Presenting the 9 tiers of contenders for 2024

Plus: Two top prospects make their teams

Saturday, March 23 View In Browser  Good morning! Fantasy draft this weekend? We've got your rankings. TOP NEWS There are levels to this: Ranking MLB squads in tiers   Every team has its own individual journey set to unfold this season, but it doesn't mean there aren't some defined groups. From the Dodgers and Braves on down, where does your favorite squad land? Players pick their most underrated peers When it comes to which players are often unheralded, opinions can certainly vary: The players MLB.com surveyed offered nearly 60 different responses. Chourio earns spot on Brewers' Opening Day roster Jackson Chouiro, MLB Pipeline's No. 2 overall prospect, celebrated his 20th birthday 12 days ago. In five more days, he'll celebrate his Major League debut. Langford, No. 6 overall prospect, makes Rangers' Opening Day roster After a strong spring and making a strong impression on the field and in the clubhouse with his manager, Wyatt Langford -- drafted fourth overall just last year -- has made Texas' Opening Day roster. MLB No. 1 prospect Holliday to start season in Minors Jackson Holliday was among Baltimore's latest cuts from big league camp -- but his debut could still be imminent. How adding 'the smartest hitter ever' impacts Mets As J.D. Martinez reported to Port St. Lucie for his physical, his new teammates spoke highly of what he brings to New York's offense. Why Alzolay is emerging as leader throughout Cubs' organization Early in Adbert Alzolay's career, veterans such as Yu Darvish and Jon Lester saw Alzolay's potential as a leader. Entering his sixth year, Alzolay is more than realizing that promise. Injury updates: E-Rod, Sonny Gray will start season on IL Two key offseason additions -- Eduardo Rodriguez in Arizona and Sonny Gray in St. Louis -- will have to wait to debut with their new teams after it was announced yesterday that both will not be ready for Opening Day. MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS Acuña tops fantasy rankings: Check out the full list The final weekend before Opening Day for 28 teams is here, and there are sure to be a lot of fantasy drafts over the next few days. MLB.com is here to help you build a winner in 2024. Check out our full rankings, along with Steamer projections and positional ranks for each player -- and happy drafting! The top 10 bullpens in baseball are ... It's definitely not easy to rank bullpens -- they change a lot from season to season, and even over the course of a season. But we went ahead and did it anyway, and here's what we came up with! We were there for Foreign Teck's 'lucky day' Edwin Díaz and Francisco Lindor offered some batting tips in Grammy-nominated producer Foreign Teck's new video. The song, called "El Día de Mi Suerte" (loosely translated to "My Lucky Day"), features artists Eladio Carrión and De La Guetto.  Australian two-way phenom Genevieve Beacom commits to college baseball She's been on the mound -- and at the plate -- for Team Australia at the tender age of 18. She was the first woman to pitch in the Australia Baseball League. She can hit 86 mph on the radar gun. And she'll be playing at a college in Missouri. Live baseball on MLB Network It's the Astros and Mets at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the Rockies and Reds at 4, live on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD DET 4 PHI 3 NYM 3 NYY 5 BOS 1 TOR 5 CIN 6 OAK 8 SF 7 CHC 3 CHC 12 SF 13 TEX 0 CLE 10 COL 3 TEX 2 OAK 2 CWS 8 SEA 3 ARI 3 CWS 0 LAA 2 KC 5 MIL 11 MIL 4 SEA 4 © 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 () received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.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.