretty apt metaphor for our country at the moment.
15

44

43

45.3

43.6

43.5

.507

.512

0.0%

1.8%

1.8%

0.2%

-3.1%

Any time you can jeopardize the career of a No. 1 starter to benefit from the type of generic right-handed pop you can get for like $5 at the trade deadline you just gotta do it.
16

44

41

43.7

42.4

41.6

.505

.500

2.8%

14.7%

17.5%

3.2%

-10.7%

So now Yairo Munoz is good too? The Cardinals should only sign players with the initials YM.
17

45

43

41.5

44.2

44.8

.499

.494

5.9%

10.8%

16.7%

-4.1%

-4.9%

With Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija returning from the DL, the Giants are only a good bullpen and offense away from looking like contenders.
18

44

43

40.1

41.0

40.5

.476

.471

2.7%

3.8%

6.5%

1.1%

4.8%

A Tyler Anderson-Andrew Suarez pitcher’s duel in Coor Field? YCPB indeed.
19

40

46

40.0

40.0

39.7

.464

.459

0.1%

1.2%

1.2%

-0.1%

-1.6%

It’s strange that Ivan Nova allowing five homers in one game set a Pirates record because it feels like Jameson Taillon does that every other time he takes the mound.
20

40

46

38.8

37.5

38.2

.449

.454

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

-0.5%

Man, a bad Marcus Stroman pitching to Current Met Jose Bautista is quite the gut punch for Jays fans, huh?
21

38

49

40.2

39.5

40.0

.453

.448

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

Where were you when Jose Peraza morphed into the best shortstop in baseball?
22

38

49

38.6

35.8

37.6

.431

.436

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.2%

Always a good sign when the most fascinating thing about your club is your ancient corner outfielder’s on-base streak.
23

35

48

37.5

34.6

34.9

.428

.433

0.3%

0.0%

0.3%

-0.2%

-1.9%

Much like the rest of America, the Twins woke up today feeling like losers after getting pounded by Brewers.
24

38

50

37.8

38.2

36.4

.427

.432

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.2%

Smart of the Tigers to DFA their own Machado. Hopefully someone gets confused and gives up like four prospects for him.
25

34

49

35.4

35.7

36.0

.425

.420

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.0%

-0.0%

The Mets should just but Noah Syndergaard in carbonite for the rest of the season.
26

37

51

36.0

32.9

33.6

.397

.392

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

So Carlos Villanueva is basically the NL’s Joey Gallo now?
27

36

52

32.4

34.6

35.5

.394

.389

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

I thought sitting through 16 innings of Rays vs. Marlins was outlawed by the Geneva Convention?
28

30

56

32.0

33.7

32.5

.373

.377

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Folks, Lucas Giolito’s new nickname should be “The GOP” because he let the Reds walk all over him. Folks,
29

24

61

29.3

25.4

26.9

.310

.315

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

:(
30

25

61

26.0

26.3

26.4

.301

.306

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

“Moose scratched from lineup with back spasms” reads the Royals.com headline that’s a lot more interesting without baseball context.