Best MLB Bets Today – Thursday, May 29, 2025
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Unlike at the bottom of the standings, where the Rockies are setting new standards for futility, the top of the MLB standings as the calendar turns to June is pretty bunched up. The Mets, Cubs, Yankees, Dodgers and Phillies are all within a game of each other, with the Tigers currently owning the best record in baseball, a game and a half ahead of that group.
Enter our MLB Power Rankings, which try to make sense of the teams beyond simple W/L record to figure out who the best teams are right now. Check out notes for all 32 teams below, and see the full power rankings table at the bottom.
Fantasy Baseball Power Rankings (6/2)
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (Last Week: 2)
36-23, 96.8 projected wins
The Dodgers dropped out of the top spot in our power rankings last week, and they responded by going 4-2 against the Guardians and Yankees, including wins of 7-2, 9-5, 8-5 and 18-2.
2. New York Yankees (Last Week: 1)
36-22, 96.2 projected wins
Jazz Chisholm Jr. is due back any day, and Giancarlo Stanton looks to be a couple of weeks behind. With Paul Goldschmidt slashing .333/.388/.486 and Ben Rice at .250/.343/.535, it’ll be interesting to see how Aaron Boone juggles the 1B/DH logjam.
3. Detroit Tigers (Last Week: 5)
39-21, 92.6 projected wins
Has cooled off: Javier Báez is hitting .152/.170/.261 in his last 15 games, dropping his overall OPS by about 100 points. Has not cooled off: Spencer Torkelson followed up an .832 OPS in April with an .828 in May. And Torkelson’s more important for the Tigers anyway.
4. New York Mets (Last Week: 4)
37-22, 92.1 projected wins
After a 2.61 ERA through April, Griffin Canning took a step back in May, with a 4.09 ERA that got worse as the month went on, including 6 earned runs in 5.2 innings in his last two outings. Sean Manaea is working his way back, but it could still be more than a month.
5. Philadelphia Phillies (Last Week: 3)
36-23, 91.9 projected wins
Bryce Harper’s elbow X-rays were negative Tuesday. Then he missed Game 1 Thursday but “could play Game 2.” Then he didn’t. Then he missed all weekend. He’s reportedly targeting a Tuesday return to the lineup, but tread carefully.
6. Chicago Cubs (Last Week: 6)
37-22, 91.0 projected wins
Justin Turner’s a coach on the field, but he’s hitting .210/.302/.272 through 34 games. And he’s 40. Things are going well in Chicago, but it’s hard to defend carrying that all year.
7. San Diego Padres (Last Week: 9)
33-24, 87.9 projected wins
Luis Arraez currently has the worst batting average of his career … and he’s still top-15 in the NL, at .289. What a wholly unique skill set.
8. Seattle Mariners (Last Week: 7)
32-25, 87.1 projected wins
AL MVP Cal Raleigh? A catcher playing every day and leading the league in home runs feels like a character from a not-very-believable movie. It’s just Aaron Judge standing in his way.
9. Atlanta Braves (Last Week: 8)
27-31, 86.7 projected wins
The Braves got over .500 a couple weeks ago, reaching 24-23. They’ve gone 3-8 since. This is a team that continually looks primed to take off but keeps failing to do so.
10. San Francisco Giants (Last Week: 11)
33-26, 85.4 projected wins
The Giants are still riding their early-season hot streak — they were 7 games over .500 at the end of April, and they’re 7 games over .500 right now. If this team is for real, it needs to get higher about the mean.
11. Houston Astros (Last Week: 13)
32-27, 84.8 projected wins
Much has been made of the wealth of pitchers the Dodgers have on the IL, but the Astros have a nice little rotation on the shelf as well. They’re missing Cristian Javier, Ronel Blanco, Luis Garcia, Spencer Arrighetti, Hayden Wesneski and J.P. France right now.
12. Toronto Blue Jays (Last Week: 20)
31-28, 84.4 projected wins
Daulton Varsho’s power surge in his brief appearance this year before landing back on the IL covered for the fact that he’s running a .240 OBP, his third straight year under .300. Power and defense are great, but find first base a little more, man.
13. Minnesota Twins (Last Week: 12)
31-27, 83.7 projected wins
After some big scuffles early in the year (.655 OPS through April), Willi Castro has rebounded since his IL stint and looks more like his 2024 self, OPS-ing .869 in May. That’d be a nice boon for the Twins.
14. St. Louis Cardinals (Last Week: 14)
33-26, 83.4 projected wins
Willson Contreras is slashing .242/.322/.377 through 55 games this year. For a highly paid catcher, that’s acceptable. For a big-money first baseman? That’s a tough ask.
