Earlier this week, I covered where the projection system, ZiPS, expects the Yankees to fall in terms of total wins according to their 50th percentile outcome. That number (89) was a bit lower than expected. Today, I will focus on PECOTA, a system that seems to like the Yankees roster a bit more. As of yesterday, the team is projected for 99 wins, the most in all of Major League Baseball. There are a few reasons why this is, but the main one is the team’s depth relative to the rest of the league.
The Yankees’ roster, both offense and defense, is filled with players who are at worst average.