TRI Final Projections: Third Base

I’ll come right out and say it right now. Third base will be the most controversial of TRI’s projections yet. There are three names prominently missing from the final list. I certainly didn’t plan on that happening, but the formula does what it does. I’ll add that two of the three make perfect sense to me, but they fly in the face of conventional wisdom. So goes the life of fantasy projections. 16. Aramis Ramirez– Milwaukee Brewers 2011 TRI: 66.5 2012 Projections: 14.6 I decided to remove the middle man and simply combine the final projections with the ballpark adjustment. Second base had only 14 players, so I decided to add another player on this end because 15th and 16th place were so close. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer let Ramirez go without even a thought and it can’t all be attributed to his poor defense. 15. Edwin Encarnacion— Toronto Blue Jays 2011 TRI: 29.6 2012 Projection: 16.1 Often, his poor defense gets in the way of an accurate of...