The Philadelphia Flyers are in a bad way after losing their fourth straight in addition to losing Dan Vladar to injury. The silver lining, however, is that now is as good a time as any to evaluate a prospect who's completely turned his career around in one season.
Vladar, 28, exited the Flyers' 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres with an unspecified injury and did not return, even as a backup in an emergency capacity.
Vladar surrendered two goals on five shots, and Sam Ersson, who has struggled mightily this season, made six saves on eight shots in relief.
The Flyers, who were already reportedly considering alternatives to Ersson, now have no choice but to turn to prospect Aleksei Kolosov, who's had an excellent first real season in the AHL with the so-so Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Kolosov, 24, has posted a 9-9-1 record in 19 games for the Phantoms to the tune of a 2.54 GAA, .908 save percentage, and his first two shutouts on North American ice.
The numbers aren't amazing, no, but neither are the Phantoms, who have experienced a ton of player turnover and have a number of first-time pros occupying significant roles on the team, led by Alex Bump, Carson Bjarnason, Denver Barkey, Karsen Dorwart, and Devin Kaplan.
Kolosov, now in the last year of his entry-level contract with the Flyers, has earned himself at least one more opportunity to show his stuff at the NHL level.
The Belarusian has played well in the AHL, and on the other hand, it would be almost impossible to play worse than Ersson has for the Flyers this season; Ersson has been beaten 14 times on the last 57 shots he's faced and currently boasts a .855 save percentage and 6-7-4 record on the year.
Kolosov, as bad as he looked at times last season, still managed a .884 save percentage and 5-6-1 record.
It should ease the Flyers' minds, too, that Kolosov has a .929 save percentage across two NHL appearances for the club this season.
He's looked the part and played his role at both levels, and with he and Ersson both set to become free agents at the end of the season, the Flyers need to use Vladar's injury as an opportunity to evaluate and draw conclusions on both players, deciding who, if either, they will retain this summer.
Kolosov, at least for now, has the edge, if for no reason other than Ersson all but playing himself off the team, just as Egor Zamula had earlier in the season.
However, a new potential suitor has emerged on the day Kuminga officially is trade eligible.
The Los Angeles Lakers have “some interest” in Kuminga, The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson II, Sam Amick and Nick Friedell reported in a joint column published Thursday, citing league and team sources, adding that it remains unclear if talks will unfold.
Since becoming eligible to be moved, Kuminga wasted no time in demanding a trade away from the Warriors, league sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson on Thursday morning. This comes after the 23-year-old forward has — once again — fallen out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotation this season.
Golden State, which has been open-minded to parting ways with the wing but won’t make any rash decisions that don’t make sense for the organization, is aware of the Lakers’ interest in Kuminga and is waiting to see how things unfold.
The team that has shown most interest in Kuminga dating back to last summer has been the Kings, but things have changed in recent weeks.
Veteran Kings guard Malik Monk has been the name tossed in reported trade talks with the Warriors, but the trade package offered in the offseason — Monk and a 2030 first-round pick for Kuminga — no longer is on the table, per The Athletic, as Sacramento no longer is willing to offer the first-round pick.
The Kings, though, still have “significant interest” in Kuminga, per The Athletic, so a three-team deal could be the best avenue.
League sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area that Jonathan Kuminga has demanded a trade away from the Warriors with Thursday, Jan. 15, being the first day he became trade eligible from the contract he signed over the summer as a restricted free agent.
The NBA’s official trade deadline is three weeks away on Feb. 5. So, now what?
Every party involved, the Warriors side and the Kuminga side, acknowledge the best move for the two is a split and fresh start for the fifth-year pro. However, league sources recently have relayed there’s a non-zero chance Kuminga remains on the Warriors in the coming weeks and past the trade deadline.
His trade value has never been lower as teams around the league watch him be nowhere in Golden State’s plans, and the Warriors have dug a hole that might be too hard to climb out of at 22-19 as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference at the halfway point of the season. Kuminga has played just once in the last 17 games, in which the Warriors have gone 10-7, playing nine and a half minutes against the Phoenix Suns in a one-point loss after Steve Kerr said he would “reward” Kuminga for a string of strong practices.
Kerr has made Kuminga a healthy DNP-CD in every other game since Dec. 7, aside from Kuminga being a late, and surprising, addition to the injury report with lower back soreness against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 37-point loss on Jan. 2.
Multiple teams have shown different levels of interest in Kuminga, with one always standing out as the strongest suitor. NBC Sports Bay Area listed the Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards as those teams one week ago on Jan. 7. Some things already have changed.
The Kuminga connection to the Mavs, though they do like the idea of having him in a rebuilding state around rookie Cooper Flagg, was centered more on Dallas gauging the Warriors’ interest in Anthony Davis. It already was a stretch to envision Davis wearing a Golden State jersey with the Warriors’ reluctance to trading Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler, and now the oft-injured Davis is out for at least the next six weeks because of a left hand injury.
The Bulls, who were the first team Kuminga was a healthy DNP-CD (Did Not Play, Coach’s Decision) against, have eyed Kuminga multiple times in the past but nothing materialized then, and it hasn’t now. The Wizards recently took a big swing and traded for Trae Young, sending Corey Kispert, whom the Warriors have liked in the past, and CJ McCollum to the Atlanta Hawks. That leaves the Kings, who also have pushed hardest for Kuminga, remaining from those above four teams.
Even still, the Warriors have lost leverage on their foes from up north. The Kings offered a three-year, $63 million contract to Kuminga in the summer, putting guard Malik Monk and a protected 2030 first-round draft pick on the table. The draft pick has been taken off the table for a long time now as Kuminga racks up DNPs, and the Warriors don’t have any interest in Monk, as well as the three years and more than $60 million left on his contract.
The Phoenix Suns are the other team that did offer Kuminga a contract in the offseason. Their offer was a four-year, $90 million contract with Kuminga’s desired player option at the end, in exchange for veteran Royce O’Neal and multiple second-round picks. The Warriors didn’t deem that to be a good enough trade, and the Suns currently don’t have the same kind of in-season Kuminga interest.
With only Moses Moody’s $13.4 million contract on the books for the 2027-28 season, the Warriors are unenthusiastic about taking on long-term contracts and dealing future first-round picks a few years from now in what could be the post-Steph Curry era.
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has been a name hotly connected to the Warriors on social media. In reality, the Warriors, as NBC Sports Bay Area reported three days ago, have been hesitant on Porter and have never shown the kind of interest that would get a deal done. The two teams have not spoken for more than a month.
The Nets are not a Kuminga team. If they were, they wouldn’t have selected five players in the first round of last June’s draft, and they would have opened their wallets as one of the only teams with salary cap space last summer.
A multi-team trade to acquire Porter always was going to be the path if the Warriors even want to walk down that road. They haven’t shown any desire to give the Nets multiple first-round picks for Porter.
The player they would do that for is 25-year-old Trey Murphy, who is averaging a career-high 22.2 points per game on 38.9 percent shooting from 3-point range. But the Pelicans have even less reasons than the Nets to move their best asset during the season.
As the list of possible Kuminga teams becomes murkier, there is one to keep your eyes on: The Los Angeles Lakers.
That connection dates back to the summer of Kuminga’s restricted free agency saga. League sources told NBC Sports Bay Area then that the Lakers were a team monitoring Kuminga’s situation and the possibility of him taking the qualifying offer where he’d be an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2026.
Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka is a fan of Kuminga’s, sources say, and likes the idea of him as an athletic wing on a Luka Dončić-led team. The Warriors have been aware of the Lakers’ likeness for Kuminga, though it’s unclear how likely an in-season move between the two teams is.
The Warriors have a team option on Kuminga’s second season, and he essentially becomes a $23.4 million expiring contract this summer. That can be valuable to teams, sure. It also can’t be stressed enough how much moving on from one another now would benefit Kuminga and the Warriors, a team that can’t have Curry and Butler playing at an elite level as a play-in team while such a tradable contract sits and watches from the bench.
Standing idle would be a failure in asset mismanagement. The Warriors can see what Curry and Butler still are, and any help is better than no help.
Changes come quickly in the NBA. There is undoubtedly more than one team that likes Kuminga, but that doesn’t ensure anything. More could be added to the mix in this three-week window now that Kuminga is trade eligible. His standing with Kerr and the Warriors, though, couldn’t be clearer.
It’s time to move on, and time to let Kuminga move on too.
Michael Porter Jr. does not appear destined for the Warriors.
At least, not yet.
The Brooklyn Nets’ veteran forward has drawn plenty of interest across the NBA ahead of the league’s Feb. 5 trade deadline, and while many believe Golden State could be a fit, the Warriors have not spoken to Brooklyn about Porter in quite some time, and do not appear to be a serious suitor as of right now, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported Thursday, citing league sources.
“As of this week, the Warriors hadn’t talked to the Brooklyn Nets in more than a month and have never shown real interest in a trade for wing Michael Porter Jr., league sources said,” Slater and Charania wrote. “They’ve been fond of Trey Murphy III in the past, but the New Orleans Pelicans are rebuffing calls about all their young wings, league sources said.”
Charania and Slater also reported, citing team sources, that Golden State would be willing to move multiple of its first-round draft picks if the right player is made available, but that the team is more protective of its first-rounders from 2028 and beyond.
Porter, 27, who was selected by the Nuggets with the No. 14 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, spent the first six years of his career with Denver and averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 345 games (291 starts).
Then, Porter was traded to Brooklyn this summer in a deal that landed guard Cameron Johnson in Denver, and in 31 games with the Nets this season, Porter is averaging career-highs in points (25.7), rebounds (7.5) and assists (3.3).
Porter’s breakout campaign has made him one of the hottest names on the trade market, and while he certainly could be a fit for the Warriors, it does not appear Golden State has much interest right now with the trade deadline three weeks away.
The 2005-06 NHL season was a disaster for the Boston Bruins.
They traded away superstar center and captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks early in the campaign for a lackluster return package. The team lacked talent and toughness, and it finished with the fifth-worst record in the league.
The franchise, which hadn’t been a real Stanley Cup contender since the late 1980s and early 1990s, appeared to be light years away from ending its championship drought, which in 2006 stood at 34 years.
It was, essentially, rock bottom for the Bruins.
And then everything changed July 1, 2006.
That’s when the Bruins, who were not big spenders at the time, splashed the cash to sign star defenseman Zdeno Chara to a five-year, $37.5 million contract. It’s without question the best free agent signing in league history.
“I’m willing to lead by my example of hard work, dedication, discipline and drive,” Chara said in his introductory press conference in July of 2006.
He also made it clear in that press conference what the objective was for him and the team: “I think the only thing we care (about) is the final goal and to win at the end.”
The Bruins will retire Chara’s No. 33 to the TD Garden rafters Thursday night before the B’s play the Seattle Kraken. It’s a fitting honor for a player who transformed the Bruins back into a Stanley Cup contender.
But it didn’t happen overnight. Playoff setbacks in 2008, 2009 and then blowing a 3-0 series lead in the second round to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 created some doubt over whether the Bruins had what it took to be champions.
But Chara, with his leadership and determination, kept the B’s moving forward. One thing about Chara is he never backs down from a challenge. He looks at the impossible as very much possible.
The Bruins’ 2011 playoff run, which culminated with the franchise winning its first Stanley Cup in 39 years, was one of the most exciting three-month periods in the history of Boston sports. There were so many ups, downs, and memorable moments.
There were many heroes during those four playoff series. Tim Thomas set a record for playoff save percentage and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP. David Krejci led the playoffs with 23 points. Brad Marchand scored a then-rookie record 11 playoff goals, including five in the Cup Final. Nathan Horton scored two OT-winning goals and the only goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Chara was also at the top of his game. When the Bruins needed it most, their captain stepped up with elite play at both ends of the ice on the sport’s biggest stage.
Chara played an astounding 37:06 of ice time in Game 5 of the first-round series versus the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs did not score and tallied only 14 shots when Chara was on the ice. The Bruins ended up winning in double overtime to take a 3-2 series lead. They won the series in overtime of Game 7.
In the second-round sweep against the Flyers, Chara helped tilt the ice heavily in the Bruins’ favor. Boston outscored Philadelphia 13-4 and generated more than 60 percent of all scoring chances during Chara’s 113:58 of ice time over four games.
In Game 7 of the East Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bruins had a 16-7 advantage in shots, a 12-5 edge in scoring chances and allowed zero goals during Chara’s 26:43 of ice time. The Lightning only tallied two shots on net when Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos went up against Chara in that game. The B’s won 1-0 to clinch their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1990.
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Canucks superstar Henrik Sedin struggled to score against Zdeno Chara in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.
The 2011 Cup Final against the Vancouver Canucks is where Chara’s defensive excellence really played a key role for the Bruins. He put on a defensive masterclass against a Canucks team that won the Presidents’ Trophy, scored the most goals of any team and had the No. 1 ranked power play. Daniel Sedin led the league with 104 points. His brother and linemate, Henrik, had 94.
Neither of those two superstar forwards made a profound impact in the Final. Daniel tallied four points in the series but was held without a point in five of the seven games. Two of his points were garbage time assists in Game 6. Henrik was completely invisible. He scored a meaningless goal late in Game 6. It was his only point of the series.
They couldn’t escape the physicality, long reach and towering presence of Chara. He played about 70 even-strength minutes against the Sedins in that series, per Natural Stat Trick, and Boston outscored Vancouver 5-2 and had a .960 save percentage in those minutes. Chara winning that matchup so decisively was pivotal in the outcome.
The Sedins were power-play maestros, too. Daniel led the league with 42 power-play points in the 2010-11 regular season. Henrik had 35. But in 28 minutes of power-play ice time against Chara in the Cup Final, the twins could only muster one goal — a garbage time tally in Game 6. Vancouver’s potent power play, which was supposed to tip the scale in its favor, was bottled up by the Bruins’ 6-foot-9 defenseman. The Canucks ended up going 2-for-32 on the power play in the series.
Overall, the Bruins outscored the Canucks 15-6 in Chara’s ice time over the seven games. He made a huge impact all over the ice versus a Vancouver team that many experts picked to win the series.
And when the final buzzer sounded in Game 7 and commissioner Gary Bettman brought the Stanley Cup onto the Rogers Arena ice and gave it to Chara, the greatest trophy in sports was lifted higher in the air than it ever had, or ever has been.
Winning the ultimate prize didn’t come easy, but those Bruins teams never did anything easy. There were many times throughout that journey toward winning the Stanley Cup that the B’s could have folded and given up. But Chara was never going to let that happen.
He set an example of hard work and dedication that was contagious. No challenge or setback was going to keep him from delivering on the goal he set during his introductory press conference in 2006. This is why the Bruins had the mental toughness to withstand a lot of challenges against the Canucks in the 2011 Cup Final.
