Believe it or not, we’re almost halfway through the 2025 MLB season. There is now a big enough sample size to classify "slow starts" as something more, and teams have started to make tough decisions about players they were hoping would bring more to the table this year.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are shelling out all sorts of millions of dollars for what has been barely replacement-level pitching overall, the Houston Astros have made quite the surge in our pitching staff power rankings in spite of a starting rotation that is mostly replacement arms these days.

As we near the season's midway point, let's check in and see how each team is stacking up against expectations going into the 2025 season.