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The 2025 Major League Baseball season starts Thursday (two-game Japan series excepted, obviously), so the FTN team (and a few visitors!) wanted to get our picks on the record. Today, we’re running through our picks for division winners, awards, and some key fantasy tidbits for the 2025 season.

It’s an exciting team around FTN these days. The participants this year are:

Vlad Sedler, FTN Baseball Analyst
Mike Mager, FTN Baseball Analyst
Jenny Butler, FTN Baseball Analyst
Lucas Biery, FTN Baseball Analyst
Adam Young, FTN Baseball Analyst/Editor
Joe Orrico, FTN Baseball Analyst
Dan Thompson, FTN Baseball Analyst
Jason Anthony, FTN Baseball Analyst
Jake Kucheck, FTN Baseball Analyst
Todd Whitestone, FTN Baseball Analyst
Russ Prentice, FTN Baseball Analyst
Daniel Kelley, FTN Editor-In-Chief
MLBdream, FTN Baseball – Bets
Todd Zola, Masterball/Rotowire/ESPN
Thomas Nestico, tj_stats Patreon
Sara Sanchez, Baseball HQ/PitcherList
Corbin Young, Baseball HQ/Rotoballer
Matthew Peppler, Stacking Dingers
Justin Mason, Fangraphs
Brendan Tuma, Underdog Fantasy
Phil Dussault, NFBC Career Earnings Leader

Check below to see what everyone thinks. (On mobile devices, best viewed in landscape mode.)

2025 MLB Season Predictions

League Leaders

	NL HR Leader	AL HR Leader	MLB SB Leader	MLB Save Leader
Sedler	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Xavier Edwards	Devin Williams
Mager	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Edwin Díaz
Butler	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Biery	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Emmanuel Clase
A.Young	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Orrico	Pete Alonso	Yordan Alvarez	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Thompson	Austin Riley	Aaron Judge	Xavier Edwards	Devin Williams
Anthony	Juan Soto	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Xavier Edwards	Edwin Díaz
Kucheck	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Whitestone	Kyle Schwarber	Aaron Judge	Corbin Carroll	Josh Hader
Prentice	Shohei Ohtani	Yordan Alvarez	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Kelley	Kyle Schwarber	Brent Rooker	Elly De La Cruz	Raisel Iglesias
Dream	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Devin Williams
Zola	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Emmanuel Clase
Nestico	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Xavier Edwards	Devin Williams
Sanchez	Kyle Schwarber	Aaron Judge	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Emmanuel Clase
C.Young	Kyle Schwarber	Yordan Alvarez	Brice Turang	Josh Hader
Peppler	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Devin Williams
Mason	Kyle Schwarber	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Raisel Iglesias
Tuma	Pete Alonso	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Mason Miller
Dussault	Shohei Ohtani	Aaron Judge	Elly De La Cruz	Emmanuel Clase

The answers:

NL HR Leader: Shohei Ohtani (10), Kyle Schwarber (5), Pete Alonso (2), Fernando Tatis Jr. (2), Austin Riley (1), Juan Soto (1)

AL HR Leader: Aaron Judge (16), Yordan Alvarez (3), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1), Brent Rooker (1)

MLB SB Leader: Elly De La Cruz (13), Xavier Edwards (4), Corbin Carroll (1), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (1), Pete Crow-Armstrong (1), Brice Turang (1)

MLB Save Leader: Devin Williams (10), Emmanuel Clase (4), Edwin Díaz (2), Josh Hader (2), Raisel Iglesias (2), Mason Miller (1)

Fantasy Picks

	#1 Fantasy Hitter	#1 Fantasy SP	First-Round Fantasy Bust
Sedler	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Jose Ramirez
Mager	Shohei Ohtani	Tarik Skubal	Gunnar Henderson
Butler	Bobby Witt Jr.	Paul Skenes	Corbin Carroll
Biery	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Julio Rodríguez
A.Young	Bobby Witt Jr.	Paul Skenes	Jackson Chourio
Orrico	Bobby Witt Jr.	Jacob deGrom	Gunnar Henderson
Thompson	Elly De La Cruz	Paul Skenes	Gunnar Henderson
Anthony	Bobby Witt Jr.	Garrett Crochet	Elly De La Cruz
Kucheck	Elly De La Cruz	Paul Skenes	Juan Soto
Whitestone	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Fernando Tatis Jr.
Prentice	Bobby Witt Jr.	Paul Skenes	Aaron Judge
Kelley	Elly De La Cruz	Tarik Skubal	Gunnar Henderson
Dream	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Julio Rodríguez
Zola	Aaron Judge	Tarik Skubal	Fernando Tatis Jr.
Nestico	Bobby Witt Jr.	Paul Skenes	Corbin Carroll
Sanchez	Aaron Judge	Tarik Skubal	Jackson Chourio
C.Young	Julio Rodríguez	Garrett Crochet	Kyle Tucker
Peppler	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Gunnar Henderson
Mason	Jose Ramirez	Tarik Skubal	Julio Rodríguez
Tuma	Aaron Judge	Paul Skenes	Gunnar Henderson
Dussault	Bobby Witt Jr.	Blake Snell	Paul Skenes

The answers:

#1 Fantasy Hitter: Bobby Witt Jr. (11), Elly De La Cruz (3), Aaron Judge (3), Shohei Ohtani (2), Jose Ramirez (1), Julio Rodríguez (1)

#1 Fantasy SP: Tarik Skubal (9), Paul Skenes (8), Garrett Crochet (2), Jacob deGrom (1), Blake Snell (1)

First-Round Fantasy Bust: Gunnar Henderson (6), Julio Rodríguez (3), Corbin Carroll (2), Jackson Chourio (2), Fernando Tatis Jr. (2), Elly De La Cruz (1), Aaron Judge (1), Jose Ramirez (1), Paul Skenes (1), Juan Soto (1), Kyle Tucker (1)

	This Year’s Yelich	Top 200+ ADP Hitter	Top 200+ ADP Pitcher
Sedler	Click to see!	Jung Hoo Lee	Brandon Woodruff
Mager	Josh Lowe	George Springer	Nathan Eovaldi
Butler	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Ryan Mountcastle	Reese Olson
Biery	Masyn Winn	Joey Ortiz	Brandon Woodruff
A.Young	Josh Naylor	Josh Jung	Jesús Luzardo
Orrico	Matt McLain	Jonathan India	Kumar Rocker
Thompson	Seiya Suzuki	Jonathan India	Reese Olson
Anthony	Brent Rooker	Heliot Ramos	Luis Severino
Kucheck	Alex Bregman	Ryan Mountcastle	Jackson Jobe
Whitestone	Josh Lowe	Heliot Ramos	Hayden Birdsong
Prentice	Lawrence Butler	Jonathan India	Jackson Jobe
Kelley	Brent Rooker	Jonathan India	Jackson Jobe
Dream	Matt McLain	Ryan Mountcastle	Tanner Houck
Zola	Christian Yelich	Kerry Carpenter	Mitch Keller
Nestico	Riley Greene	Jonathan India	Clarke Schmidt
Sanchez	Cody Bellinger	Garrett Mitchell	Walker Buehler
C.Young	Taylor Ward	Zach Neto	Casey Mize
Peppler	Christian Yelich	Jung Hoo Lee	Nestor Cortes
Mason	Kerry Carpenter	Jacob Young	Drew Rasmussen
Tuma	Jordan Westburg	Jonathan Aranda	Lucas Erceg
Dussault	Ezequiel Tovar	Andrew Vaughn	Luis Severino

The answers:

This Year’s Yelich: Josh Lowe (2), Matt McLain (2), Brent Rooker (2), Christian Yelich (2), Cody Bellinger (1), Alex Bregman (1), Lawrence Butler (1), Kerry Carpenter (1), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (1), Riley Greene (1), Josh Naylor (1), Seiya Suzuki (1), Ezequiel Tovar (1), Taylor Ward (1), Jordan Westburg (1), Masyn Winn (1)

Top 200+ Hitter: Jonathan India (5), Ryan Mountcastle (3), Jung Hoo Lee (2), Heliot Ramos (2), Jonathan Aranda (1), Kerry Carpenter (1), Josh Jung (1), Garrett Mitchell (1), Zach Neto (1), Joey Ortiz (1), George Springer (1), Andrew Vaughn (1), Jacob Young (1)

