MLB Power Rankings Week 12: Can anyone unseat Tigers at No. 1? - ESPN

With a third week in a row atop our list, the Tigers become the team with the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 so far in our 2025 power rankings, passing the Dodgers, who have spent two consecutive weeks in the top spot twice this season.

Week 12 also saw a number of clubs continuing their rise up our rankings, including the Astros and Rays each moving up one spot to eighth and ninth, respectively, as well as the Brewers and Reds each rising three places.

The mid-June blockbuster trade of Rafael Devers from the Red Sox to the Giants didn't affect either team's outcome this week, with San Francisco at No. 7 for a second straight week and Boston going from 20th to 17th.

Our expert panel has ranked every team based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts Buster Olney, Jorge Castillo and Bradford Doolittle to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

Week 11 | Preseason rankings

Record: 47-27
Previous ranking: 1

The Tigers' poorest-performing position this season has been shortstop, the spot Detroit thought it solidified when it signed Javier Baez. Rather than becoming an obvious trade deadline need, the Tigers seem to have found an in-house solution: Baez. The return of center fielder Parker Meadows on June 2 allowed manager A.J. Hinch the luxury of relocating Baez's resurgent bat to his old position, which he had not started at since April 18. Good idea: Baez has a 1.017 OPS this season when playing at his old stomping grounds. — Doolittle

Record: 46-29
Previous ranking: 4

Underneath the shadow of the future Hall of Famers at the top of the Dodgers' lineup, Andy Pages is emerging as one of the