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In addition to losing Daz Cameron in the trade to the Baltimore Orioles and Tristan Gray to the Pittsburgh Pirates on a waiver claim, the A's also decided to outright right-hander Austin Adams and utility-man Armando Alvarez off the roster and send them to Triple-A Las Vegas.
Alvarez made his MLB debut in 2024 after eight years in the minors, and did a decent job of filling in for the A's, batting .243 with a .282 OBP with a 63 OPS+. It's tough to see a clear path back to the A's 26-man roster for Alvarez, barring injury. The team already has Max Schuemann on the roster, and he figures to reprise his utility role in 2025. Plus they kept CJ Alexander on the 40-man, and he could be due a look this spring.
As for Adams, he was quite a character on the mound and in the clubhouse. The A's purchased his contract from the New York Mets during the lead-up to the regular season, with the righty showing up just in time for the A's and Giants spring matchup at the Oakland Coliseum.
Heading into 2024, the numbers seemed to suggest that he had gotten a little unlucky in the time he received with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023, posting a 5.71 ERA with a 3.72 FIP in 17 1/3 innings. This year with the A's, he was a regular member of the bullpen mix, totaling 41 1/3 innings with a 3.92 ERA (4.47 FIP).
Adams is one of the few A's players that is arbitration eligible, and MLB Trade Rumors projected him for a salary of $1.7 million in 2025. While he was an important piece for the A's at times, it did seem as though the club found another couple of solid relief arms down the stretch that will likely slot into the 'pen in 2025 in Grant Holman, Tyler Ferguson and Michel Otañez.
It should also be noted that Michael Kelly is still with the organization, though suspended, and if he returns pitching like he was in the first couple of months of the season, then the A's bullpen could have some real upside. In 31 1/3 innings through June 1, Kelly posted a 2.59 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP, with five of his 28 appearances being at least two innings, and another four covering a total of five outs. That kind of production is huge in piecing together victories.
Adams was a solid pitcher for the A's in 2024, but they are looking at some of the other, less costly options they have available to them in-house and thinking they may be ok. Adams also missed the final six weeks of the season with right forearm tendinitis. Since he has over three years of MLB service time and has been previously outrighted in his career, Adams has the option to elect free agency.
With the flurry of moves the A's made on Thursday, the roster now sits at 36, which leaves them a little room to add a number of ranked prospects in their system to the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 Draft.
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Astros' playoff push dealt significant blow
The Houston Astros' playoff push received a devastating blow on Tuesday. The Astros announced that closer Josh Hader was placed on the injured list with a strained left shoulder. Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reported that Hader will undergo further tests to determine the severity of the strain. Hader has been utterly dominant for the Astros in 2025. He had posted a 2.05 ERA and a 0.854 WHIP over his 52.2 innings, striking out 76 batters with 16 walks. Hader had notched 28 saves in 29 attempts as he continued to make a case as the best closer in the game. As the July 31 trade deadline has passed, the Astros may have no option but to cobble the ninth inning together out of what they already have. Reliever Bennett Sousa recorded the one-out save on Monday and is second on the team with four saves. Fellow relievers Bryan Abreu, Bryan King and Steven Okert have impressed this season. The Astros, on paper at least, have plenty of depth in the bullpen. Despite that depth, the ninth inning is now a question mark. Abreu has notched nine saves in his career, the most of any of the Astros' other late-inning options. A reunion with reliever Ryan Pressly, who was designated for assignment and subsequently released by the Cubs, could be a possibility. Pressly does have closing experience but struggled to a 4.35 ERA and a 1.524 WHIP over his 41.1 innings in Chicago. Meanwhile, the Mariners have been white-hot since the trade deadline, winning nine of their last 10 games, including seven in a row heading into Tuesday. That surge has the Mariners just a game behind the Astros in a suddenly competitive AL West. The Guardians and Rangers are within 6.5 games of Houston, well within striking distance should the Astros falter. If Hader is on the injured list for an extended period, the Astros may be fighting for a playoff berth by the end of the season.
