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  2. Photo Credit: Marvel Studios / Disney Plus Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 isn’t out yet, but the folks at Marvel Studios are already getting ready to work on its third season. What’s the major Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 update? Speaking to IGN, Daredevil: Born Again writer Jesse Wigutow revealed that Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 will begin gathering its writer’s room “next week,” to begin working on the planned third season for the show. Of course, very little is known about the third season of Born Again. The second season of the show still has yet to premiere. That will arrive next year in March, and little is known about the upcoming season of that as well. The new season will reportedly pick up where the first one ended, and is also rumored to include the return of Mike Colter’s Luke Cage and Finn Jones’ Danny Rand (also known as Iron Fist) in a potential reunion of The Defenders. In addition to Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, and the previously confirmed Krysten Ritter, the cast of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 includes Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Wilson Bethel as Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter/Bullseye, Nikki M. James as Kirsten McDuffie, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, Clark Johnson as Cherry, Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, Matthew Lillard, and more. (Source: IGN) Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype. The post Daredevil: Born Again Gets Some Good News Follow MCU Show’s Season 3 Renewal appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
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  4. (Photo Credit: Apple TV+) Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Jason Bateman has entered negotiations to direct Universal Pictures’ upcoming film adaptation of The Partner, based on John Grisham‘s bestselling 1997 novel of the same name. The project is being produced by Marvel vet Tom Holland and brother Harry Holland through their Billy17 production banner. The Spider-Man actor is also currently in talks to play the leading role of Patrick Lanigan. Per Deadline, should Bateman’s deal push through, the Ozark actor will also serve as an executive producer for Aggregate Films. This would mark Bateman’s first directorial feature in a long while, after 2013’s Bad Words and 2015’s The Family Fang. What do we know about Tom Holland’s The Partner movie? “The story follows Patrick Lanigan, a young partner in a white shoe Biloxi law firm who fakes his own death in a burning car. He’s left behind a wife, newborn daughter, and a secret,” reads the synopsis. “What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm. He finds happiness and love in South America. When the client, who worked so hard to defraud the government, finds the money is missing from his offshore accounts, he becomes determined to hunt down the lawyer he doesn’t believe is dead. That leads the attorney to have to turn himself in to the FBI and face up to the wife, child, and life he left behind.” The Partner movie will be written by The Imitation Game scribe Graham Moore. It will also be produced by Will South and Jonathan Eirich, along with Aggregate Films’ Michael Costigan. Executive producers are Grisham, Nick Reynolds, and David Gernert. Rideback acquired the rights to the novel after the project was originally set up at New Regency. Universal Pictures executives Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. Holland will next be seen starring in his Christopher Nolan movie The Odyssey, with Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and fiancée Zendaya. At the moment, he’s currently in production for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will arrive in theaters on July 31, 2026. Besides The Partner, Holland is also attached to star opposite Austin Butler in the sports drama movie American Speed. (Source: Deadline) The post Tom Holland Thriller Movie The Partner Taps Beloved Actor to Direct appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  5. Photo Credit: Netflix ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke with KPop Demon Hunters stars EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, and REI AMI about the hit animated Netflix movie. The trio discussed “Golden” becoming a huge hit, what drew them to their characters and the project, and more. “When they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat,” the official synopsis reads. “Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.” KPop Demon Hunters is now streaming globally on Netflix. Brandon Schreur: EJAE, I want to start with you, because “Golden” has become such a huge, huge hit over the past couple of months. And well deserved, it’s great. I know that you probably didn’t go into “Golden” thinking, ‘I want to make the biggest song of 2025’ or anything like that, but that’s really what it kind of has become. Was there a certain point where that clicked for you? Whether it was when you were writing it, recording it, or seeing how people react to it, do you remember when you realized “Golden” was going to be this huge? EJAE: Honestly, when writing it — me and Mark, Mark Sonnenblick, my co-writer, when we were finished with the top line of the lyrics, we were like, ‘Wait. This is kind of a banger.’ Like, this is kind of our favorite song in the film, maybe? We were really confident in the song, but to get to this level, we did not expect at all. Honestly, just seeing the song manifest itself, and the whole movie just breaking the fourth wall by actually charting in the real charts was just so crazy to see and serendipitous. So, yeah, I think we didn’t expect it, but that’s when I felt it: When the billboard charts and just seeing it go up and up and up. And the Spotify charts. That was insane. Yeah, I’m sure that’s a crazy feeling. But, again, well deserved. Crazy experience. It wasn’t even just “Golden.” Like, all the songs in the soundtrack were charting. Audrey, I want to ask a little bit about how you came on board this project and what your first reaction was when you heard of KPop Demon Hunters. What was it that made you want to be part of this world? AUDREY NUNA: So, honestly, there’s like some lore surrounding how I came on board. From my understanding, my first manager’s friend’s brother used to game with this guy, Danny Chung, who is a songwriter and A&R for The Black Label. He’s one of the many people, EJAE included, who put my name in to suggest people for singing Mira. So, honestly, it was, for me at the time, it seemed very simple. I’ve heard the process of casting and everything, there’s so much more to it than I know about. For me, it was really just, ‘Hey, do you want to hop on a call with this guy named Ian, who is music directing this film under Sony Pictures and Netflix?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, sure.’ What really got me is that Ian beautifully explained — from like 10 seconds or 30 seconds in to the call — that this was a movie about embracing your full self. And not thinking so binary about who you are. I was like, ‘Alright, you have my attention, what is this?’ From there, he played me the songs. I remember, for “How It’s Done,’ thinking that was the craziest bridge I have ever heard. I was like, bring back bridges, yes! Honestly, all those elements are what sold me to be part of this very special project. Absolutely, I love that. Rei, I kind of wanted to ask you the same thing. What was it that originally made you want to join KPop Demon Hunters? And, since you’ve been part of this project, what has the movie come to mean to you these past couple of months? REI AMI: The onboarding process was really quick. Netflix had reached out, and they were like, ‘We need someone who can sing and rap in Korean and English.’ They had a couple of lines from all of the songs, Huntr/x’s songs, and I submitted my audition. The thing that got me is that it’s about Korean culture, it’s about a badass group of girls fighting demons, and it’s an animated musical film. I was a huge theater nerd in high school. Having all of my interests outside of music clash into one, I had to jump at the opportunity. I’d be a fool not to. I submitted my audition. Three days later, they came back and were like, ‘Do you want to be Zoey?’ I’m like, ‘Of course!’ Ever since then — I think, obviously, we did the recording process, but I think post-premiere, it’s just been very heartwarming to see people resonate with each of the characters. But, also, I feel so seen and heard, truly, if I’m being honest. Seeing the comparisons — not that Zoey is entirely me, but there are so many parts of me that I see in her. We’re pretty kind of identical. EJAE: I suggested her, too. I’m also just a huge fan of both of these amazing artists. REI AMI: Yeah, I think just the fans attaching to all of the characters. Also, our counterparts: Yoo Ji-young, Arden Cho, and May Hong killed it. Some of my favorite scenes, actually, that really get emotional are the speaking scenes. The girls absolutely did a phenomenal job. Thanks to EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, and REI AMI for taking the time to discuss Kpop Demon Hunters. The post KPop Demon Hunters’ Ejae, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami Talk ‘Golden’ & Netflix Movie | Interview appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  6. Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Kirsten Dunst is open to the idea of doing Spider-Man 4 with Tobey Maguire. Dunst stars as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies, which include 2002’s Spider-Man, 2004’s Spider-Man 2, and 2007’s Spider-Man 3. There were plans to make a fourth film at Sony Pictures and Marvel after that; however, they never came to fruition. Some Spider-Man fans, however, still want to see Raimi’s Spider-Man 4, especially after Maguire reprised his Peter Parker role in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Despite there being no announcement about Spider-Man 4 being in development, The Batman Part II writer Mattson Tomlin recently pitched an idea for a potential sequel. “Honestly right now my main interest in this respect would be to write a Spider-Man 4 where Tobey’s Spider-Man is juggling being a husband and a father,” Tomlin said. “Spider-Man as a father is where I gravitate towards given the last 8 films.” What did Kirsten Dunst say about Spider-Man 4? During a recent appearance on The Supes Show, Dunst was asked what she thought about Tomlin’s idea and if she would be open to returning as Mary Jane Watson should Spider-Man 4 start moving forward. “I never have thought about it,” Dunst answered. “But, I don’t know — it’s like, with a question like that, I feel scared to say anything…Yeah, that would be cool, right? I mean, I don’t know if the fans are into it. I feel like that is an interesting movie, right? Me and Tobey doing that again? But with kids?” While the future of another Spider-Man movie with Maguire and Dunst remains up in the air at this time, there is another MCU flick with Tom Holland’s Peter Parker in the works. That film, titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day, is currently in production and will be released on July 31, 2026. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Kirsten Dunst Gives Honest Thoughts on Spider-Man 4 With Tobey Maguire appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  7. Credit: NBC The Scrubs reboot cast continues to grow, with a new report revealing a litany of both new stars and returning faces set to star in the upcoming series. Who else has joined the Scrubs reboot cast? According to a new report from Variety, the Scrubs reboot has rounded out its cast with nine recurring guest stars. These include returning stars Robert Maschio (Men at Work) and Phill Lewis (Suite Life of Zack and Cody), who will reprise their roles as Todd and Hooch in the show, respectively. As for new stars, Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live), Joel Kim Booster (Fire Island), Ava Bunn (A Man on the Insider), Jacob Dudman (The Choral), David Gridley (The Last Ship, The Rookie), Layla Mohammadi (The Persian Version), and Amanda Morrow (Mirrorland) will also join the show in recurring roles. The Scrubs reboot cast is being led by returning stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, and John C. McGinley, all of whom will step back into their iconic roles as doctors and nurses for the show. “ABC’s new Scrubs will follow JD (Braff) and Turk (Faison), who scrub in together for the first time in a long time- medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time,” Deadline further reports. “Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart, and some surprises along the way.” Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra will serve as showrunners on the new Scrubs reboot. They also executive produce alongside Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, and Liza Katzer. A premiere date for the Scrubs reboot has not yet been announced. (Source: Variety) The post Scrubs Reboot Cast Confirms More Returning Stars & New Faces appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  8. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) The Lawnmower Man, a Stephen King sci-fi movie that the iconic horror author filed a lawsuit over, is now free to watch. Released in 1992, The Lawnmower Man is directed by Brett Leonard. Initially supposed to be based on a 1975 short story written by King, the film stars Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo, Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, Jenny Wright as Marine Burke, Geoffrey Lewis as Terry McKeen, Jeremy Slate as Father Francis McKeen, and Dean Norris as The Director. How can you watch the Stephen King sci-fi horror movie The Lawnmower Man for free? Shout! Studios has uploaded The Lawnmower in its entirety onto YouTube, meaning it’s now available to watch on that site for free. View it below (watch more trailers and clips): “Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute – Jobe Smith (Fahey), a slow-witted gardener,” a description of the plot reads. During the development of The Lawnmower Man, which was distributed by New Line Cinema, those working on the movie struggled to turn King’s short story into a feature film. As a result, they wound up rewriting a completely unrelated script and turning that into The Lawnmower Man, meaning the final product has very little in common with King’s work. Despite this, the movie was originally titled Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man. King sued the filmmakers in 1992 to have his name removed from the title, as he felt the film “bore no meaningful resemblance” to what he wrote. A federal judge ruled in King’s favor, as his name was removed from advertising. He also received $2.5 million in a settlement. A sequel to The Lawnmower Man, titled Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, was