These 10 teams could be better than expected

Plus: Ohtani wows in first live BP session

Tuesday, February 20 View In Browser Good morning! Don't let a hippo touch home plate. TOP NEWS 10 teams that are paying little mind to their playoff odds   The odds are against this group of teams making it to October, but you may recall two opponents in the 2023 World Series that nobody expected to be there. These clubs are looking to do the same. Ohtani's first live BP homer with Dodgers a no-doubt crowd pleaser Everything Shohei Ohtani does or doesn't do will continue being the talk of Dodgers camp this spring. On Monday, Shotime delivered. 'The Generational Juan Soto' touches down at Yankees camp In many ways, this season could represent a test drive of sorts for Juan Soto, who will get a free year to examine every aspect of the Yankees' organization. Goldy, Cards plan to prove '23 struggles a fluke The Cardinals can say all the right things about 2023 being an outlier season and how the team will bounce back to playoff form in 2024, but 2022 NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt stressed that will ultimately be determined on the field in the season ahead.  Bellinger has had 'some discussions' with former team While a Cubs reunion with Cody Bellinger has been viewed as likely, it doesn't appear as if anything is too close to the finish line. Snell has an offer on the table from Yankees (source) In addition to New York, the Angels and Giants remain possibilities for reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. Hendriks agrees to 2-year deal with Red Sox (source) Three-time All-Star closer Liam Hendriks, who had Tommy John surgery last August, hopes to return to the Majors before the end of this season. MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS Their goal is to steal 100 bases ... so yes, they are fast friends Cards prospect Victor Scott II once outran his track star dad -- who was driving a car. Rays prospect Chandler Simpson grew up on hill sprints. But the two of them are bonded by more than just speed. If you can block a hippo, you can block a human The Reds definitely have a unique method of simulating close plays at the plate ... Around the Hoerner: No-look Nico makes magic happen Nico Hoerner has a Gold Glove Award to his name, and he showed exactly why on what on any other day might have been a ho-hum play during early spring workouts. In 1996, the Braves tried to turn the world's best javelin thrower into a pitcher After winning the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics, Czech Republic Olympian Jan Železný threw a bullpen session for Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone -- and then attempted to chuck a ball out of the stadium. The top fantasy relief pitchers entering the '24 season Edwin Díaz returns to the Mets' bullpen -- and to the top tier of fantasy relief pitchers. Top 100 Right Now: 20-11 We've reached the Top 20 players in the game today! Find out who claims spots 20 to 11 at 8 and 10 p.m. ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.