The earlier half-dozen editions of Baseball’s Greatest (and Worst) predicted the six upcoming divisional races. In case you missed any of these breakdowns, listed below are the hyperlinks:
My forecasts had been generated by a history-based scoring system, which is defined in any of the linked tales above. The extra factors a workforce acquired, the higher it’s anticipated to fare in 2025. Couldn’t be less complicated.
I’ve collected these level totals right this moment to mix all six divisions right into a single top-to-bottom listing. The next rundown, in impact, constitutes my preseason energy rankings.
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The defending champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are loaded once more, and so they enter the brand new season as prohibitive favorites. Their rating of 190 factors is 62 forward of the runner-up, the Philadelphia Phillies.
Any ties in these rankings have been damaged by the performances of every membership’s 50 closest matches (CMs), 50 golf equipment from the previous that had been remarkably just like the present-day workforce. (The linked tales clarify this idea in larger element.)
The Mets and Pink Sox, for instance, are tied with 56 factors. However New York will get the sting as a result of one in every of its CMs received a World Sequence in its subsequent season, in comparison with none for Boston.
Every workforce is listed with its level whole and, if relevant, its predicted postseason berth. DIV signifies a divisional champion, WC a wild-card entry. The next quantity is the membership’s rank amongst its league’s DIVs or WCs. (There are three of every per league.)
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 190 factors (NL DIV 1)
2. Philadelphia Phillies, 128 factors (NL DIV 2)
3. Baltimore Orioles, 117 factors (AL DIV 1)
4. Houston Astros, 115 factors (AL DIV 2)
5. Seattle Mariners, 114 factors (AL WC 1)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks, 111 factors (NL WC 1)
7. San Diego Padres, 110 factors (NL WC 2)
8. Milwaukee Brewers, 104 factors (NL DIV 3)
9. Atlanta Braves, 102 factors (NL WC 3)
10. Minnesota Twins, 94 factors (AL DIV 3)
11. New York Yankees, 86 factors (AL WC 2)
12. Detroit Tigers, 83 factors (AL WC 3)
13. Tampa Bay Rays, 73 factors
14. Texas Rangers, 72 factors
15. Chicago Cubs, 71 factors
16. Cleveland Guardians, 68 factors
17. Kansas Metropolis Royals, 66 factors
18. Cincinnati Reds, 58 factors
19. New York Mets, 56 factors
20. Boston Pink Sox, 56 factors
21. Toronto Blue Jays, 48 factors
22. San Francisco Giants, 39 factors
23. Washington Nationals, 35 factors
24. Los Angeles Angels, 34 factors
25. Sacramento Athletics, 32 factors
26. Pittsburgh Pirates, 32 factors
27. St. Louis Cardinals, 32 factors
28. Colorado Rockies, 15 factors
29. Chicago White Sox, 14 factors
30. Miami Marlins, 12 factors
