The baseball season is just around the corner and it is that time to make the annual ritual of potentially bad predictions.. These things almost never turn out the way we would expect them to because anything can and will happen in the sport of baseball. Last season, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in five games over the New York Yankees. This season, the Dodgers spent a much of moolah and spent a bunch more moolah. Here is how I see the 2025 season taking shape:

American League East
1. Baltimore Orioles
2. Boston Red Sox
3. New York Yankees
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Tampa Bay Rays

American League Central
1. Minnesota Twins
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Cleveland Guardians
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Chicago White Sox

American League West
1. Houston Astros
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Texas Rangers
4. Sacramento Athletics
5. Los Angeles Angels

National League East
1. New York Mets
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Washington Nationals
5. Miami Marlins

National League Central
1. Chicago Cubs
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. St. Louis Cardinals

National League West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Arizona Diamondbacks
3. San Diego Padres
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Colorado Rockies

Bold – Playoff Team
Bold Italics – Playoff Wild Card

AL Wild Card Round
Twins over Mariners
Yankees over Red Sox

AL Division Series
Astros over Yankees
Orioles over Twins

AL Championship Series
Orioles over Astros

NL Wild Card Round
Cubs over Diamondbacks
Phillies over Braves

NL Division Series
Mets over Cubs
Dodgers over Phillies

NL Championship Series
Dodgers over Mets

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Dodgers over Orioles