Ranking EVERY MLB Team for 2023 Season TIER LIST

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

Kevin Gausman has a 0 ERA nice, he does have lots of comments about how the pitch clock and rule changes are affecting him though. Still bad miss for ya boy

[@kyleravensbergen385]

You just saved yourself from one angry comment tho, I also agree with the jays ranking, they have the pieces to be elite just gotta put it togehter

[@JoeyAD3]

Do a video on every mlb teams greatest manager

[@michael7589]

Why are you so biased Marc

[@bockstaboi6638]

Jays on paper are a top 5 team but the question is if they can put it together. They failed last year

[@meadalofhonor1234]

Good save

[@Lando_Guest]

Gausman has a 0.00 ERA in spring training LOL and has 18 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched. He's a beast and super consistent. He has not been shaky, at all lol.

[@N394-l1f]

I think he meant to say Manoah

[@ZubiriasMaximus]

He was shaky last season. I watched him multiple times. But I also want to sort of give him a pass because a lot of times he throws good pitches but the ball placement is just perfect.

[@baileysmith4744]

@@N394-l1f, Manoah has been elite his whole career. only downside is walks, and thats because he lives on the edge of the zone and doesnt mind giving up a base for a good whiff pitch

[@Wrangler27]

ya I know go Jays go!

[@N394-l1f]

@Bailey Smith i think he had problems with the pitch clock this spring, that's it. But Marc said Gausman instead of Manoah...if he mispoke then it makes more sense because Gausman seems fine.

[@mlbhighlightz]

"And this is why the Mets are the best team in MLB history"

[@JacksonLane02]

It's all about the Mets

[@T12-09]

It’s old bud

[@stephaniemeyers6935]

What’s the joke?

[@johnvogel3536]

every year!!😂I have a Philly Bias against the Mets tho

[@dominicanball2361]

never gets old imo

[@colesutherland6470]

Kevin Gausman looking shaky this spring? Not sure that has been the case, he has been great!

[@Lando_Guest]

Guy has 18 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched and he looks "shaky" lol. He's definitely drinking the kool aid.

[@joebruzzese2486]

@@Lando_Guest he usually just makes random claims to fit his narrative it’s nothing new

[@candian75]

I was thinking the same thing. Guy has pitched to a 0.00 ERA in the spring lol

[@rogerj21]

He said that Bellinger is looking good to when Belli is hitting .194

[@chetstuckey2740]

This dude doesn’t know babseball 😂

[@ollysankar619]

kevin gausman has been quite the opposite of shaky. i don’t think he has allowed a run

[@chetstuckey2740]

Bro this mark guy doesn’t know baseball man

[@worldconquestonyoutube]

He’s referring to last year, his whip and fip were both high especially for a guy with a 3.35 era

[@ollysankar619]

@@worldconquestonyoutube his fip was extremely low his whip was high due to his bapip

[@albanks8843]

@@chetstuckey2740 ok buddy 2 starts into the season and a ERA of 0 still

[@evanmadurai966]

@@worldconquestonyoutube his FIP was historically low, actually. Lowest in MLB.

[@huntermaggiacomo4529]

This is the year the Rays will shock a lot of people. Such an underrated ball club.

[@kurtisgarrett3357]

Aging nicely so far

[@jennatomashosky8624]

13-0

[@BlueBlobfishGaming323]

this guy knew what was coming

[@huhzyi]

33-13 man u are right!

[@calebshapiro8565]

Aged pretty damn well

[@generallukeproductions]

D-Backs should be up 1 tier. Red Sox should be down 1 tier. Brewers should be down 1 tier. Dodgers should be up 1 tier. Yankees should be down 1 tier. Everything else is accurate

[@murphythedog789]

As a D-backs fan who watches them regularly, he was spot on unfortunately

[@wilbert3842]

As a tigers fan I’d like to think the front office signed Boyd and Lorenzen in hopes that the young rotation is back at full strength by June after all the injuries, then the veterans can go to the bullpen for long relief. If that pans out and Tork/Greene play to their potential with the AL central being bad the tigers might be able to win 70 games this season

[@OuterEight]

Easily

[@shortfusedd]

Of all the teams the astros faced in the post season, the mariners gave them the toughest battles in their games. They are a young team and definitely a dark horse of the AL west

[@jordansoup]

But the Phillies the only team to actually beat them twice :0

[@toryosmundson2623]

May be biased here, but having the Blue Jays above the Mariners doesn't make sense. The M's took the Jays to the wood shed in the playoffs and the season series wasn't all that close either. Plus, they likely have a top 5 rotation in baseball. Same old song and dance with the Jays year in and year out lol

[@ryangale3757]

The problem with the Blue Jays is that they are perennial underperformers; every year for the past 3 years, they on paper have seemed like major contenders, but they never end up living up to those expectations. They did play better after Schneider took over for Montoyo, but then they got their butts kicked in the playoffs again, so until I see them actually have a season up to their expectations, I can't expect too much out of them.

[@marklaguan5498]

Dodgers at postseason is so laughable, bullpen is elite each year, lineup still has Mookie, Freeman, smith, and Muncy (MVP Candidate when healthy), rotation is the biggest question mark but I think gonsolin will Give us enough starts to be elite still

[@fyrf0x8910]

The 2023 Dodgers are a husk of their former selves regardless. Im betting the Padres will win the NL West.

[@mnmblancket5199]

exactly, everyone is undermining them when we all know very well their gonna finish above the padres and still win 99-104 games

[@shakejaffer1881]

I hate the dodgers but him putting them there makes no sense

[@fivezigs]

as long as Chase Utley exists, Mets fan will have dodgers hot takes

[@PhilDoctor]

It's realistic. The Dodgers in a full 162 game season haven't done much in the playoffs, especially when you consider the fact they've been one of, if not the best, regular season teams every year for a while now. Sorry to say, but the Dodgers actually need to prove themselves as contenders. Just having a good roster and great regular seasons just to get spanked in the playoffs early doesn't make you an actual contender.

[@matthewcollins8602]

The Braves have a DH with alternate catching options. If Ozuna keeps hitting then he's a DH as well. At shortstop it's not really difficult to replace Dansby Swanson to be honest. I love Swansons defense but at the plate he still consistently swings at balls a foot off the plate for long periods of time and then gets on a hot streak before taking swings like a little league player again. Replacing Freeman was a big deal and the Braves did so and became better. Swanson isn't anywhere near the player of Freeman.

[@dagankordes148]

couldn’t agree more! ‘Sko Braves!! 2023 WS Champs!!

[@aaronrogers2905]

We have Grissom who's a better hitter than Swanson but needs to work on his defense

[@matthewcollins8602]

@Aaron Rogers exactly and the defense is one of the easiest things to replace in the game. With the defense of the Braves infield consisting of Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, & Matt Olson it's an even easier replacement to make. The Braves have more flexibility than most when it comes to finding their idea of a perfect replacement for anyone they let go.

[@aaronrogers2905]

@Matthew Collins Freeman wasn't really replaced but Olson is serviceable.

[@matthewcollins8602]

@Aaron Rogers physically he's replaced Freeman indeed though. I liked the move then and still do. Olson is just a better fit than Freeman because of age, grew up a Braves fan, & he's better in several areas than Freeman. Not a knock on Freeman but I prefer Olson's power and defense personally. The Braves front office made the right call.

[@DrewBreedluv]

Mariners regressing? Mitch Haniger was injured all season last year so Teoscar Hernandez is a huge upgrade at RF. We get a full season of Luis Castillo and a more experienced Gilbert/Kirby. Adam Frazier wasn’t very good for us last year either so getting Kolten Wong is a considerable upgrade. Also Julio is only going to get better. I believe a few Astros players also said that they were pretty confident that whoever won the series between the Mariners and the Astros was going to win the whole thing which is major props from a division rival.

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

I still think we lose the division but I expect us to be better even more so if JK is not ass

[@stevelittle1039]

The Kolten Wong trade made very little sense him and Adam Frazier are the same exact player. The only differences Adam Fraser is better defensively, so in that sense the Mariners got worse.

