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When Projections Go Bad

May 30, 2008 – 7:02 am

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work…

Projections vs Reality: Hitters

 
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Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games of May 29, 2008. Click on column head for more info about [...]

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Brock2 Projections for Eight Rising Stars

October 22, 2002 – 12:00 am

Once again, I’ve been playing with Bill James’ Brock2 player projection system. Thought I’d take a look at some young, up-and-coming hitters and see what the future might hold for them. As always, bear in mind that even James acknowledged that this system is more of a toy than a tool. But it’s a heckuva [...]

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