MLB 2024 season preview: Rankings, every team's playoff odds - ESPN

Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans!

After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings.

Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or you are starting the season with hopes your squad can provide this year's most surprising success story, we've got everything you need to get ready as all 30 teams take the field for Opening Day on Thursday, March 28.

We asked our baseball experts to rank every team from 1 to 30 going into the new season for our first MLB Power Rankings of the year, and ESPN MLB writers Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield teamed up to provide a rundown of what the season could bring, along with Doolittle's win-loss projections and playoff odds for all 30 teams.

Jesse Rogers analyzes the deal sending Chris Sale from the Red Sox to the Braves.

Projected record: 105-57 (99% playoff odds | 28.4% World Series odds)

What has changed most since we saw them last? The Braves tried snatching Aaron Nola from the rival Phillies early in the offseason, but when that didn't work they turned to other options to improve their rotation. They landed on signing Reynaldo Lopez and then trading for Chris Sale. The Braves are banking on Sale returning to his previous form after the deal with the Red Sox. The price? Vaughn Grissom, a promising young talent who didn't have a spot in the Braves' loaded lineup. Other than that, the Braves bolstered their bullpen and took a flier on former top prospect Jarred Kelenic. The Braves' outlook hasn't changed; they are primed for another division title. But will their October