AL East: New York Yankees
The Yankees have too much star power not to take the East this year. Aaron Judge will build off his fifty-eight home run season and put New York in position to win another title. While the Bronx-bombers lost All-Star outfielder Juan Soto, I think the likes of Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt will get this team over the hump. The Yankees also have great pitching. Max Fried and Carlos Rodon will be a great one-two punch atop the rotation in 2025. The Orioles and Red Sox will be competitive, but the Yankees run this division.
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
After a shocking 2024 season which included a playoff appearance, it’s the Tiger’s turn to win the Central. Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty are a top-of-rotation duo that will give teams nightmares. Skubal is coming off a season in which he won the Cy Young Award. Detroit’s roster doesn’t pop off the lineup sheet with big names but as a group they get the job done. Gleyber Torres and Spencer Torkelson can get hot at any moment. The Royals and Guardians will give Detroit a run for its money but the Tigers will prevail.
AL West: Texas Rangers
In 2023 the Rangers were on top of the baseball world. After a disappointing 2024, veteran manager Bruce Bochy will get this team back on track. The Rangers will get a healthy Jacob DeGrom to pair with ace pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. The team also returns one of their best hitters in the past few seasons Corey Seager. Not to mention they added two power bats in Joc Pederson and Jake Burger. This team is hungry to get back to baseball dominance.
NL East: New York Mets
The Mets went on a surprising run to the National League Championship Series in 2024. Who did they add? How about one of the best players in baseball Juan Soto? This team just scratched the surface of what they could be last season. Pairing Soto with the likes of Franciso Lindor and Pete Alonso will put them over the top. Not to mention the Mets have three solid bullpen pieces in A.J. Minter, Ryne Stanek, and Edwin Diaz. I think the Mets will be in a tight race with the Phillies, but the team in orange and blue will come through.
NL: Central: Chicago Cubs
The Cubs were missing a true “slugger” in their lineup during the 2024 campaign. They went out and traded for All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker to fix that problem. With Tucker joining the likes of Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, and Seiya Suzuki, it easily propels this team to a division winner. Not to mention the Cubs have a strong top-end pitching rotation with Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele at the helm. I think manager Craig Counsell will do a good job with this group.
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
Need there be an explanation? The Dodgers may have one of the greatest teams of all time. Shohei Ohtani will continue to rack up home runs in 2025 along with his teammates Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Even without Ohtani making an impact from the mound, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell still make the position group one of the best in baseball. While the division will be competitive, no one will catch the Dodgers in 2025.
