Out went Gray, Castellanos, Barnhart, Winker, Surez, Wade Miley and Amir Garrett.
I dont think that theyll ever solve the hangover effect in the sense of substantially reducing the gap. No team spent more during the offseason than the Rangers a fascinating turn after the club lost 102 games in 2021. Regardless, there might finally be some glimmers of hope on the horizon. Last year, I introduced these power rankings as a way to think about all 30 teams in baseball and stack them up against each other outside the rigid structures of leagues or divisions. A full year of Byron Buxton would be a huge boost, and the Twins have got plenty of supplemental talent in the lineup in Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, and Miguel San.
They swung a major trade with the Twins to get Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa and also re-signed Anthony Rizzo. Cardinals fans will have plenty to celebrate whether or not the team makes the playoffs; Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols have already announced that 2022 will be their last year in the majors, and Wainwright has heavily hinted at joining them in retirement after the season. The Giants are projected for a losing record (79-83), while the Dodgers are the only 100-win team in baseball (with 99.4% playoff odds) and the Padres also make the playoffs with 86 wins. 34 on our Top 100) and Mickey Moniak have played their way onto the Opening Day roster and should provide some youthful excitement for a team filled with veterans. Welcome the Giants back to the NL West race. Adding Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Jon Gray, Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun, and Brad Miller certainly lifts the ceiling of their roster, but it still remains incredibly top heavy.
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Luckily, New York brought in plenty of help during the offseason, spending at record levels to sign Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar and also trading for Chris Bassitt.
Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lpez, and Trevor Rogers are as good a 1-2-3 as youll find in the majors, and Jess Luzardo has suddenly rediscovered his fastball velocity this spring. Last year, the race everyone was excited for was the Dodgers vs. the Padres in the NL West. After a prolonged offseason rife with drama and surprises, Opening Day is finally upon us. Both teams have made big moves this offseason, with the Braves trading for Matt Olson and the Mets signing Max Scherzer and more. In a policy report to new President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, South Koreas Unification Ministry said it will gradually open the door for North Korean broadcasts, media and publications to try to boost mutual understanding, restore the Korean national identity and prepare for a future unification.
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The Brewers strength is unquestioned, with the best projected starting rotation in the National League. How A's stack up in FanGraphs' 2022 MLB season projections originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. The haul of prospects theyre getting back in these trades should form the core of the next great As roster hopefully right around when a new stadium on the Oakland waterfront is opening up. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. With a strong rotation led by Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, it finally seems like Philadelphia has assembled the talent to break their 10-year playoff drought.
The success of their season will likely hinge on those youngsters and their ability to acclimate quickly to the big leagues. This year? Most Read from BloombergAmericans Who Cant Afford Homes Are Moving to Europe InsteadMusk Lieutenant Scrutinized in Internal Tesla Purchasing ProbeThese Are the Worlds Most (and Least) Powerful Passports in 2022Biden Contracts Covid as Pandemic Shows I. The projections havent figured out how to handle the Rays brand of excessively deep roster construction. The 2022 playoff projections are out on FanGraphs, and while some of the predictions will shock no one -- the Dodgers are the preseason World Series favorites -- there are also plenty of interesting projections, and some big surprises. The Blue Jays strengths are undeniable: a potent lineup that scored the third-most runs in baseball last year, and the best projected starting rotation based on our 50/50 blend of FIP and RA9. To calculate the playoff odds, FanGraphs takes every team's schedule and the projected performance of its players and simulates the season 20,000 times. In came Mike Minor, Tommy Pham, Solano, and a few other role players. Ostensibly, theyre allowing him time to work on his defense since he could be moving off shortstop sooner rather than later, but hed at least give fans in Pittsburgh something to get excited about. Their starting rotation remains shockingly thin, especially if Brash or Kirby stumble upon their introduction to the majors. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Shane Bazs elbow injury is concerning, but Yonny Chirinos should be making a return from his own elbow injury and Corey Kluber was signed to give them a little more stability in their rotation.
