Prospectus Hit List for June 3



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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

40

20

40.3

44.9

45.9

.713

.717

99.5%

0.3%

99.8%

-0.1%

0.5%

Avery Short, LHP, High School (IN): A natural successor to Jose Altuve.
2

41

19

39.4

43.6

43.7

.698

.694

98.4%

1.2%

99.7%

0.1%

0.8%

It doesn’t matter; whoever they pop at 25 will be deemed a top-20 overall prospect within 9-18 months.
3

40

18

39.2

39.8

38.9

.680

.685

93.8%

3.8%

97.7%

0.8%

3.2%

Someone Not As Good As Dallas Keuchel: For real just sign him you idiots.
4

35

22

37.2

40.0

39.6

.666

.670

37.0%

53.5%

90.5%

-2.2%

2.0%

Drey Jameson, RHP, Ball State: I mean, his name is D-Ray.
5

38

20

36.6

35.7

34.5

.624

.629

56.2%

38.4%

94.6%

-1.0%

4.5%

A Really Good Babysitter: For Clint Frazier.
6

31

26

33.1

33.8

34.5

.581

.576

18.8%

22.7%

41.5%

-2.8%

-7.7%

James Beard, OF, High School (MI): Exactly what Chicago needs; another James Beard award-winner. The rich just get richer.
7

30

29

32.5

34.7

33.8

.555

.560

6.8%

45.5%

52.3%

6.2%

-3.3%

Logan Davidson, SS, Clemson: If he encounters any developmental setbacks at least people in Boston are used to whining about Logan delays.
8

34

26

31.8

32.2

33.8

.549

.544

47.0%

25.2%

72.2%

7.3%

11.7%

Jordan Brewer, OF, Michigan: Because his name is Jordan, obviously.
9

30

30

34.7

33.4

33.7

.549

.544

0.6%

18.6%

19.1%

1.0%

-8.6%

C.J. Abrams, SS, High School (GA): He’s gonna make a great Brave in 2-3 years.
10

30

28

30.9

31.2

32.0

.535

.530

30.4%

25.3%

55.7%

5.1%

15.3%

Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor: With Carson Kelly in Arizona, the Cardinals need a new young catcher to sit behind Yadier Molina for a decade.
11

30

30

32.4

32.0

31.3

.524

.529

0.3%

15.3%

15.6%

0.7%

-9.3%

Drake Fellows, RHP, Vanderbilt: An absolute power move by Drake to fortify the Bay Area with one of his boys.
12

27

32

33.5

31.8

31.8

.526

.521

1.9%

4.8%

6.7%

-2.4%

-0.3%

Hunter Brown, RHP, Wayne State: Maybe this will go better than when they drafted Hunter Greene?
13

32

27

30.3

30.7

30.3

.522

.517

31.8%

20.6%

52.4%

2.4%

-8.3%

Carter Stewart, RHP, Fukuoka Softbank: If at first you don’t succeed ...
14

30

27

30.9

27.5

27.9

.510

.515

0.1%

3.9%

3.9%

1.0%

2.3%

Some Toolsy Up-The-Middle Player With Major Contact Issues: The actual name doesn't really matter.
15

29

30

30.2

29.9

29.7

.503

.508

0.1%

8.4%

8.6%

2.3%

5.5%

Glenallen Hill Jr., OF, High School (CA): Incredible to think that Albert Pujols was just 27 years into his career when Glenallen Hill Sr. retired.
16

33

26

31.6

27.1

27.3

.504

.499

45.1%

17.8%

62.9%

-2.6%

-1.8%

N/A: When you’ve already traded for Jay Bruce, what more could you possibly need?
17

31

27

30.3

28.2

27.2

.503

.498

0.7%

20.6%

21.3%

1.4%

12.8%

Michael Busch, 1B/OF, UNC: Now all we need is to convert him to the Keystone base.
18

29

30

27.7

26.1

25.3

.458

.463

5.9%

27.8%

33.8%

-8.5%

-6.6%

Bobby Witt Jr., SS, High School (TX): So that Trevor Bauer can get all pissy about how he’s actually still the wittiest Indian.
19

26

33

27.5

28.7

27.7

.466

.461

6.7%

9.5%

16.2%

2.3%

6.4%

Someone Not As Good As Craig Kimbrel: For real just sign him you idiots.
20

30

29

26.4

26.3

26.1

.461

.456

0.3%

14.4%

14.7%

-5.1%

-7.2%

Quinn Priester, RHP, High School (IL): Because his name is Quinn, obviously.
21

28

31

27.4

26.6

26.5

.460

.455

16.5%

14.7%

31.1%

-3.7%

-6.2%

Josh Wolf, RHP, High School (TX): Unfortunately it looks like this is as close as noted Mets enthusiast George R.R. Martin is gonna get to A Time For Wolves.
22

29

30

25.1

24.1

23.0

.429

.434

0.2%

2.3%

2.5%

0.8%

1.4%

Nick Quintana, SS, Arizona: Feels like the type of talent the White Sox could squander for a half-decade before trading to a rival.
23

28

30

22.3

23.7

24.9

.427

.422

1.9%

4.3%

6.2%

-3.1%

-6.6%

Some role-45 shortstop who can replace Cole Tucker once he starts making more than $8 million a year.
24

25

37

24.8

25.2

26.8

.411

.415

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Noah Song, RHP, Navy: What better player for the area of the country where it rains most often?
25

19

40

24.2

24.3

25.1

.392

.397

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.0%

0.1%

Jack Little, RHP, Stanford: Dayton Moore’s ideal young man.
26

24

34

21.2

20.5

20.1

.370

.366

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

-0.2%

Drew Mendoza, 3B, Florida St.: The Giants finally get a third baseman who can hit above the Mendoza line.
27

21

38

22.6

19.7

19.7

.352

.356

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

Vladimir Guerrero III, TBD: Best to get as far ahead of the curve as possible with this one.
28

22

35

18.4

19.9

19.8

.351

.356

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Andrew Vaughn, 1B, Cal: Because then we can call him Mo(town) Vaughn.
29

21

36

20.2

20.0

19.3

.353

.349

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Braden Shewmake, SS, Texas A&M: Makes sense, as the Marlins are forever attempting to cobble together a decent farm system.
30

18

41

18.3

17.4

18.4

.305

.310

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Adley Rutschman, C, OSU: Because what could possibly go wrong if the Orioles draft a highly touted college catcher at 1-1?