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Are The Senators About To Move Out One Of The Organization's Right Shot Defensemen?
The Ottawa Senators have said on several occasions that you can never have enough right-shot defensemen in your organization. But this summer, they've acquired a pile of righties. They got Jordan Spence in a draft-day mugging of the Los Angeles Kings. They also re-signed Finnish defensemen Nik Matinpalo and Lassi Thomson, signed former Minnesota Wild defenseman Cameron Crotty, and welcomed former first-rounder Carter Yakemchuk to life as a first-year pro.
So maybe you can have enough right-shot defensemen.
And that may not be great news for 24-year-old Max Guenette, the last RFA defenseman remaining in the organization. According to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch, "the expectation is that he will be dealt before camp." At the moment, not including Guenette, the Senators have eight right-shot defensemen under contract within their organization.
Nick Jensen's timetable for a return to the lineup will play a large role in the plans for Guenette. If Jensen ends up being out long-term, or just isn’t the same player anymore after hip surgery, there's a chance that could change things.
Guenette, the Belleville Senators’ alternate captain, was a 7th-round pick by Ottawa in 2019. The 6-foot-1, 201-pounder from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, has appeared in eight NHL games in his career. He was called up last season but didn’t see any game action, and he posted 23 points in 58 AHL games for the B-Sens.
Given that he cleared waivers to be sent down to Belleville last fall, and not much about his stock has changed since then, the Sens wouldn't be counting on much in return if they choose to move him elsewhere.
The best they could hope for is an AHL player of similar impact who simply plays at a different position — one where the Senators aren’t operating at a surplus.
By Steve Warne
This article was first published at The Hockey News-Ottawa
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Former Suns co-captain David Swallow played in some awful teams but they now have the firepower and coaching nous to make a deep AFL finals run
David Swallow is a Perth boy. He had just turned 17 when Gold Coast called his number. Of the players taken after him in the 2010 draft, there would be 27 premiership medallions, several of them around the necks of his former Suns teammates.
Swallow played in some unspeakably awful teams. He was captain of a club with no pulse, no purpose, few fans and, for a long time, substandard facilities. The former No 1 pick, like his club, didn’t play in a final for a decade and a half. He played just seven home and away games this year, four of them as the sub. Then, in the dying moments of an intense game against Fremantle, it looked as though he’d cost his team its first finals win. His dinky little kick ricocheted straight up the other end for a Dockers goal.
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Continue reading...Mets activate reliever Reed Garrett off IL, Wander Suero optioned
The Mets announced a handful of roster moves prior to the start of Sunday's series finale against the Cincinnati Reds:
-- RHP Brandon Sproat has been selected to the major league roster
-- RHP Reed Garrett has returned from his rehab assignment and has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list
-- RHP Wander Suero was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
-- RHP Kevin Herget was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
-- RHP Justin Garza was designated for assignment
The big news here is Garrett returning to a bullpen that very much needs him, as the righty has been a critical piece in the late-inning bridge to Edwin Diaz.
Garrett, 32, was placed on the IL on Aug. 25 due to right elbow inflammation, but manager Carlos Mendoza indicated on Saturday that there was a chance Garrett could return to the bullpen on Sunday.
In 54 games this season, Garrett has pitched to a 3.61 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 52.1 innings.
To make room for Garrett on the roster, the Mets optioned Suero, who was claimed off waivers from the Atlanta Braves earlier this week but did not end up getting into a game for the Mets.
Sabres Prospect Profile – Brodie Ziemer
The Buffalo Sabres have been considered to have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, which is in part due to them selecting high in recent drafts because of their not qualifying for the playoffs. The Sabres have displayed an eye for talent, but the organization’s developmental model has not yielded enough results.
Leading up to the opening of training camp in mid-September, we will look at the club's top 40 prospects. All are 25 years old or younger, whose rights are currently held by the Sabres or are on AHL or NHL deals, and have played less than 40 NHL games.
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#6 - Brodie Ziemer - Right Wing (Minnesota - NCAA)
Ziemer was the Sabres third-round pick at the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas after scoring 70 points (27 goals, 43 assists) in 61 games as part of the US National Development Program’s Under-18 squad, and after posting a dozen points and serving as team captain of Team USA at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Under-18s.
The 19-year-old winger was a standout for Team USA at the 2025 World Junior in Ottawa last January in their gold medal-winning effort, and he put up good numbers (12 goals, 11 assists in 38 games) as a freshman at the University of Minnesota. Ziemer is a high-motor player with good two-way skills and possesses leadership abilities, but he will have to get stronger to improve his chances of a successful professional career.
Elite Prospects says Ziemer “plays the short-range, give-and-go passing game, but also finds the cross-slot threats. Inside space, he deceives defenders. Without it, he deftly redirects passes through opponents into space.” The feisty forward is a lock to be part of Team USA at the 2026 World Junior in Minneapolis this December.