released in 1996. Leonard did not return to direct and was instead replaced by Farhad Mann. The post Stephen King Sci-Fi Horror Movie Author Sued Over Now Free to Watch appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  9. Photo Credit: New Line Cinema ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder about the brand-new A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-film collection from New Line Home Video. Sholder discussed how he got involved with the iconic horror franchise, why Robert Englund’s casting was so important for the movie, and more. “Freddy Krueger, the vengeful child killer burned alive by angry parents, returns to haunt the dreams of their children when this chilling 7-film saga becomes available as a 4K UHD collection for the first time. From his first terrifying appearance on Elm Street to his resurrection through nightmares, Freddy unleashes horror across generations – where sleep is no escape, and dreams become deadly,” a description of the product reads. The A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-film collection is now available to purchase. Click here for more information. Brandon Schreur: Before I ask you anything, I just wanted to say real quick that I’m such a fan of your work in Nightmare 2. It’s so exciting that this new collection is coming out. Congratulations on all the success that this movie has had. Jack Sholder: Oh, yes, thank you. I think you’ll be really pleased when you see it. This is the way that we wanted the film to be seen, but it never quite could be. Especially with home video stuff. You’re now seeing the film exactly the way we wanted it to be seen, maybe for the first time. Which is so awesome, I’m so excited. It’s just such a good movie. Jack, to start, I’m wondering if you can walk me through a little bit about what it’s like to get that phone call for the first time that says you’re going to direct a Nightmare on Elm Street movie. I know it was a while ago, but when you started working on Freddy’s Revenge, what aspect of this world and the Freddy Krueger character were you most excited to explore and what did the process of what a direct sequel to Wes Craven’s movie look like in those early days? Jack Sholder: First of all, my first reaction was to say no, because I didn’t want to be typecast as a horror film director. I especially didn’t want to be typecast as a horror film sequel director. Then a friend of mine, a producer, said, ‘Jack, you’re crazy. The movie is going to make a lot of money, and you’re going to have a career as a director.’ I’d done my first feature and the phones weren’t really ringing off the hook. I did 13 more features and directed movies for another 20-some years after that, so he was right. Basically, it was very scary. Wes had left, and they were going to start shooting in six weeks. So I had six weeks to prep what, for me, was a very complicated movie. I’d only done one, and this had a huge number of special effects, none of which I knew how to do. I had to cast the whole film, I had to find all the locations, and I had to hire the people who weren’t already hired. Fortunately, the director of photography from the first one had already been hired, which I was very happy about. He did a great job, and I’ve always admired his work. So he was helpful in helping me get through it. I like to plan every shot of the movie before I shoot it. Initially, just out of fear that I was going to walk on the set and have no idea what I was doing. Then I could at least look at a piece of paper and say, ‘You go here, put the camera here.’ But it also forces you to think through what the scene is about, what it’s doing in the movie, why it’s there, who is the scene about, what is the subtext of the scene, what is the subtext of the movie? Which, for me, is teen sexual anxiety. Which kind of morphed into a bigger issue as the audience has grown. It was very, very stressful. It was basically one long panic attack. I managed to get everything done. Like, the day before we started shooting, I had everything planned out, everything was done, I walked on the set, and, boom, all the nerves were gone. It’s kind of like an actor — they push you on stage, and then you start to play and everything is good. That’s kind of how it was. There was no pressure. There were no rules — the only thing they said was to keep Freddy scary. Make him scary. Keep him dark. So that’s what we did. Other than that, I just had free rein to shoot the script. That’s what I had to do. I didn’t really have any time to work with the writer on the script. New Line was happy with the script, so I had to try and make it work as best as I could. I didn’t really ask a lot of deep questions. The only thing about Freddy is that, initially, when I got to LA — I had been living in New York — when I got out to LA, I said, ‘So [is Robert Englund coming back?]’ They said, ‘We’re not sure. We’re trying to make a deal with his agent, but his agent has the nerve to ask for more money. And we don’t want to give him more money.’ I said, ‘I think it’s kind of important that he comes back,’ and they said, ‘No, we can just get somebody and dress him up like Freddy, that will be fine.’ We all found out that was not the case. Fortunately, they managed to get him back. I mean, it probably would have done okay anyway because the idea was so good. What they found out, once we finished the film, they started screening it, and it’s all about Freddy. If you see the original poster, Freddy’s not on the poster. There’s no Freddy. There’s just a claw, like on a bird or something — just a claw in the air. It says, ‘Starring…’ and, then at the bottom, ‘And Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.’ The next movie, ‘Freddy Krueger! Robert Englund!’ Thanks to Jack Sholder for taking the time to discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-film collection. The post Why A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Director Almost Turned Down Freddy’s Revenge | Interview appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  10. Photo Credit: New Line Cinema A director for Final Destination 7 has been found. The Final Destination franchise officially kicked off at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2000 with the James Wong-directed movie. That was followed by five other feature film installments: 2003’s Final Destination 2, 2006’s Final Destination 3, 2009’s The Final Destination, 2011’s Final Destination 5, and, most recently, 2025’s Final Destination Bloodlines. Following the financial success of Final Destination Bloodlines, a seventh film in the series is now in the works. A release date for Final Destination 7 has not yet been set. Who is directing Final Destination 7? Per The Hollywood Reporter, Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart is the top choice to direct Final Destination 7. “Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search,” the article states. “…Despite only one feature credit to his name, Blanchart is no neophyte. His short You’re Dead, Hélène (T’es morte, Hélène) was shortlisted in the best live-action short film category at the 2023 Oscars. It told of a man trying to break up with his girlfriend, who happens to be a ghost and not at all happy to be dumped. It’s now set up for an English-language adaptation at Tri-Star with Sam Raimi producing.” Blanchart’s feature film directorial debut then came in 2024 with a film called Night Call (La nuit se traîne). Final Destination 7 is being written by Lori Evans Taylor and Gary