Nimmo crashed into the right-field wall at Rogers Centre while securing the final out of Sunday's 3-2 Rangers win over the Blue Jays and was diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Manager Skip Schumaker has scheduled additional imaging Tuesday and acknowledged an IL trip is under consideration. The injury is brutal timing: the Rangers already have Wyatt Langford shelved through the All-Star break (hamstring), and Nimmo had been showing real momentum — .759 OPS over his last 25 games — before the collision.
The Giants shortstop left Sunday's win over Atlanta in the eighth inning when his lower back locked up — an issue he has been managing for about a week, according to manager Tony Vitello, complicated further by an active flu. San Francisco receives MRI results Monday in Arizona, where they open a road series against the Diamondbacks. Vitello has not ruled out an IL stint. Adames led the Giants with 30 home runs in 2025 and is one of their most important offensive pieces this year.
The Cubs acquired left-hander David Peterson from the Mets on June 25 for first baseman prospect Cole Mathis. Peterson arrives carrying a 6.09 ERA but a 3.85 FIP — strong underlying numbers masked by playing behind a defense ranked 20th in Outs Above Average. The Cubs lead the majors in OAA and rank second in Defensive Runs Saved, and Peterson's ground-ball heavy profile is exactly the kind of arm their defense amplifies. In his first start as a Cub, Peterson delivered.
Greene (bone chips, elbow surgery March 11) takes the mound Saturday against the Orioles for his first 2026 appearance, following a final rehab tune-up that looked dominant: 6.1 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 walks, 4 K while averaging 98.8 mph on his four-seamer. The 26-year-old was placed on the 60-day IL at the start of the season and progressed through his entire rehab without setbacks. He slots directly into Cincinnati's rotation.
Who's Hot This Week
Lawrence was claimed off waivers from the Twins and immediately earned his first Nationals save, working through a hit and a walk in extra innings to close out his Washington debut. The Nationals have used 11 different pitchers for saves this season in full committee mode — no one has seized the role. Lawrence's fresh-slate opportunity in a thin bullpen gives him a realistic path to regular ninth-inning work that most closers on established teams don't have. At ~5% owned he costs nothing on the wire. If he converts two or three more in a row, the role crystallizes. Stash in leagues with 14+ teams or aggressive add strategies.
Worth Reading
FanGraphs' daily SP chart covers today's full slate with start/sit grades by league size (10-team, 12-team, 15-team), opponent wOBA and K% by pitcher handedness, and streaming recommendations. Essential before setting Tuesday lineups — the chart will flag which streamers like Cantillo and Bennett are truly worth starting today and which matchups to avoid.
NBC Sports' weekly waiver wire column dives into Cantillo's pitch mix change and why his sustained SwStr improvement is not a hot-streak fluke, alongside a detailed breakdown of Bennett's elite groundball profile. Both are flagged as immediate adds before ownership climbs this week. Quick read, highly actionable for managers with open SP slots.
Comprehensive Week 14 add list covering hitters and pitchers under 40% owned, with Henry Bolte and Nasim Nuñez highlighted as the top hitter adds. Cross verifies ownership across Yahoo, CBS, and ESPN for each recommendation and provides a tiered format breakdown — easy to know which adds are relevant for your league size.
Nimmo was diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder after crashing into the right-field wall at Rogers Centre while catching the final out of Sunday's Rangers-Blue Jays game. Manager Skip Schumaker confirmed additional imaging is scheduled for Tuesday, and an IL trip is under active consideration. With the All-Star break three weeks away, the Rangers could opt for IL placement even with a mild sprain to allow full healing. Nimmo was hitting .262/.333/.420 with 8 HR and 29 RBI in 82 games and had real momentum before the injury (.759 OPS in June).
Langford landed on the 10-day IL on June 28 with a left hamstring strain sustained while legging out a double. Manager Schumaker confirmed he will not return before the All-Star break — eligible July 7 but the break runs July 14–17, making a realistic return date July 17 at Atlanta at the earliest. This is his second IL stint of 2026, following a forearm strain earlier in the season. He had been scorching before going down: .317 with 7 HR and 3 SB over his last 20 games.
Adames left Sunday's Giants win over Atlanta in the eighth inning after his lower back locked up. Manager Tony Vitello confirmed he has been dealing with back spasms for about a week and is also battling the flu. MRI results are expected Monday in Arizona, and Vitello acknowledged an IL trip is possible depending on the imaging. The 30-year-old is one of the Giants' most important offensive contributors and his availability for the upcoming Diamondbacks series is genuinely uncertain.