What we learned as fifth inning dooms Giants in series-finale loss to Cardinals
What we learned as fifth inning dooms Giants in series-finale loss to Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants had a good road trip, but given their place in the NL playoff standings, they really needed it to be great.
A comeback attempt fell short Sunday in St. Louis as the Giants lost 4-3, finishing with a series loss to the Cardinals after sweeping the Colorado Rockies. On back-to-back days, they failed to capitalize on losses by the New York Mets.
The hottest lineup in the league got off to a slow start Sunday. Sonny Gray had a no-hitter going until the sixth, when he issued back-to-back walks to the bottom of the lineup. With one out, he hung a changeup to Rafael Devers, and the 104 mph single up the middle got the Giants on the board and ended the no-hit bid. Gray wouldn’t make it out of the inning.
The Giants trailed 4-0 before Devers’ single, but Dominic Smith and Matt Chapman got two more runs back with singles of their own. They wouldn’t score again.
Casey Schmitt blooped a single to lead off the ninth but right fielder Nathan Church made a diving catch to rob Drew Gilbert and keep the Giants from putting runners on the corners with no outs. Patrick Bailey‘s double play ended the game and dropped the Giants back to 72-71. They remain four back of the Mets with just 19 games remaining.
Here are the takeaways from the Giants’ second consecutive loss.
Mr. 100
Devers’ single in the sixth got him to 100 RBI on the season: 58 with Boston and 42 with San Francisco. This is his fourth 100-RBI season in the big leagues and he became the seventh big leaguer to hit the mark this year.
The Giants’ RBI leader last year was Chapman with 78, and you have to go back to 2012 to find the last time they had someone reach 100. That season, it was NL MVP — and now, Devers’ boss — Buster Posey, who finished with 103 RBI. Before that, you have to go back to Barry Bonds in 2004.
Devers will enter next season with a good shot at becoming the first Giant since that 2004 Bonds season to reach 30 homers. He also could become the rare Giant to reach 100 RBI in orange and black. Only three — Posey, Bonds and Jeff Kent — have done it since Oracle Park opened.
Kai-Wei’s Day
For four innings, Kai-Wei Teng was keeping pace with Gray, but his day came to a quick end in the fifth. Teng walked the bases loaded and then gave up an RBI single before getting lifted. All four of those batters ended up scoring, putting four runs on his line.
Teng started twice on the road trip and continued to show that he has the stuff to get big league hitters out, but also has some development ahead. He gave up six runs in 9 1/3 innings on the trip, but also struck out 16. After he didn’t issue a walk at Coors Field, Teng had five of them Sunday.
Overall, Teng has 28 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings. The Giants need him and Carson Seymour in their rotation right now because of injuries, but both are also auditioning to be in the mix for bullpen spots next spring, and Teng’s ability to pile up strikeouts has certainly helped his cause.
Postseason Update
After holding on with the bases loaded Friday night, the Mets dropped back-to-back games in Cincinnati. The Reds looked like they might drop out of the race, but they’re now just four back after the series victory.
The Giants’ win on Friday night at least made the NL West standings mildly interesting, as both the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres were riding losing streaks of at least four games. The Dodgers kept their skid going Saturday in a historic way; Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost his no-hitter with two outs in the ninth and the Dodgers ended up allowing four runs and getting walked off. But they recovered Sunday behind Clayton Kershaw and they’re seven up on the Giants, with seven meetings to go between the two.
The Giants now return home to face the Arizona Diamondbacks — who also are hanging around — and the Dodgers. The Mets will visit Philadelphia for a huge four-game series and the Reds will head to San Diego for another series with big-time playoff implications.
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“New Country, New Challenge: Gritsyuk’s Transition to the Devils”
Arseni Gritsyuk is adjusting to life in New Jersey, but he doesn’t have to do it alone.
This offseason, New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald signed two new additions to the team: Connor Brown and Evgenii Dadonov. Both veteran forwards are expected to play key roles on the roster, but for Dadonov, his impact could be especially important heading into the 2025-26 season.
Dadonov has been part of the NHL since 2009. At that time, Gritsyuk was just nine years old.
After 11 seasons in the league, the Devils brought Dadonov in for the upcoming campaign. Born in Russia in 1989, Dadonov was drafted 71st overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers.
He spent six seasons with Florida before stints with the Ottawa Senators (2020–21), Vegas Golden Knights (2021–22), Montreal Canadiens (2022–23), and Dallas Stars, where he played the past three years.
While the right winger has put up solid numbers, 361 points in 617 games, he was brought to New Jersey for more than just scoring.
Mentorship.
The Devils selected Arseni Gritsyuk in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Since then, he has developed in the Kontinental Hockey League before officially making the jump to North America this summer. Now, he’s preparing for his first NHL training camp with New Jersey.
