Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Projections for 2006

I think ZIPS is a more sophisticated method especi...

2005-11-12T16:10:00.000-05:00

I think ZIPS is a more sophisticated method especially for the players without a lot of MLB experience. I'm not sure whether it's a lot more accurate for veterans. You really have take all these projections with a grain of salt but they are fun to look at.

James is much higher on the Tigers than ZIPS is. I...

2005-11-07T00:48:00.000-05:00

James is much higher on the Tigers than ZIPS is. I hope he's right. (ZIPS projects Verlander to be very good, though).

I agree that looks like a high end projection for ...

2005-11-04T09:11:00.000-05:00

I agree that looks like a high end projection for Granderson. He does have more power than some people think though and he did show some of it in September.

Casimir, The Bill James Handbook comes out earlier than any other baseball book each year. They do publish projection updates after the free agents have signed.

Projections already? I would have assumed that th...

2005-11-04T08:44:00.000-05:00

Projections already? I would have assumed that they would hold off a while longer until a good amount of FAs have signed for the upcoming season.

Interesting projection for Curtis. I am very high...

2005-11-03T21:40:00.000-05:00

Interesting projection for Curtis. I am very high on him, but I am surprised they project his SLG to be that high. Either way those numbers would be more than acceptable for a CF.