The St. Louis Blues enter the 2026 NHL Draft with three first-round picks, twelve total selections, and a prospect pool that The Athletic 's Scott Wheeler ranked tenth in the league as recently as March. They also have a problem. As Wheeler wrote, the Blues' pool is missing a truly elite prospect. With picks at 11th and 15th overall, plus Colorado's first-rounder slotting in somewhere around 30th when the Avalanche's season ends, the Blues have the assets to be aggressive. The question everyon...
49ers backup QB Mac Jones would have preferred a trade. He got a raise instead (paywall)“The 49ers have rewarded Mac Jones for last season’s stellar fill-in work by giving him a $300,000 roster bonus, according to multiple reports. Jones, 27, who signed a two-year, $7 million contract in 2025, will now earn $3.55 million this […]
No matter how you split it, it’s been a pretty fun couple of weeks to be a Diamondbacks’ fan. Since May 9th, the day after the D-Backs lost an extra-inning affair to the Mets, they’ve gone a major league best 14-4 including today’s win. They’ve pitched to a 2.69 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP between […]
Heading into a pivotal divisional series in Sacramento, the vibes were off in Mariners Land. They had just dropped another series to the middling Royals in which they couldn’t put all the facets together in one game. And even though the M’s took the series opener on Monday night, their work was cut out for […]
Hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of American League West Rival Seattle Mariners, the A’s took the field today at Sutter Health Park for game three of the three game set. Taking the mound today for the A’s was Jeffrey Springs, who faced off against Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. Springs had a […]
Mariners 9, Athletics 1 Ice cream on a sunny day: Logan Gilbert, +0.22 WPA Razor scooters or baseball helmets to the shin: Julio Rodríguez, -0.06 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
Keep an eye on the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks this offseason as trade winds are swirling. There's been multiple reports surfacing that the two teams have discussed a potential summer trade that involves defenceman Morgan Rielly. The longest-tenured Maple Leaf does hold a no-movement clause, however is rumored to be open to deals on the west coast. Frank Seravalli: Re Morgan Rielly: This is a very movable player; consider a team like the Sharks for instance, two NHL defenseme...
The San Francisco 49ers’ defense sat at the bottom of the league in pressure rate and sack totals in 2025. Losing Nick Bosa and others throughout the season didn’t help. Try as they may, the 49ers’ defense tried to keep the team in games, but the bottom fell out against Seattle in the divisional round. […]
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters today’s game with a 4.76 ERA, 3.43 FIP, with 21 strikeouts to four walks in 22.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 9-4 […]
Maybe Indiana Jones was right about snakes. The Arizona Diamondbacks have won nine of their last 10 games and climbed into the second wild-card spot in the National League. Their secret? Going 5-0 against the San Francisco Giants in that stretch. It happened again Tuesday night. Arizona took a 6-2 lead after seven innings after […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Ketel Marte – 2B Willy Adames – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Luis Arraez – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Casey Schmitt – LF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Rafael Devers – 1B Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Matt Chapman – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Bryce Eldridge – DH Jose Fernandez […]
After a lengthy hiatus so I could eat my body weight in pasta, the Minor League Baseball roundup is back! Five of the San Francisco Giants’ six affiliates were in action on Tuesday — the Dominican Summer League season still hasn’t started — so let’s talk about them! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community […]
Injuries to Nick Bosa and Fred Warner gutted a star-driven San Francisco 49ers defense in 2025. They’ve been the driving force in what’s been one of the best defenses in the league dating back to 2019. Losing Mykel Williams for the season didn’t help. Neither did fielding multiple rookies and journeymen along the way. Despite […]
Hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of American League West Rival Seattle Mariners, the A’s take the field today at Sutter Health Park for game three of the three game set. Despite dropping the first two games, the A’s remain half a game ahead of the Mariners and a game and a half […]
The San Francisco 49ers have more experience than they’d like when it comes to valuing backup quarterbacks. They made it clear that they weren’t bluffing when it came to wanting premium draft capital in return for Mac Jones. Mac Jones showed that he could operate almost as well as the starter in Kyle Shanahan’s offense […]
Happy Wednesday A’s Fans! Over the past few years, the Athletics have built one of the most exciting young offensive cores in baseball, largely comprising players drafted and developed by the team. Guys like Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz did not need much minor league development time, while the likes of Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler […]
The 49ers’ on-field preparations for the 2026 season start to take shape this week with the opening of OTAs. In relation to what actually happens in the regular season, OTAs don’t carry much importance, though they provide a look at rookies and free agent additions and a potential insight into the situation with position battles. […]
The San Francisco 49ers reportedly revised backup quarterback Mac Jones' contract heading into the 2026 campaign.
Good morning, baseball fans! Before Friday’s San Francisco Giants game, I had not heard a single thing about the “Tarps Off” trend that is sweeping the nation’s sporting events. So I was quite confused when I saw hundreds of fans at the game taking their shirts off and waving them around, to the delight and […]
The A's are in first place and hoping their top pitching prospect can help keep it that way.
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49ers’ Fred Warner wanted a quick rehab from a devastating injury. So he learned how to swim (paywall)“If you’d asked Fred Warner six months ago whether he knew how to swim, the answer would have been: sort of. The San Francisco 49ers’ middle linebacker moved through the water like a lot of people who have […]
The Dbacks were able to get their 9th win in the past 10 games Tuesday evening in San Francisco as they were able to beat the Giants 7-5. An all around win for a surging Dbacks team as they were able to get pitching as well as timely offense as this team just keeps rolling. […]
After dropping the series opener to the visiting Seattle Mariners, the A’s hoped to rebound in game two of the three-game set. Gage Jump, the 23-year-old lefty, was called up from Las Vegas for the game today. He tossed a clean first inning, striking out 2 of the first three batters he faced. Unfortunately, Jump […]
Mariners 4, Athletics 1 Good: Emerson Hancock, +0.27 WPA Bad: Cole Young, -0.06 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters tonight’s game with a 6.10 ERA, 4.72 FIP, with 54 strikeouts to 21 walks in 51.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 6-3 […]