Now that it's February, most of the major signings and trades have probably happened that are going to happen. I'm going to do a little recap of them so that if you happen to be a casual baseball follower, you might be less surprised that "Wait, that guy's playing for THAT team now?". I'll bold some of the major ones.
Retired, thanks for the memories
Just as a quick catchup, here are some of the major league free agents that did not change uniforms.
6 teams have guaranteed over $200MM in contracts (Cubs, Tigers, Giants, Red Sox, Orioles, and Diamondbacks). 3 more teams have gone over $100MM (Royals, Dodgers, and Mets). The Blue Jays have guaranteed just under $64MM. The bottom of the spending pile? The New York Yankees, who have signed 0 major league free agents for $0 guaranteed. What a world we live in. In total, 106 players signed contracts for 220 years and $2,483.40MM, or an average of $23.43MM per player, and an average of $11.29MM per year. Summary So there's been a pretty good amount of changes, the biggest ones probably being Greinke, Upton, Heyward, Price, Cueto, Samardzija, Zimmermann, Kimbrel, and Simmons. There may still be some more, as the unsigned list above shows. It's an exciting time, full of hope. The projected standings on Fangraphs have just 3 teams winning more than 90 games (Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers), and just 3 teams losing more than 90 games (Brewers, Braves, Phillies), putting 24 teams squarely in that middle range. Every team in the American League is projected to win between 78 and 91 games, so the races should be interesting all the way through. Meanwhile, the National League has 6 teams slated to win fewer than 75 games, suggesting that it will be 3-team races in all 3 divisions. Biggest projected improvements over last year: Boston +13, Oakland +11, Detroit +8, Seattle +8, Miami +10, Cincinnati +9. Biggest projected losses over last year: Toronto -9 (but still in the playoffs), Kansas City -16, St. Louis -16, Pittsburgh -15. Enjoy it all though, whoever you cheer for. The Royals were picked to go 79-83 last year, as they are this year, and look how that turned out.
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joel
2/2/2016 11:09:44 am
good stuff thanks greg!
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Greg JacksonA baseball fan in general. Interested in statistics and analytics. Usually follow the Giants and Blue Jays, fan of all MLB in general. |