Excitement has surrounded his arrival, but the adjustment is significant. Moving from Russia, where he was born and raised, to North America, where his career will continue, is no small transition.
Luckily, he has support.
After a 13-and-a-half-hour trip to New Jersey, Gritsyuk told NHL.com that he met up with Dadonov soon after arriving.
He’s also leaning on assistant coach Sergei Brylin, another Russian-born Devil. Drafted in 1992, Brylin played his entire career in New Jersey and now serves behind the bench. He’s already helped Gritsyuk settle in, giving him a tour of team facilities and providing a familiar presence in his native language.
Although Gritsyuk learned English in preparation for his NHL move, he acknowledged how helpful it is to have Russian speakers around as he adapts on and off the ice.
“It’s important,” Gritsyuk told NHL.com. “If I didn’t have them, it would be a little bit harder for me.”
One of his biggest challenges so far? Learning his teammates’ names.
“In Russia, you go in a room and everyone’s name is Sergei, Maxim, Anton,” he joked. “Here it’s Jake, Bobby, Scott, Markstrom, Marky. It’s a little bit different.”
The Hockey News Sunday Recap: Columbus Blue Jackets
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42 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #42The Columbus Blue Jackets have 42 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today we look at the history of jersey #42.
Kevyn Adams - 2000-01 - Adams was drafted 25th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins.
Adams was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL expansion draft. He would Adams would score 22 points in 66 games with the Blue Jackets before being traded at the trade deadline to the Florida Panthers alongside a 4th round pick in the 2001 NHL entry draft in exchange for Ray Whitney and future considerations.
Although it felt like Adams played in Columbus for a long time, his stay was very short, and CBJ fans at the time were not happy about the trade initially. But when Ray Whitney stepped into Nationwide Arena, that all changed.
Adams went on to play until the 2008-09 season. In January of 2009, Adams retired from the league and became a player agent. He was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as a Development Coach in 2009 and has held various positions, including Assistant. Coach, Director, Youth Hockey Supervisor, Vice President, and Sr. VP of Business Administration. On June 16, 2020, however, he was promoted to the big job of General Manager of the Sabres, where he still holds that position today. He is, however, on the hot seat, as the Sabres haven't made the playoffs since 2011.
From The Archive: Meet A Mascot - StingerThe Hockey News has released its archive to all THN subscribers: 76 years of history, stories, and features.
STINGER, AT 6-FOOT-9, is an oversized yellow jacket wasp who gets his green coloring from a combination of the natural bee yellow and the blue of the coats worn by Union soldiers from the Buckeye State during the Civil War (from whom Columbus draws its nickname.)
He was unveiled to the public in 1998 and appeared on a uniform shoulder patch from Columbus’ first season in 2000 through to the end of 2002-03. He’s also been featured on a goalie mask, when Keith Kinkaid donned a depiction of Stinger on his lid during his brief stint in central Ohio last season.
41 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #41The Columbus Blue Jackets have 41 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today we look at the history of jersey #41.
Ben Simon - 2005-06 - Simon was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1997 NHL Draft.
Simon, a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, played 13 games for Columbus during the 2005-06 season. He totaled zero points. He left for Europe and played one season in the EIHL in England. He retired in 2011.
Simon moved into coaching almost immediately after retiring. His first head coaching job was for the Cincinnati Cyclones in 2013-14 for one season. He spent 5 years as the Head Coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. He has been an assistant for the Iowa Wild for the last two seasons.
Former Blue Jackets Forward Still Looking For New TeamNow that the calendar has flipped to September, it means hockey is back. With that, there are still a handful of players looking for work. Some of the top names include Jack Roslovic, Robby Fabbri, and Matt Grzelcyk, but there is one forward who stands out. That is former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson, who is still searching for a team willing to give him a chance.
After spending last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Atkinson was left unsigned on July 1, making him an unrestricted free agent. Unfortunately, his time with the Lightning didn’t end well. He was placed on waivers just before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, and after clearing, he was frequently called up and reassigned back to the AHL.
40 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #40The Columbus Blue Jackets have 40 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today we look at the history of jersey #40.
Jared Boll - 2007-16 - Boll was drafted in the 4th round of the 2005 NHL Draft.
Boll played in 518 games for the CBJ and totaled 62 points. He is #1 all-time in CBJ history with 1,195 and has 154 fights to his name.
Jared Boll was a big man in his playing days. Standing 6-foot-3 and 206 pounds, there weren’t too many who would willingly step up to Boll. He was an old-school enforcer who would not hesitate to stand up for his teammates and take one on the chin if necessary. In his career, he fought the St Louis Blues more than any other team. He had four seasons where he had fight totals over 20 and there were a few seasons that were 15+. His most common opponent was Krys Bach (5), and he fought the likes of Paul Bissonnette (4), George Parros (4), and Clayton Stoner. Boll is the best enforcer the CBJ has ever had.
