FG on Fox: 2015 Could Be a Good Year in Seattle

Let’s get this out of the way as quickly as we can: my favorite team is the Mariners, which means I want them to win more than I want other teams to win. Been that way for a long time. That perspective comes with certain biases, which I sometimes can’t even help, but in this instance, understand that I have nothing to do with the numbers you’ll see. As a matter of fact, I was taken by surprise, and so it feels only natural to write this up, because who doesn’t love discussing surprises? I should clue you in on what I’m talking about.

It’s the offseason now, you’ve noticed. Joe Maddon’s changed teams. Hank Conger’s changed teams. Cesar Ramos has changed teams. Right now, teams are reaching out to connect with free agents and with other front offices, as groundwork is laid for future transactions. Eyes have turned to 2015, with 2014 entirely in the books, and wouldn’t you know it, but we’ve already got 2015 player projections. You can find them at FanGraphs, and they go by the name Steamer. It’s not the only projection system around, but all of them are pretty similar, and with Steamer, we can start to get an idea of how things look for the moment.

Now, a small group of FanGraphs authors maintains depth charts for all 30 teams in the majors, updated on a regular basis. Those same depth charts have been updated to prepare for the offseason, with free agents gone and with certain minor leaguers showing up. Steamer provides individual player projections. However, when you combine player projections with team depth charts, you end up with team projections. I’m always interested to see how things are looking, so recently I glanced at the order of team projections with the offseason getting under way. Who has the most work to do? Who’s already sitting pretty?

Read the rest on Just a Bit Outside.





Jeff made Lookout Landing a thing, but he does not still write there about the Mariners. He does write here, sometimes about the Mariners, but usually not.

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Eric
9 years ago

“FG On Fox: 2015 Could Be a Good Year in Seattle” by Dave Cameron – I followed the link because Dave talking up the Mariners is something I would have to see to believe. Then I realized that he didn’t actually write it. Order is restored.

Pirates Hurdles
9 years ago
Reply to  Eric

LOL, me too, couldn’t believe DC penned this.

Yirmiyahu
9 years ago

I can’t believe he even let Jeff post it at JABO. Even if it’s a very objective piece, everyone’s still gonna make fun.