[@jimbuckley2862]

Mariners fan here. I don't see Kolten Wong as an upgrade personally, to me he is essentially the same player as Frazier. Rather see DMo and Swaggs get games at 2B. Mitch was a great guy, but we missed him last year... Hopefully Teoscar starts hitting soon though. Robbie Ray though man... Last night, AGAIN!!! 🤮🤮🤮

[@seaatee5219]

the angels actually have a solid rotation w sandoval detmers ohtani and now anderson. rendon looks amazing right now and the rest of their lineup is good. and they actually have some decent depth. so with all of that said. they are finishing w a 78-84 record lol

[@seaatee5219]

update: they fucking suck

[@waterbrojoe1251]

I am excited to revisit this video at the end of the season and feel awesome or horrible depending how it goes

[@Gemnist98]

Who’s your team?

[@ubereats3047]

Red Sox fan?

[@waterbrojoe1251]

@@Gemnist98 I’m a Mariners fan but it is fun in general to see teams where they end up

[@jennatomashosky8624]

My team is doing better than expected so far. Let’s go Pirates!

[@jake-bx6gj]

Seattle Mariners will win the AL West Division with 98 wins! Also, Seattle will win the 2023 World Series! They have so much fantastic starting pitching! 4 Cy Young candidates(Castillo, Ray, Kirby, Gilbert)! Plus, Jarred Kelenic will break out and smash 25 homers, hit 0.275, 0.350, 0.510! Julio Rodriguez will get 30 homers and 30 steals and lead this franchise to the first World Series Championship! Everyone in the MLB industry who are looking down on the Seattle Mariners will be regretting for not respecting this team!

[@beastdude27]

If the Brewers actually bring up Turang and Frelick, they could be a very good team, I think it mostly relies on if they actually bring up their prospects and how they play, and Yelich has been looking really good since they put him into the leadoff spot last year, I feel like they're one or two pieces away from actually being very good.

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Agree. Brewers are low key good. Just cheap as F!

[@griddymaster5127]

Well to add to your comment the Brewers brought up Brice Turang and also Joey Wiemer, cuz of Luis Urias getting hurt, and both have been very good for my Brew Crew, especially Turang of course. My guy Turang’s got a .615 OBP already and obviously got a grand slam, so he’s on fire!!!!

[@sciencereactions8221]

Reds won’t be good, but they are loaded for the future! Soooo many guys that are very young and have a strong upside. Looking forward to the season!

[@bobobeast2550]

As a reds fan I agree but since we are so bad everyone will just leave

[@AiVersify]

The Mets choked their division lead and got shutout in the Wild Card Game and Marc puts them in elite tier 🤦‍♂️ of course he does

[@stephenstrang590]

They are clearly elite. They are coached well, motivated, and overall stacked.

[@stephenstrang590]

I'm not a fan at all as well.

[@MaddDogg316]

​@@stephenstrang590, clearly elite. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tonyangelo9109]

I am a Mariners fan but I ask this without bias. Blue Jays > Mariners ?? Cardinals > Mariners I understand St. Louis has a better chance of winning division, but do not agree they are the better team. Astros I agree despite Altuve injury. Braves are better then the Mets, sorry man. They have a better core of talent.

[@funkerman7]

Mariners destroyed Blue Jays, got better and Blue Jays are still ahead? cmon smh

[@tjtribble.]

Blue Jays also got better but yeah I’d move the Mariners up

[@tjlynch7099]

red sox fan here, that’s one of the most agreeable evaluations on us this year. i like yoshida a lot, and i like the turner pickup, but there’s still a lot left to prove. interesting to see how we perform with the bogaerts void

[@kyleravensbergen385]

I'm not drinking the cubs cool aid, I'm not high on Dansby I'm confident he'll regress to career norms, the rotation is nice but defined needs an ace, maybe wesneski does that but I'm not sure, I'm excited for hoerner he looks good

[@cbcimiller]

Dodgers still a top 5 team... they have 9? Pitchers that register as 3s or better.... Insane pen. With 2 maybe 3 MVPs on offense.

[@acobb848]

I can't wait to see what the Orioles do in 2023. Let's Go O's.

