They project the Braves, or at least the current version of the Braves, to a post a 91-71 record, winning the division by one game over the New York Mets. Not giving Witt every opportunity to be a foundational talent at shortstop so that the Royals can be a .480 team instead of a .478 one doesnt feel like it has the same upside. Jake Mailhot is a contributor to FanGraphs. In my mind, that extreme difference in atmosphere and home-away record makes the Rockies the most interesting team in the league outside of the Rays. Stored within ZiPS are the first through 99th percentile projections for each player. I love projection models because one, theyre a useful and unbiased tool used to objectively measure where each team stands after the off-season. In his best season, Joey Votto was still nearly a quarter more likely to swing at an out-of-the-zone pitch than Soto was as a 22-year-old in 2021. Not sure thats really true. Like the Rangers, the Cubs are hoping that they can skip a few steps in The Process by adding talent through free agency. The exercise continues this offseason. Now, correlations with fewer than 20 points arent ideal, but the individual franchise with the highest year-to-year r^2 is the Mariners, at 0.03, which isnt terribly meaningful. : 0767266154 or via messenger Facebook page. One can see here the strong position the Orioles are in if they chose to be aggressive this offseason; theyve had enough happy player development surprises that they can legitimately say they start the offseason in the same galaxy as the rest of the division. But the lineup imploded. But if they did, the Pirates clearly didnt get the memo after they sent Oneil Cruz to Triple-A to start the season despite an encouraging, and at times electrifying, spring. Unlike the last two disappointing seasons, they should have enough talent to succeed without deGrom leading the rotation. Odds & lines subject to change. Still, the 2022 version of this AL powerhouse looks a little less potent than previous editions. 60% bachata, 20% kizomba, and 20% salsa. 2022 Projected Standings. Interestingly, projected for the 8th best record and 4th best (tied) run differential. Bobby Witt Jr. made the Opening Day roster, and MJ Melendez and Nick Pratto should be close behind him. With the Giants predicted for an 85-win season by both models, the four-win difference amounts to a massive playoff probability decrease. ITS ANGELS TIME! Their entire system is proprietary to their site but as they describe it, its a system that takes a players past performance and tries to project the most likely outcome for the following season. Of course, thats what every projection model attempts to do but all in different ways. You could make an argument for any of these four teams to sit atop these rankings, though, and thats why theyre presented in tiers rather than a straight numerical order. Now, imagine a scenario in which Acua isnt quite ready, Ozuna is struggling, and the Braves have to field a designated hitter in addition to cobbling together whatever at first. You forgot the except Cleveland at the end of that. NHL 2022-23 Stanley Cup playoff chances and projected standings. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted PECOTA, FanGraphs Projections MLB News Written By Staff on March 29, 2022 After the lockout, Major League Baseball's opening day is now April 7. But when I look at the offense, theres just not that much to complain about. The Mets might have snuck into the bottom of the second tier if Jacob deGrom hadnt gotten hurt this spring, sidelining him for the first half of the season. These standings represent the best estimates ZiPS can make at this point about where a team sits in the leagues pecking order, based solely on the players currently under contract with the team. Yes, the " ZiPs" projections developed by FanGraphs' Dan Szymborski still see the Tigers as a sub-.500 team. At 12:53 a.m. Sunday, officers went to the 900 block of Greensboro Court on a report of a . After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborskis ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for a decade. The addition of Trevor Story to their roster gives the Red Sox three superstars on the infield with a fantastic supporting cast led by J.D. The departures of Mark Canha and Starling Marte are a real setback for Oakland, but the lineups core remains intact. They need two corner outfielders and a second baseman. Some may think it disappointing that the Mariners are still projected to win fewer games than in 2021, but exceeding Pythagorean record by 14 wins isnt something that actually has value in gauging future performance. ZiPS misses for teams from year to year are uncorrelated with an r^2 of one years miss to the next of 0.000575. The Cards (catcher, a starting pitcher) and Brewers (two outfielders) have similar levels of neediness, and this preliminary projection basically preserves their relative 2022 standing. Or at least make the last two not an absolute dumpster fire. The methodology Im using here is the same one I use in the regular season, and as such, it isnt identical to the one we use in our Projected Standings. The NHL has passed the mathematical midpoint of the 2022-23 regular season. ZiPS gave Cleveland the most prospects in its top 100 and is a fan of the Royals Bobby Witt Jr., Nick Pratto, and MJ Melendez, so both could have much more sunny prognostications in another year or two. by Retrosheet. