SPECULATOR: A revised in-season DN: list
May 30 2018
"UP": and "DN:" projections are normally reserved for The Baseball Forecaster, but in the Speculator, we’re jumping the gun with some in-season updates. From 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.
Last week, we put together an in-season "UP:" list based on what we’ve seen so far in 2018. This week, we’ll flip to the more pessimistic side of the coin with a revised "DN:" list. Note that some of the “DN:” projections may be in line with, or even better than, a player’s YTD stat line. Take these as “sell low” recommendations, where the skills hint at continued struggles throughout the summer.
Here are a few names...
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