The Blue Jays are the World Series favorites out of the AL, and the White Sox are projected to win their division by the biggest margin, but it's the Astros who have the highest likelihood of clinching a bye to the Division Series (the byes go to the top two division winners in each league under the new playoff format). The Angels' quest to end their playoff drought and get Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani to the postseason continues. After longtime manager Bob Melvin left to join the San Diego Padres earlier in the offseason, first-year manager Mark Kotsay will have his hands full with an A's squad that might be without some of its star players if the organization opts to trade away players like Chapman, Olson or any of the three top-end starters. Despite all these new faces in Minnesota, the pitching staff still feels thin. Second opinion: The Angels are in. If there's one thing the A's have shown over the years, it's that they are capable of defying any and all expectations. The Braves have 84.8% postseason odds, 48.9% odds to win the division and 8.7% odds to win the World Series; the Mets have 78.4% postseason odds, 37.4% odds to win the division and 7% odds to win the World Series. But now they're the biggest favorite of any division, projected to win the Central by a full 10 games over Minnesota (90 wins to 80). Interestingly, the Mets win the World Series in 10.3% of PECOTA's simulated seasons, second-best of any NL team behind Los Angeles, while the Braves only win 7.2% of the time, which also puts them behind the Brewers (10%). Martinez and Alex Verdugo.
Prior to signing Ramrez, Cleveland had been inconceivably passive during the offseason, signing just a single free agent to a new major league contract (Luke Maile).
On Friday, he appointed a classmate and ally of Rajapaksa, Dinesh Gunawardena, to be his prime minister and partner in rescuing the country from its predicament. The Yankees entered the offseason with clear needs at shortstop and first base, and in the starting rotation and yet didnt sign any of the many big name free agents who could have filled those holes. These two NL Central rivals feel like theyre heading in different directions despite being projected for the same win totals in 2022.
Still, the 2022 version of this AL powerhouse looks a little less potent than previous editions. According to FanGraphs' ZiPS Projection system, the A's are projected to have plenty of offense. Note: The PECOTA season projections on Baseball Prospectus have also been released, and PECOTA's similarities/differences to FanGraphs' projections are included. Second opinion: The same four AL East teams have winning records in PECOTA's projections, but only the Yankees, Blue Jays and Rays would make the postseason.
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The World Series winner comes from the AL East or NL West half the time. But without their ace, their ceiling is just a bit lower. Six-times Sri Lanka's prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the pinnacle of power, enduring setback after setback but always managing to recover from seemingly impossible defeats. All four teams won over 90 games.
The Duke of Sussex has won the right to a judicial review of the decision not to grant him automatic police protection whenever he is in the UK. He was the biggest addition to their club, but they also traded for Sonny Gray, Gary Snchez, and Gio Urshela, and made a last minute move for Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagn. Maybe Zack Greinke being back in Royal blue for 2022 will help them find another level. The move comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, denying women their right to an abortion, Musician revealed that one of the islanders parents had comforted him following the death of his son, NHS has announced an accelerated rollout of the vaccine in London, List Of Healthy Foods You Can Eat Without Gaining Any Weight. Theyll have their work cut out for them in a stacked AL East, especially after missing out on the playoffs by one game last year, but their combination of young star power and big-name offseason acquisitions should get them over the hump and back into the postseason in 2022. Frankie Montas: 12-9, 3.54 ERA, 175 innings pitched, 191 strikeouts, 51 walks, Sean Manaea: 12-9, 3.68 ERA, 172 innings pitched, 173 strikeouts, 38 walks, Chris Bassitt: 10-7, 3.69 ERA, 171 innings pitched, 161 strikeouts, 50 walks.
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This is actually the second year in a row that's been the case.