Busick. Craig Perry, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle, and Toby Emmerich serve as producers, while Warren Zide serves as an executive producer. Meanwhile, Final Destination Bloodlines — which grossed approximately $314.6 million worldwide — is now available to watch on the HBO Max streaming service. The post Final Destination 7 Director Found for Horror Movie Sequel to Bloodlines appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  11. (Photo Credit: Searchlight Pictures) Searchlight Pictures has announced the release date for The Testament of Ann Lee, the upcoming musical drama led by Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried as the founder of the religious sect known as the Shakers. The movie had its world premiere a month ago at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, where Seyfried immediately earned praise from critics. Because of this, some predict that her performance may potentially secure her a Best Actress nomination in the next Academy Awards. When is the release date for The Testament of Ann Lee? The Testament of Ann Lee is scheduled to arrive in select theaters on December 25, just in time for the awards season. Since its world premiere, the movie has already received a Tomatometer rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. “In the film, Seyfried stars as the Shakers’ irrepressible leader, who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ. The Testament of Ann Lee thrillingly imagines the ecstasy and agony of Ann Lee and her followers’ conviction and commitment to her own vision of utopia,” reads the official synopsis. The movie is directed by Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist), who co-wrote the screenplay with Brady Corbet. The ensemble cast includes Thomasin McKenzie as Mary, Lewis Pullman as William Lee, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott as Abraham, Stacy Martin as Jane Wardley, Matthew Beard, Viola Prettejohn, and more. It is produced by Corbet, Fastvold, Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Lillian LaSalle, and Mark Lampert. The post Amanda Seyfried Movie The Testament of Ann Lee Sets Release Date After Oscars Buzz appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  12. Photo Credit: Marvel Studios Iron Man 3 director Shane Black still really wants to make a Doc Savage movie someday. After working on the scripts for movies such as 1987’s Lethal Weapon, 1993’s Last Action Hero, and more, Black made his feature film directorial debut in 2005 with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He followed that up with 2013’s Iron Man 3, 2016’s The Nice Guys, 2018’s The Predator, and, most recently, 2025’s Play Dirty. Over ten years ago, Black closed a deal with Sony Pictures to make a Doc Savage movie. Dwayne Johnson was attached to star as the titular character in the film for a time; however, it ultimately never came to fruition. What did Iron Man 3’s Shane Black say about his Doc Savage movie? Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Black said he’d still love to get the opportunity to make a Doc Savage film at some point in the future. “I’ve always loved Doc Savage. It’s based on ‘30s pulp, and he was the OG superhero. His name was Clark [Savage Jr.], and he was literally described as a ‘super man.’ So the first Doc Savage [in 1933] was before Clark Kent/Superman [in 1938]. He was the inspiration behind a generation of comic books and pulps and wonderful shit. So I would love, at some point, to revisit that,” Black explained. “The problem is that the IP is not a household name. It’s much easier to fund something at that level of expense if it has Batman or Superman attached, as opposed to something that is going to be just as expensive and is less of a household name.” When asked if he had any thoughts about who he’d cast as Doc Savage, given that Johnson seems to be done with the superhero genre for the time being, Black said, “I don’t know. The problem is that it has to be someone that you can approach a studio with and say, ‘It’s going to be $150 million. Minimum.’ Doc Savage is about an entire world of adventure, and it’s a ‘30s period piece. I wouldn’t want to modernize it. So, yeah, I would look into finding a way to do that, but I still don’t have an actor in mind. It would have to be someone compelling enough to get the studio to loosen up those purse strings for us.” Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Iron Man 3 Director Reveals What Superhero Movie He Still Really Wants to Make appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
  13. Tarleton State men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie has been placed on temporary administrative leave as the university investigates an anonymous complaint, the school announced Friday. Tarleton State Investigating Coach Billy Gillispie The school said the Texas A&M University System has initiated “an employee conduct review” after receiving an anonymous complaint. Associate head coach Glynn Cyprien […] The post Tarleton State Coach Billy Gillispie Placed On Leave Amid Investigation appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News. View the full article
  14. After a historic collapse to close the season, the Mets are overhauling their coaching staff. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes will not retain their positions next season, reported Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York is also not bringing back infield coach Mike Sarbaugh, reported Andy Martino of SNY. Martino also noted bench coach John Gibbons is leaving the team and catching instructor Glenn Sherlock is retiring. The significant coaching shakeup comes a few days after the Mets completed an epic late-season meltdown with a loss on Sunday to the Marlins. New York peaked at 45-24 in mid-June, the best record in the league. They were slowly tracked down by Philadelphia for the NL East divisional crown, and then by Cincinnati for the final Wild Card spot. The Mets won just 10 games in September and endured a brutal eight-game losing streak. They dropped series against Washington and Miami over the final two weeks of the regular season. New York could’ve still snared a playoff spot with a win over the Marlins and a loss by the Reds on the final day of the season, but they were shut out 4-0. Cincinnati earned the final playoff bid, only to be quickly dispatched by the Dodgers in the Wild Card round. Hefner spent the past six seasons as the Mets’ pitching coach. The team ranked 22nd, ninth, seventh, 19th, 15th, and 18th in ERA during his tenure. The two standout seasons happened to coincide with Jacob deGrom’s final two years with the team. New York nursed competent stretches out of Clay Holmes and Sean Manaea this season, though both faded down the stretch. Griffin Canning and Tylor Megill each delivered promising results before going down with injuries. Kodai Senga put together two solid months, then went down with a hamstring injury. He scuffled to a 6.18 ERA in August and was booted out of the rotation. Hefner was drafted by the Padres in 2007. He made his MLB debut with the Mets in 2012, then tossed 130 2/3 innings with the big-league club in 2013. The right-hander last pitched in 2016 in the Cardinals’ minor league system. He was previously the Twins’ assistant pitching coach before taking the pitching coach job in Queens. Chavez had been on New York’s coaching staff for the past four seasons. He was initially hired as the hitting coach in 2022, then moved to a bench coach role in 