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I predicted 75 wins not long after last season, and before the massive free agent investment.

Current win percentage extrapolates to 77 wins.

We better turn it around fast, particularly with the easiest remaining schedule in MLB.

I went back to take a look at our pre-season comments.  I think both of us (predicting 75 wins prior to the addition of Chapman/Snell) were a lot more accurate in February than our late pre-season calls (see below).

This makes two years in a row that Zaidi has selected names instead of players.  The only good news is that now he probably will be unwilling to sell the future at the deadline to chase ghosts this season. 

Preseason win totals…

Lex 87
Giants 84
BobK 89
Mick 92
Cardcrimson 91
PAsportsfan 79
Old Spanish Trail 96
Triangle2 83
Leftcoast 87

Jeeez, that's embarrassing. What was I thinking?

You were thinking Lee wouldn't hit a wall. That Chapman and Soler were two nice bats (never mind that Chapman has only hit over .240 twice in his career and strikes out a ton, and that Soler's ops wouldn't be 100 points below his career average). That Snell would have been effective in more than one outing. That the young pitching staff would develop nicely and not get hurt. That Luciano was the SS of the future. That Doval wouldn't be in meltdown mode. That Melvin was a players manager who could get the best out of his team, and not have them make fundamental errors in the field and on the base paths.

That said, with the calvary coming, maybe they can salvage one at Coors and sweep the Dodgers, then just like that, they'd be back to 500. . . .

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I predicted 75 wins not long after last season, and before the massive free agent investment.

Current win percentage extrapolates to 77 wins.

We better turn it around fast, particularly with the easiest remaining schedule in MLB.

I went back to take a look at our pre-season comments.  I think both of us (predicting 75 wins prior to the addition of Chapman/Snell) were a lot more accurate in February than our late pre-season calls (see below).

This makes two years in a row that Zaidi has selected names instead of players.  The only good news is that now he probably will be unwilling to sell the future at the deadline to chase ghosts this season. 

Preseason win totals…

Lex 87
Giants 84
BobK 89
Mick 92
Cardcrimson 91
PAsportsfan 79
Old Spanish Trail 96
Triangle2 83
Leftcoast 87

Jeeez, that's embarrassing. What was I thinking?

You were thinking Lee wouldn't hit a wall. That Chapman and Soler were two nice bats (never mind that Chapman has only hit over .240 twice in his career and strikes out a ton, and that Soler's ops wouldn't be 100 points below his career average). That Snell would have been effective in more than one outing. That the young pitching staff would develop nicely and not get hurt. That Luciano was the SS of the future. That Doval wouldn't be in meltdown mode. That Melvin was a players manager who could get the best out of his team, and not have them make fundamental errors in the field and on the base paths.

That said, with the calvary coming, maybe they can salvage one at Coors and sweep the Dodgers, then just like that, they'd be back to 500. . . .