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RotoBaller's "Thunder" Dan Palyo drops his latest MLB Power Rankings. Analysis, insight, and rankings for all 30 MLB teams from worst to first as of June 2 2025.
MLB Power Rankings: Every Team From Worst to First
We are about a third of the way through the 2025 season and we are already seeing some of the elite teams in baseball begin to separate from the pack. There are a few teams in each league that have been head and shoulders better than the rest and a few teams that are already looking like their season is lost.
The rest of the league is somewhere in the middle and how the month of June goes may go a long way to determining their fate this season. Here’s our current power rankings for all 30 MLB teams.
#30. Colorado Rockies (9-50)
Yeah, it’s that bad. Colorado’s -185 run differential is 75 runs worse than the team ahead of them. They can’t hit, they can’t pitch, they can’t do anything. They are on pace to be worse than last year’s Chicago White Sox, which is not something I thought we’d see for a long time.
#29. Chicago White Sox (18-41)
There’s a big gap between the White Sox and Rockies this year. They’ve been much more competitive, and despite their lack of wins, they have a better run differential than the four teams ranked ahead of them.
#28. Miami Marlins (28-34)
Miami is having a much better year in 2025. Yes, they are still near the bottom of the standings and rankings, but this team is much more competitive at times and has some exciting difference-makers in the rotation and on offense.
#27. Athletics (27-37)
The Athletics had a fun April that saw them run out to a nice start in the standings behind some solid hitting. But May brought them back to reality, and June isn’t starting any better as they have dropped their last six in a row. Jacob Wilson is a ton of fun to watch, though!
#26. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-38)
The Pirates failed to bring in any hitters this offseason, and so it’s no surprise they rank 29th in runs scored in 2025. They lost Jared Jones for the season, so it’s Paul Skenes every fifth day as the only thing for Pittsburgh fans to get excited about until they bring up Bubba Chandler.
#25. Baltimore Orioles (22-36)
How the mighty have fallen! I had the Orioles as a top-5 team most of the season in 2024 and a combination of poor offseason management, injuries, and bad luck has left them for dead in 2025. They still have a ton of talent on offense, but it’s hard to picture them climbing out of this hole without any starting pitching.
#24. Los Angeles Angels (26-32)
The Angels turned things around in May after a terrible start. They got Mike Trout back in the lineup recently and are getting some nice offense from Zach Neto and Taylor Ward. They have dropped seven of their last ten, however, and still lack any reliable starting pitching.
#23. Washington Nationals (28-31)
I know some have been critical of Washington and how the franchise has handled it’s rebuild, but I can’t help but view this record as anything but a success. James Wood looks like a future MVP, and MacKenzie Gore is having a top-10 season as a starter.
#22. Arizona Diamondbacks (28-31)
Arizona is reeling right now, having dropped eight of its last ten games. This team looked like a contender earlier in the season, but the wheels have fallen off both on offense and with their pitching staff.
#21. Toronto Blue Jays (31-28)
I have my doubts about the viability of the Blue Jays over the long term. Yes, they are three games above .500, but also have done so with a -5 run differential. Kevin Gausman is their best pitcher, but he’s been doing his best Jekyll and Hyde routine this year.
The offense ranks just 16th in scoring, but could still improve if they can ever get anything out of their big free agent acquisition, Anthony Santander. This division is just a grind, and I think Toronto fades sooner rather than later.
#20. Texas Rangers (29-31)
The good news is that veterans Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi are giving the Rangers some quality innings at the top of their rotation. The bad news is that they rank 26th in scoring on offense. That could change now that Corey Seager is back, but they will need others to pick it up at the plate, too.
#19. Boston Red Sox (29-32)
The Boston bats have gone cold lately, but they still sport the 6th-best offense in terms of runs scored. That offense has helped them hide a bad rotation that lacks any reliable starters after ace Garrett Crochet.
#18. Cleveland Guardians (32-26)
How can the Guardians be ranked this low with 32 wins? Well, they’re at a -16 run differential and have been pretty lucky so far this year. Their pitching has not lived up to expectations and they continue to have to grind out wins behind a very good bullpen and some timely hitting. They can’t keep that up forever.
#17. Kansas City Royals (31-29)
It’s a shame that the bats have been so quiet for KC as their pitching has been fantastic again this year (second-best team ERA). They haven’t even had ace Cole Ragans for the last few weeks, but are still getting it done. They can’t keep winning in this highly competitive division, though, unless they start getting more production at the plate.
#16. Atlanta Braves (27-31)
Speaking of sleeping Giants, the Braves just got their best pitcher and hitter back in the lineup last week. They have played about as badly as one could have expected and are still just four games under .500. They have the roster to contend in their division if they can just get their offense and pitching going at the same time now.
#15. Cincinnati Reds (29-31)
I see the Reds as a potential sleeping giant. They have a pair of ace pitchers in Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo and a lineup full of young, exciting hitters. They simply haven’t hit as well as we expected them to so far this year.
