By Stephen J. Nesbitt, Rustin Dodd and C. Trent Rosecrans Ballwriters and fans tend to trot out the well-worn phrase “hope springs eternal” whenever spring training comes around.
But it’s also true at this time of year, as the baseball calendar turns to the offseason. Anything is (technically) possible again. Could Shohei Ohtani demand a trade to your favorite team? Could the Tampa Bay Rays sign Corbin Burnes? Could Juan Soto wind up in Miami or Pittsburgh or .
.. Sacramento? Advertisement Yes, yes, yes! But before the hot stove gets cooking and transaction rumors start swirling, let’s take stock of where things stand for all 30 MLB teams.
This ranking, which lists some (but not all) expected departures, is our attempt to establish an accurate pecking order at the outset of the offseason. Free agents are off rosters, and we made no assumptions about where they’ll land. Here’s our last MLB Power Ranking in 2024, and the first about 2025.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 Record: 98-64 Final 2024 Power Ranking : 2 Notable free agents and options: RHP Walker Buehler, RHP Jack Flaherty, UTIL Kiké Hernández, OF Teoscar Hernández, RHP Daniel Hudson, RHP Joe Kelly, LHP Clayton Kershaw (player), RHP Blake Treinen The Dodgers’ golden era will want another ring. Some of the most important pitches — including the last one — of this World Series run were hurled by men whose Dodgers careers may now be over.
They depart in glory. Hudson is retiring . Flaherty, Buehler and .