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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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Do MLB Preseason Projections Matter In The Playoffs?

Major League Baseball’s playoffs begin Tuesday with the American League wild card game between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics, and chances are you’ve heard or read some version of this aphorism over the past few days: “Baseball’s playoffs are a crapshoot.” It’s kind of true. MLB’s postseason — some call it a “gauntlet […]

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Do MLB Preseason Projections Matter In The Playoffs?

Major League Baseball’s playoffs begin Tuesday with the American League wild card game between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics, and chances are you’ve heard or read some version of this aphorism over the past few days: “Baseball’s playoffs are a crapshoot.” It’s kind of true. MLB’s postseason — some call it a “gauntlet […]

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