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<title><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox starting Jackie Bradley Jr. among best spring training moves - MLB]]></title>
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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.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 02, 2013 05:56:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Projecting the American League standings for 2013 - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski projects the AL standings, including each team's odds of making the playoffs and winning the World Series.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 25, 2013 09:30:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Joel Hanrahan helps show that closers are made and not born - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski uses Joel Hanrahan and other recently converted closers to show why closers are made, not born.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 28, 2012 08:54:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How the rest of the American League East can catch the Toronto Blue Jays - MLB]]></title>
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The Blue Jays are AL East favorites and Dan Szymborski explains how the rest of the division can catch them.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 18, 2012 04:59:11 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How Josh Hamilton projects with the Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and other suitors - MLB]]></title>
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Ranking the contenders for Josh Hamilton's services based on where he fits best.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 30, 2012 04:36:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Bourn, Josh Hamilton and B.J. Upton highlight a deep center field free agent crop - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski assesses the center field free-agent crop, which is the deepest in baseball.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 13, 2012 05:57:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Projecting the American League East players and teams for 2013 - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski looks at what each AL East team needs to do to make the playoffs in 2013.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 08, 2012 05:26:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB - Five players poised for bounceback years]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski says track record and overall talent suggests these five stars are poised for bounceback years in 2013.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 13, 2012 04:56:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees among playoff contenders most likely to collapse this September - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski looks at the playoff contenders with the biggest bust potential this September.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 04, 2012 03:31:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[To get Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford, the Dodgers paid a steep price - MLB]]></title>
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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.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 26, 2012 06:58:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles and other fringe contenders that shouldn't be buyers - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory writes that while the Baltimore Orioles (and four other teams) are legitimate postseason contenders, they aren't primed for deep playoff runs and therefore shouldn't be buying at the trade deadline.]]></description>
<pubDate>July 24, 2012 04:27:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Szymborski: Midseason playoff projections]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski gives an updated projection of the playoff picture halfway through the season.]]></description>
<pubDate>July 13, 2012 13:41:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fenway Park mysteriously stopped being a home run haven, and no one knows why - MLB]]></title>
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Fenway Park mysteriously stopped being a home run haven, and no one knows why. Dan Szymborski searches for answers.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 19, 2012 10:27:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding solutions for Red Sox, Angels, Giants and other teams off to slow starts in 2012 - MLB]]></title>
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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.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 17, 2012 04:15:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jordan Walden, Brian Wilson among closers being most effectively deployed by their managers - MLB]]></title>
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Dan Szymborski explains which teams are using their closers most effectively.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 10, 2012 09:42:08 PDT</pubDate>
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