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A Fast Fastball Isn’t Enough Anymore

Baseball creates an endless evolutionary cycle where hitters and pitchers battle to find an edge and maintain it. The periods where one side or the other seizes control have often been measured more in decades than years. Earlier this decade, pitchers gained the upper hand and they did so — at least in part — […]

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2018 MLB Predictions

2018 MLB Predictions Updated after every game. Standings Games Astros Astros0-0 AL West157797-65+15181%66%14% Indians Indians0-0 AL Central157699-63+17488%79%14% Dodgers Dodgers0-0 NL West156897-65+14581%63%13% Yankees Yankees0-0 AL East156595-67+12574%48%10% Cubs Cubs0-0 NL Central155895-67+12776%55%10% Red Sox Red Sox0-0 AL East154991-71+8961%33%6% Nationals Nationals0-0 NL East154693-69+11173%62%8% Diamondbacks Diamondbacks0-0 NL West152385-77+3843%19%3% Cardinals Cardinals0-0 NL Central152286-76+4345%22%3% Brewers Brewers0-0 NL Central151083-79+1534%14%2% Twins Twins0-0 AL Central151083-79+2036%15%2% […]

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2018 MLB Predictions

2018 MLB Predictions Updated after every game. Standings Games Astros Astros0-0 AL West157797-65+15181%66%14% Indians Indians0-0 AL Central157699-63+17488%79%14% Dodgers Dodgers0-0 NL West156897-65+14581%63%13% Yankees Yankees0-0 AL East156595-67+12574%48%10% Cubs Cubs0-0 NL Central155895-67+12776%55%10% Red Sox Red Sox0-0 AL East154991-71+8961%33%6% Nationals Nationals0-0 NL East154693-69+11173%62%8% Diamondbacks Diamondbacks0-0 NL West152385-77+3843%19%3% Cardinals Cardinals0-0 NL Central152286-76+4345%22%3% Brewers Brewers0-0 NL Central151083-79+1534%14%2% Twins Twins0-0 AL Central151083-79+2036%15%2% […]

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How Our MLB Predictions Work

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from previous articles about how our MLB predictions work. With spring upon us once again, it’s time to roll out FiveThirtyEight’s baseball predictions for another season of major league action. We first introduced our MLB team ratings during the 2015 postseason and used them to survey the playoff picture. […]

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How Our MLB Predictions Work

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from previous articles about how our MLB predictions work. With spring upon us once again, it’s time to roll out FiveThirtyEight’s baseball predictions for another season of major league action. We first introduced our MLB team ratings during the 2015 postseason and used them to survey the playoff picture. […]

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