As mentioned on last weeks podcast (which can listen to here!) I mentioned a little model that we have put together over the winter months to *hopefully* correctly predict some win/loss totals in 2018. I won't bore you with how the model churns out this particular number, however we specifically looked at a number of key contributing factors. These were:

• A teams 2017 win total

• The WaR (wins above replacement) of the free agents ADDED by a team

• The WaR of the free agents LOST by a team.

American League East

• Boston Red Sox - 94

• New York Yankees- 94

• Baltimore Orioles - 83

• Toronto Blue Jays - 82

• Tampa Bay Rays- 59

American League West

• Houston Astros- 106

• Los Angeles Angels - 80

• Oakland Athletics- 80

• Texas Rangers- 74

• Seattle Mariners - 72

American League Central

• Minnesota Twins - 98

• Cleveland Indians - 93

• Chicago White Sox - 73

• Kansas City Royals - 61

• Detroit Tigers - 59

National League East

• Washington Nationals - 95

• New York Mets - 82

• Philadelphia Phillies - 77

• Atlanta Braves - 70

• Miami Marlins - 60

National League West

• Los Angeles Dodgers - 97

• Arizona Diamondbacks - 97

• Colorado Rockies - 85

• San Diego Padres - 77

• San Francisco Giants- 71

National League Central

• Milwaukee Brewers - 96

• Chicago Cubs- 94

• St. Louis Cardinals - 80

• Pittsburgh Pirates - 72

• Cincinnati Reds - 67

Hey, we have the Indians and Cubs not winning their divisions- but where is the fun in hot taking favourites? We're more than happy to look stupid come September.

Happy Baseball Season