We are days from the start of spring-training games, and most Major League Baseball (MLB) teams are done making important offseason moves. So let’s take a look at how all 30 teams are shaping up as the season approaches, and some of the decisions they made this winter. Using two projection systems from Baseball Prospectus (PECOTA) and Fangraphs and over/under win totals from Vegas Insider – think of this as how much confidence the public has in each team – as well as grading each team’s offseason, we have our first power ranking of the 2016 season.#1 Chicago Cubs (97-65 in 2015) 2015 regular season wins: 97 2016 projected wins (PECOTA): 92 2016 projected wins (Fangraphs): 94 2016 Vegas over/under wins: 89 One thing to know: Despite already boasting a formidable young lineup, the Cubs gave Jason Heyward a $184 million contract and Ben Zobrist a $56 million contract. But the biggest signing of the offseason may have been adding John Lackey to a rotation that needed more depth. #2 Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70 in 2015) 2015 regular season wins: 92 2016 projected wins (PECOTA): 94 2016 projected wins (Fangraphs): 91 2016 Vegas over/under wins: 87 One thing to know:… Read full this story
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