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Which projected mediocre MLB team has the best chance to make the playoffs
Posted on 1/31/17 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 1/31/17 at 5:59 pm
So here are the teams projected to win between 82 and 77 games
Pirates
Yankees
Rays
Marlins
O's
Rockies
Diamondbacks
A's
Royals
I want to say Yankees cause they just always are just kinda there at the end of the season, but I think I'm going rockies even if playing the Dodgers and giants so many times can be tough. They have a decent looking team if ian Desmond at first could somehow work out
Pirates
Yankees
Rays
Marlins
O's
Rockies
Diamondbacks
A's
Royals
I want to say Yankees cause they just always are just kinda there at the end of the season, but I think I'm going rockies even if playing the Dodgers and giants so many times can be tough. They have a decent looking team if ian Desmond at first could somehow work out
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Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:00 pm to WestCoastAg
Oakland
I could see their pitching staff having a good year
I could see their pitching staff having a good year
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:01 pm to WestCoastAg
Yankees won't, complete rebuild and unless Pineda really steps that rotation is meh...
I like Bird over Tex and Sanchez over McCann but replacing Beltran's production from last year may be difficult.
Bullpen will be solid
I like Bird over Tex and Sanchez over McCann but replacing Beltran's production from last year may be difficult.
Bullpen will be solid
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:02 pm to goldennugget
Mariners are my choice...
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:02 pm to WestCoastAg
It's not time to think about Baseball yet, so I haven't looked into it at all but what have the Angels added that has them projected to win 84 games?
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:03 pm to Atari
Mike Trout
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:08 pm to Atari
Mike trout. And they've had an OK offseason. Picking up valbuena was a good move
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:11 pm to WestCoastAg
braves
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:14 pm to WestCoastAg
I think the real joke is the Astros projected to win 90 games with that rotation
At best its 4th best rotation in the division
At best its 4th best rotation in the division
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:16 pm to WestCoastAg
I can see the Pirates taking a WC spot if their pitching stays healthy. Cole, Taillon, Glasnow is a nice 1-2-3 and if they can keep turning around Nova, that's not a bad front line.
Adding Bell to that offense, they can make some noise
Adding Bell to that offense, they can make some noise
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:19 pm to GynoSandberg
Is McClutchen done? If he can perform above league average they have the best Of in baseball
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:20 pm to GynoSandberg
Eta: I lost my mind for a second 
Yea I can see the pirates doing well as well
Yea I can see the pirates doing well as well
This post was edited on 1/31/17 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:40 pm to WestCoastAg
I mean, Baltimore won 90 games last year. That division isnt great outside of Boston. TOR took a step back losing E5, Yankees arent good, Rays are terrible
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:50 pm to tduecen
I think cutch's demise is a tab exagerrated
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:53 pm to GynoSandberg
He has regressed each of the past 4 years. His WAR has gone like this : 8.1, 6.3 , 4.9 , -0.7
Posted on 1/31/17 at 6:59 pm to GynoSandberg
Pirates.
Rockies have added a couple of pieces, including Desmond and Greg Holland, as well as new manager Bud Black. However, their pitching as a whole will hold them back
Rockies have added a couple of pieces, including Desmond and Greg Holland, as well as new manager Bud Black. However, their pitching as a whole will hold them back
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:02 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
Rays are terrible
I wouldn't predict the Rays to make the playoffs, but I think they may be a touch underrated. I like their staff and they were the most unlucky team in baseball last year. By raw inputs they were an average team (they had pretty much the same wOBA differential as the Rangers), but sequencing killed them.
This post was edited on 1/31/17 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:06 pm to BobCoot
quote:
He has regressed each of the past 4 years. His WAR has gone like this : 8.1, 6.3 , 4.9 , -0.7
He also won 4 straight silver sluggers up until last season. I'll give him benefit of the doubt and say he had an off year and is probably still a 3-4 win player.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:16 pm to The Seaward
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and they were the most unlucky team in baseball last year
bad teams are generally unlucky. They have 3, maybe 4 teams in their division that will finish in the top half of the league in runs scored. With the lineup they have the have a very small margin for error.
I think they will pitch but you are asking for Miller to produce another career year and Longo to hit the fountain of youth again. They traded a key cog in Forsythe as well, and lost Steve Pearce(within the division) who gave them good ABS last year.
This post was edited on 1/31/17 at 7:20 pm
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