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Thursday’s Waiver Priority Order

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Tomorrow will be an active day on the transaction front. It’s the last day in which teams can add players from outside the organization and still have them eligible for postseason play. Not coincidentally, non-contending clubs placed a number of impending free agents on waivers yesterday. The two-day waiver window for all those players will be resolved tomorrow at 12:00 pm CDT (though it’s possible the claim results won’t be officially announced until later in the day).

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Before getting to the waiver order, a refresh on the priority rules. Claim priority is the inverse order of win percentage as of Thursday morning. Waivers are not league specific, although teams in the same league as the club that put a player on waivers have priority over a claiming team in the opposite league among clubs with the same win percentage. To break ties between teams with identical records and in the same league, the club with the worse record in previous seasons has priority. (A team moves to the back of the line if they’re attempting to claim a player for the second time in a given season, though that won’t be a factor for any of the players known to be on waivers at the moment.)

Tomorrow’s waiver priority:

  1. Oakland Athletics, .291
  2. Kansas City Royals, .304
  3. Colorado Rockies, .368
  4. Chicago White Sox, .396
  5. St. Louis Cardinals, .433
  6. Detroit Tigers, .444
  7. Pittsburgh Pirates, .455
  8. New York Mets, .455
  9. Washington Nationals, .463
  10. San Diego Padres, .463
  11. Los Angeles Angels, .478
  12. Cleveland Guardians, .478
  13. New York Yankees, .489
  14. Miami Marlins, .496
  15. Cincinnati Reds, .511
  16. Arizona Diamondbacks, .515
  17. Minnesota Twins, .515
  18. Boston Red Sox, .515
  19. San Francisco Giants, .519
  20. Chicago Cubs, .534
  21. Toronto Blue Jays, .545
  22. Milwaukee Brewers, .556
  23. Philadelphia Phillies, .556
  24. Texas Rangers, .564
  25. Houston Astros, .570
  26. Seattle Mariners, .571
  27. Tampa Bay Rays, .612
  28. Baltimore Orioles, .624
  29. Los Angeles Dodgers, .629
  30. Atlanta Braves, .659
  • Pittsburgh has priority over Mets based on 2022 record
  • Washington has priority over San Diego based on 2022 record
  • Angels have priority over Cleveland based on 2022 record
  • D-backs have priority over Twins based on 2022 record
  • Minnesota has priority over Boston based on 2021 record, as teams had identical records in ’22
  • Milwaukee has priority over Philadelphia based on 2022 record

This post originally indicated that the Twins had priority over the D-backs. We regret the error.

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Submit Your Questions For The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast!

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On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we’ll often answer questions submitted by our readers. With the next episode due Wednesday morning, we’re looking for MLBTR readers to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer.

The trade deadline is officially in the rearview mirror, but there’s still nearly two months of play left as the MLB season progresses into its final stages. Whether it’s a deadline retrospective, a question surrounding postseason races, or a forward-looking question to the offseason trade/free agent markets — if there’s anything you’d like to get our thoughts on, then please send your questions to mlbtrpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Submit Your Questions For The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast!

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Programming note: Due to some pre-deadline adjustments, this week’s podcast will be recorded on Thursday and released on Friday, as opposed to the standard Tuesday-Wednesday schedule.

On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we’ll often answer questions submitted by our readers. With the next episode due Friday morning, we’re looking for MLBTR readers to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer.

If there’s anything you’d like to get our thoughts on, then please send your questions to mlbtrpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

In the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Chad Kuhl Declining Contract Offers Due To Family Health Situation

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Veteran starter Chad Kuhl has been a free agent since he was released by the Nationals on June 26. It seems he’ll remain on the open market for the remainder of the season.

Kuhl took to Instagram this afternoon to explain he has declined contract offers since his release so he can remain with his wife Amanda while she continues a battle with breast cancer. After thanking the Nationals and their fans, the right-hander wrote:

“While I’ve received offers to continue to play this season, I have made the choice for my family to stay in (the) D.C. area for the time being and have Amanda continue to get the best care possible. I’ve decided to be with her through the course of chemo and radiation.

This is just a pause for me and my family. My desire to play and love for the game has never been stronger and I’m looking forward to the next time I step on a major league mound whenever that may be.”

Kuhl made 16 appearances for Washington this season, posting an 8.45 ERA over 38 1/3 innings. He’s pitched in seven of the past eight big league campaigns and owns a career 4.98 ERA through 816 frames. He’ll turn 31 in September and figures to find renewed minor league interest once he’s in a position to continue his playing career.

Amanda Kuhl announced on Twitter that her last round of chemotherapy is scheduled for the second week of September. MLBTR sends our best wishes to her and the rest of the Kuhl family.

Commissioner Election Vote Scheduled For Next Week; Manfred Expected To Be Re-Elected

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Major League Baseball’s owners will vote next week to determine whether to keep Rob Manfred as commissioner, report Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. There’s little intrigue expected with the outcome, as one person told The Athletic it’s “a foregone conclusion” Manfred will be re-elected.

That’s no surprise. The last time Manfred’s job was up for debate — over the 2018-19 offseason — he was unanimously approved for a five-year extension. Manfred will only need to secure a simple majority for an extension, with 16 of the 30 ownership representatives approving. He’ll almost certainly get that and could have a chance at another unanimous vote.

The terms of a new extension aren’t clear. Manfred’s current deal runs through 2024. If he’s re-upped for another five years, that’d take him through the ’29 campaign.

