Ahead of the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline, the Detroit Tigers are calling up one of the MLB's top prospects.
The Tigers announced on Thursday, July 30, that they are selecting the contract of 21-year-old prospect Max Clark. Clark is the team's No. 1-ranked prospect and the No. 13 MLB prospect (per MLB Pipeline).
Clark is expected to make his MLB debut this weekend, which could come as early as Friday, July 31, when the Tigers take on the Oakland Athletics in Sacramento, California. In Triple-A with the Toledo Mud Hens, Clark has posted a .276 batting average with 11 home runs, 20 doubles, 42 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 362 at-bats in 90 games.
He was selected third overall by the Tigers in the 2023 MLB Draft out of high school, in the same class as fellow rookie Kevin McGonigle. Before embarking on his professional career, Clark was a star high school player.
Here's what you need to know about Clark's prep career:
Where did Max Clark go to high school?
Clark was the No. 3 overall pick — one pick ahead of former Florida and current Texas Ranger star Wyatt Langford — in the 2023 draft for a reason. He was named the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year in 2023.
He attended Franklin Community High School in Franklin, Indiana, which is 25 miles South of Indianapolis, where he was named the Indiana Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
As a senior, Clark finished with a .646 batting average with six home runs, 33 RBIs, and 45 runs scored, living up to the preseason draft hype he had garnered. As a junior, he hit .577 with nine home runs, 32 RBIs, 31 walks and 22 stolen bases. He hit .450 with six home runs, thirty RBIs and 31 stolen bases in his sophomore season, also pitching to a 0.84 ERA and 120 strikeouts over fifty innings.
Clark could have had more high school success, but his freshman season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ahead of his senior year, Clark played for Team USA in the 2021 WBSC U-18 World Cup, posting a .294 batting average over eight games to help the U.S. earn a gold medal.
While he was committed to Vanderbilt for college baseball, he ended up signing with the Tigers for $7.7 million on July 17, 2023.
"He was the best player on our board at that pick, and we are thrilled that he got to our pick," Harris said. "We think Max is a five-tool player. I think that label gets thrown around way too much in our industry. We think Max has all five."
DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 28: Nathan Bastian #11 of the Dallas Stars celebrates after scoring a goal during the third period against the Nashville Predators at American Airlines Center on February 28, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Good morning, New Jersey Devils fans!
As a bit of a site note, I hope you are all getting ready for the annual Top 25 Under 25 community vote. I will be posting about that soon as we have entered the mid-offseason lull. To Sunny Mehta’s credit, he did not do a press conference a couple of days into July and call the offseason there, as the Devils have continued to make moves here and there throughout the month. Between new coaches, Anthony Mantha, and Utica Comets signings, it has felt like we have had more to discuss than usual.
While the Devils’ roster is mostly set with a bit of overage among bottom six players, left-handed defensemen, and goaltenders, the Devils can always boost training camp competition further by signing players to Professional Try-Outs (PTOs). Over the last several years, the Devils have not had a ton of successful PTOs. They had Kevin Rooney and Luke Glendening last year and chose the latter (the wrong choice), they had Kevin Labanc in 2024 and let him go (the wrong choice) before he put up decent numbers in a half season for Columbus, they had Max Willman on a PTO in 2023 before signing him (the wrong choice) and subjecting fans to very poor play. I’d say the last time they had a really good PTO was in 2021 when they had Jimmy Vesey, Mark Jankowski, and Tyler Wotherspoon, but their biggest mistake was not signing Jankowski alongside Vesey and Wotherspoon (AHL).
It is possible to find NHL players with a PTO, so here are six options who I think could fit these New Jersey Devils.
Option One: Adam Henrique, C
Adam Henrique is the oldest player on this list at 36 years old, and he is coming off a difficult offensive season where he was used in a shutdown sort of role for the Edmonton Oilers. Public analytic models like HockeyViz and Evolving-Hockeystill like Henrique’s underlying impacts, but he had a down finishing season for the first time in his solid career. With the recent signing of former NHL forward Colin White, Sunny Mehta has added plenty of players who can challenge Nick Bjugstad for the fourth-line center role, and I think it would be great to cut our cap hit there in half while probably getting a little better production out of Henrique than they can get out of Bjugstad. Henrique is a true NHLer, so I think this is one they should strongly cosnider.
Option Two: Nathan Bastian, RW
Another familiar face for Devils fans, former fourth liner Nate Bastian had a pretty decent season in the 13th forward role for the Dallas Stars last season. He is a strong bottom six defensive winger, and I would consider him a good option if it looks like Stefan Noesen is still struggling to return from his injuries over the last two seasons. However, Bastian deals with health issues himself as a physical forward, as his shoulder seems to bother him from time to time. But with six goals in 36 games last season, he is still capable of the cheap production the Devils could use on their fourth line, and he is familiar with head coach Sheldon Keefe. If Bastian can finally stay fully healthy, I think there’s a 10 or 15-goal forward in there.
Option Three: Adam Boqvist, RHD
Adam Boqvist might be coming off the worst season of his career with the New York Islanders, but the younger brother of current Devil Jesper Boqvist always had promise as a puck moving right-handed defenseman. Still only 25 and turning 26 in a couple of weeks, Adam could reasonably be signed and passed through to Utica, but a strong showing out of him could introduce interesting questions for the Devils. Since the team currently has far more NHL-caliber left-handed defensemen than righties despite the entire right side of defense having difficult recent injury histories, they might want to have a little more insurance than Seamus Casey if someone goes down. Boqvist has a little more size, 272 games of NHL experience, and was at one point signed by the Florida Panthers, where he had 6 points in 18 games in 2024-25 before being selected off waivers by the Islanders that season. Though Boqvist would be hard pressed to crack the lineup, this might be a situation he would be willing to fight through with a chance to play with his brother.
Option Four: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, LHD
Who says you can have enough defensemen, though? Pierre-Olivier Joseph may be another left-handed player, but he is one of the fastest skaters available among current free agents. Joseph also has a very strong analytical profile, though he has not fully stuck in the NHL since he played 75 games for Pittsburgh in 2022-23. At just 26 years old, Olivier would be a similar fit to Declan Chisholm and Vladislav Kolyachonok, but could still improve the competition level among that group during training camp. Because of how stacked this area of the roster is in terms of current contracts, I would regard him as the least likely option here, yet still a decent one.