After retiring from the Anaheim Ducks, Boll returned to Columbus, where he is now an assistant coach.
39 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #39The Columbus Blue Jackets have 39 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today, we look at the history of jersey #39.
Greg Moore - 2009-10 - Moore was drafted in the 5th round of the 2003 NHL Draft.
Moore played four games for the Jackets during the 09-10 season and had zero points. On March 1, 2010, Moore was traded by the Islanders to the Columbus Blue Jackets. After signing with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, he was traded back to Columbus on February 28, 2011.
He left for Europe in 2011 and would play in Germany and Czechia until he retired in 2015. He went into coaching immediately, retiring. He has coached at various levels for the United States Development Team and is currently the Head Coach for the U.S. National U-17 Team. He's also been a head coach for the USHL's Chicago Steel, and three seasons for the AHL's Toronto Marlies.
Blue Jackets Announce Fan Events For 25th Anniversary SeasonThe Columbus Blue Jackets have announced a series of fan events and community givebacks as part of their 25th anniversary season.
Fans can take part in bidding for the Blue Jackets Foundation’s annual Golf Classic silent auction. Items include a lunch with the organization’s leadership group, headlined by Boone Jenner, a “GM for the Day” experience with general manager Don Waddell, and a behind-the-scenes game night experience with play-by-play announcer Steve Mears.
38 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: Boone JennerThe Columbus Blue Jackets have 38 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today, we look at the captain of the Blue Jackets - Boone Jenner
It’s hard to believe Boone Jenner has been around since 2013. Seems like only yesterday he made his NHL debut for Columbus, but even back then, people knew he was going to be the captain of this team. On October 12, 2021, Jenner was named the 7th Captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He began his captaincy just a few days before the start of the 21-22 season. Jenner was born to lead and shows it. He's not a screamer on the bench, he's not overly dramatic, but his teammates listen to him and gets respect from players around the league.
Columbus Clippers Wear Special Blue Jackets Jersey In Triple-A Baseball GameLast night, the Cleveland Guardians' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, wore special Columbus Blue Jackets jerseys for a special CBJ Season Ticket Holder Event.
While wearing the Blue Jackets-style uniforms, the Clippers battled back through eight innings to take the lead. Unfortunately, they gave it up and headed into the ninth tied. That set the stage for a perfect finish to a night honoring the Blue Jackets.
37 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #37The Columbus Blue Jackets have 37 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today, we look at the history of jersey #37.
Mattias Timander - 2001-02 - Timander was drafted in the 9th round of the 1992 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins.
Timander was taken by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. After playing for the Jackets during their first two years of existence, he was traded to the New York Islanders in 2002. He finished his CBJ career by playing in 154 games and totaling 22 points.
When the lock out of 2004-05 happened, Timander left for his home country of Sweden, where he played until he retired in May of 2013.
Report Suggests Stars Had Interest In Blue Jackets' OlivierEarlier this week, a report surfaced from Jeff Marek suggesting that the Dallas Stars were one of the teams interested in Columbus Blue Jackets' forward Mathieu Olivier if he had hit the open market.
Earlier this week, a report surfaced from Jeff Marek suggesting that the Dallas Stars were one of the teams interested in Columbus Blue Jackets' forward Mathieu Olivier if he had hit the open market.
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Alex Márquez wins Catalan Grand Prix to end brother’s unbeaten run in Moto GP
Marc Márquez’s winning streak ends at home grand prix
Alex bounces back after crash in Saturday’s sprint race
Gresini Racing’s Alex Márquez ended his brother Marc’s remarkable unbeaten run by winning their home Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, redeeming himself after crashing out of the lead in Saturday’s sprint for just his second career race victory.
Marc had won the last 15 sprints and races and had he won Sunday’s race would have had the opportunity to clinch a seventh title on Ducati’s home turf at next weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix.
Continue reading...How Much the Ducks are Projected to Improve in 2025-26 Standings
With the 2025-26 season creeping ever closer, the landscape of the NHL and team outlooks are becoming clearer.
The Anaheim Ducks made a 21-point leap in the standings in 2024-25, improving upon their 2023-24 total of 59 points to 80 points.
With the addition of four veteran players and Joel Quenneville behind the bench, the team's stated goal from ownership to general manager Pat Verbeek and the roster players is to make the 2026 playoffs.
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Media outlets seem to, at the very least, be buying into the Ducks no longer dwelling at the bottom of the NHL standings and soon putting an end to their elongated rebuild in which they’ve missed the playoffs in each of the last seven years.
