San Diego Padres pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on Monday with hopes of putting together their first winning season since 2010.
However, PECOTA has them finishing just short of that goal with a record of 79-83, finishing tied for second in the NL West with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
That’s much lower than most other projections I’ve seen that have the Padres winning between 83-86 games.
But the PECOTA projections aren’t very kind to a lot of teams in the National League.
They have the Cubs getting in the NL Wild Card game with just 85 wins, facing the Nationals who they have winning just 87 games.