the PECODA rankings are out (which still cracks me up that they named it after journeyman Bill Pecoda).
It has the Yankees beating Boston for the division with a decent margin (96 wins vs. 90). Yankees tied with the Indians with 96 wins and the Astros best team in AL with 99 wins.
And it has the Mets and Braves both at 89 wins atop the NL East. Dodgers best in NL with 95 wins. https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/ - ( New Window )
How accurate was this last year?
Formatting sucks, but you get the idea. The Red Sox and Orioles were both way off, as were the A's.
He said he did it because that's his legal name and what he signed on his contract. And he did it for marketing opportunities ie- Zac-K for strikeouts.
Interesting thoughts all around. As always it is debatable how much of teams' unwillingness to jump the luxury tax is driven by those consequences or by their own bottom line, with the luxury tax a convenient justification to the fans for capping spending.
this year could see a pretty stacked team, and that's not even counting what they do in the draft. Osiel Rodriguez, Denny Larrondo, Antonio Gomez and Kevin Alcantara are all good bets to play Appy League ball.
unfortunately, Trenton's series in Richmond is all weeknights
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the PECODA rankings are out (which still cracks me up that they named it after journeyman Bill Pecoda).
It has the Yankees beating Boston for the division with a decent margin (96 wins vs. 90). Yankees tied with the Indians with 96 wins and the Astros best team in AL with 99 wins.
And it has the Mets and Braves both at 89 wins atop the NL East. Dodgers best in NL with 95 wins. https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/ - ( New Window )
How accurate was this last year?
Formatting sucks, but you get the idea. The Red Sox and Orioles were both way off, as were the A's.
Team PECOTA Projected Wins Actual Wins Difference
Angels 80 80 -
Astros 99 103 +4
Athletics 77 97 +20
Blue Jays 78 73 -5
Braves 76 90 +14
Brewers 83 96 +13
Cardinals 84 88 +4
Cubs 89 95 +6
Diamondbacks 86 82 -4
Dodgers 99 92 -7
Giants 84 73 -11
Indians 97 91 -6
Mariners 83 89 -6
Marlins 66 63 -3
Mets 82 77 -5
Nationals 89 82 -7
Orioles 69 47 -22
Padres 73 66 -7
Phillies 78 80 -2
Pirates 78 82 +4
Rangers 77 67 -10
Rays 84 90 +6
Red Sox 87 108 +21
Reds 74 67 -7
Rockies 78 91 +13
Royals 66 58 -8
Tigers 68 64 -4
Twins 81 78 -3
White Sox 73 62 -11
Yankees 96 100 +4
Thanks. Outside of the major misses, most were within 10 games either way of their prediction. Not bad.
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Zach Britton is now Zack Britton.
He said he did it because that's his legal name and what he signed on his contract. And he did it for marketing opportunities ie- Zac-K for strikeouts.
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