Option Five: Pavol Regenda, W
Perhaps a bit of an unknown to most, Pavol Regenda is a rare Group 6 UFA at just 26 years old after scoring nine goals in 24 games for the San Jose Sharks. In his NHL career, the 6’3” and 215 pound forward has 10 goals and three assists in 43 games with 78 hits, and he may also be an option for the Devils’ bottom six this season. He also had three goals and two assists for Team Slovakia at the Olympics this year, and he would be an attractive option for the Devils since he would not count as an AHL veteran if passed through waivers at any point. There is a bit of disagreement on Regenda within analytical models, with HockeyViz regarding him as a true bottom six player while Evolving-Hockey’s RAPM rates him more highly, but I would think that fans would generally like a big guy that might score goals. In that sense, he would provide competition with the team’s bottom six wingers and Riley Tufte, the 6’6” AHL veteran signed by Mehta and Birch earlier in the offseason. Regenda is somewhat younger and has had some level of recent NHL productivity, so I would be interested to see him.
Option Six: Matt Murray, G
I am a bit surprised that Matt Murray is still unsigned at this point of the offseason. Sure, the guy has been hurt a lot, but he did have a .922 save percentage in five NHL appearances for Seattle last season. He did not play any AHL games, though, as injuries kept him at practices only for most of the season. Since I am not the biggest believer in David Rittich, I think it would be a good idea to add some competition for who would be the third goaltender in the mix for the New Jersey Devils. But, with respect to Matt Murray, I would not sign him to stuff him in the AHL, which would make him a better PTO candidate than a guy I would want signed to a deal right now, which makes him similar to Adam Henrique in that.
Your Thoughts
What do you think of these PTO options? Do you think any of them could be good choices for the New Jersey Devils? Leave your thoughts in the comments below, and thanks for reading.
NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets for minor league infielders Bruin Agbayani and Billy Amick, reinforcing a thin bullpen ahead of the trade deadline.
The 19-year-old Agbayani, who is the son of former Mets fan favorite Benny Agbayani, is a middle infielder who hit .268 in 10 games for Fort Myers in low Class A this season. The sixth-round 2025 draft pick, a native of Hawaii, has been limited by injuries.
The 23-year-old Amick batted .217 with 23 homers in 86 games for Double-A Wichita this season, playing first and third base. He was a second-round draft pick in 2024.
Minter had a 2.35 ERA in 23 innings with 20 strikeouts and only two walks. He didn’t make his season debut until May 26, going more than a year between major league appearances. His 2025 season ended after 13 appearances when he injured his left lat muscle in his back and needed surgery.
Minter signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the Mets in 2025. His 2024 season with the Atlanta Braves also was cut short by a torn labrum in his left hip, but when he’s been healthy he’s been one of baseball’s most effective late-game lefties. The 33-year-old, who was a second-round 2015 draft pick by the Braves, has a 3.18 ERA with 456 strikeouts in 382 2/3 innings over 420 career appearances.
Minter likely will be the first of multiple Mets players moved before the trade deadline. They have the second-worst record in the National League.
The Twins, who started a nine-game road trip at Seattle, have a 4.92 relief ERA that ranks fifth worst in the major leagues. They lead the American League in runs scored and entered one game out of a wild card spot.
The Athletic recently ran an article that listed the biggest on-ice villain in each franchise's history, and for the Montreal Canadiens, Arpon Basu went with former power forward and now Boston Bruins President and alternate governor Cam Neely.
Basu writes that after beating the Canadiens in the playoffs in 1943, the Bruins went on to lose their next 18 playoff series against the Habs until Neely’s arrival allowed them to beat the Canadiens three out of five duels from 1987 to 199. In those 26 games, he scored 20 goals and was basically unstoppable for the Habs in the postseason. Basu also adds that Neely could not only beat you on the scoreboard, but he could also beat you up.
While I can understand going for Neely, who was a Habs nemesis for years, he ended up only playing 13 seasons in the NHL thanks to a knee-on-knee collision with Ulf Samuelson that caused a knee injury that would eventually lead to hip issues. In 726 games, he put up 395 goals and 299 assists for 694 points while racking up 1241 penalty minutes. He was a great player and a formidable foe, but if I had to choose the ultimate on-ice villain for the Canadiens, I couldn’t help but go for another Bruin: Zdeno Chara.
Back in 2011, when Max Pacioretty was just starting to become an impact player for the Habs at the age of 22, he was the victim of a Chara hit that saw him hit the glass between the two team benches; it was very much as if he had hit a wall, and he fell on the ice unconscious. You could have heard a pin drop in the Bell Centre on that day; Chara silenced an arena that’s always raucous for a Canadiens-Bruins duel. There was real concern in that moment not only for Pacioretty’s health but also for his career. The sniper was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with both a severe concussion and a fractured fourth cervical vertebra.
What made the hit even worse for Canadiens fans, however, was the fact that the Bruins captain wasn’t even given a suspension for the play. Then senior vice-president of hockey operations for the NHL at the time Mike Murphy said in a statement that: "After a thorough review of the video, I can find no basis to impose supplemental discipline. This hit resulted from a play that evolved and then happened very quickly — with both players skating in the same direction and with Chara attempting to angle his opponent into the boards. I could not find any evidence to suggest that, beyond this being a correct call for interference, Chara targeted the head of his opponent, left his feet or delivered the check in any other manner that could be deemed to be dangerous."
The League ruling followed a telephone hearing with Chara on the day that fell to Murphy, because Colin Campbell, the NHL disciplinarian back then, was the father of Bruins player Gregory Campbell. From then on, Chara was hated with a passion by the Habs fans and any time he touched the puck at the Bell Centre, he was copiously booed. The blueliner went on to play another 11 seasons in the NHL, and the Montreal faithful never wavered in their booing of his on-ice play. To this day in Montreal, when a player is booed, it can be referred to as getting the Chara treatment.
