85 wins?

Dec 28 2022 by The Good Phight

 
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ESPN is surprisingly bearish on the Phillies’ chances in 2023

ESPN.com recently ranked all 30 MLB teams (paywall) using Steamer player projections from Fangraphs to run 10,000 simulations of the 2023 season. And the result? The Phillies are projected to win 85.2 games, good for 12th best in the league.

Projected 2023 wins via ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle:

103 Mets
100 Padres
99 Yankees
99...

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