January 02, 2007
Projecting the Divisions
SG at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog uses Chone projections and Diamond Mind Baseball to simulate 100 seasons using known 2007 rosters. It looks like the Cubs moves are going to pay off, as the simulation gives them the wild card. Also, fairly amazing to me is that the Giants run away with the NL West.
Of course, SG's point is this:
Hmm, interesting to see the Yankees projecting as the best team in baseball, with Randy Johnson.
The best team, but not the best pitching staff. In the AL, that goes to Minnesota, and in the NL, to St. Louis. Actually, with Marquis and Suppan gone, I wasn't St. Louis had a pitching staff.
Marquis to the Cubs = addition by subtraction for St. Louis.
He predicts the White Six with 77.4 wins? And you are taking this seriously, why exactly?
Don't forget Mulder - he was seriously sucking for the Cardinals in 06 as well.
The Nationals above .500? Early or not, that's just silly.