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and contributes to ESPN's Daily Notes. Even if the Nationals struggle to stay out of the NL East basement, theyll at least be entertaining to watch. Both systems love the Mets, as most models do because, honestly, they look great on paper. The projections actually see the Pirates having a halfway decent offense and Endy Rodriguez has a terrific projection but the rotation still projects rather poorly, as ZiPS remains frightened of Mitch Kellers plate discipline data. Thats a lot of ifs that have to go right, though. With some luck, they could get 16 WAR from Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani alone and have enough go right to fall into the divisional race, but its not the most likely outcome. We also get one of my favorite spring time treasures Projection systems releasing their standings and playoff predictions for the season. Still, the Guardians entire Opening Day lineup and starting rotation is under 30, and there are a handful of top prospects close to graduating from their farm system. Should the Orioles trade Mountcastle for a good starter? Read the rest of this entry . Below are the projections for the Texas Rangers. Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. I guess this explains why theyve spent no money this offseason. The Mets appear certain to drop a lot of cash this winter, but again, they need to, with Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt, Taijuan Walker, Brandon Nimmo, and, well, much of the bullpen all heading to the open market. Last year, when PECOTA, Baseball Prospectus projection model, predicted the Braves would only win 82 games, all of Braves Twitter lost its collective mind. After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborskis ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for a decade. The problem is, hitting home runs has never really been the Rockies problem. ZiPS Projections 2023 2022 AL For the 18th consecutive season, the ZiPS projection system is unleashing a full set of prognostications. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted It was a sight to see. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. These two NL Central rivals feel like theyre heading in different directions despite being projected for the same win totals in 2022. Theyre bound to be better than last year, if only because it would take a disaster of a season to repeat their 2021 failures. Trading for Randal Grichuk to do the same is a little less cool but still fun. He also maintains a terrible Twitter account at @DSzymborski. Location: Karta. Theres a reason that Alex Anthopoulos had to remake the outfield on the fly last summer, which is something that you ideally dont have to do again in 2022. Their problem is that none of Kansas Citys young pitchers have stepped up to contribute in a big way yet. Below are the projections for the New York Mets. Combined with other changes in the playing time assumptions, Boston basically catches up to the division. And at that number Cleveland wont play. This may look depressing, but it also reflects the fact that everyone in the division is getting a tougher schedule in 2023. With a standard $20 membership, you help maintain and improve our database of stats and graphs as well as our staff of 8 full-time employees and over 50 contributors. Below are the projections for the Kansas City Royals. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:06 PM ET, Park Factors Some element of team defense is captured by RA9-, but now that FanGraphs has OAA/RAA from Statcast available on our leaderboards, Ive chosen to include that as the defensive component for each team. Before we get to the 2023 ZiPS projections, theres still some unfinished work from 2022 to do. ZiPS then automatically fills in playing time from the next players on the list (proportionally) to get to a full slate of plate appearances and innings. They did bring back DeScalfani and Alex Wood and Logan Webb is a stud. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Every Wednesday until November 30th: Daimon Latino Nights. I imagine most fans would likely say the Rangers (Corey Seager and Marcus Semien) or the Padres (Fernando Tatis Jr. and mostly Jake Cronenworth). Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted Renfroe is actually helpful for an organization that has proven bad at surrounding its stars with secondary talent, but theres a lot to do if the Angels are going to even maintain this place in the standings. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Tampa Bay won 100 games last year, and the bulk of that same roster returns in 2022. Something went wrong. Now, the late-80s Braves eventually became the 90s Braves, something the Rangers are no doubt striving for, but getting from Point A to Point B isnt a route you can just put into your cars navigation system. It's supposed to be, "fool me once shame on you, fool me can't get fooled again." _Thot_Patrol Dansby Swanson is a big loss, but when you see the projection for Vaughn Grissom, youll understand why the Braves dominate this very preliminary run of the NL East standings. The premium ad-free membership. Their presence should give fans in Arizona something to be optimistic about, even as the current roster flounders. As everything sits today, PECOTA gives the Braves a 7% to win the World Series, a very strong number, and a 45% chance to win the division, almost identical to the Mets. You can show your support to Fangraphs by becoming a member! ATC is smart aggregation of other projections; its methodology is based on the process that Nate Silver uses with his political forecasting model over at FiveThirtyEight. Its a deeper roster than last year, and even if areas like the bullpen arent exciting, the Jays have heirs and spares in place. After a prolonged offseason rife with drama and surprises, Opening Day is finally upon us. So where do they see the Braves for the 2022 season? A long-suffering Mariners fan, he also writes about them for Lookout Landing. We get Spring Training, we get to find out whos in the best shape of their lives, we get random injuries, meaningless stats, trades and signings are still happening, a long-term extension or two, and all the hope you can stand for what might happen in the upcoming baseball season. Welcome to our NHL projections and probabilities page where you will find each team's projected point total, its probability of . Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Speaking of the Red Sox, Im not a fan of how much playing time theyre likely to give to Jackie Bradley Jr., but the Story signing, with the resulting shuffle of Enrique Hernndez to center field, resolved at least one of their outfield issues. As for Baseball Prospectus, theyr projection model is called PECOTA which stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, as Im sure you knew. Ariel Cohen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). The result is a million different rosters for each team and an associated winning percentage for each of those million teams. Much like FanGraphs, PECOTA really likes the Braves in 2022, which hasn't always been the case. by Retrosheet. For more information on the ZiPS projections, please. Signing Corey Seager and Marcus Semien is a great place to begin, though. The Marlins find themselves on even footing with the teams in this tier behind the strength of their exciting pitching staff. Calibration is a long-term project, and while chasing greater accuracy in mean projections isnt likely to result in any huge bounty theres a reason projection systems are so tightly clustered theres still improvement to be had in things like calibrating uncertainty and long-term data. Despite all that young talent, it was rather confusing to see them refuse to even try to improve their roster from the outside. It's our predicted best guess on the early college basketball rankings after Week 11. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Plenty of their magic from last season seems sustainable even if the projection systems cant recognize it, but it still feels like everything needs to go right, again, if theyre going to be a contender in 2022. Gambling problem? When it comes to the Giants, ZiPS is increasingly a fan of Kyle Harrison, which helps to mute some of the loss of Carlos Rodn. Heres their model for the 2022 Atlanta Braves: As you can see, FanGraphs is pretty high on the 2022 team. The future is tantalizingly close but beyond our ken, and if anyone figures out how to deflect the astrophysicist Arthur Eddingtons arrow of time, its probably not going to be in the form of baseball projections. Please enter a valid email and try again. In five years, the Rockies will be paying Lopez $10 million a year to put up 1.1 WAR and block the latest iteration of Brendan Rodgers or Ryan McMahon. These 2023 projections are guaranteed to be awful, wrong in many ways ranging from tragic to comic. You may not think it significant but for Dolan to spend 8 figures in FA is. If the last 2 years are any indication, we'd need to bank on another 60 game season, God damn they are more optimistic than me. Indeed, according to FantasyPros, the ATC projections have been the most accurate baseball projections over the past three seasons. The goal of ZiPS is to be less mind-blowingly awful than any other way of predicting the future. These standings reflect everything through yesterdays Hunter Renfroe trade. Too many wins for the Dodgers and too few for the Giants. How does this quartet of young players transition from terrorizing minor leaguers and start threatening major league ones? First, we take the three most important components of a team their offense (wRC+), and their starting rotation and bullpen (a 50/50 blend of FIP- and RA9-) and weight and combine them to create an overall team quality metric. Below are the projections for the Tampa Bay Rays. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. That makes it all the more baffling that the Angels havent finished a season above .500 since 2015 and have been to the playoffs just once in the last 12 years. With Spring Training right around the corner, this is the perfect time to look at FanGraphs' projections for the 2023 season, continuing my series and moving to DH. If you think that certain franchises have a history of predictive over- or underperformance, youd have thought wrong, and Id bet its the same for other projection systems. The Rays are another possible answer, though. Earlier this offseason, we released our team expected win totals and playoff odds for the 2022 season. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Milwaukee Brewers. 2023 ZiPS Projected Standings AL Central, 2023 ZiPS Projected Standings NL Central. After all, they didnt even win their own division last year after taking the NL West eight years in a row. I do think they ought to be in the market for a first base upgrade, keeping Jake Cronenworth at second and allowing Ha-Seong Kims eventual role be determined by what the Friars do with Tatis. Approximately minutes of joyous analysis. To arrive at the playoff odds, we then simulate the upcoming season 20,000 times, taking strength of schedule into account. They will play a number of baseball games in 2023 and win at least a handful of them. If the goal was to sign him to an extension no matter what, then they should have signed some players to play with him this year and next, while his salary is still relatively low. They rode an excellent bullpen and some clutch hitting to a 90-win season but fell short of breaking their historic playoff drought by just two games. The outfield depth just isnt that strong, especially with neither Cristian Pache nor Drew Waters having any kind of breakout years in Triple-A. Projected lineup. Prior to signing Ramrez, Cleveland had been inconceivably passive during the offseason, signing just a single free agent to a new major league contract (Luke Maile). Correa is an interesting wild card here simply because he elevates the Mets' lineup from top-heavy to balanced. Yikes. