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The stroke of fortune can be a franchise-changing opportunity for the Guardians, who have never picked No. 1 overall in franchise history.

In the second ever lottery drawing for the MLB Draft, the Nationals, who had the second overall selection last season, were even more fortunate this time around as they actually won the lottery. However, despite winning they won't be drafting until 10th.

Every Spring prior to Opening Day, the Nationals and many other teams around the league will have an Exhibition Game against another Major League team as one final tune-up prior to the new season. This year, the Nats are instead featuring their prospects

While unlikely, the Jays should at least be listening on what the trade market for their superstar 1B looks like, especially if they can’t clearly improve the roster for 2024.

The Nats will be taking a conservative approach back to contention, allowing their young top prospects time to develop and supplementing their roster with Free Agents here and there. But if they wanted to speed things up, what could that look like?

1:00 AM UTC Sam Dykstra This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Thanksgiving arrives in the United States on Thursday, and before baseball fans dig into their turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing (or whatever other delicious dishes sit

1:00 AM UTC Sam Dykstra Jim Callis Jonathan Mayo The 2023 Rookie of the Year races are over with Gunnar Henderson (American League) and Corbin Carroll (National League) crowned as this year’s unanimous winners. That marks the second time that MLB Pipeline’s preseason No. 1 and 2 prospects have won Rookie of the Year honors

The Nationals had the lowest win total in baseball in 2022, but added 13 wins in 2023, finishing with 71 wins in a season that went better than anyone expected. If Mike Rizzo and the Nats play their cards right this offseason, this team can be competitive

The champs gets their rings today, so let’s honor them one more time