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Dan Szymborski examines five in-house upgrades for contending MLB teams, including the Washington Nationals calling up Anthony Rendon.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

The Astros have a decent shot of catching the 1962 Mets for worst record ever, writes Dan Szymborski. That's the bad news. The good news is that being historically bad for one season doesn't make the rebuilding process take longer.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Each April, new breakout stars are born, but often those hot starts are just a fluke. Dan Szymborski looks at players whose strong starts are a sign of real improvement, such as Dexter Fowler, Yu Darvish, Carlos Gomez and Lucas Duda.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013

You can't win a playoff spot in April, but you can lose one. Dan Szymborski looks at the teams that have hurt their playoff odds the most through April.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Dan Szymborski says it's time for the Phillies to rebuild, and taking a page out of the Red Sox's playbook is a good place to start.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Small sample size or not, Dan Szymborski points out five early-season trends that are worth worrying about.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at the best and worst decisions of spring training. Atop his list is the Boston Red Sox deciding to start Jackie Bradley Jr. in left field as a beneficial move.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2013

Dan Szymborski usesthe ZiPS projection system to bring you the best play prop bets for 2013.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2013

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

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2013

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 players in the bottom portion of the BBTN 500 with the potential to break into the top 100.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2013

Dan Szymborski uses the ZiPS projection system tells the best MLB prop bets to make for 2013.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Dan Szymborski explains why the Cardinals should target Elvis Andrus to fill their shortstop void, and why the Rangers should listen.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

Don't be fooled: Just because run scoring is down does not mean pitching depth has increased. Dan Szymborski explains.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2013

As part of the Future Power Rankings, Dan Szymborski ranks the top 30 players in 2018.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2013