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Bradford DoolittleAug 5, 2025, 09:00 PM<\/p>\n
Close<\/a>MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com For all the work we do in setting up and covering the MLB trade deadline<\/a>, the transaction-related activity in some years is a little underwhelming. That was not the case in 2025.<\/p>\n According to my tracking mechanisms, the wild 2025 deadline featured 92 veteran trade candidates on new teams and, likewise, 92 prospects headed to new organizations, seeking their big league opportunity. After all that, we turn our attention to reassessing the new baseball landscape.<\/p>\n This is what we do with every edition of Stock Watch, but there is never as much mystery in the outcomes as there is after a heavy period of roster movement, which yields my two favorite Stock Watch editions: after the in-season trade deadline (now) and during the hot stove season, after the offseason’s heaviest waves of transactions are completed.<\/p>\n As we did last year at this time<\/a>, we will hone in on each team’s stretch run. This looks different for contenders than those looking to the future, but even for the noncontenders, it’s about what is left to accomplish on the field in 2025 — and how those aims might be achieved.<\/p>\n Jump to a tier:<\/p>\n Top-tier contenders<\/a> | Second-tier contenders<\/a> | Teams just hanging on<\/a> Teams with a 90% or better shot at the playoffs<\/p>\n Win average: 95.9 (Last month<\/a>: 87.5, 9th) Lingering concern: Middle-of-the-order power<\/p>\n The Brewers have soared to the top spot of Stock Watch with startling velocity. You might view Milwaukee’s deadline approach as a bit passive, but when you’ve gotten so far by finding solutions within your organization, why change? The Brewers don’t have many obvious needs. Even the shortcoming noted above was listed only because no roster is perfect. But though Milwaukee ranks 15th in isolated power for the season, its offense has been baseball’s hottest, joining a run prevention crew that was already stellar.<\/p>\n Win average: 95.8 (Last: 96.1, 3rd) How we ranked the teams<\/p>\n This Stock Watch uses projections based on blended 2025 forecasts from my model, FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Bet over\/unders. These were used to create a baseline win expectation, which was then used as the basis for 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2025 schedule, yielding our win forecasts and postseason probabilities.<\/p>\n Lingering concern: Frontline pitching<\/p>\n This seems like a big-ticket concern, and it is. Chicago’s rotation and bullpen have been more passable than good this season, at least when the offense has been rolling up big numbers. The club’s passive deadline approach didn’t upgrade that outlook. What the staff needed was some dynamism, whether one of the top closers who moved or a top-of-the-rotation starter. Given Kyle Tucker<\/a>‘s walk-year contract status, a more all-in mindset was justified.<\/p>\n Win average: 95.8 (Last: 101.4, 1st) Lingering concern: Pitching health<\/p>\n What else could it be? All those hurlers who seemed to comprise a super team type of depth chart in the offseason still exist. But the Dodgers’ dizzying turnstile of pitchers going on and off the injured list has never let up. Given what happens to pitchers once they join the Dodgers, maybe L.A. was doing the rest of the majors a small favor by mostly standing pat at the deadline. With the Padres positioned to push the Dodgers to the finish in the National League West, the stretch run can’t just be about rehabbing pitchers for October, either.<\/p>\n Win average: 93.3 (Last: 97.9, 2nd) Lingering concern: Offensive consistency<\/p>\n When it comes to the overall pecking order, Detroit has come back to the pack. The Tigers focused their deadline work on the pitching staff, to mixed results. Yet, the Tigers’ offensive regression has been the primary culprit for their recent dip. Detroit is deep in prospects but has a right-now opportunity that doesn’t seem like it has been maximized. If Detroit returns to its early-season offensive exploits, though, it won’t matter.<\/p>\n Win average: 92.7 (Last: 93.5, 5th) Lingering concern: What about Andrew Painter?<\/p>\n After the Phillies’ deadline pickups of Jhoan Duran<\/a> and Harrison Bader<\/a>, this is their first-world dilemma. They don’t need Painter, the talented righty who has been in the minors all season after returning from injury. His recent outings have been solid, but he’s still not putting up his pre-injury strikeout numbers. He’s a secret weapon at this point. Painter might not appear in the regular season but make the postseason roster anyway.