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The Washington Nationals are ready to reap the benefits of a full season of Stephen Strasburg as World Series favorites, writes Jeff Sullivan of FanGraphs.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2012

Kevin Goldstein profiles highly touted starting pitcher prospect Dan Straily, who was called up by the Oakland A's on Thursday.

Story | Conversation | August 02, 2012

Joe Girardi is having perhaps his best season as manager of the New York Yankees, guiding them to the American League's second-best record. In Texas, Ron Washington leads the league's best team with three starting pitchers on the disabled list. Howev...

Blog | June 27, 2012

With the Rangers off to a torrid start and looking like the best team in baseball, Dave Cameron of FanGraphs writes that a hot April doesn't always carry over to the rest of the season. History shows many teams have fallen flat.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2012

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A scout lounged in a seat in the home plate horseshoe here before the Angels played Friday, and joined the growing chorus of folks who believe Albert Pujols' team -- the team of Jered Weaver and Dan Haren and C.J. Wilson and E...

Blog | April 07, 2012

Buster Olney writes that many people around baseball believe that the Angels could be MLB's best team, and they got off to a good start in Albert Pujols' debut on Friday night.

Blog | Conversation | April 07, 2012

Dayn Perry explains why the Tampa Bay Rays still might be the best team in baseball.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2012

Buster Olney continues his top-10 series with a New Year's power rankings. The Red Sox, Yankees and Phillies all have higher payrolls, but dominant pitching and superb defense make the Tampa Bay Rays the best team in baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 01, 2012

For what many consider baseball's best team on paper, there are still concerns. Start with Daisuke Matsuzaka and his changed regimen, or Josh Beckett and what appears to be a loss of command. Can the Red Sox get them right?

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2011

Bryan Smith of FanGraphs looks at the best -- and worst -- possible matchup for every team with a 10 percent chance or higher of playing in the postseason. Turns out that AL East powerhouses Tampa Bay and New York should both fear little Minnesota.

Story | Conversation | September 17, 2010

The San Diego Padres aren't merely off to a good start. No, since July 27 of last season, they've been arguably the best team in all of baseball. So the idea of the Padres as sellers -- well, it may have to be put on hold for a while.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2010

Eric Karabell lays out a few pitching situations to watch in spring training, including the Yankees' fifth-starter battle between Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes.

Blog | Conversation | February 11, 2010

Baseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

The Cardinals have become the best team in the NL -- with a lot of thanks to Matt Holliday -- but their salary history suggests that keeping the slugger around might be a stretch, writes Buster Olney. A prediction on where he'll be playing next season.

Blog | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Keith Law breaks down the Los Angeles Angels.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2008

As of this writing, Philadelphia is the best team in the NFC East -- assuming Donovan McNabb comes back strong. The NFC is there for the taking and Philadelphia very well could be the team to take advantage of the conference's mediocrity in 2007. The...

Blog | Conversation | March 17, 2007