Prospectus Hit List for July 23



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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-Day 7-Day
1

55

44

59.2

59.8

58.8

.588

.583

68.8%

16.8%

85.6%

4.5%

6.6%

With Justin Turner headed back to the DL, look for the Dodgers to make a move for one of the game’s best infie ... oh. Oh, right.
2

51

49

49.7

49.4

49.0

.498

.493

0.8%

8.1%

8.9%

2.5%

5.2%

The last time the Pirates lost a game Noah Syndergaard’s hand, mouth and foot were blister-free.
3

53

46

49.1

49.9

49.1

.508

.503

8.2%

17.0%

25.2%

-2.8%

4.3%

Bryce Harper: I’m having a terrible walk year. D.J. LeMahieu: Hold my Coors.
4

53

43

55.0

55.1

54.8

.567

.562

32.7%

19.2%

51.9%

-4.6%

3.7%

Pretty selfish of Mike Foltynewicz to become good enough that we all need to learn how to spell his name.
5

57

43

52.3

53.9

53.8

.543

.548

0.9%

37.9%

38.8%

1.4%

3.3%

The A’s trading *for* good players at the deadline causes a lot of cognitive dissonance; it’s like watching a dog drive or something.
6

54

44

58.0

58.4

56.0

.578

.582

99.8%

0.0%

99.8%

0.1%

1.0%

Issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the Indians. you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta trade Brad Hand to them"
7

60

40

50.1

51.8

51.7

.534

.539

2.4%

53.3%

55.8%

-0.2%

0.7%

The Mariners deserve to win every game in which they wear their throwback unis and lose every game with their regular unis.
8

58

40

60.2

59.2

59.3

.604

.599

86.2%

10.7%

96.9%

1.2%

0.3%

Tyler Chatwood gives out more free passes than a cheap gym franchise.
9

46

52

45.1

43.8

44.9

.459

.464

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

According to MLB Trade Rumors, pretty soon the Blue Jays will literally be Happless.
10

70

31

67.4

66.4

65.5

.667

.671

62.3%

37.7%

100.0%

0.1%

0.0%

It’s July 22 and the Red Sox have more wins than they did during the Bobby Valentine Era.
11

43

58

38.5

42.0

43.4

.413

.408

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Do you understand how bad you have to be to let the *Rays* embarrass you?
12

42

58

42.8

40.4

42.0

.418

.423

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Do the Rangers stink more or less when their Odor is strongest?
13

30

68

30.2

30.1

29.8

.307

.311

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Motion to build a section on MLBTR for all Mike Moustakas-related rumors called Moose Tracks.
14

41

61

39.9

37.1

38.8

.384

.380

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Folks we haven’t seen people in boring clothing parlay a decent Hand into a windfall since the last time the World Series of Poker aired.
15

34

64

36.1

37.2

36.2

.366

.371

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

One amazing start sprinkled around weeks of mediocrity? Dylan Covey must truly consider James Shields a mentor.
16

28

72

33.1

29.7

31.2

.305

.309

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The only problem with trading Kevin Gausman and/or Dylan Bundy for a bunch of prospects is who the hell is gonna give up a bunch of prospects for Kevin Gausman and/or Dylan Bundy?
17

40

56

40.8

39.8

40.4

.419

.414

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

I’ve got nothing.
18

63

34

61.7

65.3

65.6

.659

.663

37.7%

62.1%

99.8%

-0.2%

-0.1%

Someday the Yankees’ rotation might contain one Sunny and two Sundays (Domingos).
19

66

36

71.1

72.6

72.0

.691

.695

96.6%

3.1%

99.8%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Dear lord. Even the Astros’ position players throw in the 90s when they’re on the mound.
20

42

59

42.5

43.0

41.9

.419

.424

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

It’s pretty cool that 40% of the Tigers’ roster at this point is third basemen who shouldn’t be playing third base.
21

43

56

44.3

44.3

45.3

.447

.442

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

-0.3%

There’s the Matt Harvey we all know and love!
22

49

49

52.4

52.4

51.9

.525

.520

11.9%

11.4%

23.3%

5.1%

-0.4%

Tough to see Sean Doolittle’s second half start off on the wrong foot.
23

50

49

51.0

49.8

48.7

.504

.499

1.4%

11.7%

13.1%

-1.2%

-0.5%

It’s just like a bunch of Cardinals to idolatrize a powerful Carpenter.
24

50

50

52.6

50.8

51.6

.512

.517

0.0%

1.2%

1.2%

-0.2%

-0.8%

If an Angel is on a .500 team isn’t he technically in purgatory?
25

55

43

51.3

52.7

52.4

.539

.534

55.4%

16.8%

72.2%

-1.9%

-1.0%

Vince Velasquez is gonna be the most frustrating pitcher to own in fantasy leagues for the next decade, isn’t he?
26

44

53

45.6

42.2

40.5

.444

.449

0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

-0.2%

-1.1%

Here comes Ervin Santana to help the Twins play juuuuuust well enough to miss out on a premium draft pick!
27

50

49

51.7

57.1

58.6

.549

.554

0.0%

4.6%

4.6%

-0.7%

-3.1%

Wildly talented, fun to watch and excruciatingly inconsistent? Chris Archer is gonna make a phenomenal Cub (again).
28

51

50

47.9

49.5

51.0

.493

.488

3.1%

8.7%

11.8%

-3.2%

-4.6%

The Giants bullpen is made out of whatever the opposite of black boxes are made out of.
29

56

45

54.9

54.9

54.0

.544

.539

11.6%

49.9%

61.5%

-5.4%

-5.2%

I’m so sick of small-market teams like the Mets having to potentially trade Jacob deGrom-level talents to the sport’s giants like the Brewers.
30

54

46

55.0

52.5

52.8

.536

.531

19.9%

29.7%

49.6%

5.9%

-8.0%

It should be an exciting seven weeks of the Steven Souza Experience before he ends up back on the DL.