MLB Power Rankings: Best & Worst Teams for 2024 Season

It’s time for the home stretch of the 2024 MLB regular season.

With the postseason around the corner, the Los Angeles Dodgers remain the MLB World Series odds favorites, and now they find themselves at No. 2 in these power rankings behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Who is the best MLB team this season?

According to these power rankings, the Philadelphia Phillies are the best MLB team in 2024. The Dodgers are ranked No. 2, while the Yankees are No. 3.

Who is the worst MLB team this season?

Based on these updated power rankings, the Chicago White Sox have been the worst MLB team for much of the 2024 season. The Marlins are No. 29, while the Rockies sit at No. 28.

MLB Power Rankings 2024

Best MLB Teams, 2024

• Who are the best baseball teams in 2024?

1. Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies remain the team best built to make a deep run in October.

2. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers have been championship favorites all season, but the rotation has more questions than answers entering the postseason.

3. New York Yankees

Aaron Judge has cracked the 50-home threshold for the third time in his career. Why are pitchers still throwing to him?

4. Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers are on their way to clinching the NL Central for the third time in the last four season.

5. Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland has the best bullpen in baseball. If the Guardians earn a bye, the lack of back-to-backs in the playoffs could help them unleash their relievers.

6. San Diego Padres

Jackson Merrill has passed Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes as the NL Rookie of the Year odds favorite. The Padres remain my favorite bet in the latest World Series odds.

7. Baltimore Orioles

After not winning a playoff game last year, the Orioles aim for a better postseason experience this fall.

8. Arizona Diamondbacks

Last year’s NL pennant winners have been one of the hottest teams in baseball of late.

9. Houston Astros

Even in a down year for the Astros, they remain one of the scarier opponents in the AL playoffs.

10. Kansas City Royals

The Royals are on the verge of one of the most impressive turnarounds in MLB history. They are contending for a playoff spot after losing 106 games last year.

11. Minnesota Twins

When healthy, the Twins are a legitimate contender in a wide-open AL. But health remains an issue for this team.

12. Atlanta Braves

No team is dealing with as many injuries as the Braves, who have fallen out of the top-10 for the first time all year.

13. New York Mets

Despite not making the All-Star Game, Francisco Lindor has emerged as an NL MVP odds contender. The Mets are suddenly in playoff contention. 

14. Seattle Mariners

The Mariners have one of the best rotations in the sport, but their lineup remains an issue.

15. Detroit Tigers

The Tigers are on track to post their first winning season since 2016.

16. Chicago Cubs

It should be an interesting offseason for a Chicago team that couldn’t live up to being preseason favorites in the NL Central.

17. Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox exceeded expectations this year, giving fans hope for their future outlook.

18. St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals, who have been hovering around .500 all summer, haven’t had consecutive losing seasons since 1994 and 1995.

19. Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay remains frisky despite inexplicably trading away a good chunk of its core while in playoff contention.

20. Cincinnati Reds

Elly De La Cruz has 64 stolen bases this year. His preseason baseball odds for stolen bases were only an over/under of 39.5.

21. San Francisco Giants

Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter to record a splash hit in Oracle Park history. He’s one of three players to record a splash hit this season.

22. Toronto Blue Jays

After consecutive playoff appearances, Toronto is firmly at the bottom of the AL East.

23. Pittsburgh Pirates

Paul Skenes has flashed some of the best stuff in baseball since making his MLB debut in the spring.

24. Texas Rangers

What a fall for last year’s World Series champions, but they should bounce back in 2025.

25. Washington Nationals

This season has been about the young players, and the Nationals certainly have several promising standouts for 2025 and beyond.

26. Oakland Athletics

The Athletics have posted their best record since 2021 in their final year in Oakland.

27. Los Angeles Angels

Los Angeles is now at the bottom of the AL West.

28. Colorado Rockies

The Rockies are on pace for a second straight 100-loss season.

29. Miami Marlins

The Marlins have been the worst team in the NL after making the playoffs a season ago.

30. Chicago White Sox

The White Sox are on the verge of making history as one of the worst teams in MLB history.