Top 200+ Pitcher: Jackson Jobe (3), Reese Olson (2), Luis Severino (2), Brandon Woodruff (1), Hayden Birdsong (1), Walker Buehler (1), Nestor Cortes (1), Nathan Eovaldi (1), Lucas Erceg (1), Tanner Houck (1), Mitch Keller (1), Jesús Luzardo (1), Casey Mize (1), Drew Rasmussen (1), Kumar Rocker (1), Clarke Schmidt (1)

Award Winners

National League
	MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year
Sedler	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Roki Sasaki
Mager	Trea Turner	Paul Skenes	Matt Shaw
Butler	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Matt Shaw
Biery	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Michael King	Dylan Crews
A.Young	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Roki Sasaki
Orrico	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Matt Shaw
Thompson	Juan Soto	Corbin Burnes	Dylan Crews
Anthony	Corbin Carroll	Michael King	Roki Sasaki
Kucheck	Elly De La Cruz	Paul Skenes	Dylan Crews
Whitestone	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Dylan Crews
Prentice	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Matt Shaw
Kelley	Bryce Harper	Zack Wheeler	Roki Sasaki
Dream	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Dylan Crews
Zola	Elly De La Cruz	Dylan Cease	Matt Shaw
Nestico	Kyle Tucker	Paul Skenes	Dylan Crews
Sanchez	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Roki Sasaki
C.Young	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Dylan Cease	Dylan Crews
Peppler	Shohei Ohtani	Paul Skenes	Matt Shaw
Mason	Shohei Ohtani	Zack Wheeler	Dylan Crews
Tuma	Francisco Lindor	Dylan Cease	Dylan Crews
Dussault	Shohei Ohtani	Blake Snell	Dylan Crews

The answers:

NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (11), Elly De La Cruz (2), Fernando Tatis Jr. (2), Corbin Carroll (1), Bryce Harper (1), Francisco Lindor (1), Juan Soto (1), Kyle Tucker (1), Trea Turner (1)

NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes (12), Dylan Cease (3), Michael King (2), Zack Wheeler (2), Corbin Burnes (1), Blake Snell (1)

NL ROY: Dylan Crews (10), Matt Shaw (6), Roki Sasaki (5)

American League
	MVP	Cy Young	Rookie of the Year
Sedler	Yordan Alvarez	Tarik Skubal	Jasson Domínguez
Mager	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Kristian Campbell
Butler	Aaron Judge	Cole Ragans	Kristian Campbell
Biery	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Kristian Campbell
A.Young	Bobby Witt Jr.	Garrett Crochet	Kristian Campbell
Orrico	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Jacob deGrom	Cam Smith
Thompson	Bobby Witt Jr.	Garrett Crochet	Kristian Campbell
Anthony	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Garrett Crochet	Krisitan Campbell
Kucheck	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Jackson Jobe
Whitestone	Bobby Witt Jr.	Cole Ragans	Jasson Domínguez
Prentice	Bobby Witt Jr.	Garrett Crochet	Jackson Jobe
Kelley	Corey Seager	Tarik Skubal	Jackson Jobe
Dream	Gunnar Henderson	Garrett Crochet	Jasson Domínguez
Zola	Aaron Judge	Tarik Skubal	Kristian Campbell
Nestico	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Jacob Wilson
Sanchez	Bobby Witt Jr.	Logan Gilbert	Cam Smith
C.Young	Julio Rodríguez	Pablo López	Will Warren
Peppler	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Jasson Domínguez
Mason	Bobby Witt Jr.	Tarik Skubal	Roman Anthony
Tuma	Aaron Judge	Cole Ragans	Kristian Campbell
Dussault	Aaron Judge	Garrett Crochet	Cam Smith

The answers:

AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr. (10), Aaron Judge (4), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3), Yordan Alvarez (1), Gunnar Henderson (1), Julio Rodríguez (1), Corey Seager (1)

AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal (9), Garrett Crochet (6), Cole Ragans (3), Jacob deGrom (1), Logan Gilbert (1), Pablo López (1)

AL ROY: Kristian Campbell (8), Jasson Domínguez (4), Jackson Jobe (3), Cam Smith (3), Roman Anthony (1), Will Warren (1), Jacob Wilson (1)