Whether it was Patrice Bergeron getting bitten by Alex Burrows in Game 1 and Boston losing 1-0 on a late goal, or the Bruins losing in overtime of Game 2, or Nathan Horton getting knocked out of the series in Game 3 by a vicious hit, or the team losing 1-0 again in Game 5, or the B’s playing a must-win Game 7 on the road, Chara’s leadership kept his team laser-focused on the No. 1 objective.
Other legendary Boston athletes might have won more championships, or taken home more individual awards. But very, very few made the kind of transformational impact on their franchise that Chara did for the Bruins.
It’s one of many reasons why Chara will always be regarded as one of the best Bruins of all time. And it’s why the 2011 title will always matter a little more than some of the others that Boston teams have won.
SAN FRANCISCO — For a second straight year, the Giants started the international signing period by picking up the best position player available.
Venezuelan shortstop Luis Hernández signed on Thursday morning during a ceremony at the organization’s Felipe Alou Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic. Hernández signed exactly one year after Josuar Gonzalez, who already is a top 100 prospect overall and is considered the organization’s second-best prospect.
Hernández will get a signing bonus of about $5 million, per sources, the second-biggest international bonus in franchise history. The Giants gave Lucius Fox $6 million in 2015 before restrictions were put in place, and Gonzalez signed for just under $3 million a year ago.
A right-handed hitter, Hernández is the No. 1 player on both the Baseball America and MLB Pipeline boards. He has long been connected to the Giants, who were on him early and had no doubts in recent months that Hernández would sign.
“He is so mature for his age as a player,” senior director of international scouting Joe Salermo said recently. “He can play short with plus skills, he’s a plus hitter, he’s going to have plus power. The only thing you can knock him for is he’s an average runner, but the way he controls the game is incredible for a younger kid.”
Hernández vaulted to the top of the class in part because of an eye-opening performance in a professional league in Venezuela last summer. Playing against some former big leaguers and pitchers who were a decade older than him, the teenager hit .346 and struck out just 11 times in 114 plate appearances.
Salermo visits Venezuela four or five times a year and the Giants have also had a good relationship with the Carlos Guillen Academy in Maracay, where Hernández trains. The longtime big league shortstop played on the Seattle Mariners with Randy Winn, who now runs the Giants’ player development department.
“Our evaluators [in Venezuela] did a really good job of identifying the player and feeling comfortable with the player,” Salermo said.
The Giants came away impressed not just with Hernández’s physical skills, but also his makeup. Because he’s so advanced at the plate, it’s possible that he will skip the Dominican Summer League and go straight to Arizona this summer to begin his professional career.
The Hernández signing will continue to add to a farm system that is on the rise. In addition to Gonzalez and Hernández, the Giants will add the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft this July after getting lucky in December’s lottery. Now that he’s officially a Giant, Hernández joins one of the best groups of young middle infielders in the minors.
Scouts also are high on Jhonny Level, signed out of Venezuela in 2024. In the first round of last year’s draft, the Giants took Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen. When Bryce Eldridge graduates from prospect lists this summer, it’s possible that the organization’s top four prospects will be middle infielders, including three teenagers.
The two likely leading the way — Gonzalez and Hernández — come with similar rankings but bring different traits. Gonzalez draws Francisco Lindor comps and is a more athletic and flashier player with what is considered a higher ceiling. Hernández, the Giants believe, has a significantly higher floor. There’s no certainty when dealing with 17-year-olds, but Hernández is considered about as safe a bet as it gets for a player his age.
“It’s amazing how these two guys are totally different, but we feel that they can both play a premium position,” Salermo said. “We’re excited to see it.”
The Warriors’ young forward is demanding a trade from the team, NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson confirmed Thursday morning, citing league sources, after ESPN’s Anthony Slater and Shams Charania first reported the news.
League sources confirm Jonathan Kuminga has demanded a trade away from the Warriors with today, Jan. 15, being the first day he’s trade eligible @NBCSWarriors
Kuminga has played once in the last 17 games and has been a healthy DNP by the Warriors 16 times this season
Kuminga, who signed a two-year, $48.5 million contract with the Warriors on Sept. 30, was not eligible to be traded, due to a rule in the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, until Thursday, Jan. 15.
After spending all offseason canvassing the league for a potential Kuminga trade suitor as the young forward navigated through restricted free agency, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy and his front office have spent the past several weeks doing so again, with the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks among the teams that have shown interest in Kuminga, Charania and Slater reported in their story, citing league sources.
After a tumultuous summer, Kuminga started the first 12 games of the 2025-26 NBA season, and impressed early before returning to a role off the bench and eventually falling out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotations completely. The 23-year-old now has registered 13 consecutive DNP-CDs (Did Not Play – Coach’s Decision).
While it appears likely that Kuminga is traded sooner rather than later, ESPN also reported that the Warriors’ decision-makers have given zero assurances to teams that the young forward will be dealt before the league’s Feb. 5 trade deadline, believing it could “prove better business” to push the decision to the summer.
The Warriors’ young forward is demanding a trade from the team, ESPN’s Anthony Slater and Shams Charania reported Thursday morning, citing league sources.
Golden State's Jonathan Kuminga has demanded a trade away from the Warriors as he becomes eligible to be moved Thursday, sources tell ESPN.
Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Austin, Texas, with a dominant victory.
Ledecky was untouchable as she cruised to victory in 15min 23.21sec, more than a minute in front of 16-year-old runner-up Brinkleigh Hansen, who touched in 16:31.31.
Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who suffered a right ankle sprain in the first quarter of Wednesday's 112-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings, is out for Thursday's matchup against the Warriors.
Brunson is listed as day-to-day.
While Brunson is out, Landry Shamet has been upgraded to questionable.
According to multiple eyewitness accounts, including from The Athletic's James Edwards, Brunson left the locker room after Wednesday's game without a boot or crutches.
The incident occurred with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter when Brunson tried to cross up Maxime Raynaud on the wing, but slipped and fell, appearing to turn his ankle.
Brunson tried to remain in the game, but checked out with 7:01 on the clock and headed to the locker room.
The Los Angeles Kings (19-16-11) played host to the Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-12) in a battle between two playoff hopefuls from the Pacific division. After a rough loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday, the Kings were in desperate need of two points as they are start to slip out of the playoff picture in the West.
Unfortunately, two points isn't easy to come by in the National Hockey League as the Los Angeles was unable to finish the job on home ice and fall to Vegas by a score of 3-2 in overtime.
The silver lining in all of these heart wrenching defeats is that they continue to walk away with the loser point, which could be seen as both a bad, and a good thing. The Kings now have the second most loser points in the NHL with 11, funnily enough, only Vegas has more with 12.
Kings Fail to Capitalize Early
In perhaps one of the biggest games of the season so far, the Kings needed to get off to good start early in order to compete with a Vegas team that has found their footing lately.
Los Angeles did control the majority of the play in the opening frame, while Vegas looked incredibly sloppy and were unable to get virtually anything going, as they struggled to even enter the Kings zone cleanly.
Unfortunately, the Golden Knights were able to weather the storm and get out of the first period with a 0-0 tie. The Kings outshot the Knights 9-5 to end the period but just couldn't beat Akira Schmid.
Golden Knights Get on the Board
After successfully escaping an ugly first period, the Golden Knights looked like an entirely different hockey team in the second period. Clearly, head coach Bruce Cassidy voiced his frustration because it didn't take long for Vegas control the game.