<\/p>\n Win average: 90.7 (Last: 86.9, 10th) Lingering concern: Anthony Santander<\/a><\/p>\n The Jays didn’t acquire Duran, but they made a couple of key bullpen pickups in Seranthony Dominguez<\/a> and Louis Varland<\/a>. We’ll see if that suffices. The other big need was a middle-of-the-order bat, a void Toronto thought it filled when it signed Santander. Santander has been out since the end of May and contributed little before that. The Blue Jays need Santander’s recovery to pick up and for him to be the thumper they signed.<\/p>\n Teams with playoff odds between 40% and 89%<\/p>\n Win average: 90.2 (Last: 85.6, 11th) Lingering concern: History<\/p>\n Sure, a future All-Star Game might be half-populated with one-time San Diego prospects, but for now, A.J. Preller’s machinations<\/a> have eliminated any glaring holes on his roster. The depth after the active-26 group isn’t great, so health is crucial. But as constructed, the Padres are as well-situated for the postseason as anyone. They, along with Seattle and Milwaukee, will try to snap a zero-for-eternity title drought. Any of the three could do it.<\/p>\n Win average: 90.1 (Last: 89.4, 7th) Lingering concern: Juan Soto<\/a><\/p>\n The Mets didn’t address their rotation at the deadline, but added enough to the relief staff that it’s not hard to lay out an October blueprint for a bullpen-heavy pitching staff. As for Soto, it’s perhaps not fair to call him a concern. This hasn’t been his best season, but it has been a good season, at least by the standards of most players. But Soto at his .300\/.400\/.600 best can carry a team, and as the Mets try to emerge from the crowded field of contenders, the time is coming for him to do it.<\/p>\n Win average: 89.5 (Last: 94.7, 4th) 2025 MLB trade deadline grades Trade season has officially begun! Here’s our running scorecard for every big move. Lingering concern: How much Yordan Alvarez<\/a> will the Astros get?<\/p>\n It has been a lost season for Alvarez, who has been out since early May because of a hand injury. Reportedly, Alvarez has been ramping up his activity and should return at some point. But can he be more than a marginal upgrade? Despite the Astros’ deadline pickups, their once-mighty offense won’t be an October threat — if Houston gets that far — unless Alvarez is ready to rake. As the Astros have come back to the pack in the American League West, their offense has been the coldest in baseball. Alvarez is their best hope of getting back to at least average.<\/p>\n Win average: 88.9 (Last: 79.8, 19th) Lingering concern: Starting rotation<\/p>\n This team makes a lot more sense if you plug a true No. 2 (or a co-No. 1) in the rotation next to Garrett Crochet<\/a>. The Red Sox are playing so well it seems greedy to quibble, but what will this look like in the playoffs? Some teams tread water with the rotation and ride the bullpen in October. Boston’s bullpen has been solid, but it seems like the Red Sox will need more balance. Boston needs big finishes from every starter not named Crochet. And Crochet, too.<\/p>\n Win average: 88.8 (Last: 92.4, 6th) Lingering concern: Run prevention<\/p>\n With all of their bullpen pickups, the Yankees have set themselves up for the postseason, but they’ve got to get there first. New York still leads the AL in run prevention, but it has been two months since the Yankees have played like a playoff team. The rotation and bullpen have struggled, but so too has the mistake-prone defense. New York’s power-based offense is dangerous, especially when Aaron Judge<\/a> is healthy, but the Yankees aren’t going to bludgeon their way back to the World Series.<\/p>\n Win average: 86.8 (Last: 85.6, 11th) Lingering concern: Offensive regression<\/p>\n Getting Cal Raleigh<\/a> and Eugenio Suarez<\/a> back in the same lineup is a coup, and there’s no doubt the Mariners’ offensive profile has improved. But it’s highly unlikely that what we’ll see from Raleigh and Suarez over the rest of the season will match what they’ve done to this point. It’s not saying they’ll collapse but to underscore how their output has been off the charts. Seattle will need plenty of production in addition to that duo, and the Mariners are well-positioned to get it.<\/p>\n Win average: 84.1 (Last: 81.1, 17th) Lingering concern: Bullpen<\/p>\n The Rangers’ offense remains confounding, but lately it has been so consistently productive that it has fueled Texas’ resurgence in the AL West race. The rotation remains the standout unit, especially with the addition of Merrill Kelly<\/a>. Still, though newcomers Danny Coulombe<\/a> and Phil Maton<\/a> help, you can’t help but look at the prospects it took to acquire Kelly and wonder how much that offer could have been tweaked for Griffin Jax<\/a> or Jhoan Duran<\/a>.<\/p>\n Teams on the “miracles do happen” tier<\/p>\n Win average: 82.3 (Last: 82.5, 15th) Hope for a run: Powerhouse rotation<\/p>\n This was going to be the case even without the addition of Zack Littell<\/a> during what was an odd deadline for the Reds, who reinforced areas of strength without addressing areas of greatest need. But with Hunter Greene<\/a> nearing his return, if he, Andrew Abbott<\/a> and Nick Lodolo<\/a> all finish strong, the Reds will be a force down the stretch.