Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The team adds the size that everyone’s been looking for. The Bolts As it was announced on Saturday evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent Pat Maroon to a one year deal worth $900,000. Last season Maroon was a part of the Stanley Cup winning St. Louis Blues. Welcome to Tampa, @patmaroon!We’ve signed him to a one-year contract worth $900,000. : https://t.co/JFpl3kRhVe pic.twitter.com/aTGtFoZodp— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 24, 2019 Given the price and length, it’s probably not the worst signing, but it certainly won’t help some prospects to make the team [Raw Charge] The moves follows the recent trade of Adam Erne to the Detroit Red Wings. Most fans and media speculated that trade was to make room for a younger forward like Carter Verhaeghe or Alex Volkov. But it now appears that Maroon will be taking the roster spot vacated by Erne. It’s always possible that Maroon could lose out to the younger players in camp and his cap hit, which is almost entirely buriable in the AHL, makes that feasible. But the most likely scenario is that Maroon takes a regular spot in the bottom six delaying the arrival of younger players for another year. Here’s the letter Maroon wrote to the Blues and Lightning fans yesterday @StLouisBlues @TBLightning @FrancescaAnna pic.twitter.com/wfiXPY4v2b— Pat Maroon (@patmaroon) August 25, 2019 Alex Volkov is the one whose chances to play in the NHL next season have become smaller, after signing of Pat Maroon [Raw Charge] Volkov has put together two very consistent and very similar AHL seasons in a row, at least if one looks at the scoresheet only. In 2017-18, he was 10th in this countdown. He played in 75 games for Syracuse, had 23 goals and 22 assists, for a total of 45 points. Although he took a little time to transition to the professional game in North America, he built up a solid first season. He ended 4th on the team in points and first in goals. The Prospects Not very promising sneak peak of the Orlando Solar Bears new jersey pic.twitter.com/zxtg7TqD2n— Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) August 23, 2019 The full details will be revealed in a Jersey Reveal Party tomorrow Don’t Forget! pic.twitter.com/X0jNFRc8iR— Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) August 23, 2019 The Game Remember Connor Ingram? It seems like he had a wedding yesterday! View this post on Instagram A lot of instas coming today A post shared by Connor Brent Ingram (@connoringram) on Aug 24, 2019 at 1:23pm PDT The Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price shows the InGoal magazine how he tapes his stick in new video Carey Price walks goalies through how he tapes his @CCMGoalie stick — and why — in this eight minute video: https://t.co/iRXzgPHA9C pic.twitter.com/x8CIJOzUEJ— InGoal Magazine (@InGoalMedia) August 24, 2019 Pretty interesting article about how the New York Rangers third jersey might look like I got to write something fun about alternate jerseys & what the Neq York Rangers could do whenever they reveal their thirds over the next few seasons #NYR https://t.co/NU2KzC6OPF— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) August 24, 2019

Adam Sanford In addition to Wander Franco, Chris Betts and Caleb Sampen were honored on the Midwest League’s postseason All-Star team. Each season, there are a handful of pitchers who finish with an ERA under 2.00 with a significant amount of innings. Right now, there are seven with an ERA under 2.00 and 100 or more innings, and the Rays have two of them — Joe Ryan and Tommy Romero. Triple-A Durham Bulls (70-61) Durham shut out Gwinnett, 3-0. After an ugly collapse Friday, the Bulls kept the Stripers off the board Saturday. Cole Sulser opened with two scoreless innings, and Ricardo Pinto followed with eight strikeouts in 5 1?3 frames. Hoby Milner finished the game. All three of Durham’s runs came on home runs, first from Michael Perez and then Nate Lowe. 1B Nate Lowe: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB (.950)C Michael Perez: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K (.838) RHP Ricardo Pinto: 5 1?3 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (4.13) Durham’s site offers this recap. Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (41-20) Montgomery’s game was suspended. Class A-Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs (44-20) Charlotte shut out Clearwater again, 5-0, clinching a playoff berth for the fifth time in franchise history. This time, it was Tobias Myers turning in a great start. He struck out five, walked none, and gave up just two singles. Carlos Garcia, Simon Rosenblum-Larson, and Ryan Sherriff combined to throw the final four innings. Izzy Wilson’s RBI triple in the third started the scoring, and Kaleo Johnson later hit an insurance homer. SS Wander Franco: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K (.847)C Ronaldo Hernandez: 1-for-3, 1 R (.699)LF Niko Hulsizer: 0-for-4, 1 K (.504)CF Garrett Whitley: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 3 K (.757)3B Kaleo Johnson: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K (.645) RHP Tobias Myers: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (2.31) Class-A