Prospectus Hit List for August 26
Hit List for August 18
Hit List for September 9
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 |  | 86 | 46 | 87.4 | 94.2 | 94.1 | .685 | .681 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Joe Kelly: 909 -- Both for his average fastball velocity and his WHIP. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 85 | 47 | 85.4 | 93.4 | 92.3 | .674 | .679 | 99.8% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Justin Verlander: JV -- For the way he handled the Detroit Free Press situation. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 79 | 51 | 78.9 | 81.9 | 79.1 | .613 | .618 | 86.1% | 11.8% | 98.0% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Taylor Rodgers: Lefty Piece -- Nice of him to let Dennis Eckersley create his Players’ Weekend jersey. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 85 | 47 | 80.0 | 77.6 | 77.0 | .605 | .610 | 98.8% | 1.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Giancarlo Stanton: Parmagiancarlo -- Just like the cheese, he often crumbles. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 76 | 55 | 75.9 | 81.3 | 79.4 | .596 | .601 | 1.2% | 70.2% | 71.4% | -1.3% | -9.9% |
| Travis d’Arnaud: Little d -- Well, it’s really all in how you use the nickname anyway. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 75 | 55 | 74.9 | 72.4 | 73.3 | .568 | .573 | 0.2% | 62.4% | 62.6% | 0.3% | 18.8% |
| Chris Hermann: Worm -- He has a tenuous relationship with sinkerballers on the staff. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 73 | 57 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 74.3 | .575 | .570 | 10.3% | 86.0% | 96.3% | 3.7% | 15.8% |
| Sean Doolittle: Obi-Sean -- He makes sure it’s over when the Nationals have the high ground. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 70 | 62 | 74.1 | 77.7 | 76.1 | .564 | .569 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| David Price: X -- Weird flex on Xander Bogaerts, but ok. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 76 | 55 | 75.3 | 73.4 | 70.6 | .564 | .568 | 13.9% | 51.3% | 65.1% | -1.4% | -10.5% |
| Franmil Reyes: La Mole -- Ah, so he admits he’s spying for the Padres. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 80 | 52 | 73.5 | 71.8 | 70.7 | .560 | .556 | 89.5% | 10.4% | 100.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Sean Newcomb: Newk -- For what he’ll do to your fantasy team’s WHIP. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 71 | 58 | 70.1 | 69.6 | 69.9 | .544 | .539 | 69.5% | 15.6% | 85.0% | 6.7% | 19.7% |
| Marcel Ozuna: The Big Bear -- Somewhere, Evan Gattis sheds a single tear. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 69 | 61 | 71.2 | 70.9 | 71.0 | .542 | .537 | 23.6% | 30.9% | 54.5% | -0.4% | -11.9% |
| Rowan Wick: Row -- Things are gonna get a little awkward if he faces Tyler Wade. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 65 | 66 | 71.1 | 69.4 | 68.7 | .523 | .518 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| Archie Bradley: Crash Landing -- Feels a bit on-the-nose for him, but hey. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 67 | 63 | 67.0 | 68.4 | 67.9 | .520 | .515 | 0.1% | 24.3% | 24.4% | -9.0% | -8.2% |
| Jeff McNeil: Flying Squirrel -- Every White Sox groundskeeper’s worst nightmare. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 60 | 69 | 65.3 | 67.4 | 68.7 | .507 | .502 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | -0.0% | -1.5% |
| Jose Peraza: My Little Ones -- We’ll assume this refers to his OBP and SLG? | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 67 | 63 | 62.2 | 66.1 | 67.2 | .505 | .500 | 6.9% | 14.2% | 21.1% | -2.1% | -4.4% |
| Keston Hirua: KESTDADDY -- A bold claim for a man who looks like he finished puberty a few months ago. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 63 | 70 | 62.6 | 61.9 | 62.4 | .470 | .475 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ty Buttrey: Peach Emoji, Tree Emoji -- For the nickname that will require the most explanation to your parents. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 67 | 62 | 62.8 | 57.6 | 57.5 | .475 | .470 | 0.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | -1.5% | -3.0% |
| Drew Smyly: Smiles -- For what the opposition does every time he’s on the mound. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 63 | 68 | 61.2 | 57.8 | 58.3 | .458 | .463 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Elvis Andrus: El Comando -- One could argue TMI, but hey, you do you Elvis. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 60 | 69 | 59.4 | 60.8 | 61.4 | .468 | .463 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| Kirby Yates: Chubbs Senior -- And yet Josh Naylor’s jersey just reads “Naylz?” Missed opportunity. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 65 | 65 | 59.9 | 57.2 | 57.3 | .460 | .455 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| Alex Dickerson: Grandpa -- In honor of the average age of the attendees of Giants games. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 56 | 75 | 57.0 | 58.9 | 60.4 | .443 | .448 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Daniel Vogelbach: The Babe -- Let’s see him get on the mound, then. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 58 | 73 | 58.5 | 57.4 | 57.5 | .442 | .437 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Jesus Tinoco: TINO -- Yes, we are suing. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 60 | 70 | 53.5 | 51.0 | 50.7 | .414 | .419 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jose Abreu: Mal Tiempo -- That’s what we all experience when watching the White Sox, yes. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 53 | 80 | 59.4 | 53.7 | 53.4 | .412 | .417 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Randal Grichuk: Grich -- Makes sense he’d want to drop a K from his last name. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 55 | 75 | 54.6 | 53.1 | 55.0 | .419 | .414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Joe Musgrove: Moose -- It’s a cool nickname but I guess he’s doomed to only sign one-year contracts now. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 46 | 85 | 52.8 | 47.5 | 46.7 | .368 | .373 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ian Kennedy: E -- Feels pretty rude to the Royals’ defense, tbh. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 47 | 82 | 48.3 | 46.5 | 48.5 | .369 | .364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sandy Alcantara: SandMan -- Finally, Derek Jeter gets his new Mariano Rivera. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 43 | 88 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 45.2 | .332 | .337 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Trey Mancini: Boomer -- He’s stuck on a team with a bunch of crappy kids, so it makes sense. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 39 | 90 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 41.0 | .313 | .317 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jordy Mercer: The Rook -- I guess in the same way that you still call your 11-year-old dog “puppy?” | |||||||||||||