2023. He’d been back in a hitting coach position for the past two years. After working in a player development role with the team, Barnes became assistant hitting coach in 2022. He got the head gig in 2023 but has since worked in tandem with Chavez. New York was tied for ninth in scoring with Seattle this past season. It was the third time in four seasons under Chavez/Barnes that the team ranked top 10 in runs. Francisco Lindor has been the driving force of the offense since coming over via trade in 2021. Pete Alonso has been a consistent power threat since breaking in with 53 home runs as a rookie in 2019. The team landed Juan Soto in free agency this past offseason, and after a slow start, the outfielder put together one of his most dominant offensive seasons to date. Soto set career highs in home runs and stolen bases in his first season with the Mets. Chavez enjoyed a 17-year big-league career. He spent 13 seasons with the Athletics before moving on to the Yankees and Diamondbacks. He won six Gold Gloves at third base for Oakland. Barnes was drafted by the Phillies in 2009. The infielder reached Triple-A in 2012, but never appeared in the majors. Gibbons is the most high-profile name from a coaching perspective. He spent a total of 11 seasons as manager of the Blue Jays across two different stints. Gibbons was Toronto’s skipper from 2004–2008, and then again from 2013–2018. He had served as a bench coach with the Mets for the past two seasons. Gibbons is not retiring, Martino noted. His name could pop up as a candidate for one of the many available manager jobs. Sherlock is calling it quits after more than two decades as a major league coach. He got his first big-league job in 1992 as the catching instructor for the Yankees. He reprised that role in 1994-1995. Sherlock then went to Arizona, where he functioned in various roles from 1998-2016. He was a base coach for the Mets from 2017-2019, then joined the Pirates’ coaching staff from 2020-21. Sherlock rejoined the Mets as a bench coach in 2022. He’d been the team’s catching coach for the past three seasons. Sarbaugh served as the Mets’ third base coach for the past two seasons. He held the same role for Cleveland from 2014-2023. Sarbaugh was credited with helping Brett Baty improve on defense, Martino mentioned. Baty had 12 errors in 112 games in his first two big-league seasons. After Sarbaugh arrived in 2024, Baty has made 10 errors in 191 games. View the full article
  15. http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tarik-Skubal-and-Cal-Raleigh.pngRick Osentoski and Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Did you know that Tarik Skubal attended Seattle University? What’s that? You knew it already? Oh. Well, that’s great. Kudos to you for doing the research. I hope you are prepared to have that one fact bludgeoned so deeply into your brain over the next week that decades hence, when all the other thoughts start falling out of your aged skull, it will be all that remains. “Seattle Redhawks, only D-I program to offer him a scholarship,” you’ll mutter over and over like a protective spell as you putter through the halls of the nursing home. After defeating the Cleveland Guardians in the Wild Card round, the Detroit Tigers are headed to Seattle for the American League Divisional series. Tarik Skubal is coming home. Let’s get to the preview. With the second-best record in the American League, the rested Seattle Mariners certainly look to be the clear favorite. They’ve got three (or maybe four) great starters lined up. They’ve got a top-10 bullpen by both ERA and FIP. Their team 113 wRC+ gives them the third-best offense in baseball. They finished the season by winning 17 of their last 21 games. On the other hand, it’s worth noting that all 17 of those wins came against non-playoff teams. Before that 21-game stretch started, the Mariners lost four straight, also to non-playoff teams. Their final act of the regular season was getting swept at home by the Dodgers. The Mariners finished the season with just three more wins than the Tigers and a run differential advantage of just five runs. Their Pythagorean records are identical. These teams are not as different as you may think. During the Wild Card round, the Tigers were forced to empty their bag of tricks in order to hold off a Guardians team that stole the AL Central crown from under their noses. They relied on their ace, they coaxed just enough great relief performances out of a less-than-great bullpen, they played small ball, they induced errors, they bafflingly pinch-hit for their best hitter. During Game 3, they even got desperate enough to try scoring some runs. Will they come into the ALDS depleted, or will they finally regain the swagger they had when they went into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball? In the other dugout, the question is whether the Mariners will be rusty. They set out a schedule designed to keep them in the swing of things during a five-day layoff. They took Monday off and held a light team workout on Tuesday. They held full intrasquad scrimmages in front of fans on Wednesday and Thursday, replete with the Salmon Run, which Victor Robles jumped into and won in order to make sure that Humpy’s winless streak remained intact. (More importantly, Robles showed no signs of spawning then dropping dead, as is traditional after a salmon run.) Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suárez homered. Ichiro Suzuki played right field and flashed Julio Rodríguez’s No Fly Zone sign after making a catch. The Mariners will hold another light workout today. “Like they say, motion is lotion,” Raleigh told reporters, leading one to wonder: Who are they? Why on earth would they ever say this? And how can I go back to a time when this expression hadn’t lodged itself in my consciousness? Starting Pitching After using their three dependable starters in the Wild Card series, the Tigers’ lack of pitching depth may well be the story in Game 1. Skubal, the ace of all aces, is lined up to pitch Game 2 on Sunday on regular rest, with Casey Mize and Jack Flaherty lined up for Games 3 and 4. That leaves Troy Melton and Keider Montero for Game 1, possibly with Melton starting and Montero in a bulk role. The good news for the Tigers is that two travel days would allow Skubal to pitch Game 5 on regular rest. In a way, the big question for the Mariners is whether Bryan Woo will be available to pitch at any point during the series. Woo went 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA this season and would have been the logical Game 1 starter, but he hasn’t pitched since September 19 due to pectoral inflammation. He threw a 15-pitch simulated game on Thursday, but told reporters, “I’m still not where I want to be in terms of game speed of everything… A week from now, hopefully we’ll be in a better spot.” However, a week from Thursday would be Game 5. As you’ll see, having their best starter available for Game 5 would be great, but it would still leave the team with a major hole to plug for Game 4. The Mariners are expected to announce their Game 1 starter today, and they’ll be able to choose from three pitchers with five first names between them: Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, and Luis Castillo. Although Kirby ran a 4.21 ERA this year, the highest of the bunch by far, both he and Castillo closed out the season on a high note, and all three pitchers ran FIPs between 3.38 and 3.88 while putting up between 2.4 and 2.6 WAR. Whatever order they decide on, the Mariners will be able