PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 02: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers bats against the Oakland Athletics in the fourth inning during the MLB spring training game at American Family Fields of Phoenix on March 02, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
What kind of things do writers and statisticians do in the offseason when they’re bored? They create projections of how players will perform in the upcoming season. And while these predictions don’t hold much weight, they’re fun to dissect, like when looking at 2021 projections for the Brewers.
That’s the beauty of sports, you never know how a team or player will perform.