Cold snowy days here in our nation’s capital, combined with the owners and players seeming determination to kill the golden goose, provides an opportunity to look at the hot stove (pre-lockout) through the lens of the Peta methodology. The Peta Methodology For those unfamiliar with the Peta methodology, I refer you to this deeper dive… Continue reading A Peta Perspective on the Hot Stove…So Far
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Outraged Twins fans and a BettorUpMLB Over/Under Update
A recent @bettorupm tweet outraged @Twins nation (and delighted @WhiteSox fans) when, in responding to a question about the AL Central, we tweeted our current win projections: Indians 71.7 Royals 74.2 Tigers 61.2 Twins 83.1 White Sox 86.9 @Twins fan outrage seemed evenly divided along two lines, being behind the @WhiteSox and the temerity of… Continue reading Outraged Twins fans and a BettorUpMLB Over/Under Update
2021 Hot Stove: Risers and fallers
As spring training is poised to really get going, let’s look at how each team fared during free agency. Baseline December 2020 Establishing the baseline at December 9, 2020; BettorUpMLB compared each team at two points in the Hot Stove: January 30th and February 20, 2021: Team 1.30.2021 2.20.21 Yankees 9.4 8.8 Phillies 4.8 4.3… Continue reading 2021 Hot Stove: Risers and fallers