to come out of the gate with three quality starters. That leaves Game 4 on Wednesday, just four days after Game 1, which means that the Game 1 starter won’t be ready to pitch on full rest. In an ideal world, Woo will be ready on Wednesday, and the Mariners will have their best pitcher going in what would be an elimination game for one team or the other. The more likely scenario is that the Mariners will use some combination of Bryce Miller and Emerson Hancock while cobbling together a bullpen game. Getting Woo back for Game 5 – in a matchup against Skubal, no less – would be great, but at that point, the Mariners would already have both their Game 1 and Game 2 starters available to pitch on regular rest; Woo wouldn’t represent that big of an improvement. Getting him back for Game 4 and dodging a bullpen game or an underwhelming starter really could change the complexion of the series. Still, it’s unlikely, and both teams will probably end up having to survive some form of bullpen game. As for which of Seattle’s three healthy starters gets the ball tomorrow, it’s at least possible that the schedule could have some effect on Seattle’s decision-making process. They have some pretty big splits this season. Kirby has by far the worst ERA on the road, but the best FIP. If the Mariners put stock in those numbers, they might look to push him to Game 3: Seattle Starter Splits Name Home ERA Road ERA Home FIP Road FIP Luis Castillo 2.60 4.71 3.69 4.11 Logan Gilbert 2.24 4.74 2.45 4.33 George Kirby 3.38 5.16 3.12 3.64 Relief Pitching The bullpens look like the real differentiator between these two teams. In Andrés Muñoz, Matt Brash, Eduard Bazardo, and Gabe Speier, the Mariners can roll out four different relievers with sub-3.00 ERAs (and only one FIP above 2.69). Luke Jackson has also pitched lights-out over 10 appearances since going from Detroit to Seattle, though admittedly his early-season results were less impressive. Over the regular season, the Tigers bullpen ranked 17th by ERA and 24th by FIP, and then it ran even worse numbers against the lowly Guardians offense in the Wild Card round. They’ll now face one of the best offenses in baseball. Will Vest, Kyle Finnegan, and Tyler Holton pitched brilliantly against the Guardians, but if any of them should falter, the Tigers may not have the depth to finish the job. Hitting For a couple of reasons, the Mariners should have the edge here. Although they scored just eight more runs than the Tigers over the course of the season, they did so in the most difficult offensive environment in baseball. They hold the wRC+ advantage, 113 to 103. They can roll out MVP candidate Cal Raleigh and Rodríguez, who, as usual, has been playing on an MVP pace during the second half. In Dominic Canzone, Josh Naylor, Jorge Polanco, and Randy Arozarena, they’ve got four more players with a 120 wRC+ or higher. The only Tigers to beat that mark were Riley Greene at 121 and Jahmai Jones, who ran his 159 wRC+ over just 150 plate appearances. The Mariners will also run out all right-handed starters, and the Tigers have been worse against righties this year, running a 98 wRC+. Moreover, the Tigers batted just .218 with one home run against the Guardians. Still, neither team is a pushover. Javier Báez was the biggest hole in the Detroit lineup this season, running a wRC+ of just 86, but he went off in the Wild Card series. Moreover, his giant weakness is chasing pitches out of the strike zone, and in the Mariners, he gets to face the team with the third-highest in-zone rate in baseball. Kerry Carpenter also had a great Wild Card series, and after missing the past two weeks due to rib inflammation, Colt Keith and his 109 wRC+ may also return at some point during the series. Also, the Tigers won’t have to face Tarik Skubal. The narratives are just sitting there waiting for us. Raleigh will have the chance to put an exclamation mark on a possible MVP season. Skubal, the presumptive AL Cy Young, could get the chance to pitch two games, including Game 5, in Seattle (where, and I don’t know whether you’ve heard this before, he went to college). The Mariners starting rotation, which has the league’s best ERA over the past three years, has the chance to dominate in the postseason. No matter what happens, we’ll either hear that the Tigers finally righted the ship against the Guardians while the Mariners were rusty after a five-day layoff, or that the Guardians exposed the Tigers’ weaknesses while the Mariners’ 90-win season was proof that they’re true championship contenders. At some point in between all the storylines, they’ll play some baseball too. Source View the full article
  16. http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Konnor-Griffin-Top-100-Update-Oct2025.jpgGreg Wohlford/ERIE TIMES-NEWS-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Image Today’s postseason off day provides a nice opportunity to push an update to my Top 100 Prospects list. This is a “low-hanging fruit” update, more of a polishing and augmentation of the current list than an omnibus analysis of the entirety of the minor leagues. I mainly focused on the players who are closest to graduation, players who got a cup of coffee in the big leagues (sometimes a big cup, close to the maximum roster days without losing 2026 rookie eligibility) and who we basically can’t know any more about than we currently do before they graduate next year. I took a pass at the guys who were already on the Top 100 in a variety of ways; the cement is dry on their season-long stats and their underlying performance data, so everyone got a checkup in this regard, as well as via a TrackMan data check-in. I also watched all of these players swing and play defense at least a little bit just to re-establish an end-of-season visual understanding of their look. Immediately below, you’ll see the updated list along with trend arrows indicating if a player’s FV grade has changed on this update, and then below that my thoughts on the clusters of players that formed throughout this process. The number of players on whom I have a grade of 50 or better is currently a little below 100, and the number of healthy players is even lower than that. As the offseason list-making process gets underway, there will probably be more players added to this tier, and any player’s grade is potentially subject to change as the down time allows for deeper analysis. 2025 End-of-Season Top Prospects Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 1 Konnor Griffin SS 19.4 PIT 65 ↑↑ 2 Jesús Made SS 18.4 MIL 65 ↑↑ 3 Kevin McGonigle 2B 21.1 DET 60 4 Samuel Basallo C 21.1 BAL 60 5 Bubba Chandler SP 23.1 PIT 60 6 Sebastian Walcott SS 19.6 TEX 60 7 Max Clark CF 20.8 DET 60 8 Colt Emerson SS 20.2 SEA 55 ↑↑ 9 JJ Wetherholt 2B 23.1 STL 55 10 Leo De Vries SS 19.0 ATH 55 ↑↑ 11 Aidan Miller SS 21.3 PHI 55 12 Nolan McLean SP 24.2 NYM 55 ↑↑ 13 Andrew Painter SP 22.5 PHI 55 ↓↓ 14 Carson Williams SS 22.3 TBR 55 15 George Lombard Jr. SS 20.3 NYY 55 16 Bryce Eldridge 1B 21.0 SFG 55 17 Josue De Paula RF 20.4 LAD 55 18 Thomas White SP 21.0 MIA 55 ↑↑ 19 Liam Doyle SP 21.3 STL 55 20 Alfredo Duno C 19.7 CIN 55 21 Ethan Holliday 3B 18.6 COL 55 22 Noah Schultz SP 22.2 CHW 55 23 Jarlin Susana SP 21.5 WSN 55 24 Angel Genao SS 21.4 CLE 50 25 Franklin Arias SS 19.9 BOS 50 26 Travis Bazzana 2B 23.1 CLE 50 27 Eli Willits SS 17.8 WSN 50 28 Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez SS 18.0 SFG 50 29 Luis Peña SS 18.9 MIL 50 30 Walker Jenkins LF 20.6 MIN 50 31 Josue Briceño C 21.0 DET 50 32 Parker Messick SP 24.9 CLE 50 33 Jonah Tong