Prospectus Hit List for July 31
Hit List for July 22
Hit List for August 5
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.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% |  Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 61 | 47 | 63.4 | 68.6 | 67.9 | .604 | .609 | 9.7% | 60.1% | 69.8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| They’re all set after acquiring Eric Sogard, who many view as a real Ben Zobrist type. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 57 | 50 | 58.3 | 59.9 | 58.0 | .545 | .540 | 14.4% | 50.2% | 64.6% | -5.0% | 0.1% |
| For the love of god, just fix the bullpen. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 62 | 44 | 59.5 | 58.8 | 55.6 | .556 | .561 | 16.1% | 49.5% | 65.5% | -4.1% | 7.1% |
| Franmil Reyes is getting awfully expensive ... | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 61 | 47 | 61.2 | 60.0 | 60.7 | .562 | .567 | 0.7% | 37.9% | 38.6% | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| Zack Wheeler feels like the type of dude who’s be dominant down the stretch for the A’s before having his arm explode a day before the postseason. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 56 | 50 | 51.0 | 46.6 | 47.1 | .473 | .469 | 6.1% | 32.3% | 38.4% | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| A good optometrist for whoever designed those all-burgundy throwback uniforms. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 59 | 49 | 61.0 | 62.7 | 61.1 | .564 | .569 | 2.6% | 26.5% | 29.1% | -6.7% | -5.2% |
| All this team really needs is a few elite relievers who are also basically free. Should be easy enough. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 55 | 50 | 59.3 | 58.6 | 59.1 | .552 | .547 | 33.5% | 21.2% | 54.6% | -4.9% | -8.2% |
| They really need another power hitter for Joe Maddon to play out of position. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 54 | 54 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 59.7 | .542 | .537 | 0.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 4.4% | -3.7% |
| They could really use a dominant, face-of-the-franchise-type first baseman. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 63 | 45 | 59.5 | 58.6 | 57.3 | .552 | .547 | 78.0% | 18.5% | 96.5% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| After years and years of stockpiling arms, it’s time for the Braves to push some chips to the middle and acquire ... better arms. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 56 | 49 | 55.0 | 54.4 | 54.6 | .520 | .515 | 47.9% | 17.8% | 65.7% | 6.0% | 10.4% |
| They cannot possibly find a more Cardinals player than Tommy Edman. They should just stay put. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 56 | 52 | 52.3 | 55.1 | 55.8 | .508 | .503 | 16.8% | 17.5% | 34.3% | -5.0% | 2.1% |
| Anyone who pitches and whose obliques are nominally intact. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 65 | 41 | 64.8 | 68.0 | 66.0 | .622 | .627 | 84.0% | 12.9% | 96.9% | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| What could be better than trading for late-career Sergio Romo? They’ve got it all figured out. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 51 | 54 | 51.4 | 52.1 | 51.9 | .488 | .483 | 1.4% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| With Stroman and Syndergaard in tow, they need only acquire three more former Blue Jays for the All Expats rotation, which should play well in New York. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 67 | 39 | 63.9 | 60.5 | 60.3 | .594 | .598 | 87.6% | 10.6% | 98.3% | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| They need pitching, but they’ll probably just unearth some other thick lad DH who’ll hit .380 down the stretch instead. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 53 | 52 | 47.6 | 44.6 | 44.6 | .452 | .447 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| They’re only *squints* 15 games back now! They should be buying! | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 49 | 56 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 56.1 | .513 | .508 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% | -1.3% | -2.0% |
| Someone else to block Nick Senzel. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 56 | 53 | 55.4 | 54.8 | 55.1 | .508 | .513 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| They should try to move Albert Pujols now that he’s hitting well and only have nine years left on his contract. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 50 | 57 | 50.4 | 47.4 | 48.4 | .458 | .453 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| A time machine for Kyle Freeland and German Marquez (but not for Jon Gray). | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 50 | 57 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 49.9 | .466 | .461 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.7% | -1.7% |
| They should just continue with their annual tradition of unearthing and trading an elite reliever. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 69 | 39 | 66.9 | 75.2 | 75.4 | .663 | .668 | 99.3% | 0.7% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| They’re gonna end up with Thor. He’ll be great. You’re gonna hate it. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 52 | 54 | 52.1 | 48.4 | 49.8 | .477 | .482 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| A bunch of bionic parts to repair Joey Gallo and ensure he is running at 100% at all times. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 47 | 60 | 46.6 | 45.9 | 47.2 | .436 | .431 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| Do the Rays have any more underperforming starters they can scoop up for the low, low cost of half their farm system? | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 42 | 67 | 46.8 | 41.0 | 41.0 | .392 | .397 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| They just lost a deal with the Mets. Maybe they should just sit the rest of this one out. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 36 | 71 | 37.0 | 35.9 | 37.3 | .342 | .346 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| There’s gotta be someone out there who thinks Mychal Givens is a Proven Closer, no? | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 46 | 58 | 40.4 | 39.2 | 39.0 | .396 | .401 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| Just keep acquiring prospects named Dylan. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 40 | 69 | 45.0 | 41.5 | 40.7 | .383 | .388 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Some other team has to be impressed that Ian Kennedy has more saves than the Royals have wins this year, no? | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 47 | 62 | 47.2 | 48.9 | 50.6 | .444 | .449 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A detective who specializes in missing perosns cases to find out what happened to Kyle Seager. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 70 | 39 | 70.6 | 77.6 | 78.1 | .680 | .675 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Nothing, please. They don’t need to get any better. It’s boring enough as-is. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 41 | 64 | 41.6 | 40.7 | 40.9 | .391 | .386 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| They should look to flip Caleb Smith for a young, dominant, cost-controlled starter oh wait. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 31 | 73 | 30.9 | 32.3 | 31.5 | .302 | .306 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A trade partner that can finally play Nick Castellanos at his natural position, DH. | |||||||||||||