They did manage to re-sign Brandon Belt, Anthony DeSclafani, and Alex Wood while also adding Carlos Rodn, Alex Cobb, and Matthew Boyd to their rotation and Joc Pederson to their lineup.
Its a big bet on their player development group, which could pay dividends in a couple of years. FanGraphs recently released their early 2022 MLB projections, which do not favor the A's, who finished the 2021 season with a respectable 86-76 record. The Astros are still the favorite to win the AL West, but theyre also looking just a little more vulnerable than they have in the recent past.
They also traded for Matt Chapman, giving them a huge boost to their infield defense.
Theyre bound to be better than last year, if only because it would take a disaster of a season to repeat their 2021 failures.
Losing Fernando Tatis Jr. for the first three months of the season puts them at a serious disadvantage, and they chose to make surprisingly few acquisitions over the offseason after two years of near-frenetic activity.
Then the Giants came out of nowhere to win 107 games and finish as the best team in baseball. Lynn will be back soon enough, but his injury exposes how thin Chicagos rotation is, especially if another injury strikes. Welcome back, baseball! The House Jan. 6 committee wrapped its eighth hearing Thursday with the promise of more hearings in September.
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But if they did, the Pirates clearly didnt get the memo after they sent Oneil Cruz to Triple-A to start the season despite an encouraging, and at times electrifying, spring. Those additions might not have been as flashy as adding Carlos Correa or trading for Olson as some Yankees fans dreamed about, but it does give them a solid infield that should be vastly improved defensively. Even though the projections dont see it, is there any doubt that their pitching staff will be one of the best run prevention units in all of baseball? The Central champions have the easiest schedules. What we know (and don't) about what happens next, Ukraine and Russia to Sign Grain Export Deal, Turkey Says, European stocks back in black, euro under pressure, Japan OKs preparation step for Fukushima plant water release, What I gained (and lost) from walking 10,000 steps a day for five months, Prince Harry wins bid for review of Home Office police protection ruling. The five teams in this tier have a really wide range of possible outcomes based on a variety of factors.
The Dodgers argument starts with Freeman and the four former MVPs on their roster; their record $286 million payroll has allowed them to amass huge amounts of talent. The Blue Jays are projected to win the division, with the Yankees (91 wins), Rays (87) and Red Sox (84) in line for all three Wild Card slots. These rankings, though, are entirely data driven. Plenty of their magic from last season seems sustainable even if the projection systems cant recognize it, but it still feels like everything needs to go right, again, if theyre going to be a contender in 2022. The Mets might have snuck into the bottom of the second tier if Jacob deGrom hadnt gotten hurt this spring, sidelining him for the first half of the season. Second opinion: The Easts are the only divisions to feature multiple 90-win teams under PECOTA's projections (the Yankees and Blue Jays in the AL, the Mets and Braves in the NL), but the Red Sox and Phillies fall further behind than they do in FanGraphs' simulations.
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Stock markets in Europe edged back into positive territory on Friday at the end of a choppy week, as investors now turn their attention to second-quarter earnings to gauge how companies are weathering the impact of surging prices. They also need to figure out how to solve the Coors Field hangover effect; over the last five seasons the Rockies have won 55.4% of their games at home and just 43.2% of their games on the road. The surprises start at the top, with the Braves sitting ahead of the Dodgers for the top spot in the preseason rankings. But this is also the Mets were talking about; anything that could go wrong probably will.
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Tampa Bay won 100 games last year, and the bulk of that same roster returns in 2022. Matt Olson: .264/.366/.529, 149 hits, 40 home runs, 118 RBI, Matt Chapman: .230/.324/.458, 130 hits, 31 home runs, 86 RBI, Ramon Laureano: .259/.329/.472, 126 hits, 23 home runs, 70 RBI, Seth Brown: .232/.283/.449, 117 hits, 25 home runs, 81 RBI, Stephen Piscotty: .243/.300/.401, 123 hits, 18 home runs, 67 RBI, Sean Murphy: .228/.314/.423, 92 hits, 18 home runs, 61 RBI, Chad Pinder: .244/.303/.415, 117 hits, 17 home runs, 63 RBI, Tony Kemp: .263/.358/.393, 125 hits, 10 home runs, 50 RBI. The Reds made it very clear that they were looking to slash payroll this offseason, bending over backwards to frame their roster deconstruction as the beginning of a realignment, not a rebuild.
