SPECULATOR: The 2016 Forecaster UP: list—Batters

Within the player commentaries in the 2016 Baseball Forecaster, we offer some UP: (and DN:) projections that are intended to reflect a ceiling (or floor) beyond the accompanying 2016 projection. As described in the book:

Upside (UP) and downside (DN) statistical potential appears for some players; these are less grounded in hard data and more speculative of skills potential.

Speculative? Well, that sounds a lot like what we do in this space! We thought it would be appropriate to kick off our 2016 run of The Speculator with a review of some of  those UP: projections found in the Forecaster. The full list of batters is included here, and below we'll add some thoughts on some of the outlooks that have evolved during the...

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