Yesterday we were treated to a sneak peak of the Cardinals ZiPs projections, painstakingly crafted by the lovely Dan Szymborski. There were a few intriguing questions presented by that teaser. Now, we have our answers. And maybe some more questions.
The full Cardinals ZiPs projections were unveiled today and here are the things I found interesting.
The Goldschmidt deal has generally been praised from all sections of the baseball world. It never looked bad for the Cardinals, but after looking at these projections, it looks particularly good, no? 4.4 fWAR, 130 OPS+ and a comp to a 31-year-old Kevin Youkilis (that would be his 2010 season, I believe) - yeah, sounds alright.