Any team led by Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani has the potential to be one of the best in all of baseball.
L.A. would win the division at that total, with the Padres and Giants the second and third Wild Card teams behind the Mets, just ahead of the Cardinals and Phillies. The Angels have playoff odds of 38.1%, putting them ahead of the Mariners despite Seattle's 90 wins in 2021 and moves to add Robbie Ray, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Surez.
Jake Mailhot is a contributor to FanGraphs. Luke Voit was a nice pickup from the Yankees, and a last-minute trade for Sean Manaea solidified their rotation. Bobby Witt Jr. made the Opening Day roster, and MJ Melendez and Nick Pratto should be close behind him.
Gone are Gausman, Cueto, Buster Posey, Kris Bryant, Donovan Solano and a host of other role players.
Like the Rays, the projection systems have no idea what to do with the Giants.
The Tigers were one of the better teams in the American League during the second half of 2021 as they started to break out of their rebuilding cycle. Petrol sales sink as record high prices stop people filling their cars Why the end of the ECBs disastrous negative rates experiment wont save Europe FTSE 100 rises 0.1pc after retail sales fall Ben Marlow: HSBCs shameful enthusiasm for the Chinese regime should alarm all who value freedom Sign up here for our daily business briefing newsletter. With Spencer Torkelson on the Opening Day roster and Riley Greene close behind him (once he heals from his spring foot injury), Detroit has loudly declared its intention to compete sooner rather than later.
I dont think that theyll ever solve the hangover effect in the sense of substantially reducing the gap. No team spent more during the offseason than the Rangers a fascinating turn after the club lost 102 games in 2021. Regardless, there might finally be some glimmers of hope on the horizon. Last year, I introduced these power rankings as a way to think about all 30 teams in baseball and stack them up against each other outside the rigid structures of leagues or divisions. A full year of Byron Buxton would be a huge boost, and the Twins have got plenty of supplemental talent in the lineup in Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, and Miguel San.
They swung a major trade with the Twins to get Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa and also re-signed Anthony Rizzo. Cardinals fans will have plenty to celebrate whether or not the team makes the playoffs; Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols have already announced that 2022 will be their last year in the majors, and Wainwright has heavily hinted at joining them in retirement after the season. The Giants are projected for a losing record (79-83), while the Dodgers are the only 100-win team in baseball (with 99.4% playoff odds) and the Padres also make the playoffs with 86 wins. 34 on our Top 100) and Mickey Moniak have played their way onto the Opening Day roster and should provide some youthful excitement for a team filled with veterans. Welcome the Giants back to the NL West race. Adding Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Jon Gray, Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun, and Brad Miller certainly lifts the ceiling of their roster, but it still remains incredibly top heavy.
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Luckily, New York brought in plenty of help during the offseason, spending at record levels to sign Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar and also trading for Chris Bassitt.
Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lpez, and Trevor Rogers are as good a 1-2-3 as youll find in the majors, and Jess Luzardo has suddenly rediscovered his fastball velocity this spring. Last year, the race everyone was excited for was the Dodgers vs. the Padres in the NL West. After a prolonged offseason rife with drama and surprises, Opening Day is finally upon us. Both teams have made big moves this offseason, with the Braves trading for Matt Olson and the Mets signing Max Scherzer and more. In a policy report to new President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, South Koreas Unification Ministry said it will gradually open the door for North Korean broadcasts, media and publications to try to boost mutual understanding, restore the Korean national identity and prepare for a future unification.