SP 22.3 NYM 50 34 Kade Anderson SP 21.2 SEA 50 35 Trey Yesavage SP 22.2 TOR 50 36 Luis Morales SP 23.0 ATH 50 37 Arjun Nimmala SS 20.0 TOR 50 38 Aiva Arquette SS 22.0 MIA 50 39 Joe Mack C 22.8 MIA 50 40 Leonardo Bernal C 21.6 STL 50 ↑↑ 41 Thayron Liranzo C 22.2 DET 50 42 Carter Jensen C 22.3 KCR 50 43 Harry Ford C 22.6 SEA 50 44 Kevin Alcántara CF 23.2 CHC 50 45 Zyhir Hope RF 20.7 LAD 50 46 Braden Montgomery RF 22.5 CHW 50 47 Emmanuel Rodriguez CF 22.6 MIN 50 48 Chase DeLauter RF 24.0 CLE 50 49 Ethan Salas C 19.3 SDP 50 ↓↓ 50 Robby Snelling SP 21.8 MIA 50 ↑↑ 51 Brandon Sproat SP 25.0 NYM 50 52 Chase Petty SP 22.5 CIN 50 53 Trey Gibson SP 23.4 BAL 50 54 Alex Freeland SS 24.1 LAD 50 55 Jefferson Rojas SS 20.4 CHC 50 56 Cooper Pratt SS 21.1 MIL 50 57 Gage Jump SP 22.5 ATH 50 58 Payton Tolle SP 22.9 BOS 50 59 Carson Benge CF 22.7 NYM 50 60 Ryan Waldschmidt LF 23.0 ARI 50 ↑↑ 61 Cooper Ingle C 23.6 CLE 50 62 Michael Arroyo 2B 20.9 SEA 50 63 Jacob Reimer 3B 21.6 NYM 50 64 Brody Hopkins SP 23.7 TBR 50 65 Jurrangelo Cijntje SP 22.3 SEA 50 66 Jaxon Wiggins SP 24.0 CHC 50 67 Kyson Witherspoon SP 21.1 BOS 50 68 Tyler Bremner SP 21.5 LAA 50 69 Jett Williams CF 21.9 NYM 50 70 Jonny Farmelo CF 21.1 SEA 50 71 Rainiel Rodriguez C 18.7 STL 50 72 Eduardo Quintero CF 20.0 LAD 50 ↑↑ 73 Khal Stephen SP 22.8 CLE 50 74 Edward Florentino 1B 18.9 PIT 50 ↑↑ 75 Felnin Celesten SS 20.1 SEA 50 76 Kayson Cunningham 2B 19.3 ARI 50 77 Jimmy Crooks C 24.2 STL 50 78 Tre’ Morgan 1B 23.2 TBR 50 79 Rhett Lowder SP 23.6 CIN 50 80 Jackson Ferris SP 21.7 LAD 50 81 Hagen Smith SP 22.1 CHW 50 82 George Klassen SP 23.7 LAA 50 83 Quinn Mathews SP 25.0 STL 50 84 Carson Whisenhunt SP 25.0 SFG 50 85 Connor Prielipp SP 24.7 MIN 50 86 Brandon Clarke SP 22.5 BOS 50 87 Tink Hence SP 23.2 STL 50 88 River Ryan SP 27.1 LAD 50 89 Jeferson Quero C 23.0 MIL 50 90 Logan Henderson SP 23.6 MIL 50 91 Didier Fuentes SP 20.3 ATL 50 92 Ricky Tiedemann SP 23.1 TOR 50 93 Jake Bloss SP 24.3 TOR 50 94 Travis Sykora SP 21.4 WSN 50 95 Moisés Chace SP 22.3 PHI 50 65 FV Prospects Rank Name Position Age Team 1 Konnor Griffin SS 19.4 PIT 2 Jesús Made SS 18.4 MIL Griffin and Made have separated themselves from the rest of the group, in my opinion. Griffin reached Double-A and posted a roughly average contact rate on the big league scale after his amateur performance in that area was concerning. He’s built like an NFL tight end prospect, has enormous strength in his hands and wrists, does huge damage on contact already at age 19, and projects to have even more power at his physical peak. Physically, he should settle in the Corey Seager/Carlos Correa area. In the short term, his plus-plus speed will also help his hit tool play closer to average despite what I expect will be a below-average contact rate in the big leagues due to his issues swinging inside sliders. What Griffin lacks in soft and deft hands on defense he makes up for with spectacular athleticism and effort. The offensive skill set of Made, a switch-hitter who is a year younger than Griffin, is driven by incredible, full-body bat speed and preternatural feel for contact. He’s a better pure contact hitter than Griffin, but his power isn’t nearly as actualized yet, both due to Made’s immature physicality (relative to Griffin, anyway) and the flatter nature of his fledgling swings. Made has roughly average power right now, which is incredible for an 18-year-old, and it wouldn’t surprise me if an offseason in the weight room closes some of the gap between him and Griffin in this regard. Made also has a higher ceiling as a defender, which you can learn more about here. It’s possible that I’ll flip their order when I publish the 2026 Top 100 in February, or that someone from further down my current list will join these two upon a deeper offseason review, but for now these two are in a tier on their own. Look at the shortstop WAR Leaderboard from this season. Even a down year from Gunnar Henderson produced nearly 5 WAR. That’s the range I expect this duo will produce in with regularity. 60 FV Prospects Rank Name Position Age Team 3 Kevin McGonigle 2B 21.1 DET 4 Samuel Basallo C 21.1 BAL 5 Bubba Chandler SP 23.1 PIT 6 Sebastian Walcott SS 19.6 TEX 7 Max Clark CF 20.8 DET I didn’t make changes to the 60 FV tier beyond moving Made and Griffin up and moving Painter down. Things keeping this group from being in the tier above are nitpicky, but that’s the reality when we’re splitting hairs up this high. McGonigle is arguably the most stable all-around prospect in baseball due to his proximity to the bigs and his exceptional feel for contact. Twelve months from now we might feel about him the way we did Jackson Merrill at the end of 2024. He doesn’t have the monstrous long-term physical projection of these other guys; he has more of a stocky build and probably isn’t a shortstop. He could provide Detroit with a seamless transition away from Gleyber Torres next year. Samuel Basallo is the polar opposite, a power-hitting leviathan with a risky lack of plate discipline, which becomes scarier if he fails to improve as a defender and needs to move permanently to first base. He has absurd power for a catcher and a great arm when he’s healthy. Chandler wrapped up his third consecutive season of 100-plus innings with his first big league cup of coffee. He sustained a velo spike throughout the entire season, averaging 98 mph while setting a personal best for single-season innings total. His secondary stuff is still inconsistent. To that end, his forecast is very positive; it’s common for pitchers with this kind of arm speed to develop better control later than their soft-tossing peers, and Chander is the sort of athlete (both in size and mobility) whom we should feel comfortable projecting on in this regard. The arc of his next several years could look like the first few years of Hunter Greene’s big league tenure. Max Clark (a compact athlete with freaky contact feel, plus speed and center field defense) and Sebastian Walcott (plus-plus power projection and a shot to stay at shortstop) have a chance to move further up the list if they find a way to get to more power in games. Walcott’s shrugable slash line (.255/.355/.386) was still good for a 111 wRC+, great for a teenager in Double-A ball. Clark had more walks than strikeouts and didn’t skip a beat when he was promoted to Double-A Erie. He has a sensational leadoff hitter’s profile. 55 FV Prospects Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 8 Colt Emerson SS 20.2 SEA 55 ↑↑ 9 JJ Wetherholt 2B 23.1 STL 55 10 Leo De Vries SS 19.0 ATH 55 ↑↑ 11 Aidan Miller SS 21.3 PHI 55 12 Nolan McLean SP 24.2 NYM 55 ↑↑ 13 Andrew Painter SP 22.5 PHI 55 ↓↓ 14 Carson Williams SS 22.3 TBR 55 15 George Lombard Jr. SS 20.3 NYY 55 16 Bryce Eldridge 1B 21.0 SFG 55 17 Josue De Paula RF 20.4 LAD 55 18 Thomas White SP 21.0 MIA 55 ↑↑; 19 Liam Doyle SP 21.3 STL 55 20 Alfredo Duno C 19.7 CIN 55 21 Ethan Holliday 3B 18.6 COL 55 22 Noah Schultz SP 22.2 CHW 55 23 Jarlin Susana SP 21.5 WSN 55 A few of the middle infielders who sat at the very top of the 50 FV tier throughout the 2025 season have crept into the 55 FV tier on this update based on continued performance and improved proximity to the bigs. Several players in this group – Colt Emerson, JJ Wetherholt, Leo De Vries, and Aidan Miller – all have issues on defense that might prevent them from remaining at shortstop. Emerson, Wetherholt, and De Vries have arm strength and accuracy issues, while Miller’s hands were sketchy and error-prone late in the year. This entire group projects to hit enough to be good