The annual release by Baseball Prospectus of its PECOTA projections has come, with a projection for the Seattle Mariners at present to be the third place team in the AL West, with a win projection that would snag them the third Wild Card spot. The 85.8 win projection is a combination of projection system and depth chart/playing time estimation, with many thousands of simulations of the system generating a 57.9% rate of this M’s club cracking the playoffs.
The AL West looks to be a three-team race once again, with the Texas Rangers projected for the top spot at the moment at an 89.