Rays projected by PECOTA to win the AL East

A little less than a week after we began to dissect the 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. The projection system likes Matt Silverman’s off-season moves, forecasting the Rays to lead the AL East with a mean average of 91 wins. And though the team still needs to add a few key pieces to the bullpen, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic look at the forthcoming season.