85 wins...good enough for 3rd place (again) in the NL Central
85 wins...good enough for 3rd place (again) in the NL Central
"I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench."
Sparky Anderson
I'm in for 84 with a 10% error range
"I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider
Krivsky's retooling continues as he took team from 73 wins to 80 in first season. And takes it another 8 games this year to 88. Solid offensively across the board with exception of 1b, which will be below league average. Great subs available at OF in Hamilton and Denorfia.
Bullpen should be strength as there are plenty of qualified guys, and the natural sifting process will eliminate any weak ones and replace them with strong ones.
Two great starters, and a cast of potential 3-5 guys (Milton, Lohse, Belisle, Saarlos, Livingston, Ramirez) all of whom could become at least .500 pitchers.
One of the great secrets to the Krivsky success has been his unwillingness to let guys keep going out there and get torched as the prior GM had allowed. So there will be a sorting out process to figure out who stays at first.
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Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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75 wins
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85
Below league average at 1st, 2nd, SS, CF, RF.
League average at C and 3rd.
Slightly above League average at LF.
Starters: league average
Bullpen:league average
Defense: slightly above LA.
72 wins (pythag wins).
84 wins. Division winner? I think so, by a game.
78 wins
I'll go the highest so far and say 98 wins......you were all counting spring training right?
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
78 wins.
With each day optimism grows, I better nip it in the bud quickly: 85 wins
A little RZ statistical info so far with 84 predictions.
Most optimistic: 98 wins
Most pessimistic: 69 wins
Average prediction: 81 wins
Median prediction: 82 wins
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
88 Wins
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83 Wins
Reds Fan Since 1971
I tend to be optimistic when it comes to the Reds in the Spring (which is strange, because I'm generally a pessimistic person), so I'm going with 84 wins. It just feels good to me.
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