<\/p>\n Win average: 81.8 (Last: 84.4, 14th) Ranking prospects dealt at trade deadline Which future stars are on the move this MLB trade season? Let’s rank the top prospects changing teams. Hope for a run: Exploding stars<\/p>\n The Giants’ subtraction at the deadline wasn’t quite a white flag, but it was a recognition that the once-promising season had petered out. Still, with the Giants off the radar, you can see that each unit features at least one All-Star-level player: Rafael Devers<\/a>, Matt Chapman<\/a>, Willy Adames<\/a>, Logan Webb<\/a>, Robbie Ray<\/a> and dynamic new closer Randy Rodriguez<\/a>. The roster is thinner, but maybe the Giants have another run in them.<\/p>\n Win average: 80.9 (Last: 76.2, 23rd) Hope for a run: Belief<\/p>\n Some of the many teams in baseball’s wide midsection looked at their mediocrity as an excuse to punt. The Royals looked at it as an opportunity to have some fun. Kansas City was 39-46 at the end of June. Now, the Royals, in Boston facing one of the teams they are chasing in the wild-card race, are one of the AL’s hottest teams. Injuries and underperformance have hampered Kansas City for most of the season, but the front office believed in the group enough to address the holes in a meaningful way. It’s not fancy. It’s just trying.<\/p>\n Win average: 80.3 (Last: 88.2, 8th) Hope for a run: It can’t get worse?<\/p>\n The Rays are really hard to pin down. They exit the deadline as baseball’s coldest team. They aren’t out of the race in terms of record or games behind, but more because of trajectory. That downward trend was neither helped nor harmed by a deadline strategy that was an odd mix of adding and subtracting. Even the addition of the dynamic Jax is a mixed bag, given it took Taj Bradley<\/a> to get him.<\/p>\n Win average: 79.4 (Last: 85.5, 13th) Hope for a run: There’s always another next year<\/p>\n The Cardinals’ slide, combined with their deadline-related offloading, has them on more of a path to challenge the Pirates for last than the Reds for third. And wasn’t that the design all along? It’s too bad St. Louis played well early this season, or it might have gone into full reset mode earlier, though all of those no-trade clauses would have made it difficult. This is a proud franchise, but this season has been a head-scratcher. If, from the end of last season, the aim of the organization was to maximize its chances of winning in 2025, the Cardinals could have mounted a sustained run. And it’s hard to see what would have been lost in the effort.<\/p>\n Win average: 79.3 (Last: 77.3, 21st) Hope for a run: Jose Ramirez<\/a><\/p>\n The Guardians underwent a soft unload at the deadline, trading franchise stalwart Shane Bieber<\/a> to Toronto. Same old, same old for this franchise. The good part of that stick-to-the-plan organizational cornerstone is that it also encompasses keeping the great Ramirez, who shows zero signs of decline in his 13th season. He might be even better than ever, and if Ramirez were to finish on a massive heater and lead the Guardians into the playoffs on a miracle run, Aaron Judge’s injury problems and Cal Raleigh’s possible regression open the door for Ramirez to win his first MVP.<\/p>\n Playing out the string and hoping for better luck next time<\/p>\n Win average: 78.1 (Last: 69.7, 26th) GMs tell their best (and wildest) trade stories From texts during birth and funerals to the best deadline deals that never happened, MLB front-office execs tell all. Jesse Rogers \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n Remaining objective: Dig that pitching<\/p>\n The Marlins are really fun to watch, and have been for some time. After a weekend spent throttling the Yankees, it seems like others are taking notice. A true playoff push would involve a really unlikely acceleration of this surge, mostly because none of the current six playoff teams in the NL seems likely to collapse. That doesn’t mean the stifling Marlins rotation can’t hit the hot stove season with momentum, and focus the front office’s offseason plan on adding offense. Also note: The playoff-bound Tigers were in this tier in last season’s edition of this Stock Watch. You never know.<\/p>\n Win average: 77.3 (Last: 82.4, 16th) Remaining objective: See what’s what with Jordan Lawlar<\/p>\n It has been a disappointing season for Arizona. After lofty preseason expectations, injuries poked a hole in the Diamondbacks’ contention bubble, and an aggressive offloading deadline sucked out the rest of the air. Not that GM Mike Hazen did the wrong thing; it’s just a very different place than we thought Arizona was headed. The departure of Suarez is tough, but at least Arizona can take an extended look at Lawlar at the hot corner — if he can get healthy, which isn’t a given. It has been that kind of season.