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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 June 23, 2025.
MLB Power Rankings: Every Team from Worst to First
There’s plenty to be focused on in the MLB world as we progress towards the All-Star break. Shohei Ohtani has made his much anticipated return to the mound, the New York teams have faced rather tough weeks, and the Tampa Bay Rays apparently cannot be stopped. Might we also add in that the Colorado Rockies have won a series? It’s crazy out in these streets so let’s go ahead and rank everyone in Major League Baseball from worst to first.
30. Colorado Rockies
That’s right! The Colorado Rockies won a series this week on the road in Washington. Potential All-Star Hunter Goodman was a major force in that series and has been a better hitter on the road (.925 OPS) than he is at Coors (.750 OPS). Either him or Jake Bird will represent the Rockies at this year’s All-Star game. That may be the only thing Rockies fans truly have to root for until the trade deadline passes.
29. Chicago White Sox
Chicago continues to just seemingly exist in Major League Baseball and nothing more. Miguel Vargas leads the team with 1.9 bWAR while their best hitter, Mike Tauchman, has posted a 134 OPS+ but hasn’t been able to stay healthy. Shane Smith and Adrian Houser lead the pitching staff but outside of that there’s not much here. They’ll be staying under-the-radar for quite some time until they make a concerted effort to improve the offense.
28. Athletics
The expected stats say Jacob Wilson should be falling off hard soon but he just doesn’t care. He continues to defy the numbers and has hit for a .958 OPS over the last four weeks. Brent Rooker and Nick Kurtz have helped drive the offense alongside the last two weeks as well. But the A’s have gone just 16-32 since the beginning of May heading into Sunday’s action against the Guardians. They’re 8.5 GB of a wild card spot but that’s something they’re unlikely to grab this season.
27. Miami Marlins
After sweeping the Nationals the Marlins have found things to be a bit tougher facing stronger division opponents in the Braves and Phillies. They’ve gone 3-4 against them after beating the Braves on Sunday. They’re not likely to compete at all this season so they’ll look for continued development from guys like Kyle Stowers. The lefty started off the season on fire but has cooled off significantly in June, hitting for just a .550 OPS. He’ll look to turn things around shortly in order to show he can help power this Marlins offense in the future.
26. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates have finally started to win games with Paul Skenes on the mound. Whether he gets credited with a win or not is a totally different story, but Pittsburgh is now 5-1 in his last six starts. Unfortunately for the Pirates the offense is still very underwhelming and they’re 9-11 in June. At 12 GB of the final Wild Card Spot you wouldn’t expect them to make any type of run so the rest of the season will be for the development of their younger guys and for some, like Oneil Cruz, to turn things around after a very forgettable June.
25. Washington Nationals
The record isn’t pretty, and nearly getting swept by the Rockies doesn’t inspire much confidence either, but don’t let that distract you from just how good James Wood has been this season. He’s posting a .398 wOBA and the expected stats are saying that there’s still POSITIVE regression coming for the 22-year-old. June hasn’t been his best month but the youngster is giving Nats fans plenty of reasons to care about outside of the result of the game.
24. Baltimore Orioles
Injuries continue to define the start of the Orioles season. Adley Rutschman landed on the IL this week with an oblique injury and is just one of many Orioles contributors that have landed there. Baltimore is 6.5 GB of a wild card spot and making a realistic run could be a tough ask for this young squad. Expect the Orioles to be active at the trade deadline but in a smart way that doesn’t take away from their chances in 2026.
23. Los Angeles Angels
Could this be the year we get to see Mike Trout back in the playoffs? Somehow the Angels entered action on Sunday just 2 GB of the final wild card spot. Much of that is thanks to a very middling group of teams that refuse to separate from each other. But the Angels had posted an 11-8 record prior Sunday’s tilt against the Houston Astros. Yusei Kikuchi has been a big part of that, posting a 2.88 ERA in June. Jose Soriano has surprised as well with an uncharacteristically good 11.47 K/9 this month. If things go right we may be looking at the Angels stealing a wild card spot come September.
22. Texas Rangers
Another team that’s 2 GB of the final wild card spot, the Rangers have seemingly just trucked along this season in an underwhelming way. One player that hasn’t been underwhelming for the 2023 World Series Champions is Jacob deGrom, who’s posted a 1.80 ERA in June. The Rangers have needed that strength in the rotation with both Nathan Eovaldi and Tyler Mahle recently hitting the IL. The lineup is struggling, but the expected stats say that should turn around soon. Texas will need it in order to separate themselves from this group of wild card contenders.
21. Kansas City Royals
At 1.5 GB the Royals have done just enough to stick around. Kris Bubic has been Kansas City’s best pitcher this season outside of his last two starts. That’s been needed with Cole Ragans battling injuries. The offense hasn’t been great but Maikel Garcia has done everything in his power to keep it rolling with a career best .867 OPS. Like the Rangers, Kansas City’s offense should expect positive regression but it needs to turn around sooner rather than later for this Royals squad.
