The Dodgers have put together an incredible run of dominance since 2013, winning 11 division titles, along with three NL pennants and a World Series championship entering the 2024 postseason. That stretch has a
NL WestWLPCTGB Dodgers 26 13 .667 Padres 24 13 .649 1.0 AL EastWLPCTGB Yankees 22 16 .579 Red Sox 20 20 .500 3.0 AL CentralWLPCTGB Tigers 26 13 .667 Guardians 23 15 .605 2.5 AL WestWLPCTGB Mariners 22 15 .595 Astros
However, five teams have yet to reach the mountaintop. The Brewers and Padres each had an opportunity to claim their first championship in 2024, but neither could finish the job in the postseason; Milwaukee was beaten by the Mets in the NL Wild Card Series, and San Diego lost to the ...
But which other teams made moves that caught the attention of executives around the league?We asked a number of front-office executives which teams had strong “under the radar” offseasons, and based on the responses, the defending NL champions might be ready to win their first NL West ...
NL West: Padres 2023 record: 82-80 | 2024 projection: 80-82 When the Nationals traded Juan Soto to the Padres during the 2022 season, the best position players they had remaining on the roster were Victor Robles and Lane Thomas. The Padres, after trading Soto to the Yankees this offseaso...
7 teams poised to improve by leaps and bounds Giants In retrospect, the Giants’ shocking 107-win season in 2021 does feel like quite the anomaly. They haven’t finished above .500 since, and after placing fourth in the NL West last season, they have a new manager in Bob Melvin and so...
“the team to tell us” whether they’ll be adding or subtracting talent over the next fortnight. The Giants were one of the most aggressive teams in baseball this offseason, but it hasn’t really paid off: They’re three games under .500, in fourth place in the NL West and three ...
He made 12 NL All-Star teams. He won 10 Gold Gloves. He won six Silver Slugger Awards. He won World Series MVP honors in 1980, helping the Phillies win their first title in franchise history. NL CENTRAL BREWERS: Robin YountYount likes to say his career was all about longevity, but ...
Expect them to go on a run in the NL West. They already have a better run differential than Arizona (+48 to the D-backs' +34), and they have the easiest remaining strength of schedule of any team in baseball. The D-backs' lead in this division is not safe. In fact, the Dodgers...
For example, four players started the 2025 season on pace to hit 324 home runs by virtue of hitting two on Opening Day, and after a week of play, three different NL West teams were on pace to win at least 140 games. Point being, if you really want an idea of where a player's ...