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Dan Szymborski projects the AL standings, including each team's odds of making the playoffs and winning the World Series.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at the teams that have missed big opportunities to improve this winter.

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2013

The Blue Jays are AL East favorites and Dan Szymborski explains how the rest of the division can catch them.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at what each AL East team needs to do to make the playoffs in 2013.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012

The Rangers should let Josh Hamilton leave, and Dan Szymborski explains why.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2012

The Pythagorean theorem can help us predict postseason success, writes Dan Szymborski, and this season the Cardinals and Orioles are good test cases.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2012

Dan Szymborski writes that by focusing on building for the future, the A's and Orioles made sound decisions that have brought early, and unexpected, returns.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory writes that while the Baltimore Orioles (and four other teams) are legitimate postseason contenders, they aren't primed for deep playoff runs and therefore shouldn't be buying at the trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | July 24, 2012

We've reached the quarter mark of the season, and Baseball Think Factory's Dan Szymborski returns to the ZiPS system and provides updated division projections. The Dodgers and Orioles are two teams with substantially different outlooks.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2012

Dan Szymborski explains which teams are using their closers most effectively.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory uses the ZiPS projection system to predict the division races and pick winners in the American League East, Central and West for the 2012 season.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2012

Dan Szymborski's scours the bottom of ESPN's top 500 players list in search of the next Jose Bautista.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at players such as Dustin Ackley, Matt Wieters and Austin Jackson who could make or break your fantasy season.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012

Dan Szymborski highlights some players who are poised to disappoint fantasy owners in 2012, such as Derek Jeter and Josh Hamilton.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2012

Dan Szymborski uses his predicted playoff odds to see which teams benefit (and suffer) the most from the new playoff format.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2012

Dan Szymborski breaks down the odds of Matt Kemp creating a 50/50 club in 2012, and also looks at the chances of other milestones -- such as hitting .400 or 73 homers -- falling this season.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012