On the heels of some huge news out of San Francisco, here are 3 things we’ll be watching on around the baseball world throughout the day today:

1. Will any other offers come together this September?

While the basic general rule is that in-season extensions are unusual, they’ve ended up being a bit more typical in current seasons, especially near completion of the year. Chapman’s offer last night was the 13th extension checked in September or October returning to 2022, a year that saw significant offers in between Luis Castillo and the Mariners along with Spencer Strider and the Braves come together in the season’s last months. Blockbuster extensions are barely the only type that can happen right before the offseason starts: veterans Charlie Morton and Charlie Blackmon, for instance, have actually both signed 1 year extensions right before they were set up to strike totally free firm in the last few years.

In Chapman’s case, the offer was definitely stimulated on in part by the approaching opt-out in his agreement, which he was all however particular to work out. Chapman wasn’t the only gamer on that track this year, nevertheless. Lefty Sean Manaea is anticipated to pull out of his handle the Mets and go back to totally free firm this winter season, and Chapman’s own colleague Blake Snell appears most likely to do the exact same on the heels of a dominant 2nd half with the Giants.

2. Robert exits with injury:

It’s been a ruthless season for center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and the White Sox. Things went from bad to even worse the other day when the club’s 8-1 win over the Orioles, simply their 32nd success of the season, was soured by Robert leaving the video game due to tightness in his best hamstring. Per MLB.com’s Injury Tracker, interim supervisor Grady Sizemore informed press reporters following the video game that the hamstring problem initially began on Tuesday which he decided to pull Robert when he saw the outfielder running the bases more gingerly than typical.

Given Robert’s significance to the club as one of their couple of prospective effect pieces and the group’s miserable 32-109 record, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Sox focus on Robert’s long-lasting health and location him on the hurt list to guarantee his hamstring heals completely. It’s been a hard year at the plate for Robert, who has actually slashed simply .219/.274/.398 (86 wRC+) with protective metrics in center field that are more detailed to league average than the elite numbers he published in previous seasons. The club figures to turn to Dominic Fletcher in center field on the occasion that Robert misses out on time nursing his ailing hamstring.

3. Tucker nearing return:

Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker has actually been on the rack given that early June, and it just recently emerged that in spite of the reality that Houston brass regularly described his injury as a bone contusion throughout his prolonged rehabilitation procedure, Tucker had in fact suffered a fractured shin. Regardless of the uncommon messaging from club authorities concerning Tucker’s injury, it appears that a return is on the horizon. Manager Joe Espada informed press reporters (consisting of those at MLB.com) the other day that Tucker is “really, really close” to being triggered from the hurt list and might go back to the club’s lineup as quickly as today, although Espada did care that a go back to action tomorrow was the most likely result.

Tucker went out to a scorching start this year with a .266/.395/.584 slash line (175 wRC+) in 60 video games prior to his positioning on the IL. Ben Gamel and Jason Heyward have actually been managing best field in the star’s lack, and it’s possible that Tucker’s return might develop a lineup crunch that affects among those veterans. Corresponding relocations will require to be made to include Tucker on both the 40-man and active lineups before he can be triggered.