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Im a Jays, Red sox and Os fan. Os do great for a team that pays players by returning the beer cans they find after the games.

[@acobb848]

@@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez The starting rotation is key for the Orioles.

[@cammoore389]

​@@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez loyal fan I see

[@beeefchop1715]

@@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez I'm just now getting into baseball and being from bmore I'm an O's fan, that being said, is that a real thing?

[@100_PercentGold]

Gausman 0 ERA this spring training

[@ethanstechworld207]

Mariners are a contender at the least! I could make a great argument that the Mariners were the 2nd best AL team behind the Astros. If they beat the Astros they were going to beat the Yankees. And they have gotten better. Also the starting rotation & bullpen is one of the top rotations in the American League. Also how could you put the Blue Jays in contender but not the Mariners.

[@Chickendees789]

Man this didn’t age well. But even before the season Marc are you that silly for saying blue jays better than the dodgers and we’re a poastaeason team. Smh we have freeman betts jd Keyshawn Urias. 🤦‍♂️

[@andrewclark9704]

Your cubs ranking made my heart warm 🥲

[@FuzzyFromYT]

The thumbnail is 👏🏻😂

[@HockeyAllDayFRFR]

I LOVE YOU FUZZY JUST WATCHED YOUR RECAP FOR TODAY❤❤❤

[@bassive2sigma]

yo fuzzy

[@Grievous_]

Wsg Fuzzy, ikr the thumbnail is hilarious 😂

[@coffeeguy957]

Love for the Blue Jays, but not for the Mariners who swept them in the Wild Card. Mariners got better at the Blue Jays expense too

[@ydawg8846]

Cardinals are definitely contenders 2 me, but idk

[@lilnachos7324]

Phillies were a very good team last year despite the record. People forget they were on a 95 win pace under Thompson.

[@shortfusedd]

They are kind of setup like the yankees are, Hit bombs and fuck small ball. The counter to that is great pitching. They did very good against the elite pitching staff of the astros in the world series.

[@clickbait3753]

I mean they have lots of injuries and play in a brutal divison

[@adammartin5866]

"I see a world where the Rangers might surprise people." 7 months later, the Rangers are World Series Champions. Mets, Yankees, Cardinals, Gaurdians were too high on the list. I do find it funny that the Dbacks landed in "Not Awful" but made it to the World Series. I guess hindsight is 20/20.

[@VoxVeritas1776]

Marc are you telling me that you expect the Tigers to have all the injuries and everyone on the roster to have down years two years in a row? I think you underestimate them like mostly everyone else. Im predicting 77-81 wins this year leading to an AL Central crown next season.

[@VoxVeritas1776]

If AASr was still there then yes I understand your take on the organization but he’s gone and it’s Scott Harris now.

[@joeyy7184]

I think the Cardinals are going to surprise some people. They have a top 5, arguably top 3 lineup, and I think the pitching will outperform what people are expecting.

[@brandondillman5841]

"My team is going to shock some people" Said every fan for every team every year ever. lol

[@Zkhn828]

I think they will shock some people in how they underperform, they ain't getting any juiced balls this year

[@jon2141]

"Top 3 Lineup" LOL alright. Padres, Phillies, Astros, Yankees, Blue Jays all have better lineups just quickly off the top of my head

[@brandondillman5841]

@@jon2141 Idk if I'd put the Yankees up there. Outside of Judge it's a pretty mediocre lineup. Top 10 with Judge. Probably in the 20 range without him.

[@officalatom4055]

@@jon2141 Phillies? Padres? Yankees? Those are the teams you mention…Blues Jays and Astros sure..but the Phillies are going to be without Hoskins and Harper…the Padres have a great 4 players along with Cronenworth..but who else? And the Yankees? I mean maybe if Stanton can stay healthy…but other then that? Rizzo? Okay..the Cardinals have power, contact, on base up and down the lineup..2 MVP candidates, Contreras is a great hitter…Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman..I mean Tyler O’Neil will hit 6th..the Cardinals absolutely have an argument as a top 5 lineup…depth and no questions at any position besides the outfield and it’s less who’s gonna play here because they don’t have any good players..they have too many good outfield options..Astros, Blue Jays, Braves..only teams I think have a better lineup then the Cardinals

[@mathewbreh3081]

Could of sworn the Mariners swept the Jays in the playoffs and got better but who knows

[@CoryKeepers]

This aged like milk

[@emmer4407]

The Mariners are winning 98 games and the World Series this year

[@Highonvictory21]

Thanks for the cubbies respect

[@Dblwinster221T]

Blue Jays ahead of Mariners? The Mariners are better, they beat them in the playoffs and r just better

[@tjtribble.]

