Prospectus Hit List for August 2



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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

69

41

74.9

76.2

75.6

.672

.676

93.3%

6.0%

99.3%

0.3%

-0.3%

Talk about a rough weekend for the Tucker brothers. One got demoted to the Reds, and the other was sent packing to Triple-A.
2

75

34

72.5

71.2

69.9

.662

.666

73.2%

26.8%

100.0%

0.0%

0.1%

It was awfully short-sighted of Dave Dombrowski to not trade for a healthy left shoulder for Chris Sale at the deadline.
3

68

38

66.9

70.5

70.2

.650

.655

26.8%

73.1%

99.9%

0.1%

0.3%

There may not be a better argument against the Yankees’ facial hair policy than Lance Lynn’s face.
4

62

45

64.3

63.6

63.7

.592

.587

72.1%

21.8%

93.8%

1.4%

-1.0%

Did you hear that Brandon Kintzler drove from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh to ensure he could make his Cubs’ debut? Tyler Chatwood just would’ve walked.
5

59

48

63.5

64.1

61.4

.579

.584

99.8%

0.0%

99.8%

0.4%

1.0%

It's been like 10 days and the Hand puns are already exhausting.
6

60

49

64.5

65.8

65.3

.586

.581

58.4%

22.1%

80.4%

4.8%

-0.9%

Brian Dozier is gonna hit like .400 with the Dodgers and you’re gonna need to hug your closest Twins fan a lot.
7

64

46

60.2

61.7

61.1

.562

.566

4.3%

57.5%

61.8%

8.1%

10.6%

I refuse to consider the A’s a feel-good story until they let Franklin Barreto play every day.
8

57

47

59.1

59.7

59.6

.566

.561

37.5%

15.2%

52.7%

0.4%

3.7%

Nothing says “we’re serious about postseason contention” like trading for two Orioles pitchers.
9

60

49

61.7

60.0

60.0

.554

.549

29.7%

31.7%

61.4%

1.1%

3.5%

Brad Ziegler is truly Schrodinger’s Diamondbacks.
10

63

48

61.2

61.1

60.4

.553

.548

26.6%

51.3%

77.9%

-4.2%

12.1%

Smart move by the Brewers to trade Jonathan Villar for a polished, consistent hitter like … uh … Jonathan Schoop?
11

54

53

60.1

59.9

59.0

.544

.539

11.4%

9.3%

20.7%

2.9%

2.4%

It should be nearly impossible for a sports franchise to be the most dysfunctional thing in Washington at the moment, and yet …
12

55

53

54.3

59.9

61.6

.534

.539

0.0%

1.9%

1.9%

0.4%

-1.9%

Well we’ve never been able to decide of Tyler Glasnow would be a starter or a reliever, so this is kinda perfect.
13

59

48

56.0

57.4

57.4

.537

.532

51.1%

13.9%

65.0%

-0.3%

-11.1%

Now that he’s back in the NL East, maybe Wilson Ramos will have better luck. Wait …
14

63

45

53.0

54.6

54.9

.522

.527

2.3%

34.4%

36.7%

-8.6%

-8.6%

Cameron Maybin is like the AL West’s personal Edwin Jackson.
15

54

55

57.3

55.5

56.1

.512

.517

0.0%

0.3%

0.3%

-0.2%

-0.1%

Ian Kinsler had the shortest-lived career as an Angel snice Lucifer.
16

58

49

53.1

55.1

54.7

.516

.511

9.9%

15.8%

25.7%

-6.9%

1.5%

Bold move by the Rockies to stand pat as everyone around them got better!
17

55

53

55.7

54.1

53.1

.504

.499

0.6%

7.9%

8.6%

2.5%

-0.7%

Ok, like the rest of you haven’t shipped unwanted, elderly Phamily members to Florida at one point or another.
18

56

53

54.3

52.9

52.6

.495

.490

0.7%

6.4%

7.1%

-2.6%

-6.1%

Trading Meadows for an Archer was basically Frodo’s plot in The Fellowship of the Ring.
19

55

54

51.4

53.5

55.0

.493

.488

2.0%

4.7%

6.7%

0.8%

-3.2%

Well, at least when Johnny Cueto comes back in 2020 he might lower the average age of the Giants’ roster.
20

49

58

50.8

46.0

44.8

.445

.450

0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

-0.5%

-1.1%

The Twins are now a Jose Berrios DL stint away from being as boring as the Padres.
21

48

60

49.1

48.9

49.8

.453

.448

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

I don’t know what’s more incredible; that Homer Bailey threw a complete game in 2018, or that the Reds found a way to lose anyway.
22

48

59

46.6

46.5

47.3

.440

.445

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Smart of the Jays to hang on to Josh Donaldson. All of their other injured stars need a mentor.
23

46

63

47.0

44.1

46.7

.421

.426

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

You have to admire the Rangers’ steadfast commitment to having a garbage bullpen at all times.
24

47

62

46.2

45.6

44.0

.419

.424

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Al Avila turned a few months of Leonys Martin into an actual prospect. He absolutely, unequivocally needs to win GM of the Year.
25

44

61

43.5

43.2

43.9

.416

.411

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Just as Thor comes back from the DL, Steven Matz gets an MRI on his forearm. It is truly incredible.
26

46

63

40.5

43.6

45.3

.402

.397

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

If you don’t have anything nice to say, just congratulate Isaac Galloway on reaching the majors at 28.
27

37

70

39.0

40.6

39.1

.364

.368

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

This White Sox-Royals series should be tried at The Hague.
28

42

68

42.1

38.6

40.4

.371

.366

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Hmm, is there something in A.J. Preller's past that makes people hesitant to trade with him now?
29

33

75

39.5

35.5

37.1

.336

.340

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Congrats to Adam Jones for going with the MLB contract version of tweeting through it.
30

34

73

34.7

34.7

34.3

.322

.326

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jorge Bonifacio, Brett Phillips and Brian Goodwin? The Royals are getting ready to trot out the All 2014 Top Prospects outfield.