Where execs think Soto will land

View in browser  Monday, July 25 • Where execs think Soto will land Will Juan Soto be dealt before the Aug. 2 Trade Deadline? If so, where? And if not, when? Here is what 17 baseball executives predicted when polled by MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.   • Hall of Fame welcomes class of 2022 Cooperstown's Class of '22 took its place among baseball's legends as David Ortiz, Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso and Buck O'Neil were inducted.   • David Ortiz enters Hall with a classic Papi speech Never one to shrink in the spotlight, David Ortiz once again came through in the clutch with a passionate and proud speech as he was inducted into Cooperstown.   • 'Legend of Nestor' continues in hot shutout 'W' Unfazed by the 97 degree temperatures at Camden Yards, Nestor Cortes tossed six shutout innings and K'd seven. "It reminded me of Miami," Cortes said. "It wasn't too bad."   • Dodgers' 8th straight win seals sweep of Giants Since being swept by the Giants in June, the Dodgers have gone 27-7 and have their longest win streak of the year after returning the favor with a four-game sweep.   • O'Neil takes his place among legends in Hall Buck O'Neil has been gone for 16 years, but his legacy lives on. "We obviously wish that Buck was still with us," Bob Kendrick said. "But you know his spirit will fill Cooperstown."   • Scorching Blue Jays sweep Red Sox, shake up playoff picture What a weekend for the Blue Jays. It started with 28 runs scored in one game and ended with a sweep of the Red Sox that moved them into the top AL Wild Card spot.   More top news > World Series draft: Picking October favorites The All-Star Game is now in the rearview mirror, and that means teams have all played more than half of their games. As a result, we've learned a lot about where teams are, and where they want to be. We've got five Very Good Teams, and something like eight teams clearly looking towards the future, and in the center, a wide and varied middle class of teams in various positions with varied chances.   So, MLB.com's Mike Petriello and Will Leitch took the 18 teams with a reasonable shot, and drafted them from top to bottom, based entirely on this question: Who's going to win the World Series? (Yes, 18. That's 17 teams to whom FanGraphs gives playoff odds of 20% or higher, plus the Orioles – the Orioles! – because they're just 3.5 games out of a playoff spot. Yes, that means the team Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani play on will not be included here. What a sport.)   Will got to go first, based on the scientific method of "Mike rushing to catch a plane home from the All-Star Game." Full story > Just clowning around One day after Madison Bumgarner called Victor Robles a clown for the way he acted after hitting a home run, Robles decided to play the part. Ranking all 8 playoff races There are 8 postseason races when you include the Wild Cards, and here is a look at which will be the most exciting to follow down the stretch. All the latest Soto rumors Who are the front-runners to land Juan Soto if the Nationals trade him? Check out the latest news and rumors about the young superstar. Siegal paves the way Groundbreaking coach Justine Siegal's organization Baseball for All is helping girls further their baseball careers and just hosted its BFA Nationals tourney. Top of the Order Watch some of the best highlights from the past week, including Juan Soto's Home Run Derby win and a record-setting night by the Blue Jays. MLB Network Showcase: Clubhouse Edition Watch the Braves and Phillies along with CC Sabathia, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lowell, Stephen Nelson and special guests at 7 p.m. ET. CHC 4 @ PHI 3 TOR 8 @ BOS 4 ANA 9 @ ATL 1 MIA 6 @ PIT 5 NYY 6 @ BAL 0 STL 3 @ CIN 6 MIN 9 @ DET 1 TB 2 @ KC 4 CLE 3 @ CWS 6 COL 9 @ MIL 10 TEX 11 @ OAK 8 WAS 4 @ ARI 3 HOU 8 @ SEA 5 SF 4 @ LA 7 SD 5 @ NYM 8 Today's Trivia Question Who are the five players to record at least 4,000 total bases with the Red Sox? Answer » © 2022 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.