Prospectus Hit List for August 30



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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

82

51

90.1

90.3

90.1

.663

.667

84.5%

15.2%

99.7%

-0.0%

0.3%

I think it’s safe to assume that Tyler White and Evan Gattis are on the same diet.
2

92

42

88.4

86.0

84.3

.654

.659

95.8%

4.2%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

What the Red Sox just did to the Marlins bullpen should’ve been outlawed in the Geneva Convention.
3

84

49

81.9

83.5

82.2

.623

.628

4.2%

95.7%

99.9%

-0.1%

0.1%

If the Yankees really want to open a wine bar all they have to do is bring up Joe Girardi wherever they serve beer.
4

72

61

80.1

83.6

83.1

.599

.594

42.4%

14.0%

56.4%

-7.5%

16.1%

It makes sense that Kenley Jansen would resume closing against the D-Backs, as Arizona is known as a great spot for people with heart conditions.
5

75

57

79.8

78.6

74.4

.583

.588

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Cleveland: Where a Browns linebacker committing insider trading garners more headlines than a team led by Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor.
6

80

54

75.9

78.2

77.5

.581

.586

15.3%

76.8%

92.1%

-2.6%

1.5%

Trevor Cahill is less reliable on the road than a 10-year-old Mitsubishi.
7

78

54

77.7

77.3

76.6

.586

.581

82.0%

16.7%

98.7%

0.6%

5.3%

Ben Zobrist is the worst thing for upstart Brewers since InBev.
8

74

58

76.5

76.9

76.9

.576

.571

82.8%

4.6%

87.3%

-3.9%

4.1%

It was smart of the Braves to grab Lucas Duda; can’t imagine anything going wrong with him playing first for an NL East playoff team.
9

71

62

70.5

78.1

79.0

.561

.566

0.0%

3.0%

3.0%

2.4%

2.5%

The Rays would be in serious contention in three of the six divisions in baseball. They are 20.5 games behind the Red Sox.
10

73

60

75.8

75.4

74.7

.562

.557

33.7%

17.5%

51.2%

5.9%

-20.6%

Steven Souza Jr. is impressing at the plate and with his glove, which means an injury can’t be far around the corner.
11

74

59

73.7

72.2

70.9

.547

.542

11.3%

60.1%

71.4%

-5.3%

7.7%

Jack Flaherty still sounds more like the protagonist of a B-List spy novel series than a ROY candidate.
12

67

67

74.9

74.4

73.9

.542

.537

0.9%

1.5%

2.4%

-1.8%

-3.1%

Imagine having this much talent and a .500 record? The Nationals are the San Diego Chargers of baseball.
13

74

60

69.3

70.7

70.5

.531

.526

6.8%

59.4%

66.1%

9.5%

5.5%

Christian Yelich is another few good weeks away from all of us getting bombarded with stats about how actually, he’s still vastly inferior to Mike Trout.
14

72

60

64.7

67.7

68.5

.517

.512

23.9%

13.4%

37.3%

-4.4%

-5.3%

“Freeland working way into Cy conversation” reads the most optimistic Rockies.com headline of all time.
15

71

62

66.8

68.4

68.2

.516

.511

16.3%

12.5%

28.9%

7.4%

-9.4%

The Phillies losing because a runner left too early on a sac fly is the universe’s response to Philadelphia winning a Super Bowl with Nick Foles.
16

64

69

68.9

65.9

66.7

.499

.504

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

FDR thinks Albert Pujols’ late-career leg problems are getting to be a bit much.
17

74

59

61.3

64.5

65.6

.499

.504

0.2%

5.1%

5.3%

0.2%

-4.3%

Now that Jean Segura has 1,000 career hits, we can look forward to his next milestone; 100 DL trips.
18

65

68

66.3

63.9

64.1

.487

.482

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

-0.3%

There is nothing remotely interesting left to say about this team. Trevor Williams is a nice story, I guess?
19

67

68

62.4

60.5

62.9

.468

.463

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.6%

-0.1%

There is nothing remotely interesting left to say about this team. Dereck Rodriguez is a nice story, I guess?
20

59

74

61.5

61.7

62.1

.459

.454

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

I’m all for making fun of the Mets but why on earth would they let David Wright come back and play this season? They need to save his 16 good at-bats for next year.
21

62

70

61.6

56.9

55.0

.446

.451

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Wanna know how bad the AL Central is? The Twins are comfortably in second place with a .470 winning percentage.
22

60

73

56.9

57.4

57.7

.436

.441

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Sorry, but getting swept by the Orioles means you should be relegated.
23

58

76

59.6

56.6

58.6

.434

.439

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Martin Perez has had the worst post-Gore comeback since the Democratic Party ran John Kerry.
24

57

76

58.1

57.9

59.4

.437

.432

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Michael Lorenzen would bat, like, third or fourth for the Padres or Marlins.
25

53

80

53.0

54.4

52.4

.400

.405

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Michael Kopech will pitch in Fenway Park this weekend while Chris Sale is on the DL, so it’s pretty clear who won that trade.
26

53

80

52.7

51.3

48.7

.387

.391

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Matt Manning is crushing it in Double-A, so at least one Manning will be good this September.
27

52

83

53.3

50.7

53.7

.388

.384

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Are we sure Luis Urias is legally allowed to be a Padre? He seems way too fun.
28

53

81

48.0

51.7

54.7

.387

.382

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Smart of the Marlins to invite fans to bring instruments to the ballpark; they’ll drown out the sound of players asking to be traded.
29

40

94

47.1

44.0

46.0

.331

.335

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Putting a player named Austin Wynns on the Orioles is pretty ironic.
30

42

91

44.9

44.5

43.9

.330

.334

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Congrats to Alex Gordon on reaching fourth on the Royals all-time homer list in his 26th season.