15. Arizona Diamondbacks (Last Week: 10)
28-31, 83.0 projected wins
The Diamondbacks have been scuffling along for a while now, and if the Corbin Burnes injury is as bad as it looked, we might be turning the page to 2026 way earlier than expected.
16. Cleveland Guardians (Last Week: 15)
32-26, 82.3 projected wins
It’s looking like a lost year for Lane Thomas, who is slashing .119/.169/.136 in 17 games and is back on the IL. But if he can rebound when he’s healthy. It’ll be like a midseason addition for the Guardians.
17. Tampa Bay Rays (Last Week: 19)
30-29, 81.3 projected wins
A lot was made of Chandler Simpson’s demotion late last week, but his spotty defense and lack of power made him tough to keep around. He would have been a defensible keep, but he was also a perfectly acceptable demotion.
18. Texas Rangers (Last Week: 17)
29-31, 80.7 projected wins
Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia (53) slides into second base as Los Angeles Angels third baseman David Fletcher (22) fields the baseball and tries to tag him during the game between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels on August 3, 2021 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire)
Adolis García: Benched (if temporarily). Marcus Semien: Dropped to eighth in the order. The supposed-to-hit-so-well Rangers: Fifth-fewest runs scored in baseball.
19. Kansas City Royals (Last Week: 16)
31-29, 80.6 projected wins
The arrival of Jac Caglianone should be a boon to a floundering Kansas City offense and fantasy baseball managers. And no, I’m not bitter at all.
20. Milwaukee Brewers (Last Week: 21)
32-28, 80.3 projected wins
Jake Bauers is on his fifth team, missed all of 2020 and 2022, has never had an OPS over .700. So of course he’s about to turn 30 and rocking an .841 OPS in 36 games with Milwaukee this year.
21. Boston Red Sox (Last Week: 18)
29-32, 79.4 projected wins
After three games against the Angels to start this week, the Red Sox go Yankees-Rays-Yankees-Mariners-Giants over their next five series. If they’re going to get back into it, it has to start now.
22. Cincinnati Reds (Last Week: 23)
29-31, 76.0 projected wins
Andrew Abbott is in his third season and has a 3.42 career ERA, 1.51 this year. He’s always wildly outperformed his FIP. So either he’s an outlier or eventually regression will catch up with him.
23. Baltimore Orioles (Last Week: 25)
22-36, 75.5 projected wins
Starting to look up? The Orioles have won six of their last eight since falling to 16-34. The last three were over the White Sox, so grains of salt, but it’s an improvement.
24. Washington Nationals (Last Week: 26)
28-31, 75.5 projected wins
MacKenzie Gore has blown away his career high in K/9 and BB/9. He’s a whole new pitcher this year.
25. Los Angeles Angels (Last Week: 22)
26-32, 74.3 projected wins
Good tidings? Mike Trout returned Friday and has gone 5-10 in three games (two starts) since. Let’s root for health.
26. Pittsburgh Pirates (Last Week: 27)
22-38, 70.6 projected wins
Maybe Andrew Heaney just didn’t like Texas. After a 3.10 ERA with the Dodgers in 2022, he had a 4.15 and 4.28 in two years as a Ranger, and is now down to 3.39 in Pittsburgh this year.
27. Miami Marlins (Last Week: 28)
23-34, 70.3 projected wins
What a rough week for poor Ronny Simon, who famously had three errors and was seen crying in the dugout and then was DFA’d. Here’s hoping he gets a better baseball memory elsewhere.
28. Sacramento Athletics (Last Week: 24)
23-37, 68.7 projected wins
The A’s beat the Mariners 7-6 in 11 innings on May 5, getting to 20-16. After three straight losses, they won two of three (against the Yankees and Dodgers!) to get to 22-20. They weren’t great, but hey, that’s progress. … They’ve lost 17 of 18 since, dropped to 28th in our power rankings. Maybe they aren’t this bad, but the good vibes are gone.
29. Chicago White Sox (Last Week: 29)
18-41, 56.9 projected wins
The White Sox are on pace for 49.4 wins this year. In other words, they probably thank the heavens every day that the Rockies exist to take the heat off of them.
30. Colorado Rockies (Last Week: 30)
9-50, 50.9 projected wins
Who is going to be the Rockies’ All-Star representative? Jake Bird? He’s got a 1.60 ERA and 1.6 bWAR, but a middle reliever for a 9-win team is a tough sell. But if it’s not him, finding one is a tough job.
Check out our full rankings below:
