My Fearless 2025 Baseball Predictions

 As you know, or should know, the 2025 baseball season starts on Thursday.  There are 30 teams with perfect records ready to start the season.  Some teams, like the Dodgers, Phillies, and Rangers know they will be good all year, some are hoping and some like my beloved Cardinals, really have no prayer.

This is how this humble scribe sees the 2025 pennant races.

American League

East

1. Baltimore - Right away I'll make waves.  They have the best young talent in the division

2. New York - They are getting old and not really healthy

3. Boston - Horrible last year, but had a good winter, will be better

4. Toronto - It is possible they could finish fourth and still make the playoffs

5. Tampa Bay - Without question, the best fifth-place team in baseball

Central 

1. Detroit - The Tigers are back.  Skubal and Flaherty at the top of the rotation.  Nice

2. Cleveland - The Guardians could win, this is a really close division

3. Minnesota - I like the Twins a lot.  Should be a good summer in the Twin Cities

4. Kansas City - I think the Royals, who have been steadily improving, are still a year away

5. Chicago - This is the worst team in baseball

West

1. Texas - Semien and Seager are so tough up the middle

2. Houston - Kyle Tucker? Gone.  Alex Bregman?  Gone.  What is happening in Harris County?

3. Seattle - The Mariners surprised a lot of people last year.  That won't happen this year

4. Sacramento - A new year, a new city.  The Athletics have some nice young pieces

5. Los Angeles - Mike Trout is starting to age.  Enough said

National League

East

1. Philadelphia - The Mets think they are the best.  I disagree.  Phillies are just solid

2. New York - Juan Soto goes from the Bronx to Queens.  He can't do it all himself

3. Atlanta - The Braves are good, and Acuna Jr. is back, but is that enough

4. Washington - Not good, but better than the Marlins

5. Miami - I look at their starting eight.  I don't know any of them

Central

1. Chicago - The Cubbies return!  Getting Kyle Tucker was huge

2. Milwaukee - The Brew Crew reign is about to end.  They will miss Will Adames a lot

3. Cincinnati - The Reds really have some nice young players, just no pitching

4. St. Louis - This whole organization, from top to bottom is in a free fall.  That bothers me

5. Pittsburgh - I had them finishing fourth till Jared Jones hurt his arm.  Uh-oh

West

1. Los Angeles - This is by far the safest pick I will make.  They could win 105-110 games

2. Arizona - I kind of like the Snakes, and I'm not sure why.  Yeah I do, Zac Gallen

3. San Francisco - For whatever reason, the Giants always play better than they are supposed to

4. San Diego - Then on the other hand, the Padres the past few years have not lived up to the hype

5. Colorado - Looks like a 100-loss season in the Mile High City

ALCS - Detroit over Texas 4-2

NLCS - Los Angeles over Chicago 4-1

World Series - Los Angeles over Detroit 4-1

Check back in late October to see how smart or how silly I was.  Have a great week.  Happy reading!