Here are 10 eye-catching tidbits about the playoff odds for this season. Speaking of unanswered questions: Will Christian Yelich return to being the MVP-caliber player he was in 2018 and 19, or is the seriously diminished production of the last two years his new baseline?
The Brewers strength is unquestioned, with the best projected starting rotation in the National League. How A's stack up in FanGraphs' 2022 MLB season projections originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. The haul of prospects theyre getting back in these trades should form the core of the next great As roster hopefully right around when a new stadium on the Oakland waterfront is opening up. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. With a strong rotation led by Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, it finally seems like Philadelphia has assembled the talent to break their 10-year playoff drought.
The success of their season will likely hinge on those youngsters and their ability to acclimate quickly to the big leagues. This year? Most Read from BloombergAmericans Who Cant Afford Homes Are Moving to Europe InsteadMusk Lieutenant Scrutinized in Internal Tesla Purchasing ProbeThese Are the Worlds Most (and Least) Powerful Passports in 2022Biden Contracts Covid as Pandemic Shows I. The projections havent figured out how to handle the Rays brand of excessively deep roster construction. The 2022 playoff projections are out on FanGraphs, and while some of the predictions will shock no one -- the Dodgers are the preseason World Series favorites -- there are also plenty of interesting projections, and some big surprises. The Blue Jays strengths are undeniable: a potent lineup that scored the third-most runs in baseball last year, and the best projected starting rotation based on our 50/50 blend of FIP and RA9. To calculate the playoff odds, FanGraphs takes every team's schedule and the projected performance of its players and simulates the season 20,000 times. In came Mike Minor, Tommy Pham, Solano, and a few other role players. Ostensibly, theyre allowing him time to work on his defense since he could be moving off shortstop sooner rather than later, but hed at least give fans in Pittsburgh something to get excited about. Their starting rotation remains shockingly thin, especially if Brash or Kirby stumble upon their introduction to the majors. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Shane Bazs elbow injury is concerning, but Yonny Chirinos should be making a return from his own elbow injury and Corey Kluber was signed to give them a little more stability in their rotation.
The Blue Jays are the World Series favorites out of the AL, and the White Sox are projected to win their division by the biggest margin, but it's the Astros who have the highest likelihood of clinching a bye to the Division Series (the byes go to the top two division winners in each league under the new playoff format). The Angels' quest to end their playoff drought and get Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani to the postseason continues. After longtime manager Bob Melvin left to join the San Diego Padres earlier in the offseason, first-year manager Mark Kotsay will have his hands full with an A's squad that might be without some of its star players if the organization opts to trade away players like Chapman, Olson or any of the three top-end starters. Despite all these new faces in Minnesota, the pitching staff still feels thin. Second opinion: The Angels are in. If there's one thing the A's have shown over the years, it's that they are capable of defying any and all expectations. The Braves have 84.8% postseason odds, 48.9% odds to win the division and 8.7% odds to win the World Series; the Mets have 78.4% postseason odds, 37.4% odds to win the division and 7% odds to win the World Series. But now they're the biggest favorite of any division, projected to win the Central by a full 10 games over Minnesota (90 wins to 80). Interestingly, the Mets win the World Series in 10.3% of PECOTA's simulated seasons, second-best of any NL team behind Los Angeles, while the Braves only win 7.2% of the time, which also puts them behind the Brewers (10%). Martinez and Alex Verdugo.
Prior to signing Ramrez, Cleveland had been inconceivably passive during the offseason, signing just a single free agent to a new major league contract (Luke Maile).
On Friday, he appointed a classmate and ally of Rajapaksa, Dinesh Gunawardena, to be his prime minister and partner in rescuing the country from its predicament. The Yankees entered the offseason with clear needs at shortstop and first base, and in the starting rotation and yet didnt sign any of the many big name free agents who could have filled those holes. These two NL Central rivals feel like theyre heading in different directions despite being projected for the same win totals in 2022.
