Prospectus Hit List for August 23
Hit List for August 20
Hit List for August 27
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 |  | 89 | 39 | 85.9 | 83.8 | 82.2 | .666 | .670 | 96.7% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rafael “Carita” Devers: This was decided before the Childish Bambino article, you see | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 77 | 50 | 85.2 | 85.2 | 85.0 | .654 | .659 | 78.0% | 21.5% | 99.4% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Carlos “I Am Groot” Correa: Well, the Astros’ lead is rapidly disintegrating, so ... | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 79 | 47 | 77.5 | 78.9 | 78.3 | .622 | .627 | 3.3% | 96.5% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Lance “MIA” Lynn: Weird; Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge are MIA, too. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 73 | 53 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 73.0 | .594 | .599 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Corey “Kluber” Kluber: It genuinely reflects his “personality” | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 76 | 51 | 71.9 | 74.1 | 73.4 | .581 | .586 | 21.5% | 69.2% | 90.6% | -1.3% | 11.4% |
| Matt “Sweet Swingin’ Joyce: He is not legally allowed to go by that name when facing southpaws. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 67 | 61 | 75.4 | 78.9 | 79.0 | .587 | .582 | 22.1% | 18.2% | 40.3% | -12.0% | -20.5% |
| Rich “D. Mountain” Hill: Who knew that Rich Hill was the Rob Gronkowski of baseball? | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 72 | 53 | 72.4 | 71.8 | 71.6 | .576 | .571 | 67.9% | 25.5% | 93.4% | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| Steve “Speedpass” Cishek: Wait, are we sure this wasn’t supposed to be Tyler Thornburg’s nickname? | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 71 | 55 | 72.6 | 72.3 | 72.3 | .572 | .567 | 75.5% | 7.8% | 83.3% | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| Ronald “Sabanero Soy” Acuna Jr: Because they wouldn’t let him print “F*** Jose Urena” | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 71 | 56 | 72.9 | 72.7 | 72.1 | .568 | .563 | 54.1% | 17.7% | 71.8% | 2.3% | 17.0% |
| Jake “Lambo” Lamb: Makes sense, since he’s always in the service bay. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 66 | 61 | 65.4 | 72.7 | 73.3 | .546 | .551 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Tyler “Mini Horse” Glasnow: Because both are difficult to control. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 71 | 57 | 70.8 | 69.7 | 68.3 | .546 | .542 | 18.8% | 44.9% | 63.7% | 7.2% | 19.8% |
| Dakota “Dak” Hudson: There’s an argument to be made that Hudson is only thriving because of the Cardinals’ impressive offensive line. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 64 | 63 | 70.5 | 70.1 | 69.5 | .540 | .535 | 2.1% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| Mike “2 Little 2 Late” Rizzo: Ok, not really, but it should be. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 71 | 58 | 67.4 | 69.2 | 69.0 | .536 | .531 | 13.2% | 47.4% | 60.6% | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| Ryan “Ocho” Braun: Named after the number of weeks he misses every year. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 63 | 65 | 67.6 | 64.7 | 65.0 | .508 | .513 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Andrew “Heandog” Heaney: OK, but is he a sandwich? | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 69 | 57 | 62.1 | 64.3 | 64.9 | .516 | .511 | 23.8% | 18.8% | 42.6% | 3.7% | 22.1% |
| Kyle “Two One” Freeland: Named after a traditional Rockies starter’s fly ball to homerun ratio. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 68 | 58 | 63.1 | 64.3 | 64.2 | .515 | .510 | 22.4% | 15.9% | 38.3% | -9.9% | -29.6% |
| Rhys “Big Fella” Hoskisn and Tommy “Bigger Fella” Hunter: BIG BOY SZN | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 72 | 56 | 59.4 | 61.9 | 63.2 | .501 | .506 | 0.6% | 9.0% | 9.5% | -0.1% | -12.8% |
| Nick “Hubba Hubba” Vincent: Because having a good self-image is important; especially when you’re a Mariner. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 63 | 65 | 63.5 | 61.1 | 61.2 | .486 | .481 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | -0.5% | -2.2% |
| David “DaveHuman” Freese: Uh, thanks for the clarification? | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 60 | 66 | 60.4 | 55.3 | 53.1 | .454 | .459 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| Gabriel “Little Guardado” Moya: I will not make fun of this nickname; it is beautiful. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 62 | 66 | 58.3 | 57.2 | 59.4 | .463 | .458 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| Derek “Last Name” Holland: This joke is about as hip and fresh as the Giants’ roster. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 56 | 70 | 58.9 | 58.6 | 58.7 | .461 | .456 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Travis “Lil d” d’Arnaud: Well it couldn’t be Andrelton Simmons’ nickname, so | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 58 | 69 | 55.8 | 55.8 | 56.3 | .445 | .450 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ken “100 Miles” Giles: For the average distance Giles must travel every time he gets demoted back to Triple-A. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 57 | 72 | 58.0 | 55.3 | 57.2 | .441 | .446 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Joey “Pico De Gallo” Gallo: This is basically a subtweet of 2014 me. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 56 | 71 | 56.8 | 56.9 | 58.1 | .449 | .444 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Joey “In Flanders Fields” Votto: Because being a Red is almost as bad as being in a WWI trench. Just with less offense. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 52 | 75 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 48.1 | .397 | .402 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Michael “The Plumber” Fulmer: He’s never available when you need him. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 48 | 78 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 48.6 | .387 | .392 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jose “Mal Tiempo” Abreu: That’s what White Sox fans root for every time they have a lead after five innings. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 51 | 77 | 46.6 | 50.4 | 52.8 | .392 | .387 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Adam “Acon” Conley: AND YOUNG JEEEEEEEZY, TRYNA TAKE IT EASY | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 50 | 79 | 51.4 | 48.1 | 50.7 | .388 | .383 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Franchy “Cordy” Cordero: This is a crime against his beautiful first name. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 37 | 90 | 43.1 | 40.9 | 42.9 | .323 | .327 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Trey “Boomer” Mancini: Nice to see a Boomer inherit an economic mess for once. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 38 | 89 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 40.2 | .315 | .319 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Adalberto “La Guinea” Mondesi: How do you not go with “Raul, Son of Raul?” | |||||||||||||