SPECULATOR: In-season "DN:" projections, 2023
May 24 2023
"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 2023. 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.
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