Still, the 2022 version of this AL powerhouse looks a little less potent than previous editions. According to FanGraphs' ZiPS Projection system, the A's are projected to have plenty of offense. Note: The PECOTA season projections on Baseball Prospectus have also been released, and PECOTA's similarities/differences to FanGraphs' projections are included. Second opinion: The same four AL East teams have winning records in PECOTA's projections, but only the Yankees, Blue Jays and Rays would make the postseason.
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The Duke of Sussex has won the right to a judicial review of the decision not to grant him automatic police protection whenever he is in the UK. He was the biggest addition to their club, but they also traded for Sonny Gray, Gary Snchez, and Gio Urshela, and made a last minute move for Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagn. Maybe Zack Greinke being back in Royal blue for 2022 will help them find another level. The move comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, denying women their right to an abortion, Musician revealed that one of the islanders parents had comforted him following the death of his son, NHS has announced an accelerated rollout of the vaccine in London, List Of Healthy Foods You Can Eat Without Gaining Any Weight. Theyll have their work cut out for them in a stacked AL East, especially after missing out on the playoffs by one game last year, but their combination of young star power and big-name offseason acquisitions should get them over the hump and back into the postseason in 2022. Frankie Montas: 12-9, 3.54 ERA, 175 innings pitched, 191 strikeouts, 51 walks, Sean Manaea: 12-9, 3.68 ERA, 172 innings pitched, 173 strikeouts, 38 walks, Chris Bassitt: 10-7, 3.69 ERA, 171 innings pitched, 161 strikeouts, 50 walks.
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This is actually the second year in a row that's been the case.
They did manage to re-sign Brandon Belt, Anthony DeSclafani, and Alex Wood while also adding Carlos Rodn, Alex Cobb, and Matthew Boyd to their rotation and Joc Pederson to their lineup.
Its a big bet on their player development group, which could pay dividends in a couple of years. FanGraphs recently released their early 2022 MLB projections, which do not favor the A's, who finished the 2021 season with a respectable 86-76 record. The Astros are still the favorite to win the AL West, but theyre also looking just a little more vulnerable than they have in the recent past.
They also traded for Matt Chapman, giving them a huge boost to their infield defense.
Theyre bound to be better than last year, if only because it would take a disaster of a season to repeat their 2021 failures.
Losing Fernando Tatis Jr. for the first three months of the season puts them at a serious disadvantage, and they chose to make surprisingly few acquisitions over the offseason after two years of near-frenetic activity.
Then the Giants came out of nowhere to win 107 games and finish as the best team in baseball. Lynn will be back soon enough, but his injury exposes how thin Chicagos rotation is, especially if another injury strikes. Welcome back, baseball! The House Jan. 6 committee wrapped its eighth hearing Thursday with the promise of more hearings in September.
Updated: Friday, July 22, 2022 6:50 AM ET, Park Factors They had a fantastic offseason, adding Kevin Gausman to replace reigning AL CY Young winner Robbie Ray as well as adding to the back of their rotation with Yusei Kikuchi. Thats true for everyone in baseball, but the error bars for the win projections for this quintet feel particularly wide.
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But if they did, the Pirates clearly didnt get the memo after they sent Oneil Cruz to Triple-A to start the season despite an encouraging, and at times electrifying, spring. Those additions might not have been as flashy as adding Carlos Correa or trading for Olson as some Yankees fans dreamed about, but it does give them a solid infield that should be vastly improved defensively. Even though the projections dont see it, is there any doubt that their pitching staff will be one of the best run prevention units in all of baseball? The Central champions have the easiest schedules. What we know (and don't) about what happens next, Ukraine and Russia to Sign Grain Export Deal, Turkey Says, European stocks back in black, euro under pressure, Japan OKs preparation step for Fukushima plant water release, What I gained (and lost) from walking 10,000 steps a day for five months, Prince Harry wins bid for review of Home Office police protection ruling. The five teams in this tier have a really wide range of possible outcomes based on a variety of factors.
