Prospectus Hit List for August 6



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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

71

42

77.9

79.0

78.8

.678

.683

93.9%

5.8%

99.7%

-0.2%

0.6%

While he’s not a New York pitcher, Jeff Luhnow seems to have contracted a case of foot-in-mouth disease (seriously, don’t read his Roberto Osuna comments).
2

79

34

76.0

75.0

73.9

.672

.677

93.5%

6.5%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

They’ve opened up a 9.5-game lead on the Yankees following a dramatic four-game sweep over the weekend, which is bad news for those of us who hoped for a dozen or so Red Sox-Yankees matchups in the final week of September and first two weeks of October due to some ridiculous tiebreaking mechanisms.
3

68

42

67.4

70.4

70.7

.628

.633

6.5%

92.9%

99.4%

-0.2%

-0.5%

Someone needs to tell these guys that they’re not chasing the Mariners. Someone also needs to tell them to DL Luis Severino so he’s healthy for a Wild Card game in Oakland.
4

61

49

65.1

67.6

64.3

.587

.591

99.7%

0.0%

99.7%

0.1%

0.3%

The playoff schedule has been released, which means we know exactly when José Ramirez and Francisco Lindor will be getting ready for their first 18 holes of offseason golf. ALDS Game 5 is October 11th.
5

64

47

65.5

65.7

65.6

.587

.583

70.4%

21.4%

91.8%

-3.1%

-2.5%

Addison Russell hit cleanup on Sunday while the Cubs nursed a one-game lead over the Brewers.
6

62

51

66.6

67.7

67.7

.584

.579

62.1%

17.5%

79.6%

4.2%

-6.5%

Last week in this column, Ben Carsley warned Twins fans that Brian Dozier was going to hit .400 down the stretch with the Dodgers. After 18 plate appearances, Dozier is hitting… exactly .400.
7

67

46

62.6

65.0

64.1

.572

.577

5.5%

75.2%

80.6%

2.3%

31.4%

Say “Chatt Mapman” three times in a mirror and you get a Gold Glove defender at third base for your favorite team.
8

60

48

61.3

61.2

60.8

.563

.558

34.5%

23.2%

57.7%

5.5%

12.2%

Julio Teheran is two years removed from being one of the NL’s most underrated pitchers and a decade removed from the last homer he hit before Sunday’s blast off of Corey Oswalt.
9

62

51

63.8

62.4

62.5

.555

.550

29.0%

26.8%

55.8%

-7.5%

-12.9%

They sent Jake Lamb to the slaughter with season-ending surgery, but they still might have the scariest prospective postseason rotation in the NL.
10

57

54

62.6

63.0

61.9

.551

.546

8.9%

12.8%

21.7%

1.4%

4.6%

I fully expect Mike Rizzo to do his next press conference in a trench coat as he attempts to figure out who is leaking clubhouse gossip.
11

63

48

59.5

60.4

60.0

.547

.542

56.6%

18.7%

75.2%

-0.9%

11.2%

Aaron Nola's Cy Young consolation prize will be pitching in October.
12

65

50

61.9

61.1

60.9

.541

.536

26.6%

49.0%

75.6%

-3.4%

1.8%

All three other NL Central contenders acquired starting pitchers in the past few weeks, but they'll look awful silly when Rob Manfred requires all teams to field eight infielders.
13

56

56

56.2

62.2

63.4

.531

.536

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

-0.8%

-1.3%

Now that they’re down to $10 million in payroll commitments for 2019, the Rays can finally do that “give $2000 to every fan at the ballpark” promotion they’ve been thinking about.
14

64

48

53.9

56.3

56.3

.515

.520

0.6%

18.8%

19.4%

-0.8%

-29.1%

The Mariners backing into a playoff spot with an ineligible Robinson Canó is just cruel.
15

58

54

58.2

59.0

57.7

.520

.515

2.2%

11.7%

13.9%

1.8%

5.4%

Don’t tell Tyson Ross that a chance of scenery only helps when the landscaper isn’t Bud Norris.
16

55

58

59.0

57.1

57.9

.507

.512

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

-1.0%

Shohei Ohtani in 214 plate appearances: 136 OPS+. Shohei Ohtani in 49 1/3 innings: 135 ERA+.
17

59

52

54.5

56.5

56.2

.510

.505

7.1%

10.9%

18.0%

2.9%

-12.8%

Come October, don’t be surprised if the NL Cy Young voters turn into a whole panel of Kyle Freeland Guys.
18

57

55

55.4

55.8

55.4

.499

.494

0.7%

4.3%

5.0%

-2.1%

-2.2%

In his debut, Chris Archer only lasted 4 1/3 innings. Can someone let him know the Pirates aren't doing the "opener" thing?
19

57

56

53.3

55.0

56.8

.492

.487

1.8%

3.9%

5.7%

1.3%

1.9%

McCovey Cove kayakers are going to have to paddle a long way across the bay if they want to catch any balls this October.
20

52

58

53.2

48.5

46.7

.456

.461

0.3%

0.0%

0.4%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Give Fernando Rodney a real bow and arrow. Please. The people of Minnesota don't deserve to suffer like this.
21

51

60

49.6

49.2

49.9

.450

.455

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Place your bets now on whether the Blue Jays will be competitive again before baseball returns to Montreal.
22

49

64

50.6

47.2

49.1

.433

.438

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I’m not going to check his stats, but I believe with all my heart that Rougned Odor’s OBP after his five-walk game is now around .290.
23

49

63

50.6

48.6

49.9

.442

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

As Eugenio Suárez battles Javy Báez at the top of the NL RBI leaderboard, Hunter Greene battles his own elbow.
24

45

64

45.3

45.2

46.0

.416

.411

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

It's time to freeze Jacob DeGrom, Austin Powers-style, for re-animation during the Mets' next competitive window.
25

47

65

46.7

42.3

41.0

.395

.400

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

At least they made some key deadline deals to restock their farm. [touches earpiece] Oh.
26

46

67

41.0

44.3

46.2

.393

.388

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It’s taken some incredible feats of tanking by other clubs, but the Marlins are almost endearing in their quaint badness at this point.
27

44

70

44.9

41.5

43.6

.381

.377

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Refusing to barter for Single-A lottery tickets in exchange for Tyson Ross and Jordan Lyles is A Decision.
28

41

70

41.4

41.3

40.0

.369

.373

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Could Dylan Cease throw a curveball so nasty that even Eloy Jiménez couldn't hit it? This hypothetical might have to hold over White Sox fans until 2020 at this point).
29

34

78

40.1

36.3

37.6

.331

.335

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I suppose the only good news is that Adam Jones and Curtis Granderson will do a great job of heading the MLBPA in a few years.
30

34

77

35.7

35.4

34.7

.315

.319

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

They're a half-game behind Baltimore in the race for the first pick in 2019's amateur draft, and I can only imagine that the pitchers at the top of the draft class have already started tanking their own stock.