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Paul Swydan breaks down the chances for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers to remain elite throughout the season. He also writes why the Red Sox have struggled as of late.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

The Cardinals' middle infield has been dragging them down for year. Paul Swydan explains why that is and how they can improve.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

Paul Swydan offers up five moves in the National League that should happen.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2012

San Francisco's pitchers need to contain Carlos Beltran, Paul Swydan writes in his in-depth NLCS preview.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2012

The St. Louis hitters need to exploit an inefficient Washington staff in the NLDS, Paul Swydan writes in his in-depth preview.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2012

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs says the Washington Nationals' difficult remaining schedule just got even tougher without Stephen Strasburg.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2012

Paul Swydan offers an analysis of what teams vying for a wild card berth must do down the stretch.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2012

Five teams are in the bottom half of this week's power rankings but in the top half of baseball in team WAR. What gives? Paul Swydan writes that the Cardinals, D-backs, Brewers, Phillies and Tigers can make the playoffs if they tighten up a bit.

Story | Conversation | June 25, 2012

With a new edition of ESPN.com's MLB Power Rankings out, Paul Swydan of FanGraphs measures the strength of baseball's divisions. For the AL and NL Central, a familiar goal still applies -- try not to finish last.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2012

There's no doubt that Albert Pujols is a superstar, but based on the placement of his new team (Angels) and old team (Cardinals) in the Week 1 power rankings, voters are overstating his impact.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs explains how Derek Holland used his slider and curve to dominate the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 and implores C.J. Wilson to do the same in Game 5.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2011

FanGraphs examines the state of the St. Louis Cardinals. After trading away Colby Rasmus, the team is surprisingly old and doesn't have any young superstars left.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2011