I think the Mariners are too low, but just because they beat the Blue Jays last year doesn’t mean they’re better this year. Both teams got better over the offseason.

[@graysoncasey5070]

You are the first person on the internet I’ve heard give the Rangers their adequate “maybe”. They aren’t contenders yet but they will have a shot in every game they play with that pitching and the bats at the top of the lineup

[@MattW30356]

Losing Hoskins hurts, but I feel Darick Hall is more than capable of picking up the slack.

[@scudcloudz]

Defensively yes- but offensively with hall is hit or miss..

[@matthewmorey8310]

Nailed it. Keep doubting the Dodgers.

[@murphythedog789]

Mostly agree surprisingly. Realistically, that’s too many playoff teams and contenders, and the Dodgers and Rangers rankings sound insane given their talent. But when you dig in, those tiers reflect each team’s potential given their roster’s talent and track record.

[@globalpoliticsman9523]

as a Phillies fan despite Rhys Hoskins injury I think our team will finish second place in our division and become a playoff team

[@robinherbert638]

they could beat out the braves for 1st don't rule out the phils

[@globalpoliticsman9523]

@@robinherbert638 they could but the Braves aren't going to scare me the Mets are

[@barnes_ak418]

I agree with the statement of: Twins biggest weakness feels like Rocco Baldelli. He has said some stuff in Spring Training about some changes he’a gonna try and make which sound promising, I hope he actually follows through. If he does, I think Twins have a better shot. If not, I think they’ll finish about same as last year

[@NotLouieOTK]

As a Dodgers fan, I think you’re right. Still very much to prove with rookies and although the Dodgers do good with prospects, you can’t assume they’ll be amazing. Playoff contenders is a safe pick for the team they have.

[@shoukatsukai]

As an Astros fan, even I think you're selling your team way too short. They should still be elite tier. The lineup and rotation are still an envy of the league even with the loss of Turner.

[@NotLouieOTK]

@@shoukatsukai i believe we will be elite, but with the rookies we have we can’t just assume they’ll step up

[@leyvaondabeatz2159]

@@shoukatsukai finally a like able Stros fan 🙌🏼

[@scottcampbell9515]

I'd like to see you revisit this at the end of the season.

[@dmint244]

Keeping a straight face ranking the Mets over the Braves is commendable

[@realisticthought1781]

You knew he was gonna

[@yuhmazz2161]

Mariners disrespect is real

[@tavius88]

He put them in Postseason lol

[@loading...7066]

They ass

[@birdadams7256]

How you explained the Braves you could explain the Mariners but you were barely putting the Mariners in the post-season tier and slapped the Braves in elite all easily???? Just doesn't make sense to me cause the Mariners starters feel highly underrated Luis Castillo, Robbie Ray, George Kirby and Logan Gilbert can all be a #1 or#2 on most teams I honestly feel like and already had a really good bullpen but Munoz is on the brink of going just nuclear, reminds me of how Edwin Diaz felt right when he went to one of the best

[@trainman5371]

This video aged like fine wine

[@godusopp2752]

Mets in elite is hilarious

[@SWWonders]

Definitely contender but you can’t be ELITE since the Braves have won the division 5 straight years

[@godusopp2752]

@@SWWonders exactly

[@birdadams7256]

Dodgers, Mariners, Braves to Contender and Rangers and Blue Jays to postseason 😊

[@allthingssports4957]

Marc:Puts Rays in postseason team Rays:Best record in the MLB

[@oklywright8886]

I just got back into baseball. I didn’t know half the league makes the playoffs nowdays. Crazy.

[@tjtribble.]