20. Cleveland Guardians
Sitting at just half a game back of the final wild card spot, Cleveland has a chance to make the playoffs and break their every-other-season playoff streak they have going on. But they’ll need the offense to pick things up as it’s drastically held them back in June. The pitching staff has done its part by pitching to a 3.10 ERA in June. But the offense has hit for a just a 73 wRC+, second worst in the league in June ahead of only the Pirates. That can’t stay the same if they want to be playing in October.
19. Atlanta Braves
The return of Ronald Acuna Jr. has really been something for the Braves. He’s hitting for a 1.202 OPS in his 27 games this season. Yet the Braves are just 11-16 in games he’s been active for. They’re still 6.5 GB of the final wild card spot and need to really pick things up in order to snag that final spot. They aren’t expected to sell at the deadline and that means they’ll need everyone outside of Acuna to start contributing more.
18. Minnesota Twins
The Twins simply cannot wait for June to be over. They’re 6-14 during the month thanks to their pitching staff putting up an ERA over 6.40 in June. It hasn’t been anything the offense has done as they’ve put up a 112 wRC+. It’s got them 2.0 GB of the final wild card spot now. That’s very disappointing after holding the top wild card spot on May 24th when they were 29-22. They need the offense to get things turned around in order to compete down the stretch.
17. Cincinnati Reds
At 2.5 GB of the final wild card spot, Cincinnati is fighting their way to stay in it. The offense has been doing enough to drag the pitching staff along. June hasn’t been their best month pitching, That’s leading to the callup of top prospect Chase Burns, who’s set to make his MLB debut on Tuesday against the New York Yankees. Burns was the No. 2 pick by Cincinnati in last year’s draft and needed only 13 starts in the minors to show he was Major League ready. With their ace Hunter Greene on the IL, any help will be appreciated and Burns’ debut is likely to be an exciting one.
16. Seattle Mariners
Cal Raleigh continued his incredible season on Sunday, hitting his 31st homer of the season. He’s posting up record numbers for a catcher and would likely be the AL MVP favorite if not for Aaron Judge. The Mariners sit just a half game back of the Red Sox for the final AL wild card spot and are getting reinforcements at the right time with Logan Gilbert returning to the rotation this week. Their offense needs to keep on rolling while the pitching needs to improve for Seattle to return to the postseason.
15. Boston Red Sox
After last week’s trade it felt like the sky might be falling for Red Sox fans but they were able to numb the pain by winning a series on the road in Seattle before struggling in San Francisco and reuniting with Rafael Devers. There’s no time to panic, though, as they hold the final wild card spot with six teams immediately on their heels. Boston has been rather solid throughout June but it wouldn’t be the worst development for them to add some offensive reinforcements by the trade deadline to replace what they lost with Devers.
14. Arizona Diamondbacks
After getting themselves into a concerning spot a couple weeks ago, Arizona has been able to rebound and has gone 8-4 in their last 12 games. Ketel Marte caught fire at Coors Field and has been able to help the offense get through an injury to Corbin Carroll. Eugenio Suarez has continued to provide power to the offense as well, belting his 300th career HR this weekend. The DBacks will need some pitching help if they want to make a run in October, though. Corbin Burnes is on the IL, Zac Gallen has not been himself and Brandon Pfaadt has taken a major step back. If they want to compete, the pitching needs to improve.
13. Milwaukee Brewers
Fresh off a sweep of the Twins, the Brewers are on a bit of a roll. They’ve now won eight of their last 11 games and hold the final wild card spot in the NL. More notably they’ve gotten exciting performances out of rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski who threw five no-hit innings in his first start and was perfect through six in his second start. That’s helping stabilize a very underrated rotation that will keep Milwaukee in the playoff conversation the entire season.
12. Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto’s had a pretty resurgent June behind a powerful offense, averaging almost five runs per game. It’s been needed as the pitching staff has slacked, allowing a 4.81 ERA. It’s been enough to get them by as they’ve got a 1.5 game lead over the final wild card spot and are four games behind the Yankees in the AL East. Toronto’s going to be a threat down the stretch as long as the pitching gets honed in. Expect them to be on the prowl for a starting pitcher before the trade deadline.
11. St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals have done well this season to surpass preseason expectations and are fighting for the final wild card spot. Sonny Gray has been a key piece of the rotation, posting a 3.72 ERA to go along with a 3.10 xFIP. Erick Fedde has done his part in the rotation as well while Andre Pallante, Matthew Liberatore and Miles Mikolas have been average to below average. The lineup has been OK but could use some upgrades. Expect the Cardinals to be in the market for outfielders and starters when the trade deadline comes around.
