Prospectus Hit List for June 17



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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

48

24

47.6

52.8

52.9

.699

.695

99.0%

0.9%

99.9%

0.0%

0.1%

Personally, I’m excited for the eventual “Jansen intentionally gives up homers to prevent sign stealing” headlines.
2

48

24

46.4

51.6

51.7

.687

.691

99.6%

0.3%

99.9%

-0.0%

-0.0%

If you live in the Greater Houston Area and go outside right now, you might be able to spot Yordan Alvarez’s oppo homer from Friday when it lands.
3

43

28

46.2

49.7

49.0

.662

.666

49.4%

43.7%

93.2%

0.8%

-2.5%

Maybe the Rays can acquire a new generator for The Trop at the deadline. Or better yet, a ton of dynamite.
4

47

23

45.8

47.2

45.2

.661

.666

92.5%

5.0%

97.5%

-0.9%

-0.5%

No. We are not doing #RESPEC7. We. Are. Not.
5

43

27

42.0

41.2

39.2

.591

.595

41.7%

48.1%

89.8%

0.2%

-1.9%

Nice to see the Yankees break with tradition by adding an aging, talented slugger to their roster.
6

39

32

41.6

42.0

43.6

.585

.581

31.1%

25.2%

56.4%

-4.0%

-8.4%

Silly Cubs. The best way to get to Kenley Jansen isn’t to steal signs. It’s to tell him it’s October.
7

39

34

41.2

43.4

42.3

.568

.573

8.8%

47.3%

56.1%

2.3%

2.5%

Well, maybe the Red Sox can get back to 108 wins if they exclusively play the Orioles.
8

42

30

39.7

40.6

39.6

.562

.557

60.7%

19.0%

79.7%

5.4%

20.6%

From Sean Newcomb’s head to the back of their bullpen, but Braves sure are having a terrible season in terms of comebakers.
9

38

35

42.1

41.3

41.9

.559

.554

0.7%

33.1%

33.8%

-4.1%

8.2%

I feel ya, Zack Greinke. That’s why I haven’t thrown a no-hitter either.
10

40

31

36.7

38.2

39.3

.543

.538

43.4%

24.6%

68.0%

4.4%

-4.2%

The baseball developers needs to nerf Christian Yelich’s exit velocity. It’s just not fair.
11

37

36

38.9

38.3

37.6

.520

.525

0.3%

13.2%

13.5%

-3.1%

-3.5%

It’s a shame that Lou Trivino -- the man with the most dad-ass name in baseball - blew up in Father’s Day.
12

31

38

38.8

37.7

37.6

.526

.521

1.2%

2.5%

3.7%

0.6%

-1.5%

If I read a headline along the lines of “Nick Senzel Repeatedly Steps on Acme Rakes, Out 4-6 Weeks” I wouldn’t even think twice at this point.
13

38

33

38.5

34.2

34.1

.510

.515

0.0%

4.1%

4.2%

-2.3%

-0.4%

Rangers outfielders have the overall leg health of an AT-AT.
14

35

34

36.1

36.1

36.9

.517

.512

23.4%

22.4%

45.8%

3.3%

9.1%

If Paul DeJong was any better at bashing the Mets he’d be a beat writer.
15

37

33

36.0

34.6

33.9

.505

.510

7.3%

33.1%

40.5%

4.5%

6.9%

Might as well call the Indians “CTU” because they keep leaning on weird but effective Bauers.
16

37

34

36.6

34.9

34.1

.502

.497

0.2%

14.6%

14.8%

-2.1%

0.9%

Pretty messed up that Charlie Blackmon would go off on the Padres like that during Father’s Day Weekend.
17

35

37

35.7

35.1

35.3

.490

.495

0.1%

3.8%

3.9%

-1.1%

0.1%

So we’re only a few weeks away from Cody Allen turning it around with, like, the Cardinals, aren’t we?
18

33

38

35.6

36.6

35.5

.495

.490

6.6%

11.7%

18.4%

3.5%

-0.7%

Congrats to Trevor Rosenthal on throwing all of his most recent pitches into the correct zip code.
19

39

32

36.1

31.3

32.1

.488

.483

22.9%

22.7%

45.6%

-7.2%

-12.5%

Congrats to the Phillies on landing the best shortstop in the AL West to add to their bench depth. Smart move.
20

34

36

33.7

33.8

33.8

.478

.473

9.8%

14.0%

23.8%

-2.2%

-7.7%

There’s an argument to be made, I think, that Jed Lowrie is having the most Mets career of all time by simply not playing?
21

35

37

32.1

31.7

31.4

.452

.447

0.1%

7.5%

7.6%

1.8%

-2.9%

“The ball isn’t juiced,” Rob Manfred sobs as he watches the latest Padres/Rockies series. “It’s not juiced!” he yells into the empty room.
22

31

44

31.6

31.5

33.9

.427

.432

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

Just a quick Father’s Day reminder that we’ll probably never see anything as cool as Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hitting back-to-back homers again.
23

34

36

29.3

28.3

27.4

.425

.430

0.1%

1.2%

1.3%

-0.5%

-0.3%

I’m sorry, but your closer’s last name can’t be “Bummer.” It just can’t be.
24

32

39

28.1

28.1

29.6

.415

.410

0.9%

1.6%

2.4%

0.7%

-1.1%

Man, Josh Bell sure does seem intent on pricing himself out of Pittsburgh. It’s a shame this keeps happening to the Pirates.
25

23

48

28.5

27.9

28.3

.380

.384

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Love Martin Maldonado’s Father’s Day fashion choice. It also shows that he’s realistic, as when you’re a Royal, a tie is as much as you can hope for.
26

30

39

26.0

24.7

25.0

.383

.378

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

-0.0%

0.1%

All of these “Madison Bumgarner to the Brewers” rumors pretty much guarantee he’s gonna end up with, like, the Red Sox or something.
27

25

44

26.0

25.7

25.5

.370

.366

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

“Lopez salutes doctor-dad for baseball fever,” reads the Marlins.com headline that seems to fundamentally misunderstand the role of doctors.
28

26

45

27.4

23.8

24.0

.356

.361

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Man, Father’s Day in this clubhouse must be pretty expensive.
29

25

44

20.9

21.7

22.2

.326

.330

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

Ron Gardenhire has now been ejected 80 times in his career, which is just once per every season he’s managed.
30

21

50

21.6

21.5

22.6

.305

.310

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

One can forgive Keon Broxton for not knowing the proper running path to first base, as he doesn’t get to visit it very often.