Also seemingly buying into it are Las Vegas oddsmakers, who are giving the Ducks decent odds to either remain in the same area of the standings as last season or improve slightly.
According to BetMGM, the Ducks have expectedly low odds to win the Stanley Cup (+12500), Western Conference (+5000), and the Pacific Division (+3500). However, they’ve been given +180 odds to improve by ten points in the standings and eclipse the 90-point plateau, +250 odds to achieve their goal of making the playoffs, and were given an over/under (o/u) number of 84.5 points.
Their o/u number ties them with teams like the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Philadelphia Flyers, projecting them around the bubble of the middle third and bottom third of teams in the overall NHL standings.
The Ducks will be relying on a myriad of aspects if they’re to make another sizable jump in the standings and reach the 95-100 point mark, as has been required in the last half-decade in the Western Conference.
Along with the usual, relatively clean injury sheet and bounces going their way needed for teams projected near the playoff bubble, the Ducks will need their young core pieces to take the next steps in their development, Lukas Dostal to translate his success as a tandem goaltender to a starter, their older veterans not let their play decline (too much) on the wrong side of 30 years old, and for Quenneville to prove he hasn’t lost a step in his four years away from the game.
Though much of the Ducks' relative success in 2024-25 could be attributed to their goaltending, they parted ways with John Gibson, half of that successful tandem, and Trevor Zegras, who was an offensive spark to a team desperate for one, the quartet of acquisitions (Chris Kreider, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Poehling, and Peter Mrazek) have the potential to fit the team’s desired play style and depth chart more conductively, amplifying the young stars and helping better realize their potential.
A five-point improvement is a modest number for a team with designs of playing meaningful hockey until (at least) game 82. Those buying into Verbeek’s plan, the roster, and potentially an elite coaching staff, could be in for easy money with that wager (were they so inclined). Playoffs are a loftier prediction, but still within the realm of possibility for the first time in at least half a decade in Anaheim.
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England v South Africa: third men’s one-day international – live
Updates from the match in Southampton (11am BST)
You can email Tanya | Report: South Africa seal series
An interesting chat between Nick Knight, Shaun Pollock and Mike Atherton. Athers says that England are trying to bring the ODI and Test teams together whilst treating the T20 side as a different entity. That’s sensible on paper, he says, but brings a “real challenge because of the amount and volume of Test cricket England play. They are going to have to be quite strong about where their players play franchise cricket.”
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt),Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiann Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Codi Yusuf, Nandre Burger.
Continue reading...Mets at Reds: How to watch on Sept. 7, 2025
The Mets (76-66) will look to win a second straight series in Sunday's road finale against the Cincinnati Reds (71-71) at 1:40 p.m. on PIX11.
Here's what to know about the game and how to watch...
Mets Notes
- Cincinnati will host the MLB debut ofBrandon Sproat, who logged a 4.24 ERA with 113 strikeouts across 121 innings (26 games) in Triple-A this season
- While the Mets left 10 runners on base in Saturday's loss, Francisco Lindor saw his on-base streak reach a career-high 10 consecutive plate appearances
- Juan Sotocollected two hits and a walk on Saturday, and he's now slashing a spectacular .396/.562/.792 with 20 RBI over his last 15 games (53 at-bats)
- The Reds will turn to star right-hander Hunter Greene, who's actually struggled in four career starts against the Mets (4.84 ERA over 22.1 innings)
- The Mets have still yet to win a game in which they've trailed after eight innings this season
METS | REDS |
|---|---|
Francisco Lindor, SS | TJ Friedl, CF |
| Juan Soto, DH | Noelvi Mate, RF |
| Pete Alonso, 1B | Elly De La Cruz, SS |
| Brandon Nimmo, LF | Austin Hays, DH |
| Starling Marte, RF | Gavin Lux, LF |
| Jeff McNeil, 2B | Sal Stewart, 1B |
| Francisco Alvarez, C | Tyler Stephenson, C |
| Brett Baty, 3B | Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B |
| Cedric Mullins, CF | Matt McLain, 2B |
How can I watch the game online?
To watch Mets games online via PIX11, you will need a subscription to a TV service provider and live in the New York City metro area. This will allow fans to watch the Mets on their computer, tablet or mobile phone browser.
To get started on your computer, go to the PIX11 live stream website and follow the site's steps. For more FAQs, you can go here.
ICYMI in Mets Land: Jonah Tong faces first challenge, Brandon Sproat awaits debut
Here's what happened in Mets Land on Saturday, in case you missed it...