players even if they’re flawed defenders or need to move to another position altogether, but again, it’s little things like these that create daylight between them and the 60 FV players. Nolan McLean’s 2025 per pitch performance data is somewhat pedestrian in terms of chase and miss. Aside from what Synergy Sports has classified as his curveball, none of his pitches has generated plus miss on the season. But let’s not kid ourselves here: McLean’s breaking stuff is obviously plus or better, and he commands a distinct pair of fastballs to the locations in which they’re each most effective, with the sinker variant looking especially nasty. This is a pitcher who can play “X Games” with his fastballs and many nuanced breaking balls, with pitches finishing in every quadrant of the zone. McLean’s changeup has funky sinking action and is an effective surprise right now, and it has exciting long-term projection because of his athleticism, mechanical consistency, and relatively fresh focus on pitching. He ends the year as the second-best pitching prospect in baseball. Painter’s season was disappointing in light of the perhaps overzealous expectations laid out for him by people like me, who posited he might kick down the door and play a meaningful role for a contending team. Instead, he posted an ERA over five and missed fewer bats with his fastball than I would have guessed if you’d have told me Painter would be sitting 96 all year. But in a vacuum his season has been fine. He’s a 22-year-old who hadn’t thrown a pitch at an affiliate since 2022, and yet was aggressively pushed to Triple-A. When you look at the 2025 season as a whole, Painter’s stuff has performed like it’s made of average-or-below components across the board, but for the last six weeks of the season he upped his changeup usage a ton. Both it, and his slider, played more like plus offerings in terms of miss and chase during that window. If there’s a real issue looming here it’s Painter’s lack of fastball miss. This is a 6-foot-7 guy who’s only generating a little over six feet of extension; he’s not getting way over his front side on release and his heater has the downhill plane associated with “round down” fastballs. This is different than before, as Painter’s delivery is different now than it was during his dominant, meteoric rise prior to injury. http://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Painter-mechanics-changes.png Painter’s newer delivery features a good bit less tilt in his torso and a slightly lower arm angle. The current release point looks easier for him to execute and repeat than the one in 2022, and this newer slot probably helps him move the ball laterally more than his old one, but these changes have also sucked some of the pure vertical life out of his pre-surgery fastball. Here we have visual evidence that reinforces what the data suggest; something here has changed and negatively impacted the bat-missing ability of Painter’s fastball compared to when he was last pitching for an entire season. He still has a very favorable overall forecast as a mid-rotation workhorse with good secondary stuff and command, but it’s tough to project him as a contender’s no. 1 or no. 2 starter if he doesn’t have an impact fastball, and so he slides down an FV tier on this end-of-season update. Everyday Middle Infielders Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 24 Angel Genao SS 21.4 CLE 50 25 Franklin Arias SS 19.9 BOS 50 26 Travis Bazzana 2B 23.1 CLE 50 27 Eli Willits SS 17.8 WSN 50 28 Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez SS 18.0 SFG 50 29 Luis Peña SS 18.9 MIL 50 Bazzana is the most polished of this group by a lot, but also the least projectable. I’ve seen enough of Josuar Gonzalez in Arizona to consider him in lockstep with Willits, who just went first in the draft. Gonzalez is an incredible athlete with amazing athleticism and range on defense. He’s built like a young Francisco Lindor. Players in this group are the favorites to move into the upper-level FV tiers during the next 12 months. Bat-First Regulars Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 30 Walker Jenkins LF 20.6 MIN 50 31 Josue Briceño C 21.0 DET 50 59 Carson Benge CF 22.7 NYM 50 60 Ryan Waldschmidt LF 23.0 ARI 50 ↑↑ 62 Michael Arroyo 2B 20.9 SEA 50 63 Jacob Reimer 3B 21.6 NYM 50 Jenkins is a great contact hitter with OK power, but not the kind of juice a corner outfielder needs to be a superstar. Briceño isn’t throwing well and is trending toward first base. Waldschmidt is a well-rounded hitter who is average or better in basically every facet of offense, especially his plate discipline, and he joins this cluster from outside. Virtual Lock Mid-Rotation Types Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 32 Parker Messick SP 24.9 CLE 50 33 Jonah Tong SP 22.3 NYM 50 34 Kade Anderson SP 21.2 SEA 50 35 Trey Yesavage SP 22.2 TOR 50 36 Luis Morales SP 23.0 ATH 50 This is a fairly self-explanatory group. I expect Anderson will move quickly enough through the minors to perhaps debut in 2026 and nearly keep pace with the other four guys, who have already debuted. The deliveries of Yesavage and Tong are quirky enough to have kept them out of the 55 FV tier. Morales has the most significant relief risk of this group, but he also might have the highest ceiling. Primary Catchers Rank Name Position Age Team FV Trend 39 Joe Mack C 22.8 MIA 50 40 Leonardo Bernal C 21.6 STL 50 ↑↑ 41 Thayron Liranzo C 22.2 DET 50 42 Carter Jensen C 22.3 KCR 50 43 Harry Ford C 22.6 SEA 50 61 Cooper Ingle C 23.6 CLE 50 The way this group is ordered might change during the offseason. If you’re a fantasy player looking for the best pure hitters of the bunch, Ingle and Bernal are your guys. Liranzo and Jensen have big power but are going to strike out a ton. Joe Mack, too. He’s currently at the front of the group for me because he’s doing some absurd things throwing the baseball, stuff I’ve never seen before. 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  17. Photo Credit: HBO Max James Gunn gave Peacemaker fans some good news this week, revealing how long the Season 2 finale of the upcoming HBO series will be. How long is the Peacemaker Season 2 finale? In a recent reply to a fan on Threads, a fan told Gunn that they were disappointed about Peacemaker Season 2’s penultimate episode being only 33 minutes long. Gunn was quick to reply with a hopeful answer, revealing that Peacemaker Season 2’s finale will be over 57 minutes long, something that should please big fans of the show. “You’ll be happy to know next week’s episode is over 57 minutes long,” said Gunn. Peacemaker’s Season 2 finale, “Full Nelson,” is set to air on HBO on October 9, 2025. Peacemaker Season 2 largely follows the continued adventures of the character played by John Cena. However, the trailer for the HBO series did tease Peacemaker finding a new dimension in which he is actually a beloved hero. Alongside Cena, Peacemaker Season 2 stars Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury, Michael Rooker as Red St. Wiold, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord, and more. Peacemaker Season 2 is currently airing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. The first season, as well as The Suicide Squad, are available to watch on the streaming platform. Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype. The post Peacemaker Season 2 Finale Is Series’ Longest Episode by a Lot appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View the full article
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