Just under four minutes into the middle frame, rookie forward Braeden Bowman gave his team the lead with his sixth of the season. After a defensive mishap by Brian Dumoulin, Jack Eichel scooped up the loose puck and found a wide open Bowman who ripped the puck past Darcy Kuemper.
Both teams had an opportunity on the power play in the latter half of the period, but neither could capitalize. After 40 minutes Vegas was outshooting L.A. 19-17.
Just like Vegas did in the first period, Los Angeles weathered the storm in the second period and were lucky to be down just 1-0 after 40 minutes.
Through the early stages of the third period the Kings began to look desperate as they were pushing hard to even things up. They were able to generate some quality chances but just couldn't finish.
That was until Kevin Fiala buried his team-leading 17th goal of the season past Akira Schmid was in the midst of a shutout bid. Fiala earned this one as he was stopped on his initial shot, the puck then came to Alex Turcotte in the slot who fired it on goal which led to a juicy rebound right on the tape of the Kings sniper who wasted no time firing it into the back of the net. Fiala, who was probably the most notable Kings prior to his goal gets rewarded for sticking with the play and crashing the net. Turcotte and Andre Kuzmenko register the assists.
Marner Puts Vegas on Top
After a strong first 10-12 minutes of the final frame, the Kings were tested after Adrian Kempe was sent off for hooking.
Just over 40 seconds into their man advantage, Vegas took the lead right back as Mitch Marner scored his 11th of the year with a blistering wrist shot. At this point it looked like Marner shoved the dagger into the heart of the Kings.
When all hope seemed to be lost after yet another Kings third period fumble, the team didn't give up and continued to fight for the game tying goal.
It came down to the final 90 seconds but Brandt Clarke made the building erupt as he slid home his 5th of the season past Schmid to tie the game at 2-2 which meant extra time was needed.
After an electric finish to regulation, the Golden Knights silenced the Kings crowd as they scored just 25 seconds into the overtime period.
In a somewhat broken play that had Kuemper facing the wrong way, Jack Eichel was able to find Mark Stone all alone who was able to put the puck in the wide open cage, giving Vegas the win in a hard fought battle between two divisional foes.
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The Knicks had one of their worst shooting games of the season and lost to the Sacramento Kings, 112-101, on Wednesday night.
Here are the takeaways...
-- New York found themselves down 16-8 early in the first quarter and then things got even worse with Jalen Brunson leaving the game with a right ankle injury. Brunson slipped and fell with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter while trying to cross up Maxime Raynaud. He tried to stay in the game but left for the locker room with 7:01 on the clock and did not return.
-- It didn't get better for Mike Brown's new squad against his former team as NY trailed 32-17 at the end of the first quarter. The Knicks went 0-for-9 from three-point range and shot just 35 percent from the field compared to the Kings' 63 percent. Former Knick Precious Achiuwa, DeMar DeRozan, and Zach LaVine all scored 10 points in the first. Karl-Anthony Towns tried to carry the load for New York with seven points.
-- New York missed their first 12 three-point attempts before Josh Hart hit one to make it a 41-24 game in the second quarter. The Knicks slowly tried to mount a comeback despite their struggles from beyond the arc. Offensive rebounds and second-chance points were a big factor as Mitchell Robinson dominated the glass (11 total offensive rebounds in the first half, Robinson with six).
The Knicks outscored the Kings, 25-24, in the second quarter but trailed 56-42 at halftime. It's tied for their lowest scoring first half of the season. The team shot an abysmal 1-for-19 from three and 34 percent from the field. Towns was the go-to scorer with Brunson out (13 points on 5-for-11 shooting), but no one else was in double figures.
-- Sacramento scored seven quick points to open the third quarter before Mikal Bridges made the Knicks' second three-pointer of the night (2-for-21 at the time), making it a 63-46 game. The Kings continued to get to the foul line and extend their lead. Hart made the team's third three-pointer (3-for-25) and then Robinson picked up his seventh offensive rebound, scoring on a tip-in as the Knicks trailed, 79-57, with 4:47 left in the third quarter.
DeRozan made his first three-pointer in three games with just under a minute remaining in the third quarter as the Kings grew their lead to 23 points. They led 96-76 heading into the fourth as Achiuwa's revenge game continued, getting up to a season-high 20 points already. New York made a total of four three-pointers (4-for-10) in the third, improving to 17 percent from deep.
-- Jordan Clarkson gave the Knicks a spark with six straight points in the fourth quarter and then Bridges sank his second three-pointer to cut the Sacramento lead to 15 points. Brown emptied the bench with 2:34 left, down 108-94. They made it a nine-point game after a Tyler Kolek three and Guerschon Yabusele layup before Russell Westbrook banked in a three to have fans chanting to "light the beam."
-- The Knicks shot 39 percent overall and 20 percent from three, missing 33 attempts (8-for-41). Towns didn't score in the second half, finishing with 13 points and four rebounds, while Bridges led the team with 19 points. OG Anunoby finished with 15 points, Clarkson had 11 points, and Hart and McBride each had 10 points.
Sacramento made 32 free throws (84 percent from the foul line) and shot 47 percent from the field. The Kings won the rebound battle, 48-43. DeRozan had 27 points and LaVine added 25 points.
Game MVP: Precious Achiuwa
The former Knick and five-star recruit out of high school had his best game of the season, scoring 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting with 14 rebounds (six offensive), two assists, two blocks, and two steals.
This looked like it was going to be Brice Sensabaugh night. The forward scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter alone and went on to score a career-high 43.
But the Bulls pulled out the victory on a Nikola Vucevic game-winner that came on the most improbable of plays.
Dynasty leagues are unique because they ask us to predict the future with a confidence we rarely apply to our real lives. We convince ourselves we know which 19-year-old prospect will blossom into a superstar, which 31-year-old slugger will age gracefully, and which team context will still matter two seasons from now — even though the sport keeps reminding us that everything is temporary and nothing is linear. And that’s exactly why it’s so addicting.
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Note: Rankings updated as of January 15
Rank
Player
Position
Team
Age
Level
ETA
MiLB
1
Shohei Ohtani
UT, SP
LAD
31
MLB
2
Bobby Witt Jr.
SS
KC
25
MLB
3
Juan Soto
OF
NYM
27
MLB
4
Elly De La Cruz
SS
CIN
23
MLB
5
Ronald Acuña Jr.
OF
ATL
28
MLB
6
Corbin Carroll
OF
AZ
25
MLB
7
Aaron Judge
OF
NYY
33
MLB
8
Tarik Skubal
SP
DET
29
MLB
9
Gunnar Henderson
SS
BAL
24
MLB
10
Paul Skenes
SP
PIT
23
MLB
11
Julio Rodríguez
OF
SEA
25
MLB
12
Fernando Tatis Jr.
