Josh Dubow
@JoshDubowAP
Associated Press Sports Writer
The Joker!
Happy birthday to former Raiders TE/ST Derek Carrier, July 25, 1990.
Nick Kurtz has a 1.576 OPS in July. Only players with higher in a single month (75+ plate appearances): Barry Bonds 5 times Babe Ruth July 1920 Frank Thomas May 1994 Todd Helton May 2000
Highest career OPS (250+ plate appearances): Babe Ruth 1.164 Ted Williams 1.115 Lou Gehrig 1.080 Nick Kurtz 1.060 Barry Bonds 1.051
Most home runs in first 66 career games: Cody Bellinger 24 Nick Kurtz 23 Matt Olson 23 Jose Abreu 23
Most extra base hits in first 66 career games: Joe DiMaggio 48 Nick Kurtz 43
Players with 4+ HRs and 6+ hits in same game: Nick Kurtz tonight vs Astros Shawn Green 5/23/2002 vs Brewers
Nick Kurtz is first A’s player with 5 hits, 4 extra base hits and 3 homers in same game since Jimmie Foxx on 7/10/1932 vs Cleveland
Make it 42 extra base hits for Nick Kurtz. Only Joe DiMaggio (48) has more in his first 66 career games
A's rookie Nick Kurtz has 40 extra base hits in his first 66 career games. Only players with more: Joe DiMaggio 48 Ted Williams 42 Bob Meusel 42 Ryan Braun 41 Yordan Alvarez 41
Make it 41 extra base hits in 66 career games for Nick Kurtz, tied for 4th most ever
A's rookie Nick Kurtz has 40 extra base hits in his first 66 career games. Only players with more: Joe DiMaggio 48 Ted Williams 42 Bob Meusel 42 Ryan Braun 41 Yordan Alvarez 41
A's rookie Nick Kurtz has 40 extra base hits in his first 66 career games. Only players with more: Joe DiMaggio 48 Ted Williams 42 Bob Meusel 42 Ryan Braun 41 Yordan Alvarez 41
Not sure. But Reggie McKenzie had good run with free agents with #Raiders when he signed Woodson, Penn, Hudson, Osemele, Crabtree, Irvin
Which team historically has done the best with not overpaying free agents? (Serious question, I’m sure it’s tracked somewhere)
Correct. $9.9 million of dead money for Wilkins hits #Raiders on 2025 cap. Then $29.8 million goes on 2026
Can split over two years
No Brock Purdy at #49ers practice today for personal reasons. Mac Jones and Tanner Mordecai handled the workload
The NFL is fining about 100 players and two dozen club employees for violating league policy by selling Super Bowl 59 tickets for above face value, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Friday. Story upcoming. ...
After yesterday’s toe injury scare, #Jets QB Justin Fields is on the practice field. He has been mostly watching through individual drills. Good sign, though, that he appears to be walking with no sign of a limp, etc.
No. It all hits next year since he’s no longer on team
Does the $29.8 million not get spread over the next three years since part of his salary was converted to a signing bonus?
OTC has it as $29.8M in dead cap next season
Would you rather them keep believing he will even get on the field and pay him $54m. I think the dead cap hit is only $18m
Even if #Raiders do end up voiding remaining $35.2 million of future guarantees for Christian Wilkins, they still have about $29.8 million in bonuses already paid that will hit cap as dead money next year
Biggest contracts given to outside free agents by #Raiders since moving to Las Vegas: Christian Wilkins, 4-$110M (cut after 1 year) Jimmy Garoppolo, 3-$72.75M (cut after 1 year) Chandler Jones, 3-$51M (cut after playing 1 season) Cory Littleton, 3-$35.25M (cut after 2 years)