Freddie Freeman is now a Gold Glove winner, too. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The Atlanta Braves season isn’t what fans expected after nearly reaching the World Series; the PECOTA projection everyone laughed at is closer to the truth.
Three months ago, Jake wrote lamenting the lack of respect PECOTA showed the Atlanta Braves after their successful postseason run in 2020. PECOTA can’t respect or disrespect anyone; it’s an unbiased analysis of statistics, not a person.
The PECOTA analysis found the Braves a team heading for serious regression, looked at the probable outcomes if it did, and determined that the club would win 83 games and finish fourth.