OF
SD
27
MLB
13
Kyle Tucker
OF
FA
29
MLB
14
Junior Caminero
3B
TB
22
MLB
15
Nick Kurtz
1B
ATH
23
MLB
16
Jackson Chourio
OF
MIL
22
MLB
17
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
1B
TOR
26
MLB
18
Roman Anthony
OF
BOS
21
MLB
19
José Ramírez
3B
CLE
33
MLB
20
Konnor Griffin
SS
PIT
19
AA
2026
1
21
Garrett Crochet
SP
BOS
26
MLB
22
James Wood
OF
WSH
23
MLB
23
Wyatt Langford
OF
TEX
24
MLB
24
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2B, 3B
NYY
27
MLB
25
Zach Neto
SS
LAA
25
MLB
26
Yordan Alvarez
OF
HOU
28
MLB
27
Pete Alonso
1B
BAL
31
MLB
28
Francisco Lindor
SS
NYM
32
MLB
29
Cal Raleigh
C
SEA
29
MLB
30
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SP
LAD
27
MLB
31
Kevin McGonigle
3B, SS
DET
21
AA
2026
2
32
Pete Crow-Armstrong
OF
CHC
24
MLB
33
Ketel Marte
2B
AZ
32
MLB
34
Jackson Merrill
OF
SD
22
MLB
35
Logan Gilbert
SP
SEA
28
MLB
36
Hunter Brown
SP
HOU
27
MLB
37
CJ Abrams
SS
WSH
25
MLB
38
Rafael Devers
1B
SF
29
MLB
39
Cristopher Sánchez
SP
PHI
29
MLB
40
Manny Machado
3B
SD
33
MLB
41
Trea Turner
SS
PHI
32
MLB
42
Eury Pérez
SP
MIA
22
MLB
43
Kyle Schwarber
UT
PHI
33
MLB
44
Jesús Made
2B, SS
MIL
18
AA
2027
3
45
Bryce Harper
1B
PHI
33
MLB
46
Riley Greene
OF
DET
25
MLB
47
Corey Seager
SS
TEX
31
MLB
48
Matt Olson
1B
ATL
31
MLB
49
Hunter Greene
SP
CIN
26
MLB
50
JJ Wetherholt
2B, SS
STL
23
AAA
2026
4
51
Logan Webb
SP
SF
29
MLB
52
Josh Naylor
1B
SEA
28
MLB
53
Mookie Betts
SS, OF
LAD
33
MLB
54
Samuel Basallo
C
BAL
21
MLB
-
5
55
Bryan Woo
SP
SEA
26
MLB
56
Mason Miller
RP
SD
27
MLB
57
Chase Burns
SP
CIN
23
MLB
-
6
58
Jeremy Peña
SS
HOU
28
MLB
59
Brent Rooker
OF
ATH
31
MLB
60
Joe Ryan
SP
MIN
29
MLB
61
Jacob deGrom
SP
TEX
37
MLB
62
Chris Sale
SP
ATL
36
MLB
63
Freddie Freeman
1B
LAD
36
MLB
64
Leo De Vries
SS
ATH
19
AA
2026
7
65
Cody Bellinger
OF
FA
30
MLB
66
George Kirby
SP
SEA
28
MLB
67
Bo Bichette
SS
FA
28
MLB
68
Blake Snell
SP
LAD
33
MLB
69
Spencer Schwellenbach
SP
ATL
25
MLB
70
Nolan McLean
SP
NYM
24
MLB
-
8
71
Trey Yesavage
SP
TOR
22
MLB
-
9
72
Austin Riley
3B
ATL
28
MLB
73
Jacob Misiorowski
SP
MIL
24
MLB
74
Sebastian Walcott
SS
TEX
20
AA
2026
10
75
Jarren Duran
OF
BOS
29
MLB
76
Brice Turang
2B
MIL
26
MLB
77
Edward Florentino
OF
PIT
19
A-
2027
11
78
Luke Keaschall
2B
MIN
23
MLB
79
Cole Ragans
SP
KC
28
MLB
80
Walker Jenkins
OF
MIN
21
AAA
2026
12
81
Ben Rice
C, 1B
NYY
27
MLB
82
Oneil Cruz
OF
PIT
27
MLB
83
William Contreras
C
MIL
28
MLB
84
Max Clark
OF
DET
21
AA
2026
13
85
Randy Arozarena
OF
SEA
31
MLB
86
Freddy Peralta
SP
MIL
29
MLB
87
Seiya Suzuki
OF
CHC
31
MLB
88
Aidan Miller
SS
PHI
21
AAA
2026
14
89
Tyler Soderstrom
1B, OF
ATH
24
MLB
90
Maikel Garcia
3B
KC
26
MLB
91
Geraldo Perdomo
SS
AZ
26
MLB
92
Vinnie Pasquantino
1B
KC
28
MLB
93
Jackson Holliday
2B
BAL
22
MLB
94
Max Fried
SP
NYY
32
MLB
95
Jordan Westburg
3B
BAL
27
MLB
96
Michael Busch
1B
CHC
27
MLB
97
Byron Buxton
OF
MIN
32
MLB
98
Edwin Diaz
RP
LAD
32
MLB
99
Zack Wheeler
SP
PHI
35
MLB
100
Luis Peña
2B, 3B, SS
MIL
19
A+
2027
15
101
Cam Schlitter
SP
NYY
25
MLB
102
Lawrence Butler
OF
ATH
25
MLB
103
Dylan Cease
SP
TOR
30
MLB
104
Michael Harris II
OF
ATL
25
MLB
105
Emmet Sheehan
SP
LAD
26
MLB
106
Dylan Crews
OF
WSH
24
MLB
107
Bryce Eldridge
1B
SF
21
MLB
-
16
108
Shea Langeliers
C
ATH
28
MLB
109
Kyle Bradish
SP
BAL
29
MLB
110
Josue De Paula
OF
LAD
20
AA
2026
17
111
Agustín Ramírez
C
MIA
24
MLB
112
Jesús Luzardo
SP
PHI
28
MLB
113
Sal Stewart
1B, 3B
CIN
22
MLB
-
18
114
Gerrit Cole
SP
NYY
35
MLB
115
Andy Pages
OF
LAD
28
MLB
116
Spencer Strider
SP
ATL
27
MLB
117
Christian Yelich
OF
MIL
33
MLB
118
Pablo Lopez
SP
MIN
30
MLB
119
Jose Altuve
2B, OF
HOU
35
MLB
120
Drake Baldwin
C
ATL
24
MLB
121
Tyler Glasnow
SP
LAD
32
MLB
122
Andrés Muñoz
RP
SEA
27
MLB
123
Isaac Paredes
3B
HOU
27
MLB
124
Jhoan Duran
RP
PHI
28
MLB
125
Carson Benge
OF
NYM
23
AAA
2026
19
126
Framber Valdez
SP
FA
32
MLB
127
Thomas White
SP
MIA
21
AAA
2026
20
128
Rainiel Rodriguez
C
STL
19
A+
2028
21
129
Alex Bregman
3B
CHC
31
MLB
130
Eduardo Quintero
OF
LAD
20
A+
2027
22
131
Colt Emerson
SS
SEA
20
AAA
2026
23
132
Willy Adames
SS
SF
30
MLB
133
Michael King
SP
SD
30
MLB
134
Jacob Wilson
SS
ATH
23
MLB
135
Ozzie Albies
2B
ATL
29
MLB
136
Bryce Rainer
SS
DET
20
A-
2028
24
137
Bubba Chandler
SP
PIT
23
MLB
-
25
138
Iván Herrera
UT
STL
25
MLB
139
Nick Lodolo
SP
CIN
28
MLB
140
Dylan Beavers
OF
BAL
24
MLB
-
26
141
Will Smith
C
LAD
30
MLB
142
Caleb Bonemer
SS, 3B
CWS
20
A+
2028
27
143
Payton Tolle
SP
BOS
23
MLB
-
28
144
Noelvi Marte
3B, OF
CIN
24
MLB
145
Kyle Stowers
OF
MIA
28
MLB
146
Jasson Domínguez
OF
NYY
23
MLB
147
Ceddanne Rafaela
2B, OF
BOS
25
MLB
148
Joshua Baez
OF
STL
22
AA
2026
29
149
Jac Caglianone
OF
KC
23
MLB
150
Roki Sasaki
SP
LAD
24
MLB
-
30
151
Addison Barger
3B, OF
TOR
26
MLB
152
Zyhir Hope
OF
LAD
21
AA
2026
31
153
Cade Smith
RP
CLE
26
MLB
154
Jonah Tong
SP
NYM
22
MLB
-
32
155
Matt Shaw
3B
CHC
24
MLB
156
Nick Pivetta
SP
SD
33
MLB
157
Cam Smith
OF
HOU
23
MLB
158
Kevin Gausman
SP
TOR
35
MLB
159
Hunter Goodman
C
COL
26
MLB
160
Nico Hoerner
2B
CHC
28
MLB
161
Luis Robert Jr.
