We’ve finished reviewing the individual stat forecasts as part of the 2023 projection showdown, pitting THE BAT X against Steamer, so now it’s time to recap the projected dollar values. What’s interesting when reviewing projected dollar values is that sometimes the shape of a player’s performance differs from what was forecasted, but the total dollar value may have been nailed. So the total contribution was as desired, but a weak process was used…kind of like a blind squirrel finding a nut. Let’s begin by reviewing THE BAT X’s hitter favorites.

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Today is the final ERA forecast review as part of the 2023 projection showdown. We finish up with six more of Steamer’s ERA favorites compared to THE BAT. Let’s see which system fared better.

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Unlike the other projection showdowns, I decided to go a bit deeper on the ERA forecasts, reviewing the next six names on each system’s bullish list. Today, we’ll jump back into THE BAT’s starting pitcher ERA favorites. As a reminder, these were the system’s top six.

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Today we continue to review preseason ERA projections from THE BAT and Steamer as part of the 2023 projection showdown recap. Yesterday, I reviewed THE BAT’s ERA favorites, so today it’s time to scamper on over to Steamer’s ERA favorites.

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Today, we continue reviewing the 2023 projection showdown, pitting THE BAT/THE BAT X against Steamer forecasts in various fantasy categories. We’ll stick with pitchers, but this time move on to ERA, starting with THE BAT’s favorites. After dipping below 4.00 in 2022 for the first time since 2015, leaguewide ERA jumped back above 4.00 this season, so its possible the more optimistic ERA projections were less accurate than the bearish ones. Let’s find out how THE BAT’s favorites performed.

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Yesterday, I flipped my 2023 projection showdown reviews over to the pitchers, starting with THE BAT’s starting pitcher strikeout rate favorites, compared to Steamer’s forecasts. Now let’s review Steamer’s favorites.

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After spending nearly all October reviewing the hitter category comparisons as part of the 2023 projection showdown, pitting THE BAT X against Steamer forecasts, it’s time to move on to starting pitchers. Today, I’ll start with strikeout rate and the names of those in which THE BAT (THE BAT X only projects hitters) was more bullish on compared to Steamer.

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Yesterday, I reviewed a group of players THE BAT X forecasted for a significantly higher wOBA than Steamer did that I labeled as “sleepers” given their pre-season ADP. Today, let’s flip over to Steamer’s sleepers.

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Last week, I reviewed the wOBA forecast comparisons between THE BAT X and Steamer as part of the 2023 Projection Showdown. Let’s now stick with wOBA projections, but turn to the sleepers. For this showdown, I performed the same comparison as in the previous wOBA articles, but filtered only for hitters with an ADP of 300+, were signed with a team, and forecasted for at least 300 PAs. Let’s review the hitters who qualified as a sleeper that THE BAT X loved.

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Yesterday, I reviewed the results of the wOBA forecast showdown, filled with the hitters that THE BAT X was most bullish on compared to Steamer. Today, we’ll flip over to Steamer’s wOBA favorites.

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