By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

This is the final edition for 2017 MLB Regular Season projections. The season has been simulated with a slightly modified simulation algorithm (compared to the first edition). Average runs per game (8.14) is lower than by projections made by some other analysts. This is due to the fact that my simulations are done with current projected starting lineups and does not take into account possible injuries and other roster transactions, which usually makes teams weaker in run prevention (compared to run scoring ability).

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By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

The first projections for 2017 MLB Regular Season are out. As was the case with 2016 projections, the 2017 version are also a result of simulations for each regular season game without any "smoothing process" taking place in the end. What this means, is that I haven't take into consideration possible trades, which might make teams stronger/weaker (usually at the time around the trade deadline). That's why the difference (measured in wins) between the best and worst team is not as big as one could imagine.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

It took a while to publish this years MLB Regular Season projections. Now when they are finally here I have to admit I am pretty satisfied with the result. I understand how silly that sounds, because we are talking about projections (the result is unknown), but the reason to my satisfaction is rather that the projections are looking pretty logical without any "human interaction". What this means is that the projections are a result of a simulation process by The Handicapper without any smoothing in the end.
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By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

We are now one month in to the MLB Regular Season and it is time to take look what have happened so far on the field and in the betting account.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

The Totals picks have got off to a slow start in the first days of MLB Regular Season. As there is no point in making any deeper analysis after a few days and a couple of picks, I am just making some notes about my thoughts.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

Pinnacle Sports have released their Regular Season Long Props for the 2015 season. Some of the propositions are worth taking a closer look at.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

Pinnacle Sports have released their Over/Under Win Totals for the 2015 season so it's time to take a look at their lines and compare them to my projections.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

An ongoing and interesting discussion is how much a single player is worth to his team. The current standard for the statistical minded baseball community is to measure a players value in wins above replacement level (WAR). For example a player with a WAR of 5.0 contributes with five (5) more wins in a 162 game season than a replacement level player. More about WAR and replacement level can be found at FanGraphs, one of the best online resources for baseball.

By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com

When the first edition of Projected Standings was released on the 6th of January, I was hoping to be able to compare the next edition of the projections to available market odds. I am going to wait for Pinnacle Sports to release their odds so there is no comparison together with edition 2 of projected standings.