Over at FanGraphs today, Dan Szymborski released his ZiPS projection for the 2020 New York Yankees! For those wondering what on Earth ZiPS is, it is a projection system that estimates future player performance based on past performance and comparisons to similar players. For a much more detailed explanation, you can check out this link.
As you can imagine for a team that won 103 games last year while setting a record for most injury stints, the projections are overwhelmingly optimistic. We’ll dive into some of the main takeaways here
The Win Projection
This is what everyone cares about, right?