Were the Mariners not contenders last year? Obviously their lineup wasn’t elite but it didn’t seem to matter in the the postseason. They absolutely stomped the Blue Jays, and (despite losing all 3 games) they were neck and neck with the Astros. I think they pretty clearly make it to the World Series if a few things go differently against the Astros, and to me that’s a contender. So why would a better version of that team not be a contender as well?

[@ethanstechworld207]

Exactly!!! 🤯

[@jaredserrano4596]

Im not really sure how a team that won 111 last year is all of a sudden dropped down to postseason team with multiple teams that barely finished over .500...

[@jasonhoffman5187]

I do like to come back to the older videos and see the accuracy 😅

[@josephdelgado413]

Idk how you can rank some of those teams above the Dodgers. They're the dodgers. They've been dominant the past 10 years, they didn't make a splash and they let trea leave to sign Shohei Ohtani

[@rhyde]

I enjoyed this. Mostly solid grades with a few hot takes.

[@TheShnewgen]

As a Rockies fan I appreciate an unbiased view at how awful we are. It's easy to focus on Cron or McMahon. I hope I don't become that 100 year old Cubs fan crying at the tv for winning a WS finally

[@Ryouski]

Rockies fan here as well. I agree lol. I hope they can win a world series within the next 20 years given where they are currently at.

[@vincentvanghool6723]

At least The Rangers are trying something finally. I've stuck by them in the worst of times, I'll stick by em now.

[@TheLotus2424c]

Guardians are definitely contenders... young guys got a lot of experience last year. Three potential MVP candidates in j-ram, gimenez, and bieber. I expect a huge gain in Kwans game .310+ BA best leadoff hitter in the league with high OBP. This team has the makings of being better and more consistent than the '16 team.

[@Noseyy]

Rays at the back end of post season teams is crazy lmaooo

[@wademccormick254]

As a Royals fan I would be thrilled if they were "not awful" this year. Matheny and Cal Eldred were terrible, so the new coaches have to be an improvement. They've looked really good this spring, but they've given me false hope before.

[@jmoneymaker96]

That’s an understatement. We are way worse than I thought. I thought we’d hang around 75 wins but we’ll be lucky to win 50 at this rate.

[@bazooka4576]

This guy does not watch ANY blue jays games… he always says Matt Chapman defense isn’t good which isn’t the case at all… now gausman, who hasn’t allowed a SINGLE RUN is looking shaky??

[@pannoni8449]

The Orioles certainly have had most everything go right with them this year, with just 25 games to go and being 35 games above 500, placing them as a bonfire pennant contender that can compete with the elite tier (Braves, Dodgers, Rays, Mariners IMO). The Bautista injury puts a big question mark on an October appearance. Boston is one of the few "Maybe?" teams that basically has lived up to their expectations, and they remain on the fringe of Wild Card contention. Miami is probably also in that same "Maybe?" tier, and it wouldn't shock me if they sneak in just like the NBA and NHL teams did last spring. I'd also place the D-Backs in that "Maybe?" tier as well. Sure, the Padres and Yankees have been big busts, but I'd place them in that same tier, which really should be full of teams around .500. The Padres are 5th in run differential in the NL, and the Yankees have big spoiler potential that just happens to play in a hot division that sadly was gagged with numerous injuries, with a season-ending concussion to Rizzo being the latest. They recently swept the Astros in Houston, so they definitely still can beat you on any given day.

[@chasecooper9044]

Phillies coming off the World Series plus adding turner, they’re elite cut out the bias 😂

[@vibesothc]

As a former A's fan, I appreciate u keeping it short and sweet about their ranking. And as a current Dodgers fan, we definitely did not do enough to beat these new Padres. We might beat them in the season series, but this Dodger team isn't beating them in 3, 5 or 7.

[@joshharter1511]

How in the world can you justify Jay's above the Mariners???

[@opheliatrahan4185]

You’re giving my Red Sox much more credit than I am.