However, the Montreal crowd, being a knowledgeable hockey crowd, can still recognize a player's greatness. When Chara played the 1,500th game of his career, against the Canadiens at the Bell Center, the villain actually received a roaring ovation following a tribute video. For a few minutes, the crowd forgot about the Pacioretty incident, but it definitely didn’t forgive.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: Mickey Moniak #22 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates after hitting a two run homerun during the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on July 28, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images
When Cody Bellinger joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list, the Yankees outfield that was so deep former top prospect Jasson Domínguez started the season in Triple-A has become perilously thin. Suddenly, with the Martian who has flashed the bat on both sides of the plate but has yet to put it all together, the strikeout-prone Spencer Jones, and a trio of infielders in José Caballero, Max Schuemann, and Amed Rosario sharing the corner outfield spots, the idea of adding a rental outfielder simply to get through the month of August has become a very real possibility — perhaps even an inevitability.
Over the last few years, the Yankees have acquired a number of former Rockies players, trading for Ryan McMahon and Jake Bird at last year’s deadline, Angel Chivilli over the winter, and Mike Tauchman in 2019, and signing DJ LeMahieu and Adam Ottavino as free agents. While most of the attention has surrounded catcher Hunter Goodman, might Mickey Moniak, who will remain under team control through the end of next season, be the latest former Rockie to head to the Bronx?
Originally drafted first overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 MLB Draft, Mickey Moniak’s career has largely played out exactly how you might expect for somebody who was taken at the top of “one of the worst [drafts] in recent memory.” After receiving a $6.1 million signing bonus, he steadily climbed through the Phillies system despite unspectacular performance at the plate, ultimately making his MLB debut as a pinch-runner on September 16, 2020, during the COVID-shortened campaign. He spent the 2021 season bouncing between Triple-A and the bigs, made the roster out of spring training in 2022, then began the season on the injured list after fracturing his hand in the final exhibition game. Later that year, he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels for Noah Syndergaard at the Trade Deadline; he only played 47 games and made 105 plate appearances with the team that drafted him.
Moniak spent the next two seasons with the Halos, putting together a strong campaign in 2023 in which he slashed .280/.307/.495 (115 wRC+) and a replacement-level 2024 in which he slashed .219/.266/.380 (80 wRC+). After beating the Angels during arbitration ahead of the 2025 season, he was released with termination pay despite the fact he was penciled in as the team’s starting center fielder; a few days later, he signed with the Colorado Rockies, with whom he has spent the last season and a half.
Now on his third team, and without the pressure of living up to either the first overall pick or a major trade acquisition, Moniak has finally begun to carve out a real role for himself. Across the last two years, he has a .273 .312 .534 slash line (115 wRC+) with 41 home runs, 32 doubles, and 10 stolen bases. When we dive into Moniak’s splits over that stretch, though, we find some interesting trends:
vs. RHP: 614 plate appearances, .282/.319/.570, 126 wRC+, 38 home runs, 22.8 K%, 4.9 BB%
vs. LHP: 111 plate appearances, .218/.270/.327, 51 wRC+, 3 home runs, 33.3 K%, 5.4 BB%
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing quite a bit that the Yankees have been looking to add a right-handed outfielder, which makes Moniak not exactly an easy fit. The Bellinger injury, however, changes the math. At this moment, the only healthy Yankee hitters with a wRC+ of 100 or better against right-handed pitchers (minimum 100 plate appearances) are Ben Rice (174 wRC+ in 289 plate appearances), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (107 in 268), and Trent Grisham (100 in 254).
The Yankees need offensive help against both righties and lefties, and while I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Domínguez recapture the lefty stroke that saw him slash .274/.348/.420 against right-handed pitchers last season, Jones to build on his strong-ish start against righties (he has a 103 wRC+ in 71 plate appearances), or Wells continue to come around at the plate (he has an .842 OPS since July 9th), well … that’s too many “ifs” to count on. While Moniak isn’t exactly a sure thing, either — he has a .312/.351/.681 slash at Coors Field, compared to a .236/.285/.406 line on the road — there might not be a more sure upgrade available, thanks to Ryan Jeffers likely being off the market.
When I began this post, I fully expected to condemn the idea, writing Moniak off as a Coors Field merchant, and carry on with my day. I still don’t think that he can be the Yankees’ big trade acquisition, either — it remains to be seen just how much of a boost Coors has given him, he doesn’t solve their problems against southpaws, and he doesn’t represent an upgrade at any position when if the team ever gets healthy. But honestly? The Yankees need some reinforcements to get them through August (and, depending on how Bellinger’s and Judge’s rehabs go, potentially longer), and I wouldn’t mind seeing less of Paul Goldschmidt against righties (65 wRC+ in 171 plate appearances). And so, the Trade Deadline can’t end with Moniak, but it can begin with him.
DETROIT, MI - JULY 29: Coby Mayo #16 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a two-run triple to center field against the Detroit Tigers during the eighth inning at Comerica Park on July 29, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Baltimore is three games under .500 – will they consider abandoning ship on the prospects they collected who are flaming out? Would that make Coby Mayo available?
You can view our larger trade deadline piece here as we discuss a wider pool of options the Guardians may consider. To make my position clear, I expect the Guardians to make smaller moves, like trading Bo Naylor and getting a castoff/undervalued reliever. But, in the interest of exploring potential larger moves, we are doing a series looking at some of those bigger names. So far, we have discussed Spencer Steer, Luis Arraez, Shea Langeliers, Taylor Ward, Heliot Ramos, Jo Adell, Ty France, Tyler Soderstrom, Heriberto Hernandez, Kyle Stowers, Alec Burleson, and Otto Lopez. Although the Guardians’ greatest need is hitting, the market is aflush with starting pitching so it also may make sense for the Guardians to see if they can find a good value there, as we wrote here and looked at specifically with Jose Soriano and Reid Detmers.
