Fun with Projections: 2022 Version by Mike Whiteman March 29, 2022 *** As we approach the delayed Opening Day, there are no shortages of projections and predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season. One of the projections that I like to watch is Depth Charts from Fangraphs (https://www.fangraphs.com/). This system combines the player projections from the well regarded ZiPS and Steamer projections, and an expected allocation of playing time by the knowledgeable Se

Our friends at Cards Conclave posted their pre-season Yankees predications post highlighted with perspectives from our very own Ed Botti. The following are excerpts from the post. The entire article can be found here: Playing Pepper 2021: New York Yankees. *** Playing Pepper 2021: New York Yankees by CARDINAL70 on MARCH 22, 2021 C70: Baseball in 2020 was like nothing we’ve ever seen before. What are your thoughts on that season? Did you like the rule changes? How was follow

by Paul Semendinger February 10, 2021 *** Spring Training begins in a week. Oh, that is music to my ears! I have had enough of winter. I have had enough of no baseball. Bring me spring. Bring me baseball. Bring me the Yankees! *** I figured that it might be fun, as others have done, to make some predictions about the 2021 Yankees. When I do exercises like this, I usually look at things optimistically. Maybe, rather than predictions, these should be called “hopes.” In my

In my prediction column yesterday, I looked at the Yankees’ position players. Today I’ll look at the pitchers. It’s an interesting contradiction – I am optimistic about the Yankees’ chances this year, but a little pessimistic about some of players. When I look at the forest, I see good things, but when I examine each tree, I see more flaws than I would have thought before doing this exercise. Starting Pitchers: Luis Severino – I’m going to play the optimistic card here and

This is always a fun time of the year. In those days just before Opening Day, optimism and hope fill the air. It’s also the perfect time for me to share my predictions for the upcoming season. Let me begin by saying that I believe the Yankees will be very competitive. We can worry about the playoffs in October, but I believe that the Yankees will, at the very worst, be the A.L. Wild Card, but I am optimistic that they could win the division. I think the Red Sox will be to

The new year is (just about) upon us and although the Yankees won 100 games last season it feels that they are far from being a complete team. For today’s post, I have broken my article into two sections. The first part of the article will focus on what I feel the Yankees need to do and the second part of the article will list what I think they will actually do. What the Yankees Need To Do: Get some veteran depth at first base. The Yankees seem pretty sold on Luke Voit being

After a horrific attempt at predicting the future for Game 1 of the 2018 ALDS, I figured it would be best to keep my psychic hat on for Game Two and just let the game play itself. However, as the team comes back home, I have a good feeling about how the teams have been used, and about how the teams are going to play. So, without further ado, let’s get to predicting: Game Three: New York, New York; 7:40 PM, TBS Probable Pitchers: Nathan Eovaldi vs. Luis Severino Before we pred