Bowling Green Hot Rods (37-24) Bowling Green was edged by South Bend, 2-1. The Hot Rods’ only run came on Jonathan Aranda’s sacrifice fly in the fourth, and they only had four hits, including one in the last five innings. Easton McGee allowed a run in six innings. CF Nick Schnell: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K (.647)RF Ruben Cardenas: 0-for-2, 2 BB (.797) RHP Easton McGee: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (3.59) Short-Season Hudson Valley Renegades (38-28) Hudson Valley needed more than one hit in an 11-inning, 4-3 loss to Tri-City. Nick Sogard hit an RBI single in the third. The Renegades still managed to score twice in the 10th to send the game to the 11th, but they couldn’t get on the board again. John Doxakis struck out four in four hitless innings, and Christopher Gau struck out eight in five, one-run innings. SS Nick Sogard: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB (.656) LHP John Doxakis: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K (2.20)RHP Christopher Gau: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (4.11) Rookie Princeton Rays (30-34) Taj Bradley led Princeton to a 5-0 win over Greeneville. In the best outing of his young pro career, Bradley struck out a career-high nine in six, one-hit innings. Aldor Rodriguez and Ryan Jackson completed the shutout. The Rays got off to a fast start thanks to an RBI single by Jake Guenther and two-run single by Diego Infante in the first. DH Diego Infante: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K (.846)1B Jake Guenther: 2-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 1 HBP (.866) RHP Taj Bradley: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K (3.18)RHP Aldor Rodriguez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (5.79) Rookie Gulf Coast League Rays (24-25) The GCL Rays earned a 9-4 win over the GCL Braves. The Rays scored five runs in the third. The first run scored on a wild pitch, and Shane Sasaki singled in the next one. The Braves eventually cut their deficit to three, but Jelfry Marte cleared the bases with a triple in the seventh to add insurance. JJ Goss threw three scoreless innings. RF Dylan Cozens: 0-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SBDH Shane Sasaki: 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB (.493)LF Zach Huffins: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI (.743) RHP JJ Goss: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (5.82) CLICK HERE FOR ALL BOX SCORES Sunday’s games (probables courtesy of milb.com) Durham vs. Gwinnett 5:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV, radio stream)TBA vs. TBA Montgomery @ Chattanooga 2:15 p.m. ET (radio stream) DOUBLEHEADERJason Garcia (7-0, 4.00) vs. TBATBA VS. TBA Completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game. Charlotte vs. Clearwater 12:30 p.m. ET (radio stream)Michael Plassmeyer (6-2, 2.23) vs. Ethan Lindow (0-1, 0.82) Bowling Green vs. South Bend 3:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV, radio stream)TBA vs. Faustino Carrera (8-6, 3.29) Hudson Valley vs. Connecticut 4:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV, radio stream)TBA vs. Kyle Serrano (0-4, 9.00) Princeton @ Greeneville 5 p.m. ET (radio stream)TBA vs. TBA The GCL Rays are off. *Listed as TBA on milb.com Scouting the opposition Gwinnett Stripers (Atlanta)75-55 (1st in IL South)Offense: 720 R (2nd) .808 OPS (4th)Pitching: 4.18 ERA (1st) 1.33 WHIP (1st)Top-30 prospects: OF Cristian Pache (1), RHP Ian Anderson (2), OF Drew Waters (3), RHP Kyle Wright (4), RHP Bryse Wilson (6), LHP Tucker Davidson (10), RHP Patrick Weigel (13), RHP Huascar Ynoa (19), RHP Chad Sobotka (22) Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati)20-40Offense: 562 R (3rd) .716 OPS (3rd)Pitching: 4.51 ERA (10th) 1.42 WHIP (10th)Top-30 prospects: 3B Jonathan India (3), RHP Tony Santillan (5), C Tyler Stephenson (6), OF Stuart Fairchild (10), OF T.J. Friedl (12), LHP Packy Naughton (24), RHP Ryan Hendrix (27), 1B Ibandel Isabel (29), C Nick Ciuffo Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia)28-37Offense: 475 R (8th) .675 OPS (5th)Pitching: 3.56 ERA (7th) 1.26 WHIP (7th)Top-30 prospects: C Rafael Marchan (6), LHP Zach Warren (17), C Rodolfo Duran (20), 2B Daniel Brito (21), OF Jhailyn Ortiz (22), RHP Kyle Glogoski (26), OF Matt Vierling (27) South Bend Cubs35-26 (2nd in MWL East)Offense: 532 R (10th) .697 OPS (4th)Pitching: 3.53 ERA (6th) 1.27 WHIP (6th)Top-30 prospects: OF Cole Roederer (4), OF Brennen Davis (5), 2B Chase Strumpf (7), OF Nelson Velazquez (13), RHP Jose Albertos (15), RHP Riley Thompson (20) Connecticut Tigers32-35 (2nd in NYPL Stedler)Offense: 233 R (12th) .607 OPS (14th)Pitching: 3.64 ERA (7th) 1.39 WHIP (12th)Top-30 prospects: IF Nick Quintana (18) Greeneville Reds25-38Offense: 263 R (10th) .669 OPS (9th)Pitching: 4.82 ERA (10th) 1.34 WHIP (3rd)Top-30 prospects: SS Rece Hinds (13), 2B Tyler Callihan (16), OF Danny Lantigua (26), OF Allan Cerda (30) Daily news and links For the Orange County Register, J.P. Hoornstra looked at how improved minor league pay has affected Blue Jays prospects.

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