Baseball Prospectus released their annual PECOTA projections for the upcoming season Tuesday. As would be expected, the Oakland Athletics are projected for another last place finish in the AL West. However, they are projected for about a 15-win improvement over last season at 64.8 wins.
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The Astros are projected to win the division and have the best World Series odds of any American League club at 12.1 percent. The Atlanta Braves (18.7%) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (17.1%) are the World Series favorites per the projections.