Named for former player Bill Pecota, PECOTA stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. It powers Baseball Prospectus’ widely respected and frequently cited ...

Baseball Prospectus Released its PECOTA Projections on Monday and forecasts good seasons for the New York Yankees and Mets.

Last year’s PECOTA projections from Baseball Prospectus ... spread their offseason budget around this winter. The Yankees signed starter Max Fried and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, trading ...