The 2025 Main League Baseball season should be its infancy, however there have already been some surprises throughout the league.
With that in thoughts, listed below are the 5 largest MLB shockers to this point.
Arizona Diamondbacks’ rotation is not good
With a rotation paced by Corbin Burnes, Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen, the Diamondbacks have been supposed to have the ability to match up nicely with their division counterparts in Los Angeles and San Diego. Nevertheless, getting into Tuesday’s dwelling recreation towards the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona’s rotation had the third-worst earned run common (ERA) in all of baseball, coming in at 6.27.
In his first two begins, Burnes has been the poster boy for Arizona’s early issues on the mound, logging a 5.79 ERA and 1.929 WHIP (each numbers virtually double his profession averages) over 9.1 innings. After signing a six-year, $210M deal within the offseason, Burnes is coping with excessive expectations as Arizona hopes their starters flip issues round quickly.
Atlanta Braves are within the Nationwide League East cellar
Only one win of their first 9 video games? It is unusual to see the Braves falling to this point behind their NL East counterparts so early, particularly in a season the place many anticipated them to compete with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies for the highest of the division.
A part of the issue in Atlanta has been the offense, with the Braves being shut out in three of their first 10 outings. As a word, the Braves went 182 consecutive video games with out being blanked between Might 12, 2023 and June 4, 2024. That is the fifth-longest streak within the Trendy Period (relationship again to 1900).
That, nevertheless, is the previous. The Braves at the moment are attempting to determine the best way to repair their current issues earlier than they fall too far behind within the standings.
Los Angeles Dodgers are trying mortal
With a wealth of expertise on their roster and a World Sequence title to defend, many anticipated the Dodgers to maybe problem for the regular-season MLB wins file (116). Nevertheless, after beginning the season 8-0, the Dodgers have now misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games on an East Coast journey via Philadelphia and Washington.
The protection has appeared shaky and offseason beginning pitcher acquisition Blake Snell is already on the injured listing. It is approach too early to panic over something with the Dodgers, however current video games have proven that this crew is beatable and a repeat is something however inevitable.
Chicago Cubs’ catching … is a energy?
Via the crew’s first 13 video games, Chicago’s Miguel Amaya and Carson Kelly posted a mixed .333 batting common together with a 1.030 OPS. Examine that to 2024 when Cubs catchers batted a cumulative .215 and had an OPS of .601 and you’ll see what a shock it has been early on behind the plate on the North Facet.
By the way in which, getting into Monday, the present tandem of Amaya and Kelly paced MLB in runs scored with 20 and tied for the lead with 18 RBI.
All the extensions
From Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s deal with the Toronto Blue Jays to Jackson Merrill’s payday with the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox handing out two extensions, it appears the early season has been the time to lock up future stars for groups.
This season has been an outlier in comparison with years previous when huge cash was doled out within the offseason or spring coaching. We have realized this 12 months that previous Opening Day deadlines for contract talks may nicely be a factor of the previous.
