Welcome to MLB Opening Week , baseball fans! After a chaotic offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone else is chasing the reigning World Series champions at the top of our initial 2025 rankings. Whether your team is a legit threat to knock off the Los Angeles Dodgers or you are just hoping your team can contend, we've got everything you need for the season ahead as 28 of the 30 MLB teams take the field for Opening Day on Thursday, March 27. We asked our MLB experts to rank every team from 1 to 30 in our first Power Rankings of the new season, and ESPN baseball writers Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield teamed up to provide a breakdown of what to expect this season, along with Doolittle's win-loss projections and playoff odds for all 30 teams.
Jump to team: American League ATH | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN NYY | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR National League ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH Tier 1: The almighty Dodgers 1. Los Angeles Dodgers Projected record: 102-60 (97.7% playoff odds | 28.
4% World Series odds) The thing we'll be talking about most this season: The all-time wins record. Miguel Rojas put it out in the universe last month when he said he believes his team can win 120 games with good injury luck. The record is 116, reached by the 1906 Cubs and 2001 Mariners.
L.A. surpassing that is not an outrageous thought.
The Dodgers, after another offs.
