Baseball PECOTA Projected MLB Standings 2020 by Nicholas Durst February 12, 2020 PECOTA released their 2020 MLB Standings projections this week. PECOTA, which stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm Patrick McDermott/Getty Images According to Baseball Prospectus, PECOTA is a system that takes a player’s past performance and tries to project the most likely outcome for the following season. It looks at all of the numbers, and all the numbers that make up the numbers, to see which players are more likely to repeat their success and which ones benefited from good fortune. Based on the PECOTA system, these are the project 2020 MLB Standings: American League AL East – New York Yankees 99-63 Tampa Bay Rays 87-75 Boston Red Sox 85-77 Toronto Blue Jays 77-85 Baltimore Orioles 63-99 AL Central – Minnesota Twins 93-69 Cleveland Indians 86-76 Chicago White Sox 83-79 Detroit Tigers 69-93 Kansas City Royals 68-94 Nelson Cruz (David Berding-USA TODAY Sports) AL West – Houston Astros 98-64 Los Angeles Angels 87-75 Oakland Athletics 85-77 Texas Rangers 73-89 Seattle Mariners 66-96 Houston Astros Alex Bregman (Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports) National League NL East – New York Mets 88-74 Washington Nationals 87-75 Atlanta Braves 83-79 Philadelphia Phillies 77-85 Miami Marlins 71-91 Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports NL Central – Cincinatti Reds 86-76 Chicago Cubs 85-77 St. Louis Cardinals 80-82 Milwaukee Brewers 79-83 Pittsburgh Pirates 70-92 NL West – Los Angeles Dodgers 103-59 San Diego Padres 79-83 Arizona D-Backs 79-83 Colorado Rockies 77-85 San Franciso Giants 68-94 According to these projections, the Dodgers will be the best team in baseball. The Astros will still compete with the Yankees for the best record in the American League. The Mets will win the NL East and the Reds will win the NL Central. MLB.com Post Views: 2,453 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Nicholas Durst Nicholas Durst is a sports media professional who has worked as an on-air personality and producer with the Brooklyn Cyclones, Bleacher Report, MSG Networks, WFAN Radio and MTV. He has experience in TV, radio, social/digital media, short-form and live video across sports and entertainment. He is also a NCAA Division II broadcaster for CSI SportsNet. Nicholas hosts You Know I'm Right, right here on InTheZone.io. Follow him on twitter @Nick_Durst Latest posts by Nicholas Durst (see all) You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) - April 29, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) - April 27, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) - April 23, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 110: New York Giants’ Insider Paul Dottino (Audio/Video) - April 21, 2021 Related TopicsMetsMLBPECOTAStandingsYankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 27, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Did the Phillies Add Enough Firepower During the Offseason to Compete in the NL East? Two-time World Series Champion Jim Leyritz speaks on Yankees’ 2020 Season