<\/p>\n Win average: 76.1 (Last: 79.7, 20th) Remaining objective: Learn everybody’s name<\/p>\n Some saw the Twins’ “everything must go” deadline approach as malpractice, probably more driven by money than winning. Others saw it as smart and a rapid accumulation of young prospect talent. The two conclusions aren’t mutually exclusive. It depends on how quickly the Twins can reconstruct their bullpen and how many of the newbies pan out.<\/p>\n Win average: 76.0 (Last: 76.3, 22nd) Remaining objective: To keep trying<\/p>\n The Angels’ deadline behavior suggests they see themselves in the tier above this. The numbers don’t agree that that is likely, but, what is lost by the attempt? The Angels have exceeded tepid expectations for the most part. You wonder, given the need for an unusual leap from here, what sector of the Angels’ roster might be situated to fuel such a rise.<\/p>\n Win average: 72.4 (Last: 80.0, 18th) Remaining objective: Get to the offseason<\/p>\n Atlanta’s season has been an exercise in waiting for a Braves surge that never happened. Underperformance put Atlanta in a hole and a worsening injury picture sealed its fate. Some hard questions will need to be answered in the offseason. You can blame injuries, but this season, after last season, constitutes an ugly trend.<\/p>\n Win average: 72.3 (Last: 71.1, 25th) Remaining objective: Play the kids<\/p>\n The names you want to see as much as possible from here: Adley Rutschman<\/a>, Gunnar Henderson<\/a>, Jackson Holliday<\/a>, Jordan Westburg<\/a>, Coby Mayo<\/a>, Colton Cowser<\/a>, Heston Kjerstad, Samuel Basallo … just turn them loose and see what it looks like. That’s what this deadline was all about, wasn’t it?<\/p>\n Win average: 69.9 (Last: 71.8, 24th) Remaining objective: Help Paul Skenes<\/a> to a Cy Young<\/p>\n Give Pirates fans something to hang their horizontal-striped hats on. Give Skenes some support, allow him to finish strong and see if he can beat the NL’s other leading hopefuls despite a lack of high-stakes action. The Pirates haven’t had a Cy Young Award-winner since Doug Drabek … in 1990.<\/p>\n Win average: 69.5 (Last: 65.9, 28th) Remaining objective: Finish strong<\/p>\n Sure, this sounds like a generic, lame goal for the rest of the season. But the Athletics have been solid and fun to watch for long stretches of the season. A few weeks of historically awful pitching killed hopes of real competitiveness, but the A’s have responded nicely in the weeks since that slump. The deadline pickup of Leo De Vries only sharpens the anticipation of what’s to come. Keep the good tidings coming headed into the offseason.<\/p>\n Win average: 64.5 (Last: 68.3, 27th) MLB ballpark model of the future The Battery Atlanta — home of the 2025 All-Star Game — is an enticing blueprint. But creating a neighborhood is a hard act to follow. Bradford Doolittle \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n Remaining objective: Develop some kind of foothold<\/p>\n The Nationals have me confounded. They have some clear reasons to be excited, led by James Wood<\/a>. But they’ve been trying to piece together a rebuild for a long time and show no signs of coming out of it. Rather than showing positive strides like the team after them in this Stock Watch, the Nationals have trended ice cold on both sides of the ball as we’ve gotten deeper into the season. They fired their brain trust, which might have been necessary, but it only intensified the problem of figuring out what this team is or where it’s headed.<\/p>\n Win average: 62.1 (Last: 56.2, 29th) Remaining objective: Keep it going<\/p>\n The White Sox might lose 100 games again, but they might not. Seems like damning with faint praise, but given where Chicago was earlier this season, much less a year ago, it seems like a minor miracle. The exciting part is that the younger the White Sox lineup has gotten, the better it has played. Colson Montgomery<\/a>, Kyle Teel<\/a> and Chase Meidroth<\/a> have played key roles, and the White Sox are getting good results from other teams’ castoffs. The newest project is deadline pickup Curtis Mead<\/a>, who generated so much excitement for the Rays in spring training.<\/p>\n The horror!<\/p>\n Win average: 44.3 (Last: 41.8, 30th) When will it end? Could be sooner than you think<\/p>\n First, it’s not a given that a team gets its own class in this Stock Watch edition. You’ve really got to set yourself apart. The White Sox did it last season, and the Rockies are doing it now. Colorado has picked up the pace, especially on offense, so it is no longer a certainty that the Rockies will dip below Chicago’s record-setting 2024 thud. And the one-year vibe shift in Chicago would be a source of encouragement as well. 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\nFormer NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com
\nBeen with ESPN since 2013<\/p>\n
Teams looking ahead<\/a> | The Colorado Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752936309_868_greyline.png\")
Top-tier contenders<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mil.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 99.2% (Last: 61.7%)
