Rowland was more prescient than usual this year. We predicted Fredi’s dismissal and had the Braves winning 65, just three off their actual total. Other predictions: St. Louis wouldn’t make the playoffs but the Giants, Cubs, Mets and Nats would; in the AL, we had Toronto, Cleveland and Texas advancing to the postseason, with the Indians representing the AL in the World Series. That could still happen, but when they get there they won’t face Pittsburgh, as forecast here.
In June 2015, after he was fired by the Padres, the Office suggested Bud Black would be Fredi’s eventual replacement.