MLB 2025: Shocking Division Underdogs Set to Rewrite the Season’s Destiny
Fagan’s bold prediction: Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler will make the All-Star team, and not just because every franchise needs a representative. Butler struggled to harness his talent through the first couple months of the 2024 season, but his numbers from July on were really impressive: .302 average, .943 OPS and 20 homers in 73 games. And, oh yeah, he was 18 for 18 in stolen base attempts. That was his age-23 season. Kid’s gonna be a star.
Crizer’s Winner: Houston Astros
Call me when they don’t find a way to win this division. Yes, the team looks different after the departure of Alex Bregman and the trade of Kyle Tucker. Jose Altuve is in left field. There’s a general shrug-inducing shuffle in center and right, but Tucker trade gem Cam Smith is making the jump straight to the majors. Throw in starting pitching depth and the ongoing gravitational presence of Yordan Alvarez’s bat and this is still the club with the fewest questions.



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