“MLB Opening Day 2025: Unraveling the Surprising Transformations Shaping Every Team This Season!”
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It’s important to note that these totals do not account for injuries, which results in some misleading totals for certain teams. Gerrit Cole and the 95 innings he hurled last season remain in the organization and are thus included in the Yankees’ percentage of innings “returning,” but we know he won’t be contributing to this year’s staff due to Tommy John surgery.
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Just as this exercise isn’t intended to declare winners and losers from the offseason, lining up all 30 clubs by this metric doesn’t necessarily predict success or failure in the season ahead. Look no further than last year’s rankings to see the range of outcomes for both teams that largely brought back the same rosters and those that shook things up dramatically. The top 10 in rates of return a year ago featured the postseason-bound Phillies, Astros and Orioles as well as the seriously disappointing Cubs, Blue Jays and Rangers.
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