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Is 2015 The Year Baseball’s Projections Failed?

It took a couple of bold pickups the week of the trade deadline, but the Kansas City Royals had finally done it. Solidified themselves as clear front-runners for the American League pennant? Emerged as outright World Series favorites? Not quite. Kansas City’s big accomplishment was simply amassing enough talent to break .500 down the season’s […]

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Is 2015 The Year Baseball’s Projections Failed?

It took a couple of bold pickups the week of the trade deadline, but the Kansas City Royals had finally done it. Solidified themselves as clear front-runners for the American League pennant? Emerged as outright World Series favorites? Not quite. Kansas City’s big accomplishment was simply amassing enough talent to break .500 down the season’s […]

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Did Your Team Blow It At The Trade Deadline?

The Blue Jays bought, the Tigers sold and the Mets couldn’t make up their mind. Baseball’s trade deadline, which passed last Friday afternoon, is all about balancing the present against the future. Whether they’re buyers or sellers (or just renters), all deadline-dealers have to evaluate both their World Series chances for the current season and […]

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