The-Kids' Real 2025 MLB/Baseball Thread *_*

[The~Kid]

I beat the "experts".......


At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer at their own game........



And while they think they are matching me....... pretty much just copying and pasting my methodology based on the WAR-Ratio that I developed...... they may be using the same deck/hand as me but they don't know how to really use it or how to play the cards that I invented and developed to their full potential.........



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7 out of 12 of my picks are postseason ready vs 6 out 12 of the "experts"....... And actually made Postseason and October Baseball.





58.333% of my preseason picks mase Postseason and October Baseball overall out of 12 vs 50% of the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer top 12 preseason picks and Power Rankings...... Also demolished PECOTA and their preseason projections for the season which only got 5 out of top 12 picks right at 41.666% vs my 7 out of top 12 picks at 58.333%......




I beat the "experts" in 162 games of the season......






At MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer to PECOTA this season on every level *_*


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The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... Final top 12......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......







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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Power Rankings Update March 14th 2025.....




Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......




My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........





It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......





Gaze into the crystal ball........





SEE THE FUTURE.......





1. Dodgers




2. Phillies




3. Astros




4. Mets




5. Braves




6. Red Sox




7. Mariners




8. Diamondbacks




9. Royals




10. Cubs




11. Tigers




12. Blue Jays

Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox/The-Ringer.....

https://www.theringer.com/2025/03/2...er-rankings-dodgers-braves-phillies-standings


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-day-power-rankings-playoff-odds-all-30-teams

 

[The~Kid]

The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Postseason Power Rankings Sep 29th, 2025.......


Now I have two PostSeasons with better projections than the "experts" as more teams on my top 4 and top 2 Postseason Power Rankings actually made ALCS and NLCS respectfully in 2023 and 2025......... Only the best from the best Analytical/Statistical/Baseball mind of the 21st century...... Yours truly the one and only handsome devil from Anaheim, The~Kid *_*






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Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams.



My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts" and again just beat the "experts" in the 2025 regular season and tied with them in 2024......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer....and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........




It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......








Gaze into the crystal ball and......





SEE THE FUTURE.......






The Kids........





Real 2024 MLB Top 12 Power Rankings.......






1. Mariners




2. Blue Jays




3. Brewers




4. Dodgers




5. Phillies




6. Yankees




7. Cubs




8. Red Sox




9. Padres




10. Guardians




11. Tigers




12. Reds

Vs the "experts" at MLB/ESPN/MLB on Fox....

 

[The~Kid]

Breaking news......


***Angels announce Anthony Rendon as the new General Manager of the Angels per multiple sources***......

 

[The~Kid]

On a serious note congrats to Kurt Suzuki on becoming the Angels Team Manager...... Sometimes great things come from the most unexpected places/people....... And I only wish him the best and hope he can help turn things around for the Angels and fans in Anaheim.

 

[The~Kid]

The Bieb after the Blue Jays win *_*

 

[The~Kid]

I mean I have to say while the Mariners loss was disappointing the Blue Jays win was extraordinary and simply spectacular leaving the Mariners in the dust....... What I like to call the "Bumb Rush the Cocksuckers" approach and just kicking the other team in the nuts when it's least expected......


The Mariners had the lead in the 7th and with better options in the Bullpen with relievers and starters all on deck...... The Mariners manager did expose his team picking Bazardo yes and he can be blamed for the loss in a way..... But the Blue Jays identified the weakness and window of opportunity with Springers 3 run HR and seized the moment to TAKE IT ALL!


Ultimately IMO the managers made the difference here and the Blue Jays Manager simply outmanoeuvred the Mariners Manager with the Mariners lead in the 7th being taken away in one fatal blow...... Neither team scored a run after that inning and the decisions made in the 7th by both managers were the deciding factor in the game.


Ultimately it's the Blue Jays style...... They keep the game tight as possible and when they see a window of opportunity and weakness they simply Bumb Rush the Cocksuckers and kick the other guys in the nuts when it's least expected........ Like they did to the Mariners in the 7th inning. The other team may have better pitching or other resources for example but if you keep it tight and Bumb Rush the Cocksuckers you get these amazing comback games that have become the Blue Jays signature not just by luck but by design.......