- Jonah Tong gave up only two home runs during his time in the minors this season, but he served up three in the Mets' 6-3 road loss to the Reds
- Tong admitted issues with execution and off-speed pitches, but manager Carlos Mendoza noted positives from the rookie's second MLB start
- Brandon Sproat, who'll start Sunday's series finale, is 'very blessed' to be the third Mets youngster to make his MLB debut over the last month
- Davey Johnson, who managed the 1986 championship club and spent seven seasons in Queens, passed away at the age of 82
- Mets owner Steve Cohen and a group of franchise legends shared their thoughts on Johnson's baseball life and legacy
- Prior to Saturday's game, Gary Cohen, Keith Henandez, and Ron Darling reflected on the news of Johnson's death
- Reed Garrett could be activated from the IL as early as Sunday, while Jose Siri, Tylor Megill, and Tyrone Taylor are making strides in recovery
- Ryan Clifford had a strong afternoon at the plate for Triple-A Syracuse, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and double
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Brandon Sproat is up, Jeremiah Jackson keeps hitting
Welcome to Waiver Wire Watch, where I review my favorite waiver wire adds and drops for each week of the MLB season.
The premise is pretty straightforward. I’ll try to give you some recommended adds each week based on recent production or role changes. When I list a player, I’ll list the category where I think he’ll be helpful or the quick reason he’s listed. I hope it will help you determine if the player is a fit for what your team needs.
For a player to qualify for this list, he needs to be UNDER 40% rostered in Yahoo! formats. I understand you may say, “These players aren’t available in my league,” and I can’t help you there. These players are available in over 60% of leagues and some in 98% of leagues, so they’re available in many places, and that can hopefully satisfy readers who play in all league types.
Roman Anthony surges, and Sal Stewart and Payton Tolle crack the top 200 in their rankings debuts.
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Jeremiah Jackson - SS/OF, BAL: 34% rostered
(EVERY DAY JOB, HOT STREAK)
Jackson just continues to mash, and his roster rate has jumped considerably over the last week or so. The 25-year-old was a second-round pick of the Angels in 2018 and made it as high as Double-A before being traded to the Mets in 2023. He played a season and a half with the Mets before being signed as a minor league free agent by Baltimore, where he has turned his career around. The 25-year-old hit .313/.343/.537 in 85 games between Double-A and Triple-A this season with 15 home runs and 11 steals. Despite being an infielder by trade, Jackson has played a ton of right field for the Orioles and hits second in the lineup regularly. He's hitting .316 in 31 games with four home runs, 15 runs scored, and 17 RBI. His stolen base numbers have fallen since his 2023 season, so I'm not expecting a ton there, but he's worth adding in most formats with Baltimore also heating up. The veteran option is Jeff McNeil - 2B/OF, NYM (19% rostered), who's hitting .283 in 41 games since the All-Star break with three home runs, 19 runs scored, 19 RBI, and two steals. He's playing pretty much every day for the Mets, and that level of production is valuable in deeper formats.
Nathaniel Lowe - 1B, BOS: 34% rostered
(TEAM UPGRADE, COUNTING STATS UPSIDE)
The veteran has delivered in his first 14 games for Boston, going 13-for-46 (.305) with two home runs and nine RBI. I'm not quite sure why Washington didn't try to trade him at the deadline if they were going to cut him, but we appreciate it from a fantasy perspective. He's not going to play against lefties, so keep that in mind, but he's going to hit near the middle of the lineup against all righties, which should help his counting stats upside. Lowe is not a pull hitter by nature, with just a 30% pull rate for his career, so he could thrive with opposite-field shots off the Green Monster, like Rafael Devers did. Another corner infield option is Kyle Manzardo - 1B, CLE (17% rostered), who has three home runs this past week and 10 in 40 games since the break. He's also hitting .265 in those 40 games with 26 RBI, so this has been a solid second half for Manzardo.
Jared Triolo - 1B/2B/3B/SS, PIT: 33% rostered
(REGULAT AT-BATS, HOT STREAK)
We need to acknowledge what Triolo has done since being called back up in August. The 27-year-old is hitting .313 in 33 games with two home runs, 20 runs scored, 10 RBI, and five steals. We know that the mediocre lineup around him will limit the counting stats, but Triolo is chasing less and making more contact than ever, so maybe we're getting a modest later career breakout here. I'm not expecting Triolo to get me a fantasy title, but I like how he can play almost anywhere, which gives me a lot of insurance in my lineup. A deeper league multi-position option is Curtis Mead - 1B/2B/3B, CWS (1% rostered), who is playing regularly now with injuries sidelining a few White Sox hitters. Mead isn't lighting the world on fire, but he's hitting .286 in 28 games since the All-Star break with 11 runs scored and nine RBI. He was once a top-40 prospect in baseball, so there are worse rolls of the dice.
