It’s the start of the New Year, which means projections season is upon us. Every offseason, various publications provide predictions for player performance in the upcoming season based on variably-weighted inputs into proprietary formulas. Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs has calculated his ZiPS projections for the last 20 years. This system estimates future player performance based on his most recent seasons and on past performance of similar players.
Last week, Joe focused in on the Yankees’ projections, highlighting the players expected to excel as well as the regression candidates. Now that FanGraphs has released the ZiPS projections for all five AL East teams, I’d like to zoom out and assess where the Yankees stand in relation to their divisional foes.