Mayo is 24 years old and under team control through 2031, he has only a 93 wRC+ this season but a career 146 wRC+ against LHP as a right-handed hitter. He is not a good outfielder but above average at first. Is there a market for a player who appears to be a short-side of the platoon first baseman/DH? Probably not a strong one, but the dearth of lefty mashers in MLB and Cleveland make it a possibility.
Given Mayo’s age, I imagine he’ll come at a higher price than he should. However, could this be a spot for the Kyle Manzardo swap? Make space for Ralphy and swap an underperforming lefty for an underperforming righty hitter? Something for these teams to consider! Let me know what you think in the comments below
DETROIT, MI - JULY 29: Tarik Skubal #29 of the Detroit Tigers, right, is hugged by manager A.J. Hinch #14 after being pulled from the game against the Baltimore Orioles during the seventh inning at Comerica Park on July 29, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline is here and this might perhaps be the most unpredictable deadline in recent memory.
The third Wild Card and lack of breakout teams in the American and National Leagues mean that only a couple of teams consider themselves to be out of playoff contention. Entering play on Friday, there are four teams that are within three games of the 3rd American League Wild Card spot while two of those teams, the Mariners and Astros, are within 2.5 games of the division lead in the West.
Meanwhile the National League has three teams that are in command of their respective divisions with the Brewers holding the smallest lead, a 5.5 game advantage over the Chicago Cubs. In the Wild Card chase, there are currently five teams within 3 games of the third Wild Card.
So with the standings being as they are, are just nine teams with the inclination to sell. One of those teams, the Detroit Tigers, holds the biggest trade chip this deadline, two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. However, it remains to be determined whether or not the Tigers will actually deal Skubal as they sit 4.5 games back of the 3rd Wild Card and 6.5 games back of the division lead; the Tigers also are promoted one of the top prospects in all of baseball, Max Clark, to make his big league debut
That leaves roughly two-thirds of the league as buyers and the remaining one-third as sellers, and not all the sellers even have impact players they are willing to trade. Which is why teams like the Mets, Tigers, and Angels will be able to seek inflated returns for their quality players and even rentals like Luis Arraez will figure to fetch a top 100 prospect or two.
Last week, the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox came together on a deal that helped both teams as Washington sent former Rays top prospect Curtis Mead to Boston for southpaw Connelly Early. Mead played one game with Boston before fracturing wrist after being hit by a pitch; Early meanwhile was already on the IL. The Rangers acquired catcher Logan O’Hoppe and pitcher Chase Silseth from the Angels for a low-level minor leaguer. O’Hoppe was in the midst of a disastrous season and was promptly optioned to the minor leagues. Last night, the Twins and Mets came together on a deal that sent AJ Minter to Minnesota. There hasn’t been much action on the trade front but that could change in an instant.
On Friday night, a trio of starters involved in trade rumors are slated to pitch for their respective teams: Freddy Peralta, Casey Mize, and Foster Griffin; the Tigers have already scratched Mize.
For their part, the Rays are in on everyone and have one of the best farm systems in baseball so they could accomplish just about anything if Neander is willing to pay the price. It’s the reverse of most offseasons when the Rays are unable to compete with the payrolls of their inter-division rivals, the Red Sox and Yankees will be unable to compete with the pieces the Rays have in their farm system.
Among the players the Rays have reportedly shown an interest in are Tarik Skubal, Hunter Goodman, Foster Griffin, Adley Rutschman, and Zach Neto.
Of course, opposing teams covet the Rays prospects, starting with Theo Gillen who appears to be an incredible talent and is currently scorching Double-A alongside another top prospect, catcher Caden Bodine. Then you have some lower level guys that are making noise like Nathan Flewelling, Cooper Flemming, and Taitn Gray that other teams would love to have.
We know the Rays would like to add an impact bat and a starting pitcher. We also know they’d like to address their catching situation and middle infield offensive output. This makes them about a match for every top available player. They have the farm system to get any deal done that they want.
Come Monday at 6pm, we’ll learn what price they are willing to pay.
In a season when the Cubs have already used 34 different pitchers (plus Carson Kelly pitched once), they’ve added another pitcher to the mix.
Left-hander Antoine Kelly, acquired from the Dodgers June 6 for cash considerations, has been called up from Triple-A Iowa and added to the 26-man active roster.
Kelly has made 13 appearances for Iowa with a 2.79 ERA, 1.241 WHIP and 22 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. He’s 26 and a Chicago area native (Maine East High School in Park Ridge).
To make room.on the 26-man rosters, right-hander Gavin Hollowell was placed on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation.
On July 1, 2018, LeBron James announced he was signing a four-year $153.3 million contract to play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.
At the time he announced this move, there were no other superstars coming with him, and no immediately clear path to him extending his personal streak of making eight consecutive Finals. No, he’d be “going at it alone,” joining a roster of mostly unproven young players — some high lottery picks, some deeper draft/undrafted steals — and a few holdover veterans in an attempt to steward them into the next era of what many hoped, but even more doubted, could be the next Lakers champion.
Nearly eight years to the day, on June 30, 2026, LeBron James announced he would continue his career into a 24th campaign, but on a different team, leaving the Lakers after the longest uninterrupted stint of his Hall of Fame career. Unlike when he arrived, James was leaving a team that had a superstar already in tow, which, not coincidentally, helped to facilitate his decision to move on by essentially replacing him in both importance and status as the Lakers’ best player.
In the 2,291 days between LeBron’s announcement of his arrival and his decision to leave, he and the Lakers had their ups and downs, to be sure, but ultimately accomplished just about everything anyone could have realistically expected.
Individually, LeBron was named to eight All-Star games, one of the three All-NBA teams seven times, had three top-10 finishes in MVP voting (including a second place finish in 2020), passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer (and, more broadly, the league’s oldest player to accomplish essentially anything of meaning in an individual game or average across a season), and won the Finals MVP. And, as a team, the Lakers won the organization’s 17th championship by claiming the 2020 title and won the inaugural In-Season Tournament/NBA Cup in 2024.
Whenever his career is over, his jersey will hang in the rafters and that’s that.
