On The Wire Episode 267 — FAAB 26 (Sunday, September 13, 2026)
Adam and Kevin work through a lighter news day headlined by Shohei Ohtani’s bicep injury and the MLB debut of Dodgers phenom Josue De Paula, plus rotation shuffling in Los Angeles and Arizona ahead of the postseason and a handful of smaller moves around the league. With only two FAAB periods left, the back half leans on stat-category streaming for both hitters (Coors Field- and heat-fueled power bats, stolen-base burglars) and pitchers (matchup-based volume plays, short-outing ratio helpers, and a crowded, unsettled closer picture). Kevin closes by reminding listeners to get their bids in early with football kicking off Sunday.
Welcome and News 0:00-30:00
Dodgers place Shohei Ohtani on the IL with a bicep injury, call up top prospect Josue De Paula to replace him
Players Discussed: Shohei Ohtani, Josue De Paula
Freddie Freeman deals with a sore knee (not on the IL) as the Dodgers name De Paula their primary DH in the meantime
Players Discussed: Freddie Freeman, Josue De Paula
Roki Sasaki rejoins the Dodgers rotation Sunday and Emmet Sheehan gets a two-start week as the club sticks with a six-man rotation, with Edwin Díaz needing one more rehab outing before he’s bullpen-eligible
Players Discussed: Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, Edwin Díaz, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Dodgers could give Díaz a save chance before the postseason, continuing their history of testing shaky closers late in the year
Players Discussed: Edwin Díaz, Kenley Jansen
Blue Jays DFA Jesús Sánchez and activate 30-year-old rookie Rudy Martin Jr. Jr. for his long-awaited MLB debut
Players Discussed: Jesús Sánchez, Rudy Martin Jr.
Pirates lose Braxton Ashcraft to the IL with right arm discomfort, likely ending his season, as Khristian Curtis lines up for an opener-type start Tuesday
Players Discussed: Braxton Ashcraft, Khristian Curtis
Yankees get Aaron Judge back but lose Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jr. to the IL with a sprained right thumb, and Anthony Volpe outslugs José Caballero for second-base at-bats in the meantime
Players Discussed: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe, José Caballero
Diamondbacks get Zac Gallen and Michael Soroka back and are expected to split them into separate starts now that Corbin Burnes has also returned to the rotation
Players Discussed: Zac Gallen, Michael Soroka, Corbin Burnes
Shea Langeliers nears the end of his rehab stint and could be active for the Athletics‘ season-ending homestand
Players Discussed: Shea Langeliers
Marlins get closer Pete Fairbanks back from a recurring nerve issue
Players Discussed: Pete Fairbanks
River Ryan looks sharp in a Triple-A rehab outing working back from Tommy John surgery, a stash Adam has carried all year in his home dynasty league
Players Discussed: River Ryan
FAAB Recommendations, Hitters 30:00-45:00
Power (RBI, HR)
Players Discussed: Josue De Paula, Randal Grichuk, Christian Koss, Mickey Gasper, Luis Campusano, Christian Moore, Hao-Yu Lee, Adael Amador
Speed (R, SB)
Players Discussed: Jorge Mateo, John Peck, Turner Hill, Eli White
Opportunity (AVG, AB)
Players Discussed: J.P. Crawford, Luis Campusano, Josue De Paula, Adael Amador, Jonny DeLuca, Ryan Vilade, Nick Madrigal, Richie Palacios, Liam Hicks, Nick Fortés, Jonathan Aranda, Dustin Harris
FAAB Recommendations, Pitchers 45:00-55:00
Volume (W, K)
Players Discussed: Emmet Sheehan, Drew Anderson, Corbin Burnes, Brady Basso, Zac Gallen, Michael Soroka, Ethan Pecko, Kyle Leahy
Ratios (ERA, WHIP)
Players Discussed: Corbin Burnes, Khristian Curtis
Closers (Saves)
Players Discussed: Pete Fairbanks, Steven Cruz, Nate Pearson, Justin Martinez, Craig Kimbrel, Edwin Díaz, Tanner Scott, Edgardo Henríquez, Evan Phillips
Wild Card and Closing Advice 55:00-1:00:00
Wild card stash: Shea Langeliers as a stash-and-hold for next week’s Athletics homestand
Players Discussed: Shea Langeliers
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