PECOTA thinks the Red Sox will win 88 games in 2016, but three major factors have to go in Boston’s favor.
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From BP: Spring Is Coming
Baseball Prospectus kicks off its 2016 team previews with the Red Sox, and all that is wonderful about Betts and Bogaerts.
Read Sox: Extensions for Betts and Bogaerts, Farrell’s Future and the Best Shape of Buchholz’s Life
Coverage of Bogaerts and Betts, Buchholz’s BSOHL story and protective netting at Fenway.
Fastball Platoon Splits: Not all Red Sox Sinkers Are Alike
What do recent pitch movement studies tell us about the futures of Rick Porcello, Joe Kelly and Carson Smith?
Rebuilding the Red Sox: Positioning the Roster for a Mid-Season Trade
The Red Sox banked on being able to improve their squad mid-season in 2015, and that strategy failed spectacularly. Why will 2016 be different?
Roster Recap: Rick Porcello Salvages an Ugly Season
Rick Porcello was really, really bad and then really, really good last year. What can we expect moving forward?
Does Signing David Price Really Fix the Red Sox’s Rotation?
A few days ago, the Red Sox rotation was trash. Now it’s great? I’m not so sure.
Can Rick Porcello Right the Ship in 2016?
You might have heard once or twice that Rick Porcello’s 2015 was pretty bad. Does his late-season surge lend itself to legitimate optimism?
The Red Sox’s Great Ground Ball Debacle of 2015
The Red Sox tried to go with a ground-ball-heavy staff in 2015. Why didn’t it work?
Revisiting PECOTA’s Preseason Red Sox Projections
A look back at who underperformed and outperformed PECOTA’s projections for Boston’s 2015 season.