OF
CWS
28
MLB
162
Carlos Rodon
SP
NYY
33
MLB
163
Jonathan Aranda
1B
TB
27
MLB
164
Tatsuya Imai
SP
HOU
27
MLB
2026
33
165
Cade Horton
SP
CHC
24
MLB
166
Royce Lewis
3B
MIN
26
MLB
167
Travis Bazzana
2B
CLE
23
AAA
2026
34
168
Shane Bieber
SP
TOR
30
MLB
169
Gavin Williams
SP
CLE
26
MLB
170
Jo Adell
OF
LAA
26
MLB
171
MacKenzie Gore
SP
WSH
27
MLB
172
Ryan Waldschmidt
OF
AZ
23
AA
2026
35
173
Josue Briceño
C
DET
21
AA
2026
36
174
Brandon Woodruff
SP
MIL
33
MLB
175
Teoscar Hernández
OF
LAD
33
MLB
176
Mike Trout
OF
LAA
34
MLB
177
George Springer
OF
TOR
36
MLB
178
Josuar Gonzalez
SS
SF
18
DSL
2029
37
179
Adley Rutschman
C
BAL
28
MLB
180
Josh Hader
RP
HOU
31
MLB
181
Brandon Nimmo
OF
TEX
32
MLB
182
Yandy Díaz
1B
TB
34
MLB
183
Devin Williams
RP
NYM
31
MLB
184
Ian Happ
OF
CHC
31
MLB
185
Jordan Lawlar
3B
AZ
23
MLB
-
38
186
Francisco Alvarez
C
NYM
24
MLB
187
Kyle Manzardo
1B
CLE
25
MLB
188
Carter Jensen
C
KC
22
MLB
-
39
189
Eugenio Suarez
3B
FA
34
MLB
190
Chase DeLauter
OF
CLE
24
MLB
-
40
191
Marcelo Mayer
3B
BOS
23
MLB
-
41
192
Robbie Ray
SP
SF
34
MLB
193
Liam Doyle
SP
STL
21
RK
2026
42
194
Matt Chapman
3B
SF
32
MLB
195
JoJo Parker
SS
TOR
19
RK
2029
43
196
Drew Rasmussen
SP
TB
30
MLB
197
Tanner Bibee
SP
CLE
27
MLB
198
Ryan Pepiot
SP
TB
28
MLB
199
Jett Williams
SS, OF
NYM
22
AAA
2026
44
200
Kristian Campbell
2B
BOS
23
MLB
201
Munetaka Murakami
3B
CWS
26
MLB
2026
45
202
Chandler Simpson
OF
TB
25
MLB
203
Willson Contreras
1B
BOS
33
MLB
204
Anthony Volpe
SS
NYY
24
MLB
205
Jakob Marsee
OF
MIA
24
MLB
206
Alejandro Kirk
C
TOR
27
MLB
207
Brenton Doyle
OF
COL
27
MLB
208
Nathan Eovaldi
SP
TEX
36
MLB
209
Lazaro Montes
OF
SEA
21
AA
2027
46
210
Zebby Matthews
SP
MIN
25
MLB
211
Sonny Gray
SP
BOS
36
MLB
212
Trevor Story
SS
BOS
33
MLB
213
Jarlin Susana
SP
WSH
22
AA
2027
47
214
Masyn Winn
SS
STL
24
MLB
215
Mike Sirota
OF
LAD
22
A+
2027
48
216
Edward Cabrera
SP
CHC
27
MLB
217
Brody Hopkins
SP
TB
24
AA
2026
49
218
Mark Vientos
3B
NYM
26
MLB
219
Heliot Ramos
OF
SF
26
MLB
220
Brandon Lowe
2B
PIT
31
MLB
221
Gleyber Torres
2B
DET
29
MLB
222
Steven Kwan
OF
CLE
28
MLB
223
Ranger Suárez
SP
BOS
30
MLB
224
Yainer Diaz
C
HOU
27
MLB
225
Shota Imanaga
SP
CHC
32
MLB
226
Jack Flaherty
SP
DET
30
MLB
227
Kade Anderson
SP
SEA
21
RK
2026
50
228
Brett Baty
2B, 3B
NYM
26
MLB
229
Kaelen Culpepper
2B, 3B, SS
MIN
23
AA
2026
51
230
Robby Snelling
SP
MIA
22
AAA
2026
52
231
Shane Baz
SP
BAL
26
MLB
232
Andrew Painter
SP
PHI
22
AAA
2026
53
233
Michael Arroyo
2B
SEA
21
AA
2026
54
234
Spencer Torkelson
1B
DET
26
MLB
235
Connelly Early
SP
BOS
23
MLB
-
55
236
Braden Montgomery
OF
CWS
22
AA
2026
56
237
Dansby Swanson
SS
CHC
32
MLB
238
Ryan Sloan
SP
SEA
20
A+
2027
57
239
Emmanuel Rodriguez
OF
MIN
23
AAA
2026
58
240
Jared Jones
SP
PIT
24
MLB
241
Alfredo Duno
C
CIN
20
A-
2028
59
242
Corbin Burnes
SP
AZ
31
MLB
243
Bryce Miller
SP
SEA
27
MLB
244
Sandy Alcantara
SP
MIA
30
MLB
245
Kerry Carpenter
OF
DET
28
MLB
246
Alec Burleson
1B, OF
STL
27
MLB
247
Justin Steele
SP
CHC
30
MLB
248
Kyle Teel
C
CWS
24
MLB
249
Shane McClanahan
SP
TB
28
MLB
250
Jaxon Wiggins
SP
CHC
24
AAA
2026
60
251
Dax Kilby
SS
NYY
19
A-
2029
61
252
Ezequiel Tovar
SS
COL
24
MLB
253
Matt McLain
2B
CIN
26
MLB
254
Grayson Rodriguez
SP
LAA
26
MLB
255
Taylor Ward
OF
BAL
32
MLB
256
Eli Willits
SS
WSH
18
RK
2029
62
257
Wilyer Abreu
OF
BOS
26
MLB
258
Colson Montgomery
SS
CWS
24
MLB
259
Travis Sykora
SP
WSH
21
AA
2027
63
260
Owen Caissie
OF
MIA
23
MLB
-
64
261
Kris Bubic
SP
KC
28
MLB
262
Trevor Rogers
SP
BAL
28
MLB
263
Jeff Hoffman
RP
TOR
33
MLB
264
Bryan Reynolds
OF
PIT
31
MLB
265
Luis Castillo
SP
SEA
33
MLB
266
Colton Cowser
OF
BAL
26
MLB
267
Seth Hernandez
SP
PIT
19
RK
2029
65
268
Colt Keith
2B, 3B
DET
24
MLB
269
Moises Ballesteros
C
CHC
22
MLB
-
66
270
Jhostynxon Garcia
OF
PIT
23
MLB
-
67
271
Luis Perales
SP
WSH
22
AAA
2026
68
272
Aaron Nola
SP
PHI
32
MLB
273
Charlie Condon
1B, 3B, OF
COL
22
AA
2026
69
274
Matt Wallner
OF
MIN
28
MLB
275
Xander Bogaerts
SS
SD
33
MLB
276
Triston Casas
1B
BOS
26
MLB
277
Aiva Arquette
SS
MIA
22
A+
2027
70
278
Hurston Waldrep
SP
ATL
24
MLB
279
Sal Frelick
OF
MIL
25
MLB
280
Jorge Polanco
2B
NYM
32
MLB
281
Ryan Helsley
RP
BAL
31
MLB
282
Carlos Correa
SS, 3B
HOU
31
MLB
283
Logan O’Hoppe
C
LAA
26
MLB
284
Zac Gallen
SP
FA
30
MLB
285
Otto Lopez
2B, SS
MIA
27
MLB
286
Gage Jump
SP
ATH
22
AA
2026
71
287
Trent Grisham
OF
NYY
29
MLB
288
Salvador Perez
C, 1B
KC
35
MLB
289
David Bednar
RP
NYY
31
MLB
290
Jonny Farmelo
OF
SEA
21
A+
2027
72
291
Xavier Edwards
2B, SS
MIA
26
MLB
292
Dalton Rushing
C
LAD
25
MLB
293
Joe Musgrove
SP
SD
33
MLB
294
Luis Gil
SP
NYY
27
MLB
295
Alec Bohm
3B
PHI
29
MLB
296
Daulton Varsho
OF
TOR
29
MLB
297
Andrew Abbott
SP
CIN
26
MLB
298
Evan Carter
OF
TEX
23
MLB
299
Anthony Santander
OF
TOR
31
MLB
300
Kazuma Okamoto
3B
TOR
29
MLB
2026
73
301
Justin Crawford
OF
PHI
22
AAA
2026
74
302
Daylen Lile
OF
WSH
22
MLB
303
Coby Mayo
1B
BAL
24
MLB
304
Franklin Arias
SS
BOS
20
A+
2027
75
305
Spencer Jones
OF
NYY
24
AAA
2026
76
306
Kodai Senga
SP
NYM
33
MLB
307
Josh Lowe
OF
TB
28
MLB
308
Gabriel Moreno
C
AZ
26
MLB
309
Luis García Jr.
2B
WSH
25
MLB
310
Ethan Holliday
SS
COL
19
A-
2028
77
311
Matthew Boyd
SP
CHC
35
MLB
312
Carson Williams
SS
TB
22
MLB
-
78
313
Adolis García
OF
PHI
33
MLB
314
Ryne Nelson
SP, RP
AZ
28
MLB
315
Emil Morales
SS
LAD
19
A-
2028
79
316
Steele Hall
SS
CIN
18
RK
2029
80
317
Merrill Kelly
SP
AZ
37
MLB
318
Daniel Palencia
RP
CHC
26
MLB
319
Bryson Stott
2B
PHI
28
MLB
320
Cooper Pratt
SS
MIL
21
AA
2026
81
321
Brayan Bello
SP
BOS
26
MLB
322
Caleb Durbin
3B
MIL
26
MLB
323
Jacob Reimer
SS
NYM
22
AA
2026
82
324
C.J. Kayfus
OF
CLE
24
MLB
-
83
325
Jack Leiter
SP
TEX
25
MLB
326
Trevor Megill
RP
MIL
32
MLB
327
Max Muncy
3B
LAD
35
MLB
328
Jackson Jobe
SP
DET
23
MLB
329
Kyson Witherspoon
SP
BOS
21
RK
2027
84
330
Raisel Iglesias
RP
ATL
36
MLB
331
Nate George
OF
BAL
19
A+
2028
85
332
Logan Henderson
SP
MIL
24
MLB
-
86
333
Aroldis Chapman
RP
BOS
38
MLB
334
AJ Smith-Shawver
SP
ATL
23
MLB
335
Abner Uribe
RP
MIL
25
MLB
336
Ryan Clifford
1B, OF
NYM
22
AAA
2026
87
337
Carlos Estévez
RP
KC
33
MLB
338
Jurickson Profar
OF
ATL
33
MLB
339
Theo Gillen
SS
TB
20
A-
2027
88
340
Tommy Edman
2B, OF
LAD
30
MLB
341
Ha-Seong Kim
SS
ATL
30
MLB
342
Pete Fairbanks
RP
MIA
32
MLB
343
Quinn Priester
SP, RP
MIL
25
MLB
344
Austin Wells
C
NYY
26
MLB
345
Casey Mize
SP
DET
28
MLB
346
George Lombard Jr.
SS
NYY
20
AA
2027
89
347
Josh Jung
3B
TEX
28
MLB
348
Marcus Semien
2B
NYM
35
MLB
349
Arjun Nimmala
SS
TOR
20
A+
2027
90
350
Jamie Arnold
SP
ATH
22
RK
2027
91
351
Reynaldo López
SP
ATL
32
MLB
352
Esmerlyn Valdez
1B, OF
PIT
22
AA
2026
92
353
Brandon Pfaadt
SP
AZ
27
MLB
-
93
354
Grant Taylor
RP
CWS
23
MLB
-
94
355
Troy Melton
SP
DET
25
MLB
-
95
356
Spencer Steer
1B
CIN
28
MLB
357
Taj Bradley
SP
MIN
25
MLB
358
Ralphy Velazquez
1B
CLE
20
AA
2027
96
359
Kumar Rocker
SP
TEX
26
MLB
360
Andrew Vaughn
1B
MIL
27
MLB
361
Bo Davidson
OF
SF
23
AA
2027
97
362
Marcell Ozuna
UT
FA
35
MLB
363
Reese Olson
SP
DET
26
MLB
364
Luis Morales
SP
ATH
23
MLB
-
98
365
Lars Nootbaar
OF
STL
28
MLB
366
Christian Walker
1B
HOU
34
MLB
367
Griffin Jax
RP
TB
31
MLB
368
Jonathon Long
1B
CHC
24
AAA
2026
99
369
Giancarlo Stanton
OF
NYY
36
MLB
370
Noah Cameron
SP
KC
26
MLB
371
Jung Hoo Lee
OF
SF
27
MLB
372
Brendan Donovan
2B
STL
29
MLB
373
Ricky Tiedemann
SP
TOR
23
AAA
2026
100
374
José Soriano
SP
LAA
27
MLB
375
Carlos Lagrange
SP
NYY
22
AA
2028
101
376
Kenley Jansen
RP
DET
38
MLB
377
A.J. Ewing
2B, OF
NYM
21
AA
2027
102
378
TJ Friedl
OF
CIN
30
MLB
379
Ryan Weathers
SP
NYY
26
MLB
380
Jordan Beck
OF
COL
24
MLB
381
Cam Caminiti
SP
ATL
19
A-
2028
103
382
Jameson Taillon
SP
CHC
34
MLB
383
Parker Meadows
OF
DET
26
MLB
384
Aroon Escobar
2B, 3B
PHI
21
AA
2027
104
385
Jhonny Level
SS
SF
18
A-
2028
105
386
Will Warren
SP
NYY
26
MLB
387
Clay Holmes
SP
NYM
32
MLB
388
Tyson Lewis
SS
CIN
20
A-
2028
106
389
Nick Castellanos
OF
PHI
34
MLB
390
Hagen Smith
SP
CWS
22
AA
2026
107
391
Jorge Soler
OF
LAA
34
MLB
392
Emilio Pagan
RP
CIN
34
MLB
393
Tyler O’Neill
OF
BAL
