Andrew Simon

Each season, all 30 teams want to get off to a good start and set the tone for a successful campaign. It doesn't always work out that way. But fortunately for the clubs that are slow out of the gate, all 162 games count the same in the standings. A sluggish April, a disappointing May, a frustrating first half — none of those things necessarily precludes a fulfilling finish. There are many examples throughout baseball history of teams that rebounded from a slow start to make it to the postseason, through some combination of better play and competition that left…

Throughout the season, MLB.com has power ranked all 30 teams, based on the votes of a panel of writers, editors and researchers. From March 18 to September 23 , there were 24 editions of this feature, providing us with a wealth of data with which to track the rollercoaster ride that is the 162-game Major League schedule.

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A player’s “walk year,” coming right before he reaches free agency, is an opportunity -- and a challenge. The idea that players always step up their games in such situations, with a big contract acting as motivation, is far from the truth. Plenty flop, or simply perform near their career

Last offseason, there was one elite hitter (Shohei Ohtani) who stood head and shoulders above everybody else on the free-agent market. And, well, the same goes this time around. When our MLB voting panel convened to construct our 2024-25 Free Agent Hitter Power Rankings, No. 1 on the list was

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