Prospectus Hit List for May 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

20

14

21.8

26.0

26.7

.653

.658

95.9%

2.5%

98.4%

0.2%

1.1%

We’re only a few weeks away from Alex Bregman explaining that the Astros are “built Ford tough” in a postgame interview, forcing us to take Trevor Bauer’s side.
2

21

12

21.8

23.5

22.9

.609

.614

43.6%

38.2%

81.8%

0.1%

-1.7%

Motion to nickname him Willy “Maximum Security” Adames for running way, way out of his lane.
3

22

14

21.4

23.8

23.6

.599

.594

75.5%

12.7%

88.2%

-0.3%

-1.1%

By the time you are done reading this Max Muncy may be finished with his trot around the bases. Dear lord.
4

19

14

20.1

21.1

20.0

.587

.592

41.0%

37.0%

78.0%

2.9%

-3.1%

[This comment is on the 10-day IL]
5

19

12

20.3

19.8

20.2

.568

.564

16.9%

20.8%

37.7%

0.8%

10.7%

Incredible that Kyle Hendricks threw fewer pitches in a complete game than Yu Darvish throws in a typical inning.
6

20

14

19.2

19.2

19.6

.562

.557

52.4%

19.7%

72.1%

-1.4%

-3.0%

Given Jose Martinez’s abilities with his bat and glove, no one should be lobbying harder for the DH to come to the NL than the Cardinals.
7

20

12

18.5

18.4

18.4

.552

.557

45.6%

26.2%

71.8%

1.3%

9.3%

Yet another disappointing outcome for Michael Pineda in Yankees Stadium. Time is truly a flat circle.
8

18

16

18.3

19.8

19.1

.542

.537

24.4%

16.8%

41.2%

1.2%

3.2%

I mean is it really possible to tell when someone with Kevin Gasuman’s command is throwing at someone? For all we know he could’ve been trying to go middle-middle.
9

17

18

17.5

18.0

17.4

.526

.531

15.1%

35.1%

50.2%

2.4%

16.7%

Has anyone ever seen Dan Uggla and Michael Chavis at the same time in the same room? Because ...
10

20

14

19.9

19.4

20.1

.536

.531

13.1%

23.8%

36.9%

-6.9%

8.0%

Pretty smart move by the DBacks to start a Luke and a Walker on May the Fourth. Not surprised they won.
11

19

14

18.7

16.5

15.6

.534

.529

34.3%

19.0%

53.3%

9.2%

9.2%

Aaron Altherr feels destined to end up on the Marlins and hit .400 against the Phillies for the next three seasons, doesn’t he?
12

18

14

15.3

13.2

13.4

.514

.519

52.2%

23.3%

75.5%

-6.1%

-6.4%

Adding Adam Rosales instead of Dallas Keuchel is like grabbing a McRib when what you really need is Dallas Keuchel.
13

20

16

17.0

16.9

17.5

.513

.508

22.4%

23.7%

46.1%

-1.2%

5.7%

Lorenzo Cain has such little regard for walls he might as well be a Game of Thrones show writer.
14

16

18

14.8

15.1

15.1

.505

.500

31.1%

15.9%

47.0%

-2.7%

-11.8%

Wish Jason Vargas and Stephen Matz now battling injury, the Mets may want to look to the free agent market for a stop-gap solution like Gio Gonza ... oh, hmm.
15

19

17

18.9

18.5

17.9

.495

.500

1.8%

14.1%

15.9%

3.6%

-4.0%

Jay Bruce is gonna find some way to finish the season with more homers than hits.
16

14

19

15.4

16.3

15.6

.498

.493

10.2%

8.3%

18.5%

-8.1%

-17.9%

The Nationals could do the whole “hold my beer” thing to the Yankees re: injuries but they’d probably sprain a ligament hoisting said beverage.
17

14

20

18.8

18.0

17.5

.497

.492

1.9%

4.5%

6.4%

0.2%

0.4%

Derek Dietrich is basically the Euron Greyjoy of baseball at this point, just swaggering around without a care in the world and succeeding despite himself.
18

19

16

17.2

16.3

16.7

.493

.488

7.6%

16.9%

24.5%

4.6%

-0.8%

God damn, Hunter Renfroe! Maybe he told Kenley Jansen it was actually the playoffs or something.
19

15

21

17.3

16.6

16.4

.477

.482

0.8%

8.6%

9.4%

-2.0%

-5.5%

The “doubt button” meme, but for Blake Treinen saying his forearm is actually fine and that he just needs some rest.
20

16

19

16.7

15.2

15.4

.477

.472

3.6%

7.7%

11.3%

2.6%

-4.7%

Looks like everyone who saw Kyle Freeland’s regression coming (aka every human outside of Colorado) was right.
21

15

19

15.4

14.2

14.6

.463

.468

1.5%

4.6%

6.1%

-3.2%

-0.6%

We’re another few slow news days away from Tammy Lorden bashing Mike Trout for agreeing to play in Mexico.
22

16

15

12.5

14.0

14.3

.473

.468

6.4%

7.8%

14.2%

1.2%

0.7%

The good news about the Pirates’ season? Josh Bell. The bad news? Pretty much everything else.
23

16

16

17.5

15.0

16.0

.462

.467

0.0%

1.5%

1.5%

-0.4%

-1.1%

Pretty ironic that any Rangers pitcher would be named Smyly.
24

15

19

16.2

15.9

15.4

.453

.458

0.3%

3.4%

3.7%

0.4%

-3.0%

The Blue Jays are only 4-5 since Vladito was promoted, so ... so much for that.
25

12

23

16.4

16.5

16.9

.451

.455

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.5%

-1.2%

Congrats to Alex Gordon on his recent 5-RBI game, matching his total from the last two seasons.
26

15

16

11.8

13.6

13.3

.433

.438

1.0%

3.0%

4.0%

1.1%

-0.3%

The Tigers are pretty lucky that MLB doesn’t have a relegation system because giving up 15 runs to the 2019 Royals deserves a harsh, harsh penalty.
27

14

18

12.7

12.4

11.7

.422

.427

1.2%

1.9%

3.1%

0.2%

-0.1%

Congrats to Manny Banuelos on serving up the most Boston hits since Aerosmith.
28

15

19

13.6

12.5

13.3

.420

.416

0.2%

2.3%

2.5%

0.8%

1.3%

Dear god, Kevin Pillar. What did Nick Senzel ever do to you?
29

9

24

8.5

8.7

8.9

.349

.345

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

There are now more Derek Jeter soundbites about winning than actual Marlins wins on the season.
30

12

22

10.7

9.5

10.1

.333

.337

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

“Bundy gives O’s a ‘Major League Start’” is a literal headline on Orioles.com right now, so maybe we can lay off for a week.