The PECOTA projections think the Brewers are a .500 team, so what gives? We talked to the guy who ran the numbers (02.05.2025)
February 5, 202548m 8s
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Show Notes
Hosts JR Radcliffe and Curt Hogg welcome in Jonathan Judge of Baseball Prospectus to get insight on the PECOTA rankings, which think the Brewers are a .500 team and well behind the Cubs in the National League Central. Why are the projections so bearish on the Brewers' offense, including Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio? Why is Garrett Mitchell so confounding to the projections system? Is there any signing the Brewers could make to improve their outlook? Are they doomed?