Italian sports journalist Eleonora Boi, the wife of former New York Knicks first-round pick Danilo Gallinari, spoke publicly for the first time after being attacked by a shark in Puerto Rico.
Boi, who was bitten on the thigh by a shark, recounted the experience during an appearance on “Good Morning America” on Thursday. Boi, who is pregnant, is expected to make a full recovery. She is due to deliver the couple’s next child — which was not affected by the attack — in November.
Despite that outcome, Boi said the experience left her “traumatized.”
Boi said she was wading out in waist deep water with the couple’s two children when she felt a strong pain and burning on her thigh. She originally thought she had been stung by a large jellyfish but eventually realized she had been bitten by a shark.
Boi said she started screaming for help. Gallinari, who was on the beach with the couple’s son, ran out to help his wife. The couple was able to get everyone to safety, where a woman helped put pressure on Boi’s thigh as they waited for help to arrive.
Boi and Gallinari never got that woman’s name, but thanked her during the appearance, per GMA.
“She was an angel. Danilo was with me, and she helped so much. I would like to say thank you to this woman, because I don’t know her name, and I just want to say thank you to her, because she helped a lot,” said Boi.
Doctors ran hours of tests on Boi to ensure her baby was okay. Once that was determined, doctors performed an operation on Boi. She still makes weekly visits to the doctor, and is expected to make a full recovery.
Gallinari is currently a member of Vaqueros de Bayamón, a team that plays in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in Puerto Rico. Prior to joining them, Gallinari spent 16 seasons in the NBA. Gallinari, who is from Italy, began his NBA career with the Knicks, who selected him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
His selection was loudly booed by Knicks fans at the event. Gallinari recovered from that to deliver two-and-a-half solid seasons in New York before he was traded to the Denver Nuggets. Gallinari played for six other NBA teams during his career.
Congratulations on reaching Day 3 of The Danny Ainge System, where we rate every NBA executive’s every decision, using baseball’s Sabermetrics to determine a ranking of the league’s best shot-callers.
We have already determined our rankings of every executive based on their trade and draft histories.
Today we are tackling every executive’s history in free agency, categorizing each signing as a strikeout, walk, single, double, triple or home run. As we tally up each individual move, we can calculate an exec’s rating (or OPS). The higher the OPS, the better the score. It will make more sense as we go. I promise.
As was the case with trade and draft histories, there were several outliers in this portion of the System. None of them had made more than a handful of free-agent signings. They would have accounted for the three worst scores and a top-two score. It didn’t feel right to include them, but we listed them here, as their limited production will still be included when we roll out the overall executive rankings on Friday.
Joe Cronin, Portland Trail Blazers (2021-)
Free agents: .000 OBP • .000 SLG • .000 OPS
K: Gary Payton II (2022)
Mike Dunleavy, Golden State Warriors (2023-)
Free agents: .200 OBP • .200 SLG • .400 OPS
1B: Buddy Hield (2024)
K: Cory Joseph (2023) • Dario Saric (2023) • De’Anthony Melton (2024) • Kyle Anderson (2024)
Michael Winger, Washington Wizards (2023-)
Free agents: .500 OBP • .000 SLG • .500 OPS
BB: Jonas Valančiūnas (2024)
K: Saddiq Bey (2024)
Brian Wright, San Antonio Spurs (2019-)
Free agents: