OTW 267 - FAAB #26; September 13, 2026

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 r