Champions: 11.3% (Last: 2.1%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402472_777_chc.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 99.4% (Last: 97.2%)
Champions: 13.6% (Last: 12.6%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lad.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 99.4% (Last: 99.7%)
Champions: 15.4% (Last: 24.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/det.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 99.2% (Last: 99.8%)
Champions: 11.3% (Last: 14.4%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402472_935_phi.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 96.8% (Last: 93.8%)
Champions: 7.8% (Last: 7.6%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tor.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 92.9% (Last: 72.7%)
Champions: 5.3% (Last: 1.8%)<\/p>\nSecond-tier contenders<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402473_555_sd.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 89.0% (Last: 41.3%)
Champions: 4.5% (Last: 1.1%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402473_319_nym.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 89.4% (Last: 75.7%)
Champions: 4.5% (Last: 3.2%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402473_122_hou.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 88.0% (Last: 98.5%)
Champions: 6.1% (Last: 8.9%)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/r1525683_608x342_16-9.jpg\")
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Grades for every big deadline deal \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402474_535_bos.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 87.6% (Last: 17.8%)
Champions: 5.5% (Last: 0.3%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402474_590_nyy.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 87.2% (Last: 95.8%)
Champions: 8.0% (Last: 12.8%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402474_727_sea.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 70.4% (Last: 66.5%)
Champions: 3.4% (Last: 2.4%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tex.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 43.2% (Last: 27.3%)
Champions: 2.1% (Last: 0.5%)<\/p>\nTeams just hanging on<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cin.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 12.3% (Last: 19.4%)
Champions: 0.4% (Last: 0.4%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 9.4% (Last: 35.5%)
Champions: 0.2% (Last: 1.2%)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/r1526128_2_608x342_16-9.jpg\")
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Kiley McDaniel \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402475_886_kc.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 12.5% (Last: 5.9%)
Champions: 0.1% (Last: 0.1%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tb.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 10.2% (Last: 82.4%)
Champions: 0.4% (Last: 4.5%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402476_623_stl.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 2.6% (Last: 43.2%)
Champions: 0.1% (Last: 1.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402476_742_cle.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 6.5% (Last: 8.5%)
Champions: 0.1% (Last: 0.1%)<\/p>\nTeams looking ahead to 2026 and beyond<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mia.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 1.6% (Last: 0.1%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/r1514453_2_608x342_16-9.jpg\")
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In the playoffs: 0.9% (Last: 20.9%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.5%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754402477_674_min.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 1.3% (Last: 18.0%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.3%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/laa.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 1.1% (Last: 6.2%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/atl.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 11.2%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.4%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bal.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.1% (Last: 0.7%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pit.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 0.3%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ath.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/was.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/r1501565_608x342_16-9.jpg\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\nThe Colorado Rockies<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/col.png&h=60&w=60.png\")
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In the playoffs: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)
Champions: 0.0% (Last: 0.0%)<\/p>\n