Samuel Basallo - C/1B, BAL: 19% rostered
(RECENT CALL-UP, POWER UPSIDE)
Basallo was tremendous in the minors, hitting .270/.377/.589 in 76 games at Triple-A with 23 home runs and 67 RBI. However, he has struggled since being promoted, which is not a surprise considering he's only 20 years old. Still, we saw with the walk-off home runs against the Dodgers on Friday that Basallo has power that plays in any field, and the Orioles are going to keep putting him in the lineup with Rutschman hurt. I still think he may not have as much value in one-catcher formats as we'd like to believe, but he's the most talented hitter you're going to see get called up from now on, so he's worth a gamble as a bench stash. I'd probably rather roster Kyle Teel - C, CWS (21% rostered) in a redraft league because Teel has made his adjustment to MLB pitching and is starting to take off. He's hitting .325 in 36 games since the All-Star break with six home runs, 21 runs scored, and 22 RBI. A mediocre lineup around him will limit his counting stats, but that kind of production is something you love from the catcher spot.
Daulton Varsho - OF, TOR: 18% rostered
(RETURN FROM THE IL, POWER UPSIDE)
Since Varsho came off the IL in August, he has hit .281 in 25 games with 10 home runs, 27 RBI, and 18 runs scored. That's tremendous production and is worthy of being added in far more formats. He has just two steals this season, so that potential 20/20 upside no longer exists, and he's clearly selling out for power this season, so the batting average could go through some ebbs and flows. However, that statline above is something we're interested in for all league types. We could also look to Austin Hays - OF, CIN (10% rostered), who is back to playing almost every day and has gone 14-for-46 (.304) in his last 12 games with three home runs, 11 RBI, and two steals. We love the home park, and Hays was producing fantasy goodness earlier this season, so why not roll the dice again?
Caleb Durbin - 2B/3B/SS, MIL: 15% rostered
(ELITE TEAM CONTEXT, SPEED UPSIDE)
Durbin has had a solid rookie season, and he's been on and off fantasy rosters for much of the season. He's picked up the pace of late, going 16-for-42 (.381) over his last 12 games with three home runs, five RBI, six runs, and two steals. He's helping you in pretty much every category for now, and we love to get pieces of this Milwaukee offense, so Durbin can be an easy way to do that. Another multi-position add is Romy Gonzalez - 1B/2B/3B/SS, BOS (13% rostered), who is playing more regularly with Ceddanne Rafaela shifting back to the outfield full-time in the wake of Roman Anthony's injury. Gonzalez has gone 15-for-36 in his last 10 games with six RBI and should continue to provide deep league value if you just want some batting average and modest counting stats.
Luis Matos - OF, SF: 11% rostered)
(POST HYPE PROSPECT, STARTING JOB)
The Giants called up Luis Matos two weeks ago, and he has hit the ground running, going 18-for-49 (.367) with three home runs, eight RBI, 11 runs, and two steals. Even though he just played three games in Coors Field, his offensive numbers weren't inflated much by those games. Perhaps that should worry us, and this could very well just be a hot stretch that we missed out on, but he's playing every day and performing, so he's worth a look in most formats. In much deeper formats, you could look at Matos' teammate Drew Gilbert - OF, SF (2% rostered). He sits against left-handed pitching, so you'll need to monitor the schedule, but Gilbert is heating up of late, going 11-for-29 in his last 11 games with two home runs and nine RBI. The production wasn't consistent in the minors for the former Mets prospect, so I'm not rushing to add him, but I could see it in deeper formats.
Victor Robles - OF, SEA: 10% rostered
(RETURN FROM SUSPENSION, SPEED UPSIDE)
Robles is back from a suspension that stemmed from him throwing a bat at a pitcher after being hit during a Triple-A rehab game. Now that he's back, he should resume his role as the regular starter in right field. His playing time has been limited this season, but he stole 34 bases last year and could be a great speed threat for you down the stretch. Another player with some speed upside is Parker Meadows - OF, DET (6% rostered), who returned from the IL this weekend. Much like Robles, Meadows plays strong defense, which should keep him in the lineup regularly, and while his results this season have not been great, he has an intriguing power/speed combo for most league types.
Jordan Lawlar - SS, ARI: 7% rostered
(RECENT CALL-UP, PROSPECT UPSIDE)
We have been stashing Lawlar for a while with Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez out of town, but now Lawlar is up to finish the season at third base. To be honest, I don't care what his previous MLB stats are. He has always been fighting for playing time that never seemed to be there for him. Now he knows he's "the guy," and I think we're going to see much better performance from him. The top prospect is hitting .313/.403/.563 at Triple-A with 11 home runs and 20 steals in 63 games, and has little left to prove there. Add him everywhere. Ha-Seong Kim -SS, ATL (3% rostered) flamed out in Tampa Bay, but he has found his way to Atlanta, where he should be the regular starter at shortstop for the remainder of the season. If he can stay healthy. That's intriguing in deeper formats if you need speed.
