In case you missed it earlier this week the folks at Baseball Prospectus released their annual PECOTA projections, and the Dodgers are projected to win 99 games, tied for the best record in baseball with the Astros, their reigning World Series foes.
This is the sixth consecutive season PECOTA has projected the Dodgers to have or share the best record in baseball:
- 2013: 93 projected wins (92 actual wins)
- 2014: 98 projected (94 actual)
- 2015: 97 projected (92 actual)
- 2016: 94 projected (91 actual)
- 2017: 98 projected (104 actual)
- 2018: 99 projected
The Dodgers have won five consecutive National League West titles though last year was the first time since 1974 that they finished with the best record in baseball.