I’ll add, too, that while the 2019-20 season was the one where LeBron and the team experienced their most success together, it also doubled as one of the hardest for the organization, its fans, and, generally, the world. With the death of franchise and sports icon Kobe Bryant in January and then the COVID-19 shutdown in mid-March, LeBron put the franchise on his broad shoulders, serving as a leader both on and off the court to help stabilize the organization in ways that go beyond just basketball. I don’t know if there was a single player in the league I would have wanted more leading the team than LeBron during that time and I’ll always be grateful he was with the team to carry the burden that he did.
In bringing it back to the court, though, maybe fans wanted more. Some always will, of course. More titles, more regular season success, more consistent deep playoff runs…just more. But, in the eight years LeBron spent in Los Angeles, not a single team repeated as champion. We never saw a repeat Finals matchup or, even less so, a single team make the Finals in back-to-back seasons — though the Warriors, Celtics, and Heat each made two Finals in that stretch.
Maybe the Lakers could have been one of those teams that made more than one Finals run or bucked the trend and won a second, or even went back-to-back. They were certainly on track in 2021. But a Solomon Hill dive for a loose ball into LeBron’s legs and then an Anthony Davis sprained knee ended that idea. Then, later that summer, the ill-fated trade for Russell Westbrook essentially spiraled the team backward, undermining their championship chances long enough for the internal belief in the LeBron and Davis duo to erode to a point where the front office would no longer sacrifice assets that could possibly get them over the hump.
Whoever you want to blame for this, you’re likely to be correct.
The stars — LeBron included — either couldn’t stay healthy or couldn’t lift a flawed group of role players high enough to get past Denver to really make a sustained push to another title. And even though LeBron reportedly bought in and signed off, it was front office who both executed the disastrous Russ trade and then ultimately decided they would neither sacrifice more future assets to either get out of his deal earlier nor try to grab the sort of reinforcements LeBron and AD needed after it was clear the remade group they did build wasn’t good enough to get over the top.
And to the degree Jeanie Buss could have stepped in from her ownership role to alter the course charted in any way, it never happened, allowing Rob Pelinka to divest from a LeBron-led team to one that actively sought out its next superstar instead — something, to his credit, he did better than anyone could have ever imagined when he was able to flip Davis for Luka Dončić.
Which brings us to present day.
I, for one, have no hard feelings towards LeBron, or even his “camp” of Rich Paul and the more Bron-centric media talking heads who have been taking subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) shots at the Lakers in the wake of LeBron leaving for Philly. As I said up top, LeBron did everything I could have ever expected him to, and did it with a level of commitment to both his teammates and the franchise that you’d want from your best player. And while hearing the jabs from those around him is both annoying and somewhat predictable, it doesn’t sour my view of James himself or his time here.
From my POV, things weren’t always perfect, but they never are — not with Kareem, Magic, Shaq, or Kobe before him. But, just like those superstars who came before him, on most days, I knew exactly what I was getting from LeBron, and he delivered it with a spirit, joy, and love of the game that I always appreciated.
I know there are some who feel differently. Some, actively and derisively so. And I’m not here to tell you how to be a fan or who to like/cheer for. That’s how it goes with sports fandom — and especially how it goes with a fanbase as big as the Lakers’. There’s going to be a much wider range of opinions and like any other huge group of people, we’re not a monolith and there’s no one single opinion about any single player that every person will hold as their undeniable truth.
That said, I think we can all agree that with LeBron now gone, the pivot is here to Luka Dončić as the undisputed face of the franchise and the singular superstar this team will rise and fall with. And I, personally, am excited about what this means for the team and the franchise moving forward. LeBron leaving can mean different things to different people, but it’s undoubtedly an opportunity for Dončić to put his stamp on the Lakers in the singular way that his personality and game dictate.
This is something that never could have happened with LeBron here. He knew it, Luka knew it, Pelinka and the front office knew it, and so does everyone else. Which means it was probably time for this change to happen and goodbyes were in order.
So, goodbye LeBron. Much success to you in Philly. Except when you play the Lakers.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 15: A general view of the Houston Rockets logo on court prior to the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center on January 15, 2026 in Houston, Texas. User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Houston Rockets, along with the rest of the NBA, are in the middle of their offseason. Players are doing their individual workouts, coaches are going over their training camp and start-of-season plans, and the front office is, as usual, thinking ahead about how to improve their teams.
Late July through Early September are usually the slowest time of the year for the NBA as the next big event is training camp, which usually takes place the last week of September or the first week of October.
Some players host basketball camps for their local communities, which allow fans to work out with an actual NBA player. For instance, Jabari Smith has held a basketball camp each season he has been in the NBA.
Other off-court events take place throughout the Summer as NBA players and teams host a range of functions, from park renovations to back-to-school charity events.
The Rockets organization has always been active in the community year-round. They have renovated multiple parks, hold charity events to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the city, and hold food drives every holiday season.
The Rockets will hold their annual Back-to-School Bash in partnership with the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. The event took place at Sunnyside Community Center and featured a backpack giveaway and school-supply distribution for up to 1,000 students, courtesy of Reliant and the Rockets.
Each backpack will include a Chick-fil-A and a Pizza Hut voucher, along with beverages from Gatorade and Aquafina for the event.
There will be appearances by Hall of Famer and Comets legend Cynthia Cooper and Rockets legend Rafer Alston. Rockets staff will conduct basketball clinics, and students can receive complimentary health and dental screenings without the need for insurance, courtesy of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Students will also be able to receive services from Franklin Beauty Institute and Sparkle Spa Bus. This is a great event that provides families with school supplies and essentials they will need for the upcoming school year. The event also brings the community together and gives the Rockets orginization the oppurtunity to interact with the fans who support them all season long.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins haven’t forgotten the sting from the day of the trade deadline last year.
Their latest feel-good win added yet more fuel for the front office to be in buy mode this time instead of the massive sell-off last summer.
After being no-hit through six innings by Kansas City’s Noah Cameron and shut out until the ninth, Minnesota mounted a thrilling two-out comeback to win 4-3 and improve to 10-2-1 in their last 13 series since June 12.
