Los Angeles Angels are one of 16 teams eligible to receive the No. 1 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft in the draft lottery. The Angels have the third-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick, only behind the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins, who each finished with worse records than the Angels.

The Rockies and Marlins are tied for the highest odds of landing the No. 1 pick at 22.45% after Colorado finished the 2024 MLB season with a 61-101 record and Miami managed a record of 62-100. The Angels follow them, with a 17.96 percent chance for the pick, according to Jonathan Mayo.

The only other team with odds above 10 percent is the Washington Nationals, who have 10.20 percent odds at the first pick. The Toronto Blue Jays come in fifth with a rating of 7.46 percent.

All teams that did not make the playoffs in 2024 are eligible to compete for the No. 1 pick or a top-six lottery pick, except the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics this season. Typically, no team can receive a lottery pick for three consecutive years, which excludes the Athletics.

Of course, high odds guarantee a high pick or lottery pick. The Cleveland Guardians had the No. 1 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, even though they only had a two percent chance of receiving it. The Guardians won’t be in the same position next season, having made the American League Championship Series this season.

Even if the Angels don’t have a lottery pick or the No. 1 overall pick, they should still have a high pick in this draft. First-round picks are especially important to the Angels. Not only are the Angels rebuilding, but they’ve promoted their first-round picks the fastest of any team over the past three years. Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel were both the first members of their draft class to be promoted to the major leagues, and 2024 first-rounder Christian Moore is expected to follow their path next season.

The MLB Draft lottery will take place on December 10 at 5:30 p.m. ET.