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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

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

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

Story | Conversation | March 25, 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

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

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at the most statistically divisive players in MLB, and tells us which metric is "right."

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at the teams with the best chance to pass the 2001 Mariners' record for wins in a season.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2013

Projecting Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and the next generation of Hall of Famers.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2012

Ranking the contenders for Josh Hamilton's services based on where he fits best.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012

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

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2012

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

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at the contracts involved in the Dodgers-Red Sox trade and writes that, while this is an obvious win-now move for L.A., the club is forfeiting a ton of long-term value.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2012

Dan Szymborski ranks the dozen trade deadline deals that increased teams' playoff odds the most. Hint: It involves a Los Angeles team.

Story | Conversation | August 01, 2012

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs proposes five American League trades that should happen before the July 31 deadline. First proposal: Send Hanley Ramirez to the Detroit Tigers.

Story | Conversation | July 18, 2012