Prospectus Hit List for April 1



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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

3

1

3.2

3.5

3.3

.697

.693

73.1%

9.6%

82.7%

5.0%

0.0%

I’m not sure what magnetic force attracts baseballs to Justin Turner’s wrists but he should probably get that checked out.
2

3

0

2.4

2.2

2.1

.682

.677

35.5%

29.3%

64.8%

3.4%

0.0%

Did you guys see Bryce Harper and Odubel Herrera collide in the outfield? If Harper was a real leader he’d learn Spanish to better communicate with his teammates.
3

2

1

2.4

2.6

2.6

.656

.660

16.4%

24.4%

40.8%

3.0%

0.0%

The Twins may not have the roster with the most well-known names in baseball, but their commitment to Big Boy SZN is very, very admirable.
4

3

1

3.1

3.1

2.9

.628

.624

12.2%

16.6%

28.8%

6.5%

0.0%

Chris Paddack’s Jacob deGrom Cosplay is really spot on, right down to the strikeouts.
5

1

2

1.6

2.4

2.3

.597

.602

53.3%

28.0%

81.3%

-4.1%

0.0%

It just seems like Zach Britton can never win when the Yankees are in Baltimore, ya know?
6

5

1

4.0

4.1

4.0

.589

.594

5.7%

12.8%

18.5%

7.8%

0.0%

Going from Edwin Diaz to this group of Mariners relievers is like trading in your Mercedes-Benz for a unicycle.
7

1

1

1.4

1.5

1.5

.576

.572

12.1%

7.8%

19.9%

0.2%

0.0%

Lonnie Chisenhall was a great addition for the Pirates, as the one thing they truly needed more of was oft-injured outfielders.
8

2

1

1.9

1.7

1.7

.571

.567

25.9%

26.6%

52.5%

3.7%

0.0%

Congrats on already missing your window for selling high on Zack Wheeler in fantasy!
9

3

1

2.3

1.7

1.7

.542

.547

21.1%

39.5%

60.6%

11.0%

0.0%

Matt Duffy was born to be a Ray because he essentially needs an opener to get through most games too.
10

3

1

2.0

2.0

2.0

.549

.544

38.4%

14.9%

53.3%

8.0%

0.0%

Move over, Treehouse; Christian Yelich is now our nation’s most consistently delightful Brewer.
11

1

3

1.7

2.3

2.3

.532

.536

82.6%

7.1%

89.7%

-3.3%

0.0%

After getting shut down by their former teammate, once wonders if the Astros felt some [puts on sunglasses] Morton’s salt.
12

2

2

3.0

2.1

2.0

.512

.517

1.3%

5.7%

7.0%

-4.2%

0.0%

Javy Guerra is lucky the death penalty is outlawed in Canada because walking Jordy Mercer with the bases loaded should be a capital offense.
13

3

3

3.0

3.5

3.3

.511

.516

7.1%

13.4%

20.5%

6.0%

0.0%

It’s really unfair that Khris Davis is getting saddled with all of this “.247” stuff, as his lifetime batting average is actually .248.
14

2

2

2.1

2.2

2.2

.520

.515

9.3%

15.9%

25.2%

-11.8%

0.0%

That broken finger is too bad for Daniel Murphy, but if we know anything about him it’s that he’ll want to get it straightened out.
15

1

2

1.8

1.8

1.8

.509

.504

10.5%

6.9%

17.4%

-3.5%

0.0%

Your uncle thinks Pedro Strop should spend less time wearing his hat sideways and more time finding the plate, tbh.
16

2

1

1.6

1.4

1.4

.491

.496

2.9%

6.3%

9.2%

-1.8%

0.0%

It’s nice to see Kyle Zimmer in the bigs after the most injury-plagued career for a Royal since the Romanovs.
17

1

3

2.0

2.0

2.0

.483

.478

27.5%

12.1%

39.6%

-5.8%

0.0%

Getting smoked by Christian Yelich has to be doubly tough for the Cardinals as it reaffirms they traded for the wrong Marlins outfielder.
18

1

2

1.1

1.3

1.3

.474

.469

29.4%

25.2%

54.6%

6.7%

0.0%

We get it, Trea Turner, we get it; it’s easy to steal stuff in Washington.
19

2

1

1.2

1.2

1.2

.448

.453

0.7%

1.8%

2.5%

-3.0%

0.0%

Joey Gallo is gonna end up with a Randy Johnson bird moment before it’s all done. Let’s just hope it’s only a bird again.
20

1

2

1.4

1.6

1.6

.448

.453

1.3%

1.8%

3.1%

0.5%

0.0%

Congrats to Eloy Jimenez on earning his first base hit despite not getting the ~8 weeks of further refinement in the minors he was supposed to need.
21

2

2

1.9

1.8

1.8

.441

.436

0.2%

0.1%

0.3%

-0.4%

0.0%

It feels like Curtis Granderson deserves better than to wind down his career with the Marlins, but I guess many of us dream about retiring to Miami.
22

1

3

1.3

1.2

1.3

.430

.435

24.2%

38.5%

62.7%

-3.7%

0.0%

It’s gonna be awkward when the first question Xander Bogaerts gets about his extension is about the viability of Mookie’s long-term deal.
23

2

2

1.0

1.9

2.0

.423

.428

0.2%

1.4%

1.6%

-0.2%

0.0%

It’s April 1 and I’m out of things to say about the Tigers so this should be a really fun season!
24

1

1

0.6

0.5

0.5

.413

.408

11.5%

7.6%

19.1%

-2.5%

0.0%

The moment Sonny Gray became a True Red? Walking Trevor Williams with the bases loaded.
25

1

2

0.6

0.4

0.4

.396

.401

79.2%

10.8%

90.0%

-2.1%

0.0%

Not gonna lie when Trevor Bauer is on the mound and Jake Bauers is in the field it can be confusing to keep track of the Bauers ... Bauerses ... Bauerai?
26

2

1

1.4

0.6

0.7

.375

.379

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Pretty impressive that the Orioles have found a way to beat their PECOTA wins projection one series into the season.
27

1

3

1.5

0.8

0.9

.374

.379

3.9%

8.4%

12.3%

-6.1%

0.0%

Chris Stratton. Matt Harvey. Tyler Skaggs. Trevor Cahill. The Angels are battling the Tigers for 2015’s most promising young rotation.
28

0

3

0.6

0.8

0.9

.354

.349

9.0%

17.3%

26.3%

-1.5%

0.0%

It makes sense why the Braves don’t want to reunite with Craig Kimbrel; they can’t provide him with any save opportunities anyway.
29

1

3

0.9

0.9

1.1

.346

.342

1.1%

1.3%

2.4%

-1.5%

0.0%

Dereck Rodriguez is gonna have 312 wins and a bulletproof Hall of Fame case and I’m still gonna be like “ehhh I’m just not sure this is sustainable.”
30

1

3

0.8

0.5

0.7

.339

.335

4.3%

8.8%

13.1%

-6.5%

0.0%

It’s always a really, really good sign when you need your backup catcher to take the mound four games into the season!