With a hit-by-pitch, a single and a walk, the Twins loaded the bases against Royals closer Lucas Erceg. Matt Strahm relieved and served up an 0-2 slider that Kody Clemens smacked into the flower box above right-center field for the sixth walk-off grand slam in team history.
Clemens, who’s second on the team with 19 home runs, was due up sixth in that inning.
“I was still preparing to get ready to hit. This team’s got a lot of fight in us, and we’ve tended to rally like that,” Clemens said. “I was ready.”
The Twins moved back to the .500 mark at 55-55 entering a nine-game road trip that begins at Seattle. The trade deadline this year is on Monday, when they’re off before starting a series in Kansas City. They’re in third place in the AL Central, three games behind Chicago and one game behind Cleveland. The wild-card race puts them even closer to postseason contention, one game behind the Guardians for the third and final spot.
Just keep winning series — that’s the focus in what has been a close-knit and fun-vibe clubhouse this season.
“We will celebrate this one,” said manager Derek Shelton, who just turned 56. “We’ll dual celebrate this one on this flight.”
With the deadline approaching, players will inevitably experience some unease. Catcher Ryan Jeffers, who broke up Cameron’s no-hitter with a single and took the hit-by-pitch to spark the rally, is on an expiring contract and could be a useful chip toward acquiring pitching help, for example.
But after the stunning series of nine trades a year ago that jettisoned 40% of the major league roster, including four high-leverage relievers, the Twins are satisfied with the way they’ve performed on a slashed payroll with scant external expectations for success.
“I think it’d be awesome if it was very dramatic just in the other direction. I think it’d be awesome to go get some real big key pieces here,” infielder Royce Lewis said. “Anything you can add to this team, I think it’s going to be a boost emotionally for us on a team that’s already thriving and having so much fun in the clubhouse.”
General manager Jeremy Zoll said the goal is to add to the current team and not subtract. Owner Tom Pohlad, who’s been working hard to try to restore faith in the club within the fan base, said earlier in July he’s not interested in the type of cost-cutting moves initiated last year by his younger brother, Joe Pohlad, when he was the controlling owner.
“We’re going to focus on finding to continue to improve the bullpen and that’ll be a clear focus,” said Zoll, who has the lead role this year after the departure of president of baseball operations Derek Falvey. “Beyond that, we’re going to be open to a variety of creative paths, and you never know what might come about.”
PITTSBURGH, PA - JULY 24: Esmerlyn Valdez #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rayni Shiring/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Konnor Griffin to a franchise record contract at the beginning of this season, but it could be another Buccos rookie that ends up stealing the limelight.
Pirates’ rookie Esmerlyn Valdez has emerged as one of the most exciting rookies in baseball, and has been a big contributor for Pittsburgh since his promotion in June. According to FanDuel SportsBook the 22-year-old outfielder currently has the third best odds to win the National League Rookie of the Year, sitting behind just JJ Wetherholt and Sal Stewart with +1000 odds.
Valdez impressed in Spring Training with the Buccos but was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in March. He would receive a call up towards the end of March before being optioned back down less than a week later. Valdez has been unbelievable since his latest call up on June 11 however, and has been a key part of the Pirates’ lineup since then.
Few players on the Buccos have been better sluggers since Valdez joined the team. In 41 games he’s smashed 14 home runs, and has been a very efficient hitter at the plate as well. He’s currently slashing .277/.371/.664 with a 1.035 OPS. At just 22-years-old Valdez has an approach that looks like a seasoned pro. He’s tied for the fourth most homers on the Pirates, but has done it in a fraction of the time as the other top hitters on the squad. Oneil Cruz also has 14 homers, but played in 23 more games than Valdez.
As a defender, Valdez has seen the most time in right field, and has been lights out in that corner of the outfield. He currently holds the distinction of having a perfect fielding percentage with 55 put outs between right and left field. Having Valdez in right field has also allowed Ryan O’Hearn to play in his natural position more often, with his move back to first base benefitting the whole squad.
The Pirates are better off with Valdez as a key part of the lineup, as the team has gone 22-17 when he’s a part of the game. Few rookie batters have had a hotter streak at the plate this season, and Valdez could emerge as the favorite in the NL ROTY race if he continues to contribute at such a high level.
Left: Feb. 2026 photo of San Francisco Giants outfielder Harrison Bader. Right: Feb. 1998 photo of San Francisco Giants second baseman Jeff Kent. (Associated Press; Getty Images)
Similarities between Harrison Bader and Jeff Kent are few. Sure, Bader plays for the San Francisco Giants and Kent used to do so. Otherwise, little of note links the great-fielding, average-hitting Bader to the formerly average-fielding, exceptional-hitting Kent.
Until, that is, the predawn hours Sunday when Bader’s scooter collided with the back of a fire engine. A wheel rolled over his left foot, causing a serious injury that required medical assistance, a witness told SFist. Other witnesses described Bader as bar-hopping throughout the evening, according to Matt Lively of KPIX.
Bader has not fully cooperated with the Giants about the incident, a person briefed on the matter told Andrew Baggerly of the Athletic, who speculated that Bader might be concerned that the team could seek to void the remainder of his contract for taking part in “high-risk activities” that the collective bargaining agreement forbids without the Giants’ written consent.
Cue to Kent, who while Bader was being treated at a Bay Area hospital Sunday was enjoying his induction ceremony into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was honored for hitting more home runs than any other second baseman in MLB history and driving in more than 100 runs eight times.
Conveniently forgotten was the time Kent broke a bone in his left wrist during spring training in 2002 and lied about how it occurred, saying he fell while washing his truck when eyewitnesses and a 911 call established that he actually fell off a motorcycle while “popping wheelies,” according to then-Giants general manager Brian Sabean.
Why did he tell a tall tale? Most likely to protect his $6 million contract that prohibited high-risk activities such as motorcycle riding. Admitting the truth would have allowed the Giants to fine him or void his deal.
The Giants left well enough alone because Kent was an essential cog in their lineup, the story died down and he missed only the first four regular-season games. The Giants advanced to the World Series — where they lost to the Angels — and Kent hit a career-high 37 home runs.