30
MLB
394
Ramón Laureano
OF
SD
31
MLB
395
Gage Wood
SP
PHI
22
A-
2027
108
396
Mickey Moniak
OF
COL
27
MLB
397
Héctor Rodríguez
OF
CIN
21
AAA
2027
109
398
Juneiker Caceres
OF
CLE
18
A-
2029
110
399
J.T. Realmuto
C
FA
35
MLB
400
Max Meyer
SP
MIA
27
MLB
401
Jacob Melton
OF
TB
25
MLB
-
111
402
Reid Detmers
RP
LAA
26
MLB
403
Gavie Fien
SS
TEX
19
A-
2029
112
404
Ethan Conrad
OF
CHC
21
RK
2027
113
405
Zach McKinstry
3B, SS, OF
DET
30
MLB
406
Juan Sanchez
3B
TOR
18
DSL
2029
114
407
Jake Burger
1B
TEX
29
MLB
408
Kyle Finnegan
RP
DET
34
MLB
409
Jesús Sánchez
OF
HOU
28
MLB
410
Demetrio Crisantes
2B, 3B
AZ
21
A+
2027
115
411
Esteban Mejia
SP
BAL
19
A-
2028
116
412
Sean Manaea
SP
NYM
34
MLB
413
Rhys Hoskins
1B
FA
33
MLB
414
Cade Cavalli
SP
WSH
27
MLB
415
Slade Caldwell
OF
AZ
19
A+
2027
117
416
Lenyn Sosa
1B, 2B
CWS
26
MLB
417
Robert Suarez
RP
ATL
35
MLB
418
Angel Genao
SS
CLE
21
AA
2026
118
419
Dillon Dingler
C
DET
27
MLB
420
Felnin Celesten
SS
SEA
20
A+
2027
119
421
Eduardo Tait
C
MIN
19
A+
2028
120
422
Nolan Schanuel
1B
LAA
24
MLB
423
Caden Scarborough
SP
TEX
20
A+
2027
121
424
Justin Wrobleski
SP
LAD
25
MLB
425
Elmer Rodriguez
SP
NYY
22
AAA
2026
122
426
Seth Lugo
SP
KC
36
MLB
427
Ryan Mountcastle
1B
BAL
29
MLB
428
Chad Patrick
SP
MIL
27
MLB
429
Spencer Horwitz
1B
PIT
28
MLB
430
Kayson Cunningham
SS
AZ
19
A-
2029
123
431
Chase Meidroth
2B, SS
CWS
24
MLB
432
Andrew Fischer
1B, 3B
MIL
21
A+
2027
124
433
Colby Thomas
OF
ATH
25
MLB
-
125
434
Aidan Smith
OF
TB
21
A+
2027
126
435
Joey Ortiz
SS
MIL
27
MLB
436
Noah Schultz
SP
CWS
22
AAA
2027
127
437
Luis Arraez
1B
FA
28
MLB
438
Ronny Mauricio
3B
NYM
24
MLB
439
Bailey Ober
SP
MIN
30
MLB
440
Jack Perkins
SP
ATH
26
MLB
-
128
441
Ryan O’Hearn
1B, OF
PIT
32
MLB
442
Shane Smith
SP
PIT
25
MLB
443
Brock Wilken
3B
MIL
23
AA
2026
129
444
Cody Ponce
SP, RP
TOR
31
MLB
445
Brandon Sproat
SP
NYM
25
MLB
-
130
446
Josh Bell
1B
MIN
33
MLB
447
Brooks Lee
2B, 3B, SS
MIN
25
MLB
448
Alejandro Rosario
SP
TEX
24
A+
2027
131
449
Rhett Lowder
SP
CIN
24
AAA
-
132
450
Andres Gimenez
2B
TOR
27
MLB
451
Miguel Vargas
1B, 3B
CWS
26
MLB
452
Bo Naylor
C
CLE
26
MLB
453
Elian Peña
2B, SS
NYM
18
DSL
2029
133
454
Christian Oppor
SP
CWS
21
A+
-
134
455
JR Ritchie
SP
ATL
22
AAA
2026
135
456
José Caballero
2B, 3B, SS, OF
NYY
29
MLB
457
Tanner Scott
RP
LAD
31
MLB
458
Harry Ford
C
WSH
23
MLB
-
136
459
David Hagaman
SP
AZ
22
A+
-
137
460
Parker Messick
SP
CLE
25
MLB
-
138
461
Ian Seymour
SP
TB
27
MLB
462
Harrison Bader
OF
FA
31
MLB
463
Cole Young
2B
SEA
22
MLB
464
Austin Hays
OF
FA
30
MLB
465
Alex Freeland
SS
LAD
24
MLB
-
139
466
Cam Collier
1B
CIN
21
AA
2027
140
467
Ike Irish
C
BAL
22
A-
2028
141
468
Slade Cecconi
SP
CLE
26
MLB
469
Brady House
3B
WSH
22
MLB
470
Josh Adamczewski
2B
MIL
20
A+
2028
142
471
Trey Gibson
SP
BAL
23
AAA
2026
143
472
Xavier Isaac
1B
TB
22
AA
2027
144
473
Dauri Fernandez
3B
CLE
19
A-
2029
145
474
Joey Cantillo
SP
CLE
26
MLB
475
Kevin Alcantara
OF
CHC
23
AAA
-
146
476
Callan Moss
1B
PIT
22
A+
2028
148
477
Lucas Giolito
SP
FA
31
MLB
478
Luke Dickerson
SS
WSH
20
A-
2028
148
479
Leonardo Bernal
C
STL
22
AA
2027
149
480
Ernie Clement
2B, 3B, SS
TOR
30
MLB
481
River Ryan
SP
LAD
27
MLB
-
150
482
Brady Singer
SP
CIN
29
MLB
483
Tyler Bremner
SP
LAA
21
RK
2028
151
484
Kruz Schoolcraft
SP
SD
18
A-
2029
152
485
Kendall George
OF
LAD
21
A+
2028
153
486
Kemp Alderman
OF
MIA
23
AAA
2027
154
487
Christian Scott
SP
NYM
26
AAA
-
155
488
Tommy Troy
2B
AZ
24
AAA
2026
156
489
Seaver King
SS
WSH
22
AA
2027
157
490
Jace LaViolette
OF
CLE
22
RK
2027
158
491
Bryce Cunningham
SP
NYY
23
A+
2027
159
492
Brandon Clarke
SP
STL
22
A+
2027
160
493
Ryan Johnson
SP
LAA
23
A+
-
161
494
Daniel Espino
SP
CLE
25
AAA
2026
162
495
Luis De Leon
SP
BAL
22
AA
2027
163
496
Brad Keller
RP
PHI
30
MLB
497
Alejandro Osuna
OF
TEX
23
MLB
498
Braxton Ashcraft
SP, RP
PIT
26
MLB
499
Mike Burrows
SP
HOU
26
MLB
500
Victor Robles
OF
SEA
28
MLB
501
Tony Blanco Jr.
1B
PIT
20
A-
2028
164
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