Prospectus Hit List for July 30
Hit List for July 26
Hit List for August 2
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.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 67 | 40 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 72.8 | .668 | .673 | 92.1% | 7.0% | 99.1% | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| Some bubble wrap for their middle infield. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 74 | 33 | 71.5 | 70.8 | 69.4 | .668 | .672 | 72.4% | 27.5% | 100.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Another Large Adult Son (hopefully with better hamstrings) to take the place of Rafael Devers. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 67 | 37 | 65.9 | 69.3 | 69.2 | .652 | .657 | 27.6% | 72.3% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| A forearm guard for Aaron Judge. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 59 | 47 | 63.1 | 64.3 | 63.7 | .590 | .585 | 61.0% | 25.1% | 86.1% | -2.3% | 0.5% |
| Someone who can dress these guys right for batting practice, apparently? | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 61 | 44 | 62.7 | 61.8 | 62.0 | .589 | .584 | 75.1% | 19.2% | 94.3% | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| Getting Tyler Chatwood out of the rotation was enough, tbh. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 57 | 47 | 61.4 | 62.0 | 59.3 | .576 | .581 | 99.4% | 0.0% | 99.4% | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| To admit that the Jason Kipnis we knew and loved stopped existing years ago. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 55 | 47 | 57.5 | 58.1 | 58.1 | .560 | .555 | 34.7% | 10.9% | 45.5% | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| After last night? A therapist for Sean Newcomb. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 61 | 46 | 56.9 | 58.7 | 58.1 | .548 | .553 | 3.6% | 45.6% | 49.3% | -4.9% | 10.5% |
| Just to get out of Colorado, apparently. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 59 | 48 | 60.5 | 58.6 | 58.9 | .554 | .549 | 29.2% | 39.5% | 68.7% | 6.7% | 19.1% |
| An outfielder who can stay healthy for more than six games. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 61 | 47 | 59.4 | 59.5 | 58.6 | .552 | .547 | 22.7% | 51.1% | 73.8% | -3.7% | 12.2% |
| A Rocky to go with their new Bullwinkle. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 62 | 43 | 52.2 | 54.2 | 54.2 | .530 | .535 | 4.3% | 44.3% | 48.6% | 6.5% | -7.2% |
| It’s Jerry DiPoto; he doesn’t need any encouragement. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 53 | 53 | 52.3 | 58.3 | 60.1 | .528 | .533 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | -1.0% | -2.5% |
| A starting pitcher. Wait, a reliever. Wait, | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 58 | 47 | 54.9 | 55.5 | 55.4 | .533 | .528 | 54.2% | 9.9% | 64.1% | -7.0% | -8.1% |
| They aimed for Manny Machado and got Asdrubal Cabrera, so ... a hug? | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 54 | 53 | 57.3 | 55.2 | 55.8 | .519 | .524 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| Several UCL donors. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 52 | 53 | 56.7 | 56.8 | 56.3 | .528 | .523 | 11.2% | 5.9% | 17.1% | -4.6% | -6.2% |
| Hmmm, maybe a power-hitting right fielder they can build around? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 57 | 47 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 53.0 | .517 | .512 | 9.2% | 21.6% | 30.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% |
| To do whatever they did to Jon Gray to the rest of their roster. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 53 | 52 | 54.1 | 52.8 | 51.8 | .504 | .499 | 1.3% | 7.2% | 8.5% | -2.0% | -4.6% |
| A trading partner who would properly appreciate Dexter Fowler. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 55 | 52 | 53.9 | 52.7 | 52.3 | .500 | .495 | 0.9% | 6.3% | 7.2% | -4.9% | -1.7% |
| Maybe they can trade some non-elite young players for a true ace, like Gerrit Cole? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 53 | 54 | 50.1 | 51.7 | 53.5 | .487 | .482 | 0.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| Someone under the age of 33 for a change. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 48 | 56 | 46.9 | 46.5 | 47.3 | .454 | .459 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| They seem to have luck targeting the sons of talented players from the early 2000s, so ... Cal Quantrill? | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 48 | 56 | 49.8 | 45.1 | 43.8 | .449 | .454 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.4% | 0.4% |
| A buyer for Fernando Rodney (before the Twins inevitably re-sign him this offseason). | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 48 | 58 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 49.2 | .457 | .452 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| A trading partner gullible enough to have interest in Matt Harvey. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 45 | 62 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 45.8 | .422 | .426 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A machine that converts wind into energy so they can fully capitalize on Joey Gallo. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 44 | 59 | 44.8 | 44.2 | 44.5 | .431 | .426 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| New owners. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 45 | 62 | 44.8 | 44.3 | 42.9 | .414 | .418 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| The eventual heir to Joe Jimenez (who is the heir to Shane Greene, who should be dealt.) | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 46 | 61 | 40.1 | 43.2 | 44.7 | .406 | .402 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A Victor Robles-like return for J.T. Realmuto, but preferably with fewer Ls. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 37 | 68 | 38.6 | 39.6 | 38.4 | .366 | .370 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| An executive brave enough to promote Eloy Jimenez. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 42 | 66 | 41.4 | 38.3 | 40.0 | .375 | .370 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A GM who can convince them not to trade for Chris Archer. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 32 | 74 | 38.6 | 34.7 | 36.2 | .334 | .338 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Someone to change Adam Jones’ mind. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 32 | 73 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 33.6 | .315 | .320 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A way to convince Danny Duffy that it’s 2016 again. | |||||||||||||