Bader, who is in the first year of of a two-year, $20.5 million contract, finds himself in a far more precarious position than Kent. He has played only 30 games all season primarily because of an earlier injury to the same foot and is batting .170.
The Giants might see an opportunity to get out from under the second year of his deal by invoking the “high-risk activities” language from the CBA.
Bader followed through with a previously scheduled foot and ankle specialist in Indianapolis on Monday. According to a team injury report, “the impact of that (collision-related) injury changed the nature of his evaluation.” The team also said he would undergo an MRI exam to “better understand the severity of the injuries sustained from the scooter accident.”
As of Friday morning, MRI results have not been released and Bader has declined to speak publicly. Manager Tony Vitello said Thursday that Bader is not expected to return this season, and that a return was unlikely before the collision. A week ago, however, Vitello said Bader had a chance to return in September.
Bader, a 32-year-old 10-year veteran, would be hard-pressed to explain the incident as youthful indiscretion the way he might have in 2014 when he was involved in a motorized scooter accident as a University of Florida sophomore. An incident report from the Gainesville Police Department said Bader hit a curb and ran into a truck. He was unresponsive on the ground, smelled of alcohol and was suspended from the baseball team for 19 games.
The latest incident follows several embarrassing episodes this season with the Giants, who through Thursday are 47-62 and 22 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the National League West.
Perhaps most damaging was the fallout from four Giants pitchers pushing back against the team’s annual Pride Night in June, with three writing Bible verses next to the rainbow-tinted logo on their caps and the fourth declining to wear the colorful cap at all.
MLB said the pitchers were in violation of uniform protocols, triggering a culture skirmish between one of the nation’s most vibrantly diverse and queer cities and politicians who asserted that the actions were an expression of religious freedom.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 30: General Manager Jerry Dipoto speaks with manager Scott Servais #9 of the Seattle Mariners during Opening Day at T-Mobile Park on March 30, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Nobody gets to fire two managers in two years.
Jeff Passan went on the radio on Tuesday and placed the blame for the Mariners season at the feet of manager Dan Wilson. Passan heavily implied Wilson should be replaced, using logic I’ve seen plenty throughout the season: This roster is far too talented to be playing this poorly.
And, no, it’s not.
Let’s just look at some projections. There are plenty of models out there, and you should consider them all, but I use Steamer because it’s 1) easily accessible through FanGraphs, 2) the most conservative on this iteration of the Mariners, and 3) disturbingly accurate at projecting their full-season fWAR. Here we can see how Steamer compares to the Mariners actual fWAR since 2016.
Now, WAR are not wins (we’ll get there), but projected WAR are still quite good at projecting the actual standings. In fact, at just about any point in the season, if you want to know how well a team will play the rest of the year, you’re about as well off trusting preseason projections as their performance to date. That’s why things like FanGraphs playoff odds can look skeptical of surges and collapses, and why the Mariners still have good odds to make the playoffs.
This makes projections an essential reference for assessing a team, pre-, mid- and post-season. Yes, I appreciate “um actually the forecast clearly states” sounds like the thing I say before getting shoved into a locker. But if you’re demanding someone get fired from a baseball team on the internet, well, I suppose I’ll find you in the locker with me.
We can see a few things from this plot. First, there’s a nice linear relationship between projected WAR and the final standings, but there’s clearly some variance. Lots of things determine how many games a team wins beyond their talent on Opening Day. Teams can play above, at, or below their talent level. They can get good, neutral, or poor luck. They can run up against injuries and schedules and umpires and God. Perhaps coaches matter, too.
We can also see the Mariners tend to get out of their seasons what they put in. In Jerry Dipoto’s tenure, the roster has either met or exceeded expectations every single season. They’ve been exceptionally predictable, a metronome set to 54 beats per minute — the perfect tempo for a dirge.
Let’s look at this another way. I created some buckets for preseason WAR and found the end-of-season outcomes for each. The table below shows the median win total, as well as the high- and low results:
Tier (Range)
n
p10
p25
p50
p75
p90
15–20 (Uncompetitive)
14
27.3%
32.4%
38.0%
41.4%
43.3%
20–29 (Terrible)
49
36.3%
40.7%
43.8%
48.1%
52.6%
29–33 (Bad)
49
39.4%
42.6%
47.5%
53.1%
56.0%
33–38 (Average)
48
44.1%
47.5%
50.3%
55.7%
58.8%
38–42 (Good)
48
47.3%
50.5%
53.7%
55.6%
57.8%
42—48 (Great)
48
48.0%
54.7%
57.1%
60.2%
63.6%
48–59 (Elite)
14
47.5%
50.6%
59.0%
64.1%
65.1%
From 2023 and to 2025, the Mariners began the season with the expectations of a “good” team. These teams typically win about 54% of their games and finish 12th in the majors overall. It’s the minimum threshold to enter a season with playoff expectations, generally as the Wild Card. That’s pretty much exactly what they got in those years.
This year, however, the Mariners took a tepid step forward, dipping a toe into great (on paper). This bucket contains a broad range of projected WAR, and the Mariners 43.5 WAR was at the very bottom end, bearing closer resemblance to “good” than “elite.” Maybe we could call this “very good.” Regardless, it’s fair to say this roster was a bit more than those of the past, and also not quite.
Even still, plenty of teams even at this level wind up with less than great results. If we look back up at the plot above, the 2026 Mariners are still within a typical range of outcomes given the quality of their roster. What’s happening this year isn’t weird or uncommon, even if it is disappointing.
Now, from this perspective, I could see why some would point the finger at the coaching staff. It’s weird for this team to underperform. I also appreciate why some fans are willing to excoriate specifically Wilson. His predecessor, Scott Servais, was fired for delivering exactly what his rosters deserved, and Wilson was hired in his place with no managerial experience. The choice was seen as the latest evidence that the org is addicted to its memberberries and prioritizes image over substance. And in his time as manager, Wilson hasn’t made himself easy to like. He’s boring in press conferences, unwilling or unable to say… anything. He doesn’t explain his decisions, he doesn’t take accountability or say who should. He’s about as vacant publicly as his Funko Pop, the only difference being the one in the dugout comes with string-activated “ums” and “ahs” and “tough ones.”
