Last season was the year that Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge blew our minds (again), the year Paul Skenes made his debut and instantly became unforgettable, and the year the Dodgers won their eighth World Series. But that’s all in the rearview mirror.

It’s all about 2025 now.

Thus, with some big moves made since our last power rankings on Nov. 10 , it’s time for the first power rankings of 2025. We’ll look at each team, and do a little vibe check: How are they -- and their fans -- feeling as the calendar turns? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you can find at the bottom of this (and every) piece, but the words are mine. If you dislike the rankings, yell at all of us. But if you dislike the words, feel free to yell at me .

1. Dodgers (previously: 1)
The Dodgers are basking in the warm glow of their World Series win, and they’ve brought in Blake Snell, Hyeseong Kim and Michael Conforto, while bringing back Teoscar Hernández and Blake Treinen. Most of those pitchers who were hurt in October will be back at full strength for 2025, including, oh yeah, Ohtani. Yeah, suffice it to say, the vibes are good here.

2. Phillies (previously: 2)
The additions of Max Kepler, Jesús Luzardo, Jordan Romano and Joe Ross are mostly garnish around the main course of all those veterans at the Phillies’ core, the ones dialed up to win that World Series that has proven so elusive. The question here: Is there one more move left? Or more? The Phillies might as well go all-in to win at this point.

3. Yankees (previously: 5)
Well, here’s a surprise: The Yankees actually went up in our power rankings despite losing Juan Soto. That’s surely because they were awfully aggressive following Soto’s departure, adding Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, Devin Williams and Paul Goldschmidt … and it’s possible they’re still not done. The lineup will miss Soto, obviously; any lineup would. But the Yankees sure have addressed a lot of holes.

4. Mets (previously: 7)
It’s amazing what the addition of one of the best hitters in baseball history -- one who is just about to enter his prime, a guy you swiped away from your uptown rivals -- will do for fan morale. The Mets got the prize of the offseason, bringing in Soto, but don’t forget they added Frankie Montas and Clay Holmes for the rotation as well. Now we all wait on Pete Alonso and the Mets to come to some sort of agreement. Because they have to … righ