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Burress has seven home runs in first 22 pro games

Drew Burress

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Athletics’ OF prospect Drew Burress went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI, and a stolen base for Single-A Stockton on Sunday.

We don’t usually blurb players who are in lower levels of the minors, but Burress was just the eighth overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft and has seven home runs, 15 RBI, and 11 steals in his first 82 professional at-bats, while hitting .280/.449/.610. There was a thought that Burress was a high-floor prospect who would move quickly through the minor leagues. He’s certainly making that seem possible right now.

- Eric Samulski

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Athletics signed first-round pick OF Drew Burress for $7.5 million.

The slot value for the eighth overall pick was $6.98 million, so the Athletics went a little over that to get Burress signed. The Georgia Tech product has no truly elite talent but is strong across the board. He could be a quick mover in the Athletics’ farm system.
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Athletics selected Georgia Tech OF Drew Burress with the No. 8 selection of the 2026 MLB Draft.

Burress was slightly overshadowed by his teammate Vahn Lackey’s exceptional season, but he was one of the best performing outfielders of the last two seasons and finished 2026 with a 1.130 OPS, 16 homers and 10 stolen bases for the Yellow Jackets. The 21-year-old has above-average tools across the board, and he has a chance to hit for both average and power at the next level. He’s a well above-average runner, and he should be able to play any position in the outfield without too much trouble. He doesn’t offer the same type of ceiling as some of the other upper-echelon prospects in this draft, but he might be the most likely to end up being a regular -- at least based on what he showed in college -- and 30/30 seasons are within reach despite his 5-foot-9 frame.

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Kaelen Culpepper is likely to return from the IL to the take part in the Twins’ final two games of the season.

Culpepper has been on the IL since Sept. 16 with a mild hamstring strain. Ryan Kreidler has been the primary shortstop in his absence.
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Gabriel Moreno

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Gabriel Moreno will likely DH on Saturday after leaving with a tender left hamstring on Friday.

With Moreno limited, manager Torey Lovulli indicated that Jesús Sánchez will be DFA’d in order to add a catcher prior to Saturday’s game.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Angel Martínez

CLE Left Fielder #1
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Angel Martínez went 2-for-5 with a double and four RBI in a 12-9 win on Friday against the Royals.

The Guardians’ bats showed impressive restraint in a game that the Royals completely gave away. Starter Noah Cameron walked four batters in five innings. Then, their bullpen walked an unbelievable nine batters between the eighth and ninth. Nate Pearson was the primary culprit with four free passes in the final frame. Then, Nolan Hoffman walked two more before Martínez socked a two-run double to finish off a five-run ninth inning. Red-hot heading into the postseason, he has a .301/.345/.573 slash line with six home runs over his last 30 games.
- James Schiano

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Gavin Williams

CLE Starting Pitcher #32
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Gavin Williams allowed five hits and four runs with four walks and four strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Royals on Friday.

Luckily bailed on by his lineup – and the Royals’ brutal relief pitching – Williams did not answer the bell in this pivotal start as a budding ace should. Gifted three runs over the first two innings, he immediately gave them all back and never found a rhythm. Of the 18 batters he faced, only nine saw a first pitch strike and Williams was forced to play catch-up all game. All in all, this was an ugly start and the Guardians hope Williams will be able to put it behind him before he takes the ball in the playoffs.
- James Schiano

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Gunnar Henderson

BAL Shortstop #2
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Gunnar Henderson said Friday that he’s dealt with a right wrist issue for about half of the season but that he doesn’t expect to need surgery.

Last year, it was a shoulder issue that explained Henderson’s decline. We don’t doubt that a wrist injury limited him this year, but the fact that remains that he wasn’t very good in the half of the season before it apparently became a problem. His decline from future-Hall of Fame superstar to above average regular is probably the biggest of the several issues currently plaguing the Orioles, even if he’s still providing way more value than what he’s making in terms of salary.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Carter Jensen

KC Catcher #22
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Carter Jensen went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI on Friday against the Guardians.

Quickly growing into one of the best power hitting catchers in the league, Jensen is ending his season on a heater. Two more home runs gave him 27 in total to go along with 33 doubles and two triples. Those 62 extra-base hits pushed him ahead of Mike Piazza’s 61 in 1993 for the most all-time by a rookie catcher. Don’t let this monster rookie season go unnoticed in what’s been an otherwise awful season for the Royals.
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Noah Cameron

KC Starting Pitcher #65
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Noah Cameron allowed seven runs and six hits with four walks and three strikeouts across five innings in a no-decision against the Guardians on Friday.

It’s a shame Cameron couldn’t end his season well after such a strong second half. The Guardians jumped on him for a quick run in the first inning and it never got easy after that. He didn’t put up a single clean inning and his command was a mess. He only threw eight first-pitch strikes among the 28 batters he faced and while behind, too many sliders and cutters hung over the middle of the plate. A disappointing result in an up-and-down campaign, Cameron closed his season with a 4.11 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 158 strikeouts, and 58 walks over 177 1/3 innings.
- James Schiano

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Christian Walker

HOU 1st Baseman #8
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Christian Walker hit a solo homer, but the Astros fell to the Athletics on Friday by a 6-5 score.

The AL West should be ashamed of itself. With the loss, the Astros remain tied with the Rangers, and with both teams 79-81, it guarantees that the winner of the division won’t have a winning record. Walker gave the Astros a 1-0 lead with his solo homer, but the A’s scored the next six and Houston wasn’t able to complete the comeback. Walker has homered 28 times in his second season with the Astros, and he’s plated 85 runs.
- Christopher Crawford

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Hogan Harris

ATH Relief Pitcher #36
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Hogan Harris worked a scoreless ninth to earn a save against the Astros on Friday.

Harris issued a walk, but he worked around it by not allowing a hit and picking up a strikeout. He also picked up his 17th save of the season while seeing his ERA drop to 3.33. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if he was tasked to close games again for the A’s in 2027.
- Christopher Crawford

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Jacob Lopez

ATH Starting Pitcher #57
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Jacob Lopez allowed just one run over six innings to earn a win over the Astros on Friday.

Baseball is so weird. A start after Lopez gave up a whopping 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings, Lopez allowed just a solo homer to Christian Walker and one other hit in one of the best starts of the 28-year-old’s career. There have been flashes of this from Lopez in his short career, but this was the closest we’ve seen to him putting it all together, much to the Astros’ dismay. Lopez still ends the year with a 5.47 ERA, and will need to win one of the final spot in the A’s rotation in the Cactus League come next spring.
- Christopher Crawford

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