The Dodgers argument starts with Freeman and the four former MVPs on their roster; their record $286 million payroll has allowed them to amass huge amounts of talent. The Blue Jays are projected to win the division, with the Yankees (91 wins), Rays (87) and Red Sox (84) in line for all three Wild Card slots. These rankings, though, are entirely data driven. Plenty of their magic from last season seems sustainable even if the projection systems cant recognize it, but it still feels like everything needs to go right, again, if theyre going to be a contender in 2022. The Mets might have snuck into the bottom of the second tier if Jacob deGrom hadnt gotten hurt this spring, sidelining him for the first half of the season. Second opinion: The Easts are the only divisions to feature multiple 90-win teams under PECOTA's projections (the Yankees and Blue Jays in the AL, the Mets and Braves in the NL), but the Red Sox and Phillies fall further behind than they do in FanGraphs' simulations.
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Stock markets in Europe edged back into positive territory on Friday at the end of a choppy week, as investors now turn their attention to second-quarter earnings to gauge how companies are weathering the impact of surging prices. They also need to figure out how to solve the Coors Field hangover effect; over the last five seasons the Rockies have won 55.4% of their games at home and just 43.2% of their games on the road. The surprises start at the top, with the Braves sitting ahead of the Dodgers for the top spot in the preseason rankings. But this is also the Mets were talking about; anything that could go wrong probably will.
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Tampa Bay won 100 games last year, and the bulk of that same roster returns in 2022. Matt Olson: .264/.366/.529, 149 hits, 40 home runs, 118 RBI, Matt Chapman: .230/.324/.458, 130 hits, 31 home runs, 86 RBI, Ramon Laureano: .259/.329/.472, 126 hits, 23 home runs, 70 RBI, Seth Brown: .232/.283/.449, 117 hits, 25 home runs, 81 RBI, Stephen Piscotty: .243/.300/.401, 123 hits, 18 home runs, 67 RBI, Sean Murphy: .228/.314/.423, 92 hits, 18 home runs, 61 RBI, Chad Pinder: .244/.303/.415, 117 hits, 17 home runs, 63 RBI, Tony Kemp: .263/.358/.393, 125 hits, 10 home runs, 50 RBI. The Reds made it very clear that they were looking to slash payroll this offseason, bending over backwards to frame their roster deconstruction as the beginning of a realignment, not a rebuild.
Any team led by Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani has the potential to be one of the best in all of baseball.
L.A. would win the division at that total, with the Padres and Giants the second and third Wild Card teams behind the Mets, just ahead of the Cardinals and Phillies. The Angels have playoff odds of 38.1%, putting them ahead of the Mariners despite Seattle's 90 wins in 2021 and moves to add Robbie Ray, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Surez.
Jake Mailhot is a contributor to FanGraphs. Luke Voit was a nice pickup from the Yankees, and a last-minute trade for Sean Manaea solidified their rotation. Bobby Witt Jr. made the Opening Day roster, and MJ Melendez and Nick Pratto should be close behind him.
Gone are Gausman, Cueto, Buster Posey, Kris Bryant, Donovan Solano and a host of other role players.
Like the Rays, the projection systems have no idea what to do with the Giants.
The Tigers were one of the better teams in the American League during the second half of 2021 as they started to break out of their rebuilding cycle. Petrol sales sink as record high prices stop people filling their cars Why the end of the ECBs disastrous negative rates experiment wont save Europe FTSE 100 rises 0.1pc after retail sales fall Ben Marlow: HSBCs shameful enthusiasm for the Chinese regime should alarm all who value freedom Sign up here for our daily business briefing newsletter. With Spencer Torkelson on the Opening Day roster and Riley Greene close behind him (once he heals from his spring foot injury), Detroit has loudly declared its intention to compete sooner rather than later.