Back before the start of the season — Jan 3rd, to be exact — I made a series of predictions that I had thought were somewhat bold. My intent from the start was to look back at them after Game 162 to see how I’d done, so let’s get to it.
Jon Lester will win 20 games
I hate typos, but they’re usually pretty innocuous little mistakes. In this case, however, I completely butchered Jake Arrieta’s name and goofed up my prediction as a result. Assuming I had meant to name the new lefty starter as the big winner, his 11 wins didn’t help me much.