Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking: projections, schmrojections. And even those among you who aren’t completely dismissive of computer models like Steamer — which is viewed as both conservative and accurate by those who track such things — may not put much stock in what is being churned out in mid-December. But in case you hadn’t noticed, there isn’t a whole lot else to focus on.
So I was intrigued when MLB.com’s Mike Petriello tweeted that Steamer projects Mike Trout to accumulate 9.3 fWAR in 2019. To put that in perspective, there have only been 108 individual seasons of 9.