Finally a projection system that doesn’t make me want to shank my computer into Puget Sound! Baseball Prospectus released the PECOTA projections today, and PECOTA—who is our new ruler, all hail PECOTA—projects the Mariners to finish at 83-79. That’s still 16 games behind the new and improved SuperAstros, but more importantly, it’s ahead of the Angels, at 80-82. This helps dull the pain of the Rays being projected at 84-78 and both the Wild Cards going to the AL East. Which...really? You can read the whole article here. PECOTA does have a history of over-predicting the Mariners and under-predicting the Angels, but let’s just shove that nugget of info under the rug for now and focus instead on what PECOTA likes about the 2018 Mariners.
PECOTA projects the Mariners to finish ahead of the Angels, all hail PECOTA
