We're just about a week away from the start of the 2025 MLB playoffs, and that means this year's top contenders are lining up their rotations with hopes of making a deep October run.

With that in mind, we decided to rank the starting pitching options for the teams currently in the playoff field with an eye for how they will be used in the postseason.

These rankings are weighted based on how often a team is likely to use its pitchers in a seven-game series. That means the No. 1 and No. 2 starters get much more impact than the others since the playoffs are often about riding your best pitchers and then figuring out the rest as you go.

I ranked 14 teams in light of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds making late charges for playoff spots, so two of the teams listed below won't

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