[@baileysmith4744]

a much more accurate tier list Elite: Astros, Braves, Dodgers, Padres Contender: Mariners, Blue Jays, Rays, Phillies, Cardinals Post season team: Mets, Guardians, Twins Maybe?: Orioles, Red Sox, White Sox, Brewers, Cubs, Rangers Not Awful: Angels, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Marlins Dogwater: Athletics, Tigers, Royals, Nationals, Pirates, Reds SHIT💩: Yankees - one note, i dont understand the Rockies slander. the lineup actually looks good. no superstars, but a bunch of above average WAR guys

[@frankisfunny2007]

G-Rod, Gunnar, Cowser, Kjerstad, Joey Ortiz, Westburg... all potentially going to be brought up to the Majors this season. Yeah, 2023 will be a super fun season to be an Oriole fan!

[@cell15]

I’m from the future…it is.

[@TheLuiscelaya]

Even as a Padres fan, I gotta disagree that the Dodgers are just a postseason team. I think they’re still elite and I’d still pick them to win the division. Postseason is a whole other ballgame there

[@MrBlake14]

Glad to see an honest Pads fan. Did the Dodgers get "worse" this off-season and the Pads better? Yes. But Marc is forgetting the Dodgers won 111 games and the division by 22 games last year. That gap doesn't magically dissappear because Trea Turner leaves. We replaced JT with JD, actually have a deeper and more reliable rotation this year, not relying on fragile guys like Heaney and company, Outman in all likelihood will get the bulk of CF starts and could very well be better than Bellinger for $18M less. Oh and our bullpen is still mostly intact. And we have insane depth through the 40 man roster and going into our Minor League system. He's right, on paper the Padres, at least their lineup, is still better. But they lack depth if one of their big names goes down or underperforms. Their rotation certainly isn't better IMO.

[@TheLuiscelaya]

@@MrBlake14 That’s the big thing that the Dodgers have above almost any other team: depth. Especially in the minors, where they have a lot of guys who can come up and make an impact in the majors. I don’t think they’ll win 100 games but it’s gonna be dogfight till the end for the division

[@MrBlake14]

@@TheLuiscelaya Oh it'll definitely be more competitive this year. I think both the Dodgers and Padres could/should win 95-100 games each. I just am somewhat bewildered at all these baseball talking heads thinking the Dodgers are 20+ losses worse for losing ONE player. Whenever people mention our off-season losses, its like...and? JD Martinez replaces JT at DH and likely hits much better. Outman, and whoever else fills in at CF, likely outperforms Belli. Syndegaard and May replace Heaney and Anderson. Pepiot has #3 upside, and is showing it this Spring. Our bullpen remained intact. Muncy looked like old Muncy in the second half after getting g healthy. And Vargas is a ROTY frontrunner going into this season. I just don't understand the weird hate. Like Marc saying May hasnt shown he can be dominant? Ummm....did we forget his pre TJS performance? He was ELECTRIC! He will be fully healthy this year and will probably slide into that #2 spot in the rotation. This team is still VERY GOOD.

[@southsider1423]

Everything possible went wrong for the White Sox last year and they broke even at .500 baseball. New manager in itself is +5 wins, a healthy team is another *5-15 wins

[@maavi4192]

„Something is weird there, the Twins should have been so much better last year“ Yeah, the „weird there“ was they had an entire division contending lineup, rotation and bullpen on the IL lmao

[@generallukeproductions]

Which duo will be the best in 2023? Nola and Wheeler Cole and Rodon Scherzer and Verlander

[@xXFoXyPaNdAXx]

Scherzer-Verlander if they stay healthy

[@jonathanapsley654]

Very safe predictions, virtually the same as the 2022 year-end standings except for Padres/Dodgers and Mets/Phillies (shocker) switcharoos.

