Projections in baseball can be fun. As the sport that was on the forefront of the analytical revolution cascading throughout sports right now, baseball projections will always be in a different place compared to other sports because of the uniqueness of the sport.
On Wednesday, FanGraphs released their ZiPS projection for the 2026 Cleveland Guardians, which featured some interesting prognostications about how the season could go for the Guardians.
FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections don’t love the Guardians in 2026
One of the biggest takeaways is that ZiPS doesn’t think that there’s going to be any drop off from José Ramírez, as it has him recording another 20/20 season (26 home runs, 28 steals).