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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 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 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

Dan Szymborski uses the ZiPS projection system to determine the best long-term contracts in the game.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2012

Dan Szymborski explains why Zack Greinke could be a relative bargain among elite free agents.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2012

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

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at home this year's midseason call-ups will fare in 2013.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2012

With Melky Cabrera suspended for the rest of the regular season the Dodgers are now the odds-on favorites to win the NL West.

Story | Conversation | August 15, 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

Dan Szymborski gives an updated projection of the playoff picture halfway through the season.

Story | Conversation | July 13, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory looks at Washington Nationals uber-prospect Bryce Harper as he prepares to debut in the majors. Despite the hype, his recent minor-league stats argue that fans (and fantasy owners) should temper expectations.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory digs into the gory details of the Vernon Wells-Mike Napoli trade, revealing it as a historically awful deal for the Angels.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory writes that while it's too early in the season to panic, the Red Sox, Angels, Giants and Marlins have been disappointing in the first two weeks of the season.

Story | Conversation | April 17, 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