Dylan Beavers - OF, BAL: 6% rostered
(PROSPECT CALL UP, FIVE-CATEGORY UPSIDE)
Beavers is a 2022 first-round pick who had been swinging a hot bat and hit .304 in 94 games at Triple-A with 18 home runs, 22 steals, 51 RBI, and a .953 OPS. We know that rookie hitters can take a while to adjust to the big league level, but there is some five-category upside here that could be worth chasing in most league types. So far, Beavers is hitting .291 with one home run, 10 runs scored, six RBI, and a 20/13 K/BB ratio in 18 MLB games. He needs to be picked up in far more places. A more boring option would be Andrew Benintendi - OF, CWS (5% rostered), who's hitting .261 in 40 games since the All-Star break with seven home runs, 24 runs scored, and 21 RBI. That's good production for 15-team leagues.
Harrison Bader - OF, PHI: 5% rostered
(GREAT LINEUP CONTEXT, STARTING JOB)
Bader has been crushing since coming to the Phillies, going 28-for-92 (304) with three home runs, 10 RBI, and 16 runs scored. He's playing every day and hitting sixth in the order, which puts him smack dab in the middle of one of the better lineups in baseball. We've seen Bader put up tons of fantasy goodness when healthy before, so I'm more than happy to run with this now.
Austin Martin - 2B/OF, MIN: 1% rostered
(PLAYING TIME OPPORTUNITY, STOLEN BASE UPSIDE)
There was a time when Martin was one of the top prospects in baseball. While he may no longer pack that kind of upside, Martin has been playing regularly lately and hitting 24-for-85 (.282) with six steals in 29 games since the All-Star break. If Martin continues to play this often, his batting average and steals could help you in deeper formats. If you also needed steals, you could look at Oswald Peraza - 2B/3B/SS, LAA (1% rostered). He hasn't produced much fantasy goodness, but he's playing regularly for the Angels now and has five steals in 25 games since the All-Star break, so if you were just hunting for steals, he could be an option.
Waiver Wire Pitchers
Ryan Bergert- SP, KC: 35% rostered
I wrote about Bergert’s pitch mix changes with the Royals a couple of weeks ago, but I'm a fan of his. The sweeper is a solid swing-and-miss pitch that the Royals are leaning into, and he does a really good job of keeping his fastball up in the zone. He pitched well against the Tigers last week and White Sox this week, and he's one of the top streamers available next week against the Angels
Bubba Chandler - SP, PIT: 31% rostered
It's a real shame that the Pirates are such a cheap organization that they didn't want to call Bubba Chandler up when he was carving up minor league hitters in May, because he has looked great in his bulk relief appearances, so far, and is going to get his first MLB start on Sunday.
Jose A. Ferrer - SP: WAS: 28% rostered
I know Washington isn't winning tons of games, so people may not be into their closer, but Ferrer seems locked into the job and has six saves in the last 11 appearances plus a 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 13.1 innings. That'll play. Another closer option is Andrew Saalfrank - RP, ARI (12% rostered), who seems to have emerged as the closer in Arizona. Over his last 14 appearances, he has a 1.93 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, and three saves. He's not a big swing-and-miss bat and is not a typical closer, so there is some risk here, but if you're chasing saves, he's a name to know.
Brandon Sproat - SP, NYM: 15% rostered
The Mets made a big move this week, sending Kodai Senga down to the minors to make room for another prospect in their rotation. I don't believe Sproat has the upside of Nolan McLean or Jonah Tong, but I recorded a video with my thoughts on him this week.
Ryan Weathers - SP, MIA: 7% rostered
Weathers will be back in Miami's rotation next week for a start against the Nationals. The left-hander has been out since early June due to a left lat strain, so it's unclear just what version of Weathers we'll get when he's back, but he's an upside gamble in the Kyle Bradish vein at this point in the season.
Jordan Leasure - RP, CWS: 4% rostered
I know we don't normally want to chase saves on the White Sox, but they've been playing better baseball of late, and Leasure has been reaping the benefits. Since the All-Star break, Leasure has five saves with a 3.05 ERA in 21 appearances.
Tyler Wells - SP, BAL: 3% rostered
Much like his teammate, Kyle Bradish, Wells returned from the IL following Tommy John surgery. Wells has never been a hard thrower, and he doesn't have overpowering stuff, but he has looked good on his rehab assignment, with a 2.49 ERA and a 24/6 K/BB ratio in 25.1 innings. He gets Pittsburgh next week and then the White Sox, and could be a sneaky option in deeper formats.
Jacob Latz - SP, TEX: 1% rostered
Latz is in the Rangers' rotation now thanks to an injury to Nathan Eovaldi, and the left-hander has a 3.15 ERA and 1.28 WHIP on the season. He doesn't have tons os strikeout upside, but over his last three appearances (13 innings), he has allowed four runs while striking out 10. That's solid enough production for deeper formats, considering he also pitches in a pitcher's park.
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