Within the past few seasons, MLB and the Players Association were at odds both regarding the return-to-play measures during the 2020 pandemic peak and saw the first official work stoppage in more than two decades with the 2021-22 lockout. MLB revenues reportedly bounced back above pre-pandemic levels once the CBA was hammered out last spring, however. Manfred told Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times towards the end of last season that league revenues were approaching a record $11 billion for 2022. Manfred first took over as commissioner in November 2014.

Submit Your Questions For The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast!

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On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we’ll often answer questions submitted by our readers. With the next episode due Wednesday morning, we’re looking for MLBTR readers to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer.

If there’s anything you’d like to get our thoughts on, then please send your questions to mlbtrpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

In the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Submit Your Questions For The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast!

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On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we’ll often answer questions submitted by our readers. With the next episode due Wednesday morning, we’re looking for MLBTR readers to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer.

If there’s anything you’d like to get our thoughts on, then please send your questions to mlbtrpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

In the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Shohei Ohtani Exits Start With Blister, Angels Fall To Padres

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Shohei Ohtani took the mound Tuesday night against the Padres for his 17th start of the season, his last start as a 28-year-old. It was an outing to forget for Ohtani, who came out of the game with a blister on the same finger as the cracked nail that affected his previous outing. 

It was a July Fourth to forget for the Angels as well.  Their injury woes continued, with Mike Trout being placed on the IL with a hamate injury earlier in the day. 

Ohtani finished his outing with seven hits allowed, five earned runs, four walks, and five strikeouts in five innings pitched. 

Ohtani’s ERA on the season is back up to 3.32, tied with the highest mark of the season before a string of solid starts in June lowered it to 3.02. He still has an elite 32.4 K% and is holding hitters to a .189 average. 

It appeared that Ohtani was limited from the start of the game, with his signature high-90s fastball clocking in at just 92 mph in the first inning.

“It was hard for me to put full pressure because of the fingernail,” Ohtani said. “It wasn’t fully healed.” 

Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com noted that Ohtani used an acrylic nail on the cracked fingernail, but it became irritated as the game went on and blistered. 

Despite not having his best stuff, the Japanese right-hander kept the Padres at bay until the fourth inning, where he gave up a two-RBI double to Jake Cronenworth on a cutter that was hung in the middle of the plate. 

After a scoreless fifth inning, Ohtani was back out for the sixth inning on 82 pitches, but it was clear that the blister was heavily affecting him at that point. 

He gave up a lead-off single to Manny Machado, then allowed gave up back-to-back homers to Xander Bogaerts and Cronenworth before exiting the game. It was the first time in Ohtani’s big league career that he allowed back-to-back homers, and it was also the first time in his career that he allowed three extra-base hits to the same hitter in a single game (Cronenworth, two doubles, and a homer). 

It’s not the first time Ohtani has worked through an ailment. In an outing against the Tigers last year, Ohtani pitched despite dealing with a bout of stomach flu. Ohtani working through minor ailments makes more sense when considering that in his postgame comments, he often references the fatigue of the pitching staff and stresses the importance of going deep into games and fulfilling his role as an anchor in the rotation. 

While this speaks to Ohtani’s character, it is certainly not ideal for him to be pushing through ailments instead of having the appropriate time to recover. 

Ohtani is hopeful that he can make his next start, which won’t be for about nine to ten days. 

Fans looking forward to seeing the full two-way Sho-Time at the All-Star Game on July 11 won’t be able to do so given the injury. 

“As of now, I’m planning on not pitching in the All-Star Game,” Ohtani said after the game. “Based on today, I don’t think I will be participating in the Home Run Derby.”

Keep Up With NHL Free Agency At Pro Hockey Rumors

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NHL free agency is about to begin, and Pro Hockey Rumors (@ProHockeyRumors on Twitter) is your go-to source for all the breaking news, rumors, and transactions involving all 32 teams in the league.

In the weeks leading up to free agency, we’ve already witnessed a flurry of trade activity that has set the stage for what promises to be an exciting offseason. Former All-Stars and marquee players like Alex DeBrincat, Connor Hellebuyck, and Mark Scheifele have been at the center of trade speculation as teams look to make big moves and reshape their rosters for the upcoming season in a tight salary cap environment.

One of the most surprising moves so far was the trade that sent original expansion draft selection Reilly Smith from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Smith, who sits near the top of many franchise leaderboards for Vegas, was not expecting to be on the move, but the Penguins acquired the veteran fresh off a Stanley Cup so that Vegas had the cap room to re-sign Ivan Barbashev to a long-term extension.

But keeping up with free agency, there are several intriguing names hitting the market this year. Veteran forward Matt Duchene, who was bought out by the Nashville Predators yesterday, is expected to draw significant interest from contending teams looking to bolster their top-six forward group. There’s also one of the greatest American-born players of all time available in former Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, who’s coming off a hip resurfacing procedure that could impact his market value. Defenseman Dmitry Orlov is also one of the top players available after a strong end to the season with the record-setting Boston Bruins.

Pro Hockey Rumors will be your one-stop destination for all the latest updates on these stories and more. Our writing team will provide comprehensive coverage of the free agency frenzy as teams look to make key acquisitions and bring their 2023-24 rosters into focus. Stay tuned to Pro Hockey Rumors on Twitter – @ProHockeyRumors – for real-time updates and analysis. The NHL offseason is about to heat up, and we’ll be there every step of the way to keep you informed and entertained.

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