Corbin Burnes headed to O's in blockbuster move

Plus: Rival executives react to the trade

Friday, February 2 View In Browser Good morning! You'll never believe how a rookie met a World Series legend. TOP NEWS In blockbuster trade, Orioles acquire Corbin Burnes from Brewers   The reigning AL East champs made a huge splash, getting an ace in 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes for their No. 6 prospect, infielder Joey Ortiz, and lefty reliever DL Hall. Check out the top players at each position entering the '24 season As we get ever closer to Spring Training, it's a great time to ask: "Who is the best player in baseball at each position on the diamond?" MLB Network put The Shredder on the case. Execs react to Burnes stunner: 'Scary' "Credit to [Orioles GM] Mike Elias and his group for making the trade and acquiring an ace," an NL executive said. "You have to give up talent to get talent, and it's really hard to bring in these types of guys the caliber of Burnes." Analyzing the jaw-dropping Burnes trade from all sides Our beat reporters and analysts delve into Thursday's big trade from all sides. Crew acquires 2 'Major League-ready' talents in Hall and Ortiz Milwaukee sees DL Hall as an immediate contributor out of the bullpen, while Joey Ortiz will compete in a wide-open competition for the starting third base job. Cardinals set to add Middleton to bullpen mix (sources) Right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton, who pitched well over 12 games late last season with the Yankees, agreed to a one-year deal with the Cardinals on Thursday night, sources told MLB.com. The time Corbin Carroll was rescued by a D-backs legend Corbin Carroll revisits the batting practice session with his mom that ended with D-backs legend Luis Gonzalez getting them out of a locked parking lot. Yadi pursues another championship ... this time as manager Yadier Molina guided Puerto Rico's winningest Winter League team to a berth in the Caribbean Series and a shot at its first title since 2018. MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS Each team's best non-Top 100 prospect Now that we've had a week to digest the new Top 100 prospects list for 2024, MLB Pipeline takes a look at each team's most promising player who narrowly missed the cut. Faster than light Cool Papa Bell is legendary for his speed, registering as nothing more than a blur around the bases for 27 years. But his wonderful nickname has nothing to do with his running ability. His fastball is dirty. Evidently, so is his dancing Joe Kelly brings the heat on the mound and on the dance floor, where he more than held his own in a battle with some high school students from his alma mater. Breaking barriers behind the mask Emmett Ashford broke the AL/NL color barrier among the umpiring ranks. MLB Network to air college softball games for first time Settle in on Saturday, Feb. 10, for a college softball tripleheader featuring six teams that reached the 2023 NCAA tournament. BBWAA Awards Dinner on MLB Network It's time to honor 2023's best as Adnan Virk and Lauren Shehadi host the BBWAA Awards Dinner celebration at 7 p.m. ET. 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.