Team Forecasts

“Moneyball” is no longer just a theory, every team is fighting to find the edge their opponents are overlooking and ride it right into the postseason. Did a team pick up enough defense to make up for the loss of their slugger? How much will the loss of their ace mean in the standings? We’ll add up the pluses and minuses (and then throw blindly at a dartboard) and predict which teams have made the right moves and which ones haven’t.

Top Nine Predictions for the 2016 Season

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Top Nine Predictions for the 2016 Season

Spring has sprung and Spring Training has begun – we’re back for a new season of baseball with nine predictions for the coming MLB season. Who’s going to break out? Who’s going to regress? What teams will be celebrating at the end of the season, and which will be wishing they spent their money better? We’ll break out the dartboard and the crystal ball and let you know (not by throwing the darts at the crystal ball though – that would make a mess) Read more

MLB Off Season: AL West – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

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MLB Off Season: AL West – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more

MLB Off Season: AL East – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

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MLB Off Season: AL East – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more

MLB Off Season: NL Central – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

A Very Simple Game Team Forecasts
MLB Off Season: NL Central – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more

MLB Off Season: NL West – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

A Very Simple Game Team Forecasts
MLB Off Season: NL West – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more

MLB Off Season: NL East – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

A Very Simple Game Team Forecasts
MLB Off Season: NL East – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more

MLB Off Season: AL Central – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

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MLB Off Season: AL Central – The Best Move (and a plan B) for every team.

The Baseball off season is by far the most active and interesting of the four major North American sports. Superstars are routinely traded, prospects dealt for established players, and gigantic contracts handed out (all with guaranteed money – in MLB, that signature means something).

Because of that, the MLB off season is often as interesting as the games itself. Below we outline what we think is the best possible move – as well as a plan B – for each team. We’re not suggesting these are the most likely things to happen, nor are we suggesting that they all can happen, just that these are the optimal moves for each club. Read more