MLB's best player may not be who you think

Plus: Snell's likeliest landing spots

Tuesday, January 9 View In Browser Good morning! Who could be the next unanimous Hall of Famer? TOP NEWS Is Ohtani MLB's best player in '24? Not so fast ...   Shohei Ohtani has pretty clearly been MLB's best player over the past few seasons. But as he is limited to only hitting this year, could another player challenge him for the title? Imanaga signing coming soon, and 'it's all pointing' to this team Japanese lefty Shōta Imanaga has until Thursday at 5 p.m. ET to sign with a big league club, and one favorite might be emerging for his services. Mets 'actively trying' to trade for starting pitching (source) The Mets have already added Adrian Houser, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino to their rotation mix this offseason, but they might not be done. Mutual interest between Yankees, Stroman (report) As the Yankees continue to explore their options in the starting pitching market, two-time All-Star Marcus Stroman appears to be a possibility. Could Giants be the best fit for Chapman? Matt Chapman being reunited with his former A's manager Bob Melvin in San Francisco potentially might be appealing for the free-agent third baseman. One free-agent slugger 'makes so much sense' for Cubs The Cubs don't currently have a first baseman with Cody Bellinger testing free agency, and one possibility is former Phillies star Rhys Hoskins.  MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS Ranking Snell's 11 likeliest destinations It isn't often that a two-time Cy Young Award winner hits the open market. So naturally teams are lining up to sign the ace lefty, and here are the clubs that seem to have the best shot. Execs weigh in on top prospects MLB Pipeline polled front offices to ask who will be this year's top hitting and pitching prospects, most underrated, biggest breakout and more. Who could join Mo with 100 percent? Mariano Rivera being the first player voted unanimously into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA is No. 9 on MLB Network's 15th anniversary countdown. Who has the best chance to be next? When Ted Williams went back to war On this day 72 years ago, Ted Williams was called on to serve his country for the second time as he was selected by the Marines to fight in the Korean War. 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.