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Vikings signed Wisconsin OG Joe Huber.
If there’s one thing we know about Badgers offensive lineman, it’s the amount of experience they bring to the table. Huber (6’5/310) was one of Luke Fickell’s guys who followed him to Wisconsin from Cincinnati. In 2024, Huber had just nine pressures and one sack all season. He brings a ton of versatility to the table. He started 12 games at left tackle during his time at Cincinnati. He’s played three of the five positions on the offensive line. Most recently, Huber played 765 snaps at right guard in 2024. As a pass blocker, Huber shows good vision off the ball, with his ability to shed off one opponent to the next. His combination of vision and footwork are good. But, there are times when he isn’t quick enough moving from one guy to the next. He posted a 76.2 pass blocking grade from PFF in 2024. As a run blocker, Huber is explosive and quick off the ball. He is a bit inconsistent with his hands. Against Purdue in 2024, Huber would get best right away on some of those counter plays, and he wouldn’t capitalize off those struggling plays. Overall, Huber displays a ton of versatility, and has the talent to carve out a productive UDFA career in the NFL.
Jacob Wilson went 4-for-5 and hit his fourth and fifth homers Tuesday as the A’s crushed the Dodgers 11-1.
He was on base all five times up, as he also reached on an error. So much of Wilson’s contact is rather weak that it’s always unexpected when he muscles up and hits a ball 380 feet, but he’s definitely demonstrated that he’s capable. He’s up to .363/.389/.512 for the season after tonight. He has 58 hits, yet just 41 hard-hit balls. His barrel and homer totals are also equal, though the league as a whole has a little more than twice as many barrels as homers.
Jeffrey Springs limited the Dodgers to one run in seven innings to earn his fifth win Tuesday.
Springs is definitely on the short list of the league’s most frustrating pitchers to date. He’s now beaten the Mariners, Padres, Rangers and Dodgers, yet he’s also given up seven runs in a loss to the White Sox, and neither his 4.27 ERA nor his 36/21 K/BB in 46 1/3 innings is very impressive at all. He remains a tough play in mixed leagues at the moment.
Landon Knack was tagged for five runs in 4 2/3 innings Tuesday in a loss to the Athletics.
Knack struck out eight, but he gave up seven hits, two of them homers to take his first loss after two victories this season. He should stay in the rotation for now and face the Diamondbacks next time out.
Nick Kurtz hit his first major league homer and doubled Tuesday after being dropped to ninth in the A’s lineup.
Kurtz’s homer was a 415-foot blast off J.P. Feyereisen in the eighth. Two innings previous, he had a 363-foot flyout that would have been a homer in eight ballparks. His double was also legit, leaving his bat at 110.6 mph. Kurtz is worth considering in leagues in which he was dropped.
Michael Conforto doubled three times against the Athletics on Tuesday.
It’s the first time in his career that Conforto has doubled three times. There were no soft ones tonight, either, as his hits left the bat at 106.1, 103.7 and 109.5 mph. As much as he’s struggled this season, it seems like a good sign, especially coming on a night that no one else in the Dodgers lineup had much luck.
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first career walkoff homer against Kenley Jansen in the bottom of the ninth as the Padres beat the Angels 6-4 on Tuesday.
The 430-foot homer, which also played Elias Díaz, was Tatis’s 11th of the season. Tatis also walked and scored in the Padres’ two-run rally that tied the game in the eighth. His 11th homer puts him in a tie for eighth in the majors. He’s also eighth with his .963 OPS.