The rotation was inconsistent for most of the season but really settled in down the stretch. The best versions of Bryan Woo, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby and Luis Castillo would mean four frontline starters (think 2005 White Sox ). The back-end of the bullpen is great, too, with All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz leading the way.

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings is back to preview Game 7 between the Mariners and Blue Jays. The winner faces the Dodgers in the World Series.

The Cincinnati Reds claimed the final NL playoff spot on Sunday by securing a wild-card berth. Meanwhile, the New York Mets' collapse was complete after they lost in a shutout to the Miami Marlins.

The Tigers had the best record in baseball at times and built a 14-game lead at one point. They lost 12 of 13 through the middle of July and 11 of 12 through the middle of last week.

And just like that ... 18 teams are gone from the Power Rankings. That’s right, it’s playoff season, which means there are only 12 teams remaining. One of these 12 teams, in a month, is going to be able to call itself champions.

The 2025 MLB regular season is down to its final week, and here's how you know it's going to be dramatic: There are still seven playoff tickets waiting to be punched.

The Cleveland Guardians, sellers at the deadline and dead in the water at the plate most of the season, are on the verge of mimicking the Detroit Tigers' wild run to the playoffs last year – while putting this year's Tigers in peril of missing the postseason.

And just like that, there were four. One member of this quartet is going to be hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy in the next fortnight or so, and whoever does so is going to make for an incredible story.

The Padres are 9-10 in September after splitting a six-game road trip through New York (Mets) and Chicago (Mets), rank 18th in OPS (.711) this month and 23rd in rotation ERA (4.89) this month. That’s not going to make for a very busy October if the Padres don’t turn that around.

RotoBaller's Kevin Larson drops his latest MLB Power Rankings. Analysis, insight, and rankings for all 30 MLB teams from worst to first as of October 13, 2025.

Shortstop remained baseball’s deepest position in 2025. From Geraldo Perdomo’s breakout to our early 2026 rankings, here’s what fantasy managers need to know.