Kings Predicted to Send Malik Monk to Lakers for $66 Million Duo in Offseason Trade
As the 2025-26 NBA season nears, one team that continues to be the subject of trade rumors is the Sacramento Kings. Of course, the Kings elected to keep their core of Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVien together this offseason despite many around the league expecting them to begin a rebuild. Sacramento also made some notable additions to their roster this summer as they selected Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud in the 2025 draft and added Dennis Schroder in free agency. While the Kings have upgraded their roster this offseason, some of their players continue to be in trade rumors, primarily for Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga who Sacramento is reportedly targeting. For the Kings, multiple players have come up in trad rumors this summer but none more than Malik Monk who is coming off the best season of his NBA career. Despite this, the Kings have elected to keep Monk thus far but that could change as they continue to look for ways to upgrade their roster even more this offseason to chase a playoff spot next season. Kings predicted to trade Malik Monk to Lakers With this in mind, SB Nations’ Jacob Rude recently released a mock trade that would send Malik Monk to the Los Angeles Lakers for two players. In the trade, the Kings would land Gabe Vincent, Maxi Kleber and a lottery protected 2031 first-round pick from the Lakers in return for Monk. This trade does not make a ton of sense for the Kings as they would swap one of the best scorers on their roster for two veterans who struggled last season and a lottery protected first-round pick. Both Vincent and Kleber would be solid additions to the Kings’ roster as they would fill two glaring holes in their rotation, but Sacramento would likely want more in return for Monk, especially with him coming off the best season of his career. Because of this, it is highly unlikely that the Kings would agree to this trade as they could possibly receive a larger return for their veteran guard from another team this offseason.
Former crew chief frustrated by the 'ridiculous' racing at Watkins Glen
It is no secret that NASCAR's current road-course package has not been very good. Aside from the mile-and-a-half tracks that were once the least competitive and exciting in the series, those races are the rare bright spot for the Next Gen Car since its inception in 2022. Shane van Gisbergen drove away to an 11.1-second win over Christopher Bell in Sunday's race at Watkins Glen and set multiple records in the process. While the racing was not particularly exciting, that was not what left former crew chief and current analyst Steve Letarte frustrated the most following the weekend. A recurring issue in each race over the weekend was drivers utilizing the runoff areas around the track and not staying on the traditional racing surface, which ultimately led to some crashes in Saturday's Xfinity race. "So, I hate track limits that have to be officiated," Letarte said on "Inside the Race." "Because I like tracks that you should just stay on the track. I didn't think it mattered. Now, I am team get-them-back-on-the-race-track-at-Watkins-Glen. I don't love the Watkins Glen that I see. ... I think Turn 1 is not as great of a corner with no exit respect or responsibility. You just blow the exit. I think the carousel is a much easier corner, being able to just go driver's left. "I also think Turn 6 is going — let me add, that I think the (Connor) Zilisch, SVG wreck between the last two corners (in the Xfinity Series race) happened because they left the track, and the Austin Hill wreck with Michael McDowell happened off the race track. Now, both could have been avoided, we can talk about who's at fault. What I'm saying is, I've never driven a lap at Watkins Glen. I can analyze what happens between the white lines." This comes one year after rumble strips were placed in Turn 1 to keep drivers from using the runoff area, and that clearly has not worked. As the field has got closer together, using up all the track has become a common way for drivers to establish momentum, especially as they prepare for the right-hander going into The Esses at Watkins Glen. The bottom line is NASCAR's road-racing product needs to get better and Letarte wants to see race cars "stay on the race track because I think it will be a better race." Van Gisbergen's historic dominance certainly does not help, but the overall road course product is not great. Whether NASCAR makes some changes to the runoff areas and enforces track limits remains to be seen, but that still may not be the biggest issue if the racing does not improve.
Ruben Amorim U-turn: He’s ‘given assurances’ to one Red over his role – despite pushing to have him sold in May
Andre Onana will enter his third season at Manchester United retaining his status as the side’s No.1 between the sticks. Indeed, the Cameroonian international has seemingly done enough over the last two years to convince INEOS chiefs that he is capable of aiding Ruben Amorim’s project at Old Trafford – despite it previously being claimed that he would be offloaded this summer. Back in May, and towards the end of another turbulent campaign, GiveMeSport (amongst numerous other outlets) reported that Amorim had instructed the board to part ways with Onana when the window opened. Three days later, when he was dropped from the coach’s squad to face Aston Villa on the final day, the Old Trafford faithful were of the belief that they had seen the last of Onana in United colours. United rule out Gianluigi Donnarumma move in favour of sticking with Onana It seems as though some form of U-turn has taken place behind the scenes in recent weeks, however, as United have opted against pursuing a new shot-stopper. They even made an effort to squash links to Paris Saint-Germain outcast Gianluigi Donnarumma last night, with BBC Sport’s Simon Stone insisting there had been ‘strong push back’ from the Red Devils hierarchy over a potential move for the Italian. Instead, Donnarumma looks to be Manchester City-bound. What Amorim has told Onana in the build up to 2025/2026 When Martin Lipton verified City’s interest in Donnarumma, he added that Onana ‘has been given assurances’ that he will be Amorim’s first choice when 2025/2026 gets underway. Of the transfers United could make before the window closes in a few weeks’ time, a ‘keeper is not a ‘priority’, meaning responsibility will fall entirely onto the former Ajax and Inter Milan man along with his backup, Altay Bayindir.
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