But that Wilson is limiting this team doesn’t quite satisfy as a scapegoat. If we’re saying that coaching staffs matter, and perhaps they do, well, just last year Wilson led the Mariners to 90 wins and a deep playoff run. The year before, Wilson took over with roughly six weeks left in the season — having no managerial experience — and went 21-13, or a 100-win pace. Up until this latest slump, Wilson held the best record in team history, and one of the five best records among active managers overall. If the manager matters, and we’re dinging Wilson for this stretch, then we’re also giving him credit as one of the best managers in the majors before it. Maybe Wilson doesn’t do as well in the Cool Xiennial Podcasto Sphere as someone like Tony Vitello, and maybe his face isn’t nearly as red John Schneider’s. But he seems to be a kind, humble guy, sufficient in the minor art of field managing, and liked enough in the locker room for multiple players to say they want to play in Seattle forever. Ignore him or hate him, I don’t think you can blame him.
So who can you blame?
Well, there is a fairly obvious culprit for the Mariners struggles this year. As I wrote a few weeks ago, the Mariners entered 2025 with the best projected duo in the majors in Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez. They are the sole reason this roster has expectations at all. Unfortunately, they’re on pace to post nearly 10 wins less than projected. It doesn’t quite work like this in reality, but it’s worth pointing out those 10 wins are roughly the difference between the Mariners current 78-win pace and the 88-win pace Steamer had them at in the preseason. No, I’m not “blaming” them. Injuries happen. Slumps happen. The season isn’t over. Et cetera. But if you take the two best players away from any team, they probably aren’t going to do as well as they should. It’s not a mystery.
If you insist on blaming anyone, I think it’s most appropriate to point the finger at the front office. Or rather, I think it’s most appropriate to point the finger at their plan. The team has been pretty direct in saying their goal is to win, roughly, 54% of their games over a long period of time. And as I’ve laid out above, they’ve done exactly that, on paper and on the field.
It’s a fine plan, to be clear. The justification is it allows them to hoard prospects, playing time, and ohhhhh if you insist a bit of cash in the outlook. By not committing to any one season, they spread their risk over a longer competitive window, allowing them to make targeted, timely maneuvers while growing a roster from within. The 2025 Mariners serve as proof of concept for this strategy. The team can absolutely win a World Series this way.
But 2026 is an inverse to that proof of concept. The governor they place on annual talent realistically caps them at 90 wins year over year. That’s a tenuous playoff position on its own, and any underperformance threatens to sink them out of contention. Sure, spreading risk over time helps avoid a scenario where a chock-full basket of eggs shatters into oblivion. And yes, there is no projected WAR threshold that might clear disaster on its own. But the closer you build a roster to a coin flip, the more likely you’ll be disappointed in its face.
That’s why I’m not willing to extend much grace despite the step forward in the projections. Like, hey, good on the Mariners for making legitimate progress on paper. I am one of the few people in the world admin-pilled enough to give them credit for something like theoretical wins. But they’re the ones setting the terms at 30,000 feet, and the view from up there isn’t particularly flattering. The Mariners are pacing for a 40% playoff rate, 20% division rate, and 0% World Series rate — and that’s if we start the clock in year seven of Jerry Dipoto’s tenure.
It’s worth looking at where the Mariners rank since 2022, when they started playing for real:
Year
Hit
Run
Field
Batter
SP
RP
Pitcher
2026
16
25
29
23
7
17
7
2025
3
19
24
9
14
17
18
2024
12
14
17
14
4
26
9
2023
6
20
7
5
5
8
5
2022
8
13
17
8
17
14
17
Total
5
19
19
10
6
17
10
The relative strengths of the Mariners have been starting pitching and (gasp!) hitting. These are without a doubt the most valuable facets of the game, and good on them for their performance in these areas. It’s genuinely impressive that they’ve achieved this mostly through their farm system, and that alone makes them one of the best front offices in the majors.
But their weaknesses have been (and continue to be) the nooks and crannies of the roster. They can’t run the bases. They can’t field. They can’t maintain narrow deficits in the middle innings. Their teams tend to be lopsided and weirdly distributed. These have been consistent issues for years. Batting slumps and bullpen lumps get the headlines when the team struggles, but the Mariners issues historically are the little things — the things that can’t be found in three-team deals, shuffling value at the margins.
And that’s why I find it a bit rich that the team fired assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes last week. Yes, absolutely, the Mariners are losing right now because they’ve struggled to hit. But they finished last year second in the majors by wRC+ (113) with Magallanes in dugout. Every team slumps at the plate. The difference is the great teams have something else going for them, to keep them in games and avoid greatness-tanking skids.
There is a sort of competence in what the Mariners have done. They told us what their goal was, and they’ve achieved it with frustrating levels of precision. My first game was 2003. The two decades of Mariners baseball that followed were not fun. I didn’t take solace in the fact that the powers that be were earnestly trying to win World Series. I would have preferred this a million times over. Ticket sales suggest others do, too. It’s the most successful the Mariners have been in my lifetime. It’s good baseball.
But it’s worth thinking about where we’re at. In August 2024, the Mariners saw fit to fire a manager because they weren’t satisfied with the results of the team. Not quite two years later, there’s been another firing in the dugout and clamoring for more. Maybe it’s time for the good to get going.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 17: Emiliano Teodo #56 of the Texas Rangers reacts during his MLB debut in the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on July 17, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Congratulations to Emiliano Teodo, who has been named the #18 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under one-quarter of the vote.
Our list so far:
1 — Sebastian Walcott
2 — Caden Scarborough
3 — Malcolm Moore
4 — A.J. Russell
5 — Yolfran Castillo
6 — Rafe Perich
7 — Dylan Dreiling
8 — Josh Owens
9 — Jose Corniell
10 — Dalton Pence
11 — David Davalillo
12 — Yeison Morrobel
13 — Hector Osorio
14 — Cam Cauley
15 — Seong-Jun Kim
16 — Winston Santos
17 — Paulino Santana
18 — Emiliano Teodo
Moving on…
Who is the #19 prospect in the Rangers system right now?