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. But it would be a lot easier to do if they could bring back Freddie Freeman. Playoff odds tell how likely an MLB team will win the division, wild card berth or win the World Series. The Astros have a solid argument to be considered among the teams a tier above, especially after their third World Series appearance in the last five seasons. The Jays get the top place in the table with the highest divisional odds. The Padres would love to put the summer of 2021 behind them, but they just cant escape the bad vibes that saw them win just 18 games during the last two months of the season. With one major exception, most of the problems now are accuracy rather than bias. They traded for Matt Olson and immediately signed him to an eight-year extension, giving them their long-term replacement at first base. Looking at the in-season ZiPS projections, roster strength has varied much more in recent years than when I started doing this. Like the rest of the teams in this tier, the Royals are just oozing with young talent. Adding Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Jon Gray, Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun, and Brad Miller certainly lifts the ceiling of their roster, but it still remains incredibly top heavy. An 85% chance to make the playoffs and a 9% chance to win the World Series at this point is high praise. Lance Lynns knee injury isnt as serious as Garrett Crochets Tommy John surgery, but losing the former means Chicago will have to turn to either Vince Velasquez or Reynaldo Lpez until Johnny Cueto is ready to go. The Braves have short-term and long-terms questions in their rotation that are still waiting to be answered. Depth Charts: FanGraphs Depth Chart projections are a combination of ZiPS and Steamer projections with playing time allocated by our staff. Their lineup is plenty strong, though, with Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, and Kyle Tucker forming a powerful quartet. Can the Braves win the World Series again? ZiPS then automatically fills in playing time from the next players on the list (proportionally) to get to a full slate of plate appearances and innings. The Blue Jays strengths are undeniable: a potent lineup that scored the third-most runs in baseball last year, and the best projected starting rotation based on our 50/50 blend of FIP and RA9. The lesson is that the competitive window can close really fast, dont take anything for granted, and dont invite back your 76 year old buddy to manage the team because you feel like you owe him a favor. Reports are coming in the Cleveland has extended JRam. Even being average for 2 months wouldve kept us in it. They also forecast a drop from 5.9 fWAR in 2022 to 3.3 in 2023. The RosterResource 2023 Opening Day Roster Tracker Is Here! by Handedness, The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1124 2023 1B Rankings Preview #1, https://media.blubrry.com/rotographs/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/RotoGraphs-Audio-01-09-2023.mp3, Justin Masons Baseball Chat January 9th, 2023. ATC Projections Expected 2022 Win Totals. They re-signed postseason hero Eddie Rosario and added Kenley Jansen and Collin McHugh to bolster an already deep bullpen. The Rays will be the Rays, and theyll probably add two wins from random pitchers they pick up from indie leagues, but thats a bit out of ZiPS purview. JAWS and the 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot: Mike Napoli. That move alters the direction of the organization considerably. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. The Premier League fixtures for the 2022-23 season were announced on Thursday June 16, 2022 at 4am ET. A daily roundup of Atlanta Braves news from Battery Power, By submitting your email, you agree to our, FanGraphs and PECOTA projected standings for the 2022 season are here, Adam Duvall headed to the Red Sox on a one-year deal. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. Of note is that higher-percentile projections already have more playing time than lower-percentile projections before this step. The 2022-23 Premier League fixtures. The Bills are a 4.5-point favorite in the game. Every time I projected the Mariners this winter, they showed incremental improvement. After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborskis ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for a decade. This 85-win projection is based on more solid ground. The Colorado Rockies are a baseball team. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted The success of ATC stems from minimizing parameter risk across the player pool, which you can read more about here. Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:06 PM ET, Park Factors If theyre not your thing then Im not sure why you clicked on this article. They play half their games in Coors Field and Coors Field is weird, it makes sense to get hitters and pitchers that are adapted to the situation there (just as it makes sense for the Yankees to sign guys who take advantage of the short porch in right, etc.). The Angels are a lackluster team with a lackluster offseason, so they ended up with a lackluster projection. You can also support monthly for just $3. Duke Blue Devils 13-5 (24) The exercise continues this offseason. Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch, and Kris Bubic, who collectively comprise the Royals highly regarded first-round haul from 2018, have all made their major league debuts to varying degrees of disappointment. The As might have had one more competitive season with their core that won nearly 60% of their games from 2018 to 20. One risk facing the Royals is that Witt plays third base, with Nicky Lopez remaining the shortstop. The ATC projections are more bullish on the White Sox's chances in 2022, putting the odds of Chicago making the playoffs at 82% versus the FanGraphs Depth Charts (FGDC) figure of 72%. Read the rest of this entry . Those additions might not have been as flashy as adding Carlos Correa or trading for Olson as some Yankees fans dreamed about, but it does give them a solid infield that should be vastly improved defensively. Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. It boggles the mind to wonder what the Rockies would be like if their front office operated like the Rays front office. by Handedness, ATC 2022 Projected Standings and Playoff Odds, the most accurate baseball projections over the past three seasons, A Conversation With Philadelphia Phillies Southpaw Bailey Falter (Who Is Unique), The Hopefully-Not-Horrifyingly-Inaccurate 2022 ZiPS Projections: American League. Thats true for everyone in baseball, but the error bars for the win projections for this quintet feel particularly wide. Help Support FanGraphs. Reservations are proceeded at phone no. Probably the most surprising team in these standings is the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have a cornucopia of players that ZiPS just really likes (Corbin Carroll, Brandon Pfaadt, Drey Jameson, and Ryne Nelson in particular). Correa is a serious loss for the Astros, but they still project as the most complete team in the division. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Whether the anti-service time manipulation rules in the new CBA influenced many teams to carry their top prospects on their Opening Day rosters is up for debate. The irony in that is, I could make an argument this team has more current question marks than last years team at this point with an unsettled outfield, an unsettled rotation, Ronald Acuna Jr coming off a major injury, same with Charlie Morton, etc. Ostensibly, theyre allowing him time to work on his defense since he could be moving off shortstop sooner rather than later, but hed at least give fans in Pittsburgh something to get excited about. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Of note here is that higher-percentile projections already have more playing time baked in than lower-percentile projections before this step. Over the past few years, ATC has consistently been one of the most accurate baseball forecasting models. . The exercise continues this offseason. Number in parentheses is where each team finished in last week's rankings. Regardless, there might finally be some glimmers of hope on the horizon. Loosely, money spent outside of planned raises and inexpensive (think 2yrs, $13M or 1yr, $4.5M) roster hole plugging that every team does. If they can find a few midseason upgrades for their pitching staff, or if Paddack blossoms in his new home, they could make the White Sox sweat down the stretch. Lets start with how teams performed versus their projections: Teams have gotten a bit more polarized in how theyre run in-season. We had four good months last year. Cleveland is fairly unscathed, with the drop-off in wins reflecting a drop-off in the overall projections for the roster. Justin Verlander is back and throwing 95 mph, but hes also 39 years old, coming off Tommy John surgery, and has tossed just six innings since 2019. As you might logically suspect, ZiPS systematically underestimates teams that add value during the season and overrates teams that subtract value. by Retrosheet. by Mike Podhorzer November 16, 2022 Let's finish up my Pod Projection reviews by looking at former top starting pitching prospect, Josiah Gray. Like the Rays, the projection systems have no idea what to do with the Giants. If you start by looking at the offensive comps in the chart below, you can see how quickly things go downhill in the batters projections. If you dont know, FanGraphs uses both the Steamer and ZiPS projection systems for the individual inputs in their model. ATC further sets itself apart from other statistical aggregation methods. ZiPS underperformed its usual matchup vs. Vegas, only going 17-13 in over/unders as of the date of release (April 6); historically, ZiPS has averaged 19-11. The Dodgers have a lot of work to do this offseason, but they started off as an absurdly good team, leaving them at the top of the projected division. Im looking forward to Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, Cedric Mullins, and quickly changing the subject to the American League Central lest I have to think too much about this team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted Also gotta remember that the rest of the Central teams (especially Twins) have payroll space and prospect capital to improve if they want to, and the Sox dont. Without further ado, here are the ATC forecasted win totals for 2022: And here are the simulated standings and playoffs odds: Lets take a quick look at some of the differences between the results for the ATC projections and the FanGraphs playoff odds. Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:06 PM ET, Park Factors These rankings, though, are entirely data driven. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. The Guardians have a brand-new identity and just locked up the face of their franchise, Jos Ramrez, to a huge extension. Read the rest of this entry . I doubt theyll enter the season with Ryan Pepiot in the rotation. edit: damnit, I screwed it up. The surprises start at the top, with the Braves sitting ahead of the Dodgers for the top spot in the preseason rankings. But without their ace, their ceiling is just a bit lower. Same roster returns in 2022, which has n't always been the most accurate Baseball forecasting models year are with. 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