Is now the time for one of these title-hungry teams to end the drought?

Just ask the Rangers and their fans what it means to win such a long-awaited World Series. Plenty of other teams are trying desperately to hoist that trophy, some of them for the first time and others after many years of anticipation, but which of them has the best chance to do it? We ranked 10 of them from most to least likely to be the last club standing this season.

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You can always count on Mike Trout playing at an elite level, and if he’s able to stay on the field this season he’ll move up the ranks in a few categories that are home to Hall of Fame legends.

Amazingly, MLB Pipeline’s top-ranked catcher has not even celebrated his 18th birthday yet. He appears to be a star in the making, though, along with the other talented young prospects on this list.

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