Ranking the top free agents this offseason

Plus: Bubble teams with biggest questions

Wednesday, August 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Top 10 free agents this offseason (plus one bonus!)   While last year's Hot Stove was dominated by a pair of players who wound up together in Los Angeles, this year's free-agent crop features some high-profile names that will be coveted by a number of clubs.  McCann torments club that's paying him as O's hold off Mets Thomas sparks huge 12th for Guards: 'He catapulted that inning' Joyce clocks 104.8 mph(!) on radar gun en route to striking out Witt So much clutch! Profar lifts Padres to another late comeback López (10 K's), Ozuna (37th HR) lead Braves past first-place Phils J-Hey's day: Pinch-hit HR helps Dodgers win a thriller Duran's late dinger caps 4-hit night vs. Astros MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES George Springer: 2-for-5, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 2 R 22nd career multi-HR game at leadoff (only Betts has more) Reynaldo López: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 10 K's, 1 BB First double-digit K outing since 2019 Mitch Keller: 7+ IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K's Only 4 of his 98 pitches came in a 3-ball count Jarren Duran: 4-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBIs, 3 R, 1 BB 4th 4-hit game of the season Frankie Montas: 7 IP, 1 H, 3 K's, 1 BB 2nd outing this season of 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Like a good neighbor, Jake Meyers doesn't let his pitcher down with this leaping grab. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Which postseason bubble teams face biggest questions? Making the playoffs can change the way the entire baseball world sees you, in essentially every possible way. If you make it, all is possible, but if you miss it, well, nothing is ... and some big questions may need to be answered. It is high, it is far, it is ... stuck in the fence?! Astros rookie Shay Whitcomb scorched a 108.5 mph live drive that reached the wall and stayed put, continuing a recent trend of weird things happening when the Astros make contact with the ball. HR clears the wall -- only to roll back UNDER the fence? Gavin Lux was sure he'd homered. His high fly ball cleared Dodger Stadium's right-center-field wall, and the third-base umpire signaled that it was gone. The ball, however, was back on the warning track. Here are the top prospects at each position MLB Pipeline updated its various prospect rankings last week, and that's given us numerous ways to slice and dice the new editions. 'Bhutan Night' brings burgeoning baseball country to big stage Baseball has exploded in popularity in the small country of Bhutan, with more than 6,000 kids now playing the sport, and a special visit to the U.S. is only serving to strengthen the community. Afternoon baseball on MLB Network The Orioles take on the Mets at 1 p.m. ET (or Red Sox vs. Astros at 2 p.m.), followed by the conclusion of the White Sox vs. Giants. Then, catch the Mariners vs. Dodgers at 10 p.m. (or the conclusion of Rays vs. A's). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD ARI 3 MIA 1 COL 3 WAS 1 CLE 9 NYY 5 CIN 3 TOR 10 BAL 9 NYM 5 PHI 1 ATL 3 MIL 3 STL 2 DET 1 CHC 3 PIT 4 TEX 0 BOS 6 HOU 5 LAA 9 KC 5 TB 1 OAK 0 MIN 5 SD 7 CWS 1 SF 4 SEA 3 LAD 6 © 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@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.