Steve Makinen’s MLB Rest-of-Season Projections and Picks:

A few years ago, after the MLB All-Star break, I simulated the rest of the season’s schedule based on my power ratings. Although I performed reasonably well with the article, there were a couple of clear weak spots. At the time, the league was still two weeks away from the trade deadline, and a plethora of moves wound up significantly affecting the strength levels of several teams. Additionally, certain injury situations gained a lot more clarity over the next couple of weeks that I hadn’t accounted for previously. As such, I promised myself that I would wait until after the trade deadline before performing the exercise again. Well, that time has come! As we head into August with two months of regular-season baseball still to come,

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