Prospectus Hit List for July 26



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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

67

37

72.6

73.5

73.0

.688

.692

95.4%

4.2%

99.6%

-0.2%

-0.1%

Here’s to hoping we’re not already in the “knee problems” portion of Jose Altuve’s second base career.
2

71

32

68.5

67.3

66.0

.662

.667

67.4%

32.5%

99.9%

-0.1%

-0.1%

There’s nothing quite as on brand as “Red Sox fan who thinks Drew Pomeranz sucks but is furious at losing Jalen Beeks.”
3

64

36

63.5

67.0

67.4

.655

.659

32.6%

67.0%

99.6%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Nice to see a Britton going to the Yankees for once. I guess we’ll call him Arnold Benedict?
4

59

42

60.9

60.0

60.2

.594

.589

78.9%

16.0%

94.9%

1.6%

-1.3%

What happens when Tyler Chatwood faces something that legitimately cannot walk: a Diamondback?
5

56

46

60.0

61.5

60.6

.583

.579

61.4%

20.0%

81.3%

-3.1%

1.4%

Nice try, but Andre Ethier retired like six years ago.
6

55

46

58.8

59.4

57.0

.570

.575

98.8%

0.0%

98.8%

-0.3%

0.1%

With the impending return of Andrew Miller, the Indians’ bullpen will soon have *three* power relievers who peaked several years ago!
7

54

44

56.4

56.7

56.3

.570

.565

29.9%

19.0%

48.9%

-1.2%

-0.4%

No one cares about your fantasy team, but if you have Julio Teheran I would like to give you a hug at least.
8

60

43

55.4

57.4

56.6

.557

.562

1.9%

49.3%

51.2%

-0.3%

14.6%

If the A’s only play the Rangers for the rest of the year they’re in tremendous shape.
9

52

50

53.0

58.5

60.4

.549

.554

0.0%

3.8%

3.9%

-0.6%

-4.1%

Folks we haven’t seen anyone over-rely on an Archer like this since The Two Towers.
10

58

46

56.7

56.8

56.0

.547

.542

18.6%

47.1%

65.8%

-2.7%

-0.1%

Watching Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun celebrate together was a pleasant, feel-good reminder that time is coming for us all.
11

56

47

57.6

55.0

55.6

.544

.539

27.2%

30.7%

57.9%

-3.0%

-0.7%

So did the DBacks just trade for a starter or a reliever in Matt Andriese? You can never really tell when dealing with the Rays, can you?
12

61

41

51.1

52.9

52.8

.534

.539

2.6%

42.7%

45.3%

1.6%

-8.3%

Sure, the Mariners holding out for more public stadium funding is kinda gross, but think of all the leverage they have as the owners of the longest playoff drought in the U.S.
13

57

44

53.4

53.9

53.8

.540

.535

61.2%

14.9%

76.1%

5.1%

4.5%

I’m not really sure how Adam Jones would fair in Philly, because from what I understand it’s a very walkable city.
14

51

52

54.5

52.7

53.4

.514

.519

0.0%

0.4%

0.4%

-0.2%

-1.5%

“Angels sunk by futility against left-hander Rodon” reads the Angels.com headline that’s just telling it like it is.
15

50

51

53.7

53.5

53.1

.521

.516

8.8%

9.5%

18.3%

3.1%

-5.9%

Trea Turner is officially good enough that when he gets benched for not running to first it’s news. Congrats, Trea!
16

54

47

49.6

51.1

50.7

.509

.504

8.8%

15.5%

24.3%

5.1%

2.3%

Raise your hand if you had Jon Gray one-hitting the Houston Astros? Put your hand down, you liar.
17

53

50

52.0

51.4

51.2

.504

.499

1.5%

11.7%

13.2%

-0.0%

9.2%

We might as well call the Pirates’ winning streak “Global Warming” because Trevor Bauer denied its existence.
18

51

51

52.2

51.2

50.0

.501

.496

1.0%

8.3%

9.3%

-2.5%

-4.9%

Guess we should call the Cardinals “Cold War-era America” because they panicked after a false alarm while facing down the Reds.
19

52

51

48.9

50.4

52.0

.494

.489

2.6%

7.2%

9.8%

-2.4%

-3.9%

There are belts in 10-year-old Hyundais that are more durable than Brandon Belt.
20

47

53

48.8

44.7

42.7

.458

.463

1.2%

0.1%

1.3%

0.3%

-0.2%

It’s tough to tell if Byron Buxton’s return will make the Twins more or less depressing to watch.
21

46

55

45.0

44.4

45.3

.447

.452

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Listen, Seunghwan Oh might not be having a terrific season, but trading him to the Rockies feels like an unwarranted escalation.
22

45

57

46.0

45.8

46.9

.450

.445

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Props to Eugenio Suarez for stealing Matt Carpenter’s homer power MonStars style.
23

44

60

44.5

43.9

42.3

.420

.425

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

Well that’s one way to stop giving out walks, Kyle Funkhouser.
24

42

57

42.7

41.5

41.8

.424

.419

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Can we move the DH to the National League specifically for Yoenis Cespedes?
25

42

61

42.9

40.1

42.0

.405

.410

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Honestly the Rangers’ pitching staff should get like a third of Khris Davis’ salary at this point.
26

44

59

39.1

42.4

43.9

.411

.406

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

This Waiting for Godot remake with J.T. Realmuto is awfully depressing.
27

42

63

41.0

38.2

39.8

.383

.379

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It’s interesting to learn that the Padres inquired on Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom before remembering, oh crap, we’re the Padres.
28

36

65

37.2

38.2

37.3

.368

.373

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

No jokes here; just a “good on ya” to Kevan Smith
29

31

70

31.4

32.1

31.6

.312

.316

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

No one cares about your fantasy team, but if you have Danny Duffy I would like to give you a hug at least.
30

29

73

34.0

30.8

32.4

.309

.314

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Baltimore’s 2019 All-Star Game representative is gonna be, like, Mychal Givens, isn’t it?