PECOTA projections place them as World Series contenders with a 7.1% chance. Recent improvements include Kyle Tucker from the Astros and Craig Counsell as manager. Fans are hopeful for a strong ...

PECOTA is not quite the rite of the dead of winter as the moment when 30 teams see their pitchers and catchers report for spring training with their position players not far behind in gearing up ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

The Chicago Cubs have positioned themselves as strong contenders for the 2025 season, with PECOTA projections forecasting them to win 90.6 games—placing them among the best teams in Major League ...

Sadly, that will be the case in 2025 as well — at least if the Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, better known as PECOTA, proves accurate. PECOTA, as the full name ...

For years, PECOTA projections underestimated the Braves. But for now, they seem to believe, as the Braves rank second in win projections for 2025. MLB teams released their 2025 Spring Training hats on ...

PECOTA projects the Chicago Cubs to win a staggering 90 games, win the National League Central, and finish the season with the third highest winning percentage in the entire league. Brett Taylor ...

The PECOTA projections over at Baseball Prospectus are one of the big ones, and the projected standings and playoff odds for the 2025 season were released this week. So let's dive in. PECOTA simulates ...

Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA standings project the Yankees to win 89.7 games and for the Mets to win 88.9. The projections, which came out Monday, envision both as playoff teams. The Yankees ...

His work can be found here and on SB Nation as well. Baseball Prospectus’s annual PECOTA projections have been unveiled and once again, the Atlanta Braves are projected to have a very good season ...