South Side Hit Men Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) This division has been dismal for nearly the 30 years it's been in existence, but you already know that. This thread is to discuss any A. L. Central related news. Will start with the projected standings by the two best known prediction websites, plus online gambling odds. PECOTA Win Loss Projections Minnesota 89-73; Cleveland 83-79; Detroit 75-87; Kansas City 71-91; Chicago 66-96 Division Title Projections Minnesota 70.9%; Cleveland 24.2%; Detroit 4.3%; Kansas City 0.5%; Chicago 0.1% World Series Championship Projections Minnesota 7.9%; Cleveland 1.7%; Detroit 0.3%; Kansas City & Chicago 0.0% FanGraphs Win Loss Projections Minnesota 84-78; Cleveland 80-82; Detroit 79-83; Kansas City 76-86; Chicago 67-95 Division Title Projections Minnesota 52.9%; Cleveland 21.4%; Detroit 18.1%; Kansas City 7.1%; Chicago 0.5% World Series Championship Projections Minnesota 3.9%; Cleveland 1.2%; Detroit 0.9%; Kansas City 0.2%; Chicago 0.0% DraftKings Odds Win Loss Odds Minnesota 86.5; Detroit 80.5; Cleveland 78.5; Kansas City 73.5; Chicago 63.5 Division Title Odds Minnesota $115 to win $100; Detroit 3.5-1; Cleveland 3.5-1; Kansas City 8.5-1; Chicago 40-1 World Series Championship Odds Minnesota 20-1; Detroit 60-1; Cleveland 70-1; Kansas City 130-1; Chicago 250-1 Edited February 24 by South Side Hit Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Minnesota creeps to within $2.9M ($132.2M vs. $129.3M) of the White Sox’ payroll after their net cash outlay for Manuel Margot, who will serve as their reserve OF this season. He will cover all three positions, and can fill in at CF in the event Buxton becomes hurt. Minnesota President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey, a FO position Jerry could never afford, provided a budget of $125M to $140M early in the off-season, which the Twins have now reached. Sox fans still do not know what the budget is for this season. Derek stated the following after this latest trade. Quote “Realistically, with where our team is, with how the roster now is built out, with the way it looks, obviously we’ll keep monitoring where our roster is, the health of it. But this was the primary focus for us over the last little bit. I would say that’s by and large the big-picture items, but we’ll keep an open mind about different opportunities that present along the way,” Meanwhile, the Dodgers used this open roster space to sign k*** Hernandez, who served as their super utility player 2015-2020, before going to Boston for three seasons for $24M over two contracts. The Dodgers will pay k*** $4M this season, or $1.5M less than what the White Sox will pay Leury Garcia to stay at home, but likely less than what Jerry is paying Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn to also stay at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, South Side Hit Men said: Minnesota creeps to within $2.9M ($132.2M vs. $129.3M) of the White Sox’ payroll after their net cash outlay for Manuel Margot, who will serve as their reserve OF this season. He will cover all three positions, and can fill in at CF in the event Buxton becomes hurt. Minnesota President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey, a FO position Jerry could never afford, provided a budget of $125M to $140M early in the off-season, which the Twins have now reached. Sox fans still do not know what the budget is for this season. Derek stated the following after this latest trade. Meanwhile, the Dodgers used this open roster space to sign k*** Hernandez, who served as their super utility player 2015-2020, before going to Boston for three seasons for $24M over two contracts. The Dodgers will pay k*** $4M this season, or $1.5M less than what the White Sox will pay Leury Garcia to stay at home, but likely less than what Jerry is paying Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn to also stay at home. Margot basically replacing Michael A. Taylor on the roster… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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