Back in February, PECOTA, the sabermetric system that forecasts player performance through a variety of analytical stats, projected the defending champion Royals to win only 76 games.
It was strange, to say the least, especially considering the Royals had brought back their core players from a championship team that had played in back-to-back World Series.
So why does PECOTA hate the Royals?
"I don't pay much attention to it," general manager Dayton Moore said. "The thing I like about our team is we can win in so many ways.