Division Winners and Postseason

National League
	West	Central	East
Sedler	Dodgers	Brewers	Braves
Mager	Dodgers	Brewers	Phillies
Butler	Dodgers	Reds	Phillies
Biery	Dodgers	Brewers	Braves
A.Young	Dodgers	Brewers	Phillies
Orrico	Dodgers	Cubs	Braves
Thompson	Dodgers	Cubs	Phillies
Anthony	Dodgers	Cubs	Braves
Kucheck	Dodgers	Cubs	Mets
Whitestone	Dodgers	Brewers	Braves
Prentice	Dodgers	Cubs	Braves
Kelley	Dodgers	Cubs	Phillies
Dream	Dodgers	Cubs	Braves
Zola	Diamondbacks	Reds	Phillies
Nestico	Dodgers	Cubs	Braves
Sanchez	Dodgers	Cubs	Phillies
C.Young	Dodgers	Brewers	Phillies
Peppler	Dodgers	Brewers	Phillies
Mason	Dodgers	Cubs	Phillies
Tuma	Dodgers	Brewers	Braves
Dussault	Dodgers	Brewers	Phillies

The answers:

NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (20), Arizona Diamondbacks (1)

NL Central: Chicago Cubs (10), Milwaukee Brewers (9), Cincinnati Reds (2)

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (11), Atlanta Braves (9), New York Mets (1)

American League
	West	Central	East
Sedler	Astros	Twins	Yankees
Mager	Rangers	Royals	Red Sox
Butler	Astros	Guardians	Red Sox
Biery	Astros	Royals	Yankees
A.Young	Rangers	Royals	Orioles
Orrico	Rangers	Twins	Rays
Thompson	Rangers	Tigers	Red Sox
Anthony	Rangers	Royals	Orioles
Kucheck	Mariners	Tigers	Orioles
Whitestone	Astros	Royals	Orioles
Prentice	Astros	Royals	Red Sox
Kelley	Rangers	Twins	Red Sox
Dream	Mariners	Twins	Orioles
Zola	Mariners	Twins	Red Sox
Nestico	Rangers	Royals	Red Sox
Sanchez	Mariners	Royals	Red Sox
C.Young	Rangers	Royals	Red Sox
Peppler	Astros	Tigers	Red Sox
Mason	Rangers	Twins	Yankees
Tuma	Rangers	Royals	Red Sox
Dussault	Rangers	Royals	Orioles

The answers:

AL West: Texas Rangers (11), Houston Astros (6), Seattle Mariners (4)

AL Central: Kansas City Royals (11), Minnesota Twins (6), Detroit Tigers (3), Cleveland Guardians (1)

AL East: Boston Red Sox (11), Baltimore Orioles (6), New York Yankees (3), Tampa Bay Rays (1)

	NLCS Champ	ALCS Champ	World Series Champ
Sedler	Dodgers	Red Sox	Dodgers
Mager	Dodgers	Rangers	Dodgers
Butler	Dodgers	Red Sox	Dodgers
Biery	Braves	Astros	Braves
A.Young	Phillies	Rangers	Phillies
Orrico	Dodgers	Rangers	Dodgers
Thompson	Phillies	Red Sox	Phillies
Anthony	Braves	Orioles	Braves
Kucheck	Dodgers	Tigers	Dodgers
Whitestone	Dodgers	Orioles	Dodgers
Prentice	Dodgers	Red Sox	Dodgers
Kelley	Dodgers	Rangers	Dodgers
Dream	Dodgers	Orioles	Orioles
Zola	Diamondbacks	Red Sox	Red Sox
Nestico	Dodgers	Royals	Dodgers
Sanchez	Phillies	Red Sox	Red Sox
C.Young	Braves	Rangers	Braves
Peppler	Dodgers	Red Sox	Dodgers
Mason	Phillies	Rangers	Phillies
Tuma	Dodgers	Red Sox	Red Sox
Dussault	Phillies	Orioles	Phillies

The answers:

NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers (12), Philadelphia Phillies (5), Atlanta Braves (3), Arizona Diamondbacks (1)

ALCS: Boston Red Sox (8), Texas Rangers (6), Baltimore Orioles (4), Houston Astros (1), Kansas City Royals (1), Detroit Tigers (1)

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (10), Philadelphia Phillies (4), Atlanta Braves (3), Boston Red Sox (3), Baltimore Orioles (1)