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Let’s play over or under. Below you’ll see the PECOTA projections for the upcoming season: just say whether you would take the over or under on the projections per team. No explanation necessary, but feel free :)

AL Central:

1. Minnesota -> 89.0 wins
2. Cleveland -> 83.0 wins
3. Detroit -> 75.3 wins
4. Kansas City -> 70.9 wins
5. Chicago -> 65.6 wins

Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Cubs agreed on a three-year, $80 million deal on Sunday, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. Bellinger will reportedly receive opt-outs after each of the first two years of the deal. The deal has not been confirmed by the club.

Let's play over or under. Below you'll see the PECOTA projections for the upcoming season: just say whether you would take the over or under on the projections per team. No explanation necessary, but feel free :)

We'll go by division, let's start with the AL East.

1. New York > 94.2 Wins
2. Toronto > 88.3 Wins
3. Tampa Bay > 86.6 Wins
4. Baltimore > 86.7 Wins
5. Boston > 79.3

I'm trying to learn to be a fan of baseball. This sort of history helps shape that burgeoning fandom.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12271736

Right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a five-year, $77 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN, locking up another young core player as the team continues to try to return to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade.

Keller, 27, had a breakout 2023 season in which he was an All-Star for the first time and struck out 210 in a career-high 194⅓ innings, anchoring a rotation in which he soon could be joined by Paul Skenes, the No. 1 pick in last year's draft.

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, MLB could consider "radical realignment" with either four eight-team divisions or eight four-team divisions if/when the 32-team league becomes a reality.

Passan noted the addition of two expansion teams is "not imminent" because there are a lot more pressing issues facing MLB at the moment, but there could be a plan in place before commissioner Rob Manfred has said he will leave his position in January 2029.

Hey all,

Baseball season is almost upon us! For those of you who were around last year, you'll recall that @cerevant@fanaticus.social and I ported over the redball baseball bot to Lemmy and subsequently created a bot for each team.

While that was a lot of fun to work on, not many people interacted in the gameday threads. This year, I am considering scaling back the game bots to an on-demand basis (although you're certainly welcome to create your own!). For those communities that want a baseball bot for your team, let me know in this post and I'll set it up. If you want to run your own and want some help with that, I can help you with that too. Let me know your thoughts! I am open to suggestions.

If you found your home team's community is without a mod, let me know and I'll turn over the keys. I'm really excited for this year's season and am hoping we get a lot more participation and posting from all you lurkers!

Big shout out to @runwaylights@lemmy.world for keeping us going through the offseason! Offseason MVP right there!

On Saturday, they swung a trade for Red Sox right-hander John Schreiber while sending their No. 19 prospect David Sandlin to Boston.

Schreiber gives the Royals another high-leverage arm as they continue remaking their bullpen from last season. Parting with Sandlin, the Royals’ 11th-round Draft pick out of Oklahoma in 2022, stings because he’s a young arm with strikeout stuff, but the Royals are also getting three years of control with Schreiber (including this year).