 

[The~Kid]

Happy to own this card...... The Bieb *_*

 

[The~Kid]

In the end win or lose players on both the Blue Jays and Mariners can be happy that they went out there and performed to the best of their ability and gave it their all........ They put up one hell of a Game 7 in the 2025 ALCS and gave fans not just an entertaining experience but got to show fans what the best in the world look like and play like and what it means to play elite level Baseball......


Fans deserve the best and all fans can be glad that is exactly what they got from these players..... Simply the best and nothing less........


Here is to the Mariners and the Blue Jays for Game 7 of the ALCS and some real memorable moments and one hell of a game *_*

 

[The~Kid]

I have to say....... Springer is something......

 

[The~Kid]

And John Carpino and the Angels Front Office keep bringing embarrassment and embarrassment and failure after failure to Anaheim...... And here is another one where Mike Trout had to testify in his dead friends trial....... And testify to Tyler Skaggs character.....


Being a real friend Trout defended his friends honor in a testimony that lasted 3 hours......


It's time to fire President of the Angels John Carpino and anyone who has been with the Angels for 10+ years in the Front Office outright.

 

[The~Kid]

In loving memory.......



RIP Tyler Skaggs.

 

[The~Kid]

God Bless Carli Skaggs...... and may God heal and ease her pain........

 

[The~Kid]

Dodgers starting off with Snell and Yamamoto......

 

[The~Kid]

I mean enough congratulations have been given to Vlady Jr and Springer but someone else who deserves as much or more so is another guy who's making it to the World Series for the first time...... As bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays......


After 5,231 games over 36 seasons as a player, coach and manager.....


Congratulations to Don Mattingly for making it to the 2025 World Series and his first World Series ^_^




Then

Now

 

[The~Kid]

The Blue Jays had good batters in Spring Training and showed promise from their core Vlady Jr, Bichette, Kirk and Springer........ But in spring sometimes that is a gamble and hope and promise may be an illusion......



With the Yankees losing Cole and Gil to injury and how the Yankees lineup were performing as far as batters went...... I just didn't believe the Yankees would make it and if they did they wouldn't be strong....... as we saw in the Postseason.



With the Blue Jays there was a part of me that had my doubts but the Spring Training showed hope and promise, the projections lined up for their batters but that pitching was shit on paper...... Even against the Yankees injured rotation..... But the Blue Jays had one thing going for them in the rotation and that was most projected IP and they were the healthiest rotation in their division........ A voice popped into my head "arms don't grow on trees." and there is value to be placed on a decent arm and healthy arms and healthy players some people may not see but IMO that is a lot of value and sometimes underappreciated and undervalued.......



Many thought the Rangers would make it too and I didn't believe so as that team needed to run like clockwork and have all the pieces healthy and performing to expectations......



Orioles were projected by the "experts" to make Postseason too but I didn't believe so because they simply didn't have the arms and as I said before "arms don't grow on trees."



The Blue Jays weren't the best in pitching or everything but overall they were pretty balanced and fundamentally sound IMO to make Postseason relative to their division rivals and other teams in the AL....... but yeah I'd be lying if I said I would have projected them to make it to the World Series or win a World Series back when I made my projections before the season even started......




But it's more than the numbers..... The coaches and staff, manager and players all seem to have a real understanding of the fundamentals, the basics and real Baseball and also new ways and new strategies....... And when everyone is on that level of understanding and Baseball IQ it really elevates a team to another level the numbers and statistics and BS can't really explain IMO.



Congrats again to the Blue Jays for their season, making it to the World Series and giving us one hell of a Game 7 and ALCS and ALDS games in general and here is to Toronto to TAKE IT ALL!!!

 

[The~Kid]

The Bo Boost.......

 

[The~Kid]

Admittedly not the biggest Springer fan...... But credit where it's due and those balls don't hit themselves

 

[The~Kid]

The winner of Game 1 has gone on to win eight of the past nine and 13 of the past 15 World Series. Since World Series play began in 1903, 61.7 percent of Game 1 winners have won the championship. Further lending favor to the Giants, the club with home-field advantage has won 21 of the past 26 World Series.-per MLB

 

[The~Kid]

Postseason results in the box.......



AVG

OBP

SLG

 

[The~Kid]

Basic H, RBI, R, HR and 2B and 3B in Postseason........



Hits

RBI

Runs

HR

Doubles

Triples