#14. Seattle Mariners (32-26)
Cal Raleigh is your MLB leader in home runs with 23, ahead of both Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani! He’s been carrying this offense, which ranks 12th in scoring. If the Mariners can get Logan Gilbert back to anchor their pitching staff, then they can still compete with Houston and Texas in the AL West.
#13. Milwaukee Brewers (32-28)
A lot of folks were predicting the Brewers would take a big step back this year, but they’re right there with the Cardinals in the mix for a Wild Card berth and within shouting distance of the Cubs in the NL Central. They have a deep group of starting pitchers and could be getting ace Brandon Woodruff back soon.
#12. Tampa Bay Rays (30-29)
The Rays trail some of the teams behind them in the rankings in wins, but I can’t ignore their 7th-best run differential at +41. This team is surging right now, having won seven of their last ten games. They have enough pitching to be competitive, and they are just now finally getting some consistent production from their offense. Junior Caminero is breaking out in a big way, and both Lowe brothers are finally healthy at the same time.
#11. Houston Astros (32-27)
Houston has dealt with injuries to multiple starting pitchers and was missing their cleanup hitter Christian Walker for the first month of the season, yet here they are five games above .500. Hunter Brown has been one of the best pitchers in baseball, but he needs some help badly as Justin Verlander, Spencer Arrighetti are on the shelf and Ronel Blanco and Cristian Javier are lost for the season.
#10. Minnesota Twins (31-27)
The Twins are my favorite 31-win team as we start getting into a clump of teams within a game or two of each other. They have an outstanding rotation that’s posted the sixth-best team ERA, and they’re offense is finally starting to get healthy and wake up. I think they are a sneaky contender if they get that offense firing on all cylinders.
#9. St. Louis Cardinals (33-26)
St. Louis resisted the urge to blow up their team last year, and instead, they just reloaded, and it’s paid off in a big way. They have a solid group of young hitters that have led this offense to a 10th overall rating, while Matthew Liberatore has emerged in the rotation to give the Cardinals another reliable arm after Sonny Gray.
#8. San Diego Padres (33-24)
The Padres continue to stack up wins and are nine games above .500 despite just a +14 run margin. In their defense, they’ve dealt with some early-season injuries to key players. It’s just a very tough NL West division, and I’m not sure they can keep up without adding some more starting pitching. They need a healthy Yu Darvish and Michael King back in the rotation soon.
#7. San Francisco Giants (33-26)
The Giants’ bats have cooled off recently, but their pitching is still leading them to wins. They rank third in team ERA, just one-hundredth of a point behind the Royals. Robbie Ray looks like his old self again, while youngsters Hayden Birdsong, Landen Roupp, and Kyle Harrison are all promising young arms who have taken another step forward.
#6. New York Mets (37-22)
Yes, the Mets have the best team ERA in the major leagues with an impressive 2.88 mark. They’ve done this without having a true ace on their staff, too. They were able to successfully convert Clay Holmes into a starter and have maximized the talents of guys like Tylor Megill, David Peterson, and Griffin Canning.
#5. Philadelphia Phillies (36-21)
The Phillies’ starting rotation has been tremendous, but their bullpen is a major concern that they will need to address. The offense is humming right along with the 7th-most runs scored. The NL East should be a battle that comes down to the final month as the Mets are really good this year and the Braves have yet to play their best baseball.
#4. Detroit Tigers (39-21)
The Tigers have the best record in baseball and are proving that last year’s playoff appearance was no fluke. They brought back Jack Flaherty and are getting another Cy Young-worthy campaign from Tarik Skubal. Casey Mize and Reese Olson have taken steps forward, too, and the Tigers have the fifth-best team ERA.
But it’s really been the emergence of their young hitters on offense that has catapulted this team into contention, as they rank fourth in runs scored.
#3. Chicago Cubs (37-22)
The Cubs have been the biggest surprise of the 2025 season, taking a big leap from where they finished last year. The addition of Kyle Tucker has ignited their offense, which ranks second in scoring. I still have questions about their rotation, but they have been able to hang in there so far despite losing Justin Steele for the season and Shota Imanaga to the IL for the last month.
#2. Los Angeles Dodgers (36-23)
The Dodgers are still the Vegas favorite to win the whole thing at +280 and are just a half game behind the Yankees in the overall standings. The scary part for the rest of the league is they’ve been doing it without Ohtani pitching yet and a bunch of other injured studs like Glasnow, Snell, and Sasaki on the IL.
#1. New York Yankees (36-22)
The Bronx Bombers are third in total wins, but have the best run differential in all of baseball with a +98 margin. The offense, powered by Aaron Judge, is third in runs scored and second in home runs, while the pitching staff has been rock solid with the 8th-best team ERA despite losing Gerrit Cole for the season.
