MLB Teams Tier List
Baseball rewards patience more than any other sport, so an MLB club ranking is really a ranking of organisations. Twelve teams, unranked, on development, ballpark and front-office competence. Nothing is pre-graded: tiles wait in Unranked until you drag or tap them into S–F. Rows rename in a click and the finished board exports as a PNG.
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this MLB Teams board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this MLB Teams board
Rank player development first, because a 162-game season exposes depth in a way other sports do not. Clubs that produce their own talent sustain success; clubs that buy it have shorter windows. Then weigh the ballpark — genuinely part of the product in baseball, where the dimensions and the backdrop change how the game is played. Third, judge how the team is run: analytical infrastructure, patience with young players, willingness to eat a bad contract. Finish by separating market size from quality. A big market is an advantage, not an achievement, and the list is more interesting when it rewards the clubs that overcome a small one.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- player development
- ballpark
- how the team is run
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardNew York YankeesLos Angeles DodgersBoston Red SoxChicago CubsSan Francisco GiantsSt. Louis CardinalsNew York MetsAtlanta BravesHouston AstrosPhiladelphia PhilliesSan Diego PadresSeattle MarinersMLB Teams tier list FAQ
Should payroll be a criterion?
As context. Efficiency per dollar is a better measure than raw spending, and it produces a very different ranking.
How do I rank a rebuilding team?
On the plan rather than the record. A visible rebuild with a real farm system deserves better than its win column.
