7 offseason storylines still to be settled

Plus: Yankees' post-Soto path to success

Thursday, January 02 View In Browser  TOP NEWS These 30 prospects could break out in '25. Get to know them now   With the calendar flipped to a new year, our MLB Pipeline experts looked into their crystal balls to highlight 30 players who are primed to take big leaps in the coming season. Here's why Yankees will thrive in '25 With returning core, Padres confident heading into '25 Is market heating up for this 3-time Cy Young winner? White Sox acquire LHP Gilbert in deal with Phils The best-projected players to change teams, so far MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS 7 juicy offseason storylines to begin 2025 Spring Training is next month (!), but the Hot Stove is still sizzling. Where will Roki Sasaki end up? Will the trade market produce another starting pitcher blockbuster? Let's dive in.   Making the Hall case for Chase Though he lacks some of the statistical benchmarks and accolades to which Hall of Fame voters typically gravitate, Chase Utley still has a deserving case to be elected.  The time a fielder got stuck in a doghouse We've seen players climb walls, leap into the seats and navigate netting to reach balls, but at Boundary Field, home to the Washington Senators from 1891-1910, a doghouse in the outfield posed a different kind of hazard.  It's the All-Batting Stance Team! The beauty of batting is the many ways in which a player can achieve productivity. What looks unnatural to you might be quite natural to somebody else. MLB Tonight has you covered Tune in to MLB Network for all of the latest news, rumors, analysis and more from the offseason at 6 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES © 2025 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.