A little less than a week after we wrote about Steamer’s 2015 projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. While many saw Matt Silverman’s off-season moves as detrimental to the organization, in the present tense, the PECOTA projections are surprising to many; finding the Rays leading the AL East, alongside the Boston Red Sox — both of whom are projected a mean average of 86 wins. While it may not be enough to silence the doomsayers at the moment, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic glimmer of hope for Rays fans.