Bleacher Report · Mar 27, 2017
Predicting If Each MLB Playoff Hopeful Will Overachieve or Underachieve in 2017
Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe MLB Opening Day clock has ticked to the one-week mark. The exhibition schedule is winding down, and things are about to get real.
Before they do, let's run through each postseason hopeful and predict whether they'll underachieve or overachieve in 2017, based on spring performances, injuries, last year's results and a dash of gut feeling.
To define "postseason hopeful" and set the bar for underachieving and overachieving, I've used FanGraphs' projected standings, placing the Mason Dixon line at the Kansas City Royals.