[@calebkent6706]

Reds one aged like milk so far they won their last 10 and lead the nl central

[@tielerschick7335]

I'd like to see you doing an update of this video to see where teams actually end up from where they were put at the start of the season

[@douglasrau5094]

As a Yankee fan, I got to say, Yankees are not S tier. It's the same lineup that didn't do a damn thing against the Astros in the ALCS plus (hopefully) Volpe. They need him to provide a spark with his power and with his speed. The lineup is too dependent on Aaron Judge. You can't revolve a major league lineup around 1 guy. There's no way you can guarantee he'll come up in a big spot. Stanton can be good but he goes into long cold spells where he loses it and he's almost guaranteed to spend at least some time on the IL. Aaron Hicks.....looks awful. Like, he can't even field routine fly balls. I don't know what to do with him. Josh Donaldson is hitting home runs right now in spring training--who cares? Let's see how he's hitting when the games count. 3/5s of their starting rotation is starting the season on the IL and they don't have the depth to cover it. They traded their starting pitching depth away to acquire Frankie Months who is about as useful as a Pancho in a desert. Surprisingly, the strength of this team could be the bullpen. Yes, Trivino and Kahnle are on the IL to start the season but Clay Holmes looks right as the closer, Jonny Lasagna has elite stuff and Michael King looks like an absolute stud. I just hope they don't get burnt out early on because I don't see German, Schmidt and whoever the 5th starter is going to be going deep into games. I put them down in Post Season Team. I could see them getting one of the wild card spots this season.

[@JJPadreFan]

Marc love to pick your mind on this. But I heavily disagree with the Mariners analysis. I would say they belong in contender tier.

[@peytonkoopmann637]

Don’t forget about Hayden Wesneski with the Cubs in the rotation

[@chriswalther7329]

Is he officially in the rotation

[@peytonkoopmann637]

He should be

[@bannanabutt6691]

@@chriswalther7329Yes, until Kyle Hendricks comes back at least. I personally think Hendricks should just be depth at this point considering his last couple years and the plethora of young, competent Sp’s we have.

[@zachflakerton]

The Cubs seem like they have 8 starters now

[@bannanabutt6691]

@@zachflakerton They basically do which is a really good thing depth-wide since they are all solid.

[@loganmclaughlin6621]

About the Braves situation with the DH they probably will put Travis dArnaud there and for left field I think they’ll do Rosario

[@williamfischer3990]

The Rangers are textbook definition of a maybe? team.

[@24kingsa]

Looking back, we need to flip around the mets and the reds 😂

[@baseballkid3542]

Watch the dodgers win the World Series bro all of a sudden these “intelligent” fan decide that they’re not good. It’s bs that the Yankees are that high too just because you got 27 rings doesn’t mean your good every year.

[@lukewestfall2553]

Ah yes, the Mariners, who SWEPT the Blue Jays in 2 games IN Toronto AND won the season series AND had a better offseason including taking one of Toronto's best sluggers for a minimal return but yea, they're a contender but we aren't. What a joke of a take.

[@daniel_lastname]

The Mets and Padres at Elite aged exactly how I would've hoped

[@conorgilles81]

You've got 13 teams making the postseason. There are only 12 postseason spots. So the 'maybe' teams are actually 'absolutely not' and at least one 'postseason team' will not make the postseason, best case. Maybe the maybes should be almosts.

[@Gigachadtv]

You’re right. As a Dodgers fan, I feel like they should be a contender, if the Blue Jays are in the contender column

[@andrewmiller6780]

You might think I am crazy but I think the Colorado Rockies might surprise you.

[@estherkarfunkel6258]

Finally, you’re not biased you actually put the Yankees in a good spot they should be

[@cronoesify]

Thumbs up for the real smooth Rocco slight. I still haven't forgiven him for game 1 against the Yankees in 2019.

[@wraynephew6838]

The Orioles are a team that shocked a lot of people last year. Not only finishing with a winning record but doing it that division with the Yanks, Rays, Blue Jays and Redsox. Not an easy thing to do! AL East toughest division in baseball. 4 and possibly 5 playoff bound teams.

[@eddieknapp6796]

As a Red Sox fan I agree with your assessment. A lot of IFs in the line-up. IF they perform to their potential they could be really good. But I'm not counting on that.

[@thethomaslampe]

To fix this list drop the white Sox down 1 up the mariners, dodgers, cardinals 1 drop the bluejays 1 and drop the Yankees 1

[@jacoblutsky6052]

THANK YOU for the Cubs respect!!! Everyone sleepin on em

[@aiaproductions9319]

Ikr it feels extremely nice when somebody actually gives the Cubs the respect they deserve and not talking trash on them.