Díaz underwent surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow on April 22, originally given a three-month return timeline targeting a second-half return. He was posting a 10.50 ERA through his first 10 appearances before the procedure. The Dodgers have operated as a closer committee in his absence (Tanner Scott, Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen), with Scott emerging as the primary ninth-inning option and posting a 1.04 ERA since taking over.
Davis Martin was a curiosity heading into 2026 — a White Sox arm who had flashed promise without fully arriving. FanGraphs' profile explains how he went from promising to dominant in a matter of months: dramatically expanded breaking ball usage. Martin increased his slider from 4–5% of pitches to 15% and his curveball from similar depths to 12%, while simultaneously introducing a cutter. The result is a six-pitch mix where everything arrives at similar velocities, creating what the piece calls a 'continuously variable' look that hitters simply cannot identify before committing.
The strikeout numbers confirm the change is working. Martin's K% surged 10 percentage points to 27%, backed by a 13% swinging-strike rate that ranks among the elite. Opponents are hitting under .100 against both his slider and curveball — not just getting through the middle of a lineup with a few whiffs, but retiring quality bats with two legitimately deceptive breaking balls. His walk rate dropped simultaneously from 8.0% to 4.7%, placing him in the top five in baseball for walk avoidance among qualified starters. Through late May he owned an 8-1 record and a 2.00 ERA.
For fantasy baseball, Martin is the clearest 'buy the profile change' story of the 2026 season. The mechanical adjustments — not a hot streak, not a favorable schedule — are what drive the numbers. At 27% K%, sub-5% BB%, and a cutter that keeps the ball from running over the heart of the plate, he profiles as a genuine SP2 going forward. If your leagumates haven't fully priced this in yet, buy before they do.
The June 30 Leverage Ledger tracked the first night of Week 14, highlighting two notable saves: Trevor Megill posted his 11th for Milwaukee extending a nine-game scoreless streak (0.556 WHIP, 14 K, 2 BB in nine innings), and Garrett Whitlock earned his first save of the season for Boston with Aroldis Chapman unavailable after consecutive appearances. The Ledger flagged the Dodgers' committee situation and Washington's emerging closer picture as the two most actionable bullpen investments heading into the July 4 stretch.
Read the full Ledger →| Closer | Team | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Scott | LAD | 🟡 Watch | Scott is operating as the Dodgers' primary closer with Edwin Díaz (elbow surgery, April 22) targeting a second-half return. His 1.04 ERA through the first three months of the season is a massive turnaround from a 4.74 ERA in 2025. Manager Dave Roberts has confirmed Scott gets the bulk of save opportunities, but a committee of Scott, Alex Vesia, and Blake Treinen is in use. Díaz's return — likely August — immediately restores the original hierarchy. Own Scott now and plan to monitor the Díaz rehab timeline. |
| Garrett Whitlock | BOS | 🟡 Watch | Whitlock earned his first save of the season Monday when Aroldis Chapman was unavailable after consecutive appearances. Chapman remains the Red Sox's primary closer and is an elite performer — but he is a prominent trade deadline candidate, and if Boston sells, Whitlock inherits the role immediately. Roster in 14+ team leagues as a speculative Chapman-trade play; in standard formats, keep a close eye on Boston's deadline activity in the next two weeks. |
| Jacob Webb | CHC | 🔴 Committee | Daniel Palencia has been on the 15-day IL since June 16 with right elbow inflammation and has no clear return date. Manager Craig Counsell continues a matchup-based committee with Webb, Caleb Thielbar, and Phil Maton all seeing ninth-inning work. Webb leads the trio in save opportunities and is the clearest single name to own in Chicago, but the committee nature limits week-to-week reliability. Roster in 14+ team leagues; acceptable streaming option in standard formats on favorable matchups. |
| Justin Lawrence | WSH | 🟡 Watch | Lawrence was claimed off waivers from the Twins and immediately earned his first Nationals save, working through a hit and a walk in extra innings. Washington has used 11 different pitchers for saves this season with no defined closer. Lawrence's debut save does not lock in the role — it was situational — but his fresh opportunity in a thin bullpen makes him worth monitoring and stashing in deep leagues. Two or three more conversions and the job crystallizes. |
Official MLB highlights from the Rangers-Blue Jays finale at Rogers Centre — featuring the full sequence of Brandon Nimmo's wall-crashing catch in right field that sealed the Texas win and immediately preceded the shoulder injury that now threatens to put him on the IL alongside Wyatt Langford.
Official MLB full game highlights from the Mets vs. Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on June 30 — the same venue from Sunday's Nimmo injury, now hosting a fresh series with Toronto's current lineup on full display.
Weekend waiver wire breakdown covering the top adds heading into Week 14, including start/sit decisions for Monday games and injury update reactions to the Langford and Nimmo situations. Covers strategy for both daily and weekly lineup formats.
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