The Chicago Cubs have ascended to the number 1 spot in my rankings ahead of the Mets, Yankees and Tigers. The Rangers were the hottest team last week going 5-1 and moving up 7 spots in my rankings. The Twins were the coldest team last week going 1-5 and dropping 7 spots.
Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Runs | Runs Allowed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 28 | 385 | 280 | 125.74 |
| 2 | New York Mets | 45 | 27 | 328 | 248 | 124.93 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 42 | 28 | 370 | 267 | 124.91 |
| 4 | Detroit Tigers | 46 | 27 | 351 | 271 | 124.75 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 29 | 399 | 328 | 119.12 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rays | 39 | 32 | 325 | 263 | 114.52 |
| 7 | Houston Astros | 41 | 30 | 292 | 253 | 114.14 |
| 8 | San Francisco Giants | 41 | 31 | 309 | 264 | 114.03 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 29 | 334 | 301 | 114.02 |
| 10 | San Diego Padres | 39 | 31 | 295 | 270 | 109.74 |
| 11 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 35 | 335 | 294 | 107.44 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Brewers | 39 | 34 | 316 | 295 | 106.58 |
| 13 | Texas Rangers | 36 | 36 | 265 | 238 | 104.68 |
| 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 35 | 328 | 310 | 104.03 |
| 15 | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 36 | 353 | 331 | 103.74 |
| 16 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | 35 | 295 | 288 | 101.80 |
| 17 | Toronto Blue Jays | 38 | 33 | 302 | 314 | 101.71 |
| 18 | Seattle Mariners | 36 | 34 | 308 | 310 | 101.13 |
| 19 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 36 | 35 | 361 | 366 | 100.03 |
| 20 | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 39 | 290 | 278 | 96.21 |
| 21 | Cleveland Guardians | 35 | 35 | 270 | 296 | 95.82 |
| 22 | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 38 | 237 | 265 | 92.36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 37 | 292 | 354 | 88.13 |
| 24 | Washington Nationals | 30 | 41 | 295 | 358 | 83.21 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | 30 | 40 | 279 | 352 | 82.11 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 44 | 232 | 286 | 80.65 |
| 27 | Miami Marlins | 28 | 41 | 282 | 370 | 77.92 |
| 28 | Athletics | 29 | 44 | 312 | 425 | 75.16 |
| 29 | Chicago White Sox | 23 | 49 | 248 | 310 | 72.04 |
| 30 | Colorado Rockies | 14 | 57 | 239 | 442 | 43.29 |
Hitting
Cincinnati joins the top 10 this week while Tampa Bay falls out.
Will Aaron Judge go wire to wire at number 1 in my rankings? He’s far and away the best hitter in baseball this year. Ohtani reclaims the number 2 spot this week. James Wood bumps Oneil Cruz out of the top 10. I know he’s only been back for a few weeks, but Ronald Acuña Jr. has a TOP of .756, which would put him second in the rankings. At some point this season, he will have enough plate appearances to qualify.
Top 10 Team Batting by TOP
| Rank | Team | Games | PA | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 70 | 2714 | 1424 | 0.526 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 72 | 2795 | 1460 | 0.523 |
| 3 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 71 | 2731 | 1400 | 0.515 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 2796 | 1431 | 0.513 |
| 5 | New York Mets | 72 | 2750 | 1379 | 0.502 |
| 6 | Boston Red Sox | 73 | 2841 | 1404 | 0.495 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 2716 | 1303 | 0.481 |
| 8 | Athletics | 73 | 2778 | 1331 | 0.480 |
| 9 | Seattle Mariners | 70 | 2707 | 1294 | 0.480 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 2721 | 1291 | 0.476 |
Top 10 batters by TOP
| Rank | Player | Team | Bats | G | PA | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Judge | NYY | R | 70 | 311 | 249 | 0.801 |
| 2 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | L | 70 | 326 | 231 | 0.709 |
| 3 | Cal Raleigh | SEA | B | 69 | 302 | 208 | 0.689 |
| 4 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | L | 71 | 314 | 200 | 0.637 |
| 5 | José Ramírez | CLE | B | 68 | 288 | 183 | 0.635 |
| 6 | Kyle Tucker | CHC | L | 71 | 316 | 200 | 0.633 |
| 7 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | L | 70 | 314 | 198 | 0.631 |
| 8 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | L | 71 | 299 | 185 | 0.625 |
| 9 | Pete Alonso | NYM | R | 72 | 318 | 197 | 0.619 |
| 10 | James Wood | WSN | L | 71 | 311 | 190 | 0.611 |
Pitching
It’s starting to be a pattern here at the top for pitching. A lot of bad weeks for teams in my top 10. The Rangers move back into the top spot. The Twins fall from 6th to 10th. And the Cubs enter the Top 10.
Skubal, Skenes and Eovaldi are in a separate class this year than anyone else. Jacob deGrom enters the top 10 for the first time this season, giving Texas 3 starting pitchers in the top 10.
Top 10 Team Pitching by TOP
| Rank | Team | Games | Batters Faced | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Rangers | 72 | 2564 | 1054 | 0.412 |
| 2 | New York Mets | 72 | 2700 | 1118 | 0.416 |
| 3 | San Francisco Giants | 72 | 2651 | 1114 | 0.422 |
| 4 | Detroit Tigers | 73 | 2692 | 1153 | 0.430 |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 72 | 2665 | 1147 | 0.432 |
| 6 | New York Yankees | 70 | 2574 | 1116 | 0.435 |
| 7 | San Diego Padres | 70 | 2601 | 1129 | 0.436 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 2680 | 1170 | 0.438 |
| 9 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 2674 | 1178 | 0.443 |
| 10 | Minnesota Twins | 71 | 2629 | 1168 | 0.446 |
Top 10 pitchers by TOP
| Rank | Name | Team | G | Batters Faced | IP | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | 14 | 339 | 90.1 | 99 | 0.293 |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 15 | 365 | 96.0 | 118 | 0.323 |
| 3 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 12 | 266 | 69.1 | 86 | 0.326 |
| 4 | Max Fried | NYY | 15 | 373 | 95.0 | 132 | 0.355 |
| 5 | Kris Bubic | KCR | 13 | 317 | 79.2 | 114 | 0.360 |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 14 | 338 | 88.0 | 122 | 0.361 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | HOU | 14 | 325 | 86.0 | 118 | 0.363 |
| 8 | Tyler Mahle | TEX | 14 | 308 | 77.0 | 112 | 0.364 |
| 9 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | 15 | 382 | 96.1 | 142 | 0.373 |
| 10 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | 14 | 315 | 82.1 | 118 | 0.375 |
Shoutout to Baseball Reference for providing the stats!
All my rankings can be found here: 2025 MLB Season