10. San Diego Padres
The Padres’ recent slide extended into the early week as they had a rather eventful series against the Dodgers that saw them lose three of four. That got corrected this weekend after taking a series against the Royals. There’s still a lot of work left to do for San Diego to start to feel comfortable again, but they’re right in the mix of the wild card race at just a half game back. They’ll soon need more pitching production from guys like Dylan Cease, whose 4.43 ERA isn’t quite what we’re used to.
9. Tampa Bay Rays
If you haven’t been paying attention to the Rays, know that they’ve got a ridiculous 27-14 record since May 9th, the best in the majors in that span. Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda all have a wRC+ of 140 or better in that span, giving pitchers no real breaks through that lineup. From a rotation perspective the only letdown has been Taj Bradley, whose 5.49 ERA is very Dylan Cease-esque in that we’re not quite used to that out of him. If he can get that corrected then Tampa, who’s only 2.5 GB of the Yankees in the AL East, may make a run at the division.
8. San Francisco Giants
Speaking of making runs at the division, the Giants are sitting just 2.5 GB of the Dodgers in the NL West. That could have been even tighter had they shown up against Cleveland early in the week, only scoring two runs in each game. Rafael Devers hit a HR against his former team when the Giants hosted the Red Sox this weekend and has gone 5-23 in his start with the Giants. He was brought in to help the Giants’ offense and that will be needed throughout the rest of the season as offense is the clear weak point for San Francisco.
7. Houston Astros
In what was setting up as a down year for the Astros, they have flipped a switch in June. Now 14-6 in the month, the Astros have it clicking on all cylinders. Perhaps no player has been more important to the Astros’ early success than Hunter Brown. The 26-year-old has pitched to a 1.88 ERA and may not win the AL Cy Young award (thanks to Tarik Skubal) but he will most certainly be in discussions. The Astros will look to win the AL West yet again and may get even scarier once Yordan Alvarez is able to return from his hand injury.
6. Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies’ struggles from earlier this month seem to now be long forgotten as they’ve now won nine of their last 11 after beating the New York Mets on Sunday night. Trea Turner, Alec Bohm, Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh have been key contributors in the lineup with Bryce Harper on the IL and Kyle Schwarber struggling. Zack Wheeler has continued to look dominant and should be in the NL Cy Young conversation throughout the rest of the season. They now lead the NL East and have plenty of cushion in front of the other wild card teams.
5. Los Angeles Dodgers
The big news of the week was Shohei Ohtani making his return to the mound. In between there was quite the series between LA and San Diego. Ultimately the Dodgers walked away with a 5-2 week and are in the driver’s seat in the NL West. Andy Pages has had a very good June, hitting for a 175 wRC+ with six homers and 16 RBI. That’s helped balance out a lack of production from the top of the lineup with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts slacking. At the deadline you can expect the Dodgers to be on the lookout for starting pitching as many of their key member rotations are on the IL, which has become all too familiar of a norm for Dodger fans.
4. Chicago Cubs
June has actually been a somewhat underwhelming month for the Cubs given how they’ve started the season. They’re hitting for a league-average wRC+, which is fine, but their season long wRC+ of 116 would tell you this is relatively quiet for them. The pitching staff has been the driving force to success this month, pitching to a 3.19 ERA. That staff will get even strong with the return of Shota Imanaga set to happen in the next two weeks, making the Cubs even more of a dominant threat headed into the All-Star break.
3. New York Mets
It was a week to forget for the Mets. After losing to the Phillies Sunday night they’re now 1-8 in their last nine games. They’ve given up five or more runs in all but one game and have been outscored 28 to 62 in that span. Is this just a blip in the radar or have the Mets been overachieving this season? Based off the expected stats the offense actually has positive regression coming while the pitching has negative regression heading its way, so I chalk this up to being a blip in the radar. They are, however, on notice as the Phillies now lead the NL East after taking the series from the Mets this weekend.
2. Detroit Tigers
The Tigers move up to second in our power rankings, though much of that is due to the struggles of the New York teams. In fact, the gap between them and the Yankees for the top spot couldn’t be closer right now. But they stay at number two as I still am worried about negative regression headed for their pitching staff. You’ll always feel confident when Tarik Skubal is on the mound, and he’ll likely win the AL Cy Young award again this season, but the staff as a whole posts a 3.52 ERA with a 3.82 xFIP. That isn’t enough to change things in the AL Central but it’s enough to keep an eye on for the top spot. Hitting-wise they may see better results soon, especially if Riley Greene and Javier Baez can keep up their scorching hot June production.
1. New York Yankees
The Yankees begrudgingly hold the top spot in this week’s power rankings. After struggling through last weekend’s series against the Red Sox, and losing a series to the Angels to begin the week, things got corrected as they took two of three from Baltimore over the weekend. The offense ranks second overall by wRC+ from a year-long perspective but they’ve dropped to 13th in June. The pitching has been their strength, though Carlos Rodon’s June has been underwhelming. He’s a key reason they’ve succeeded as much as they have early on but will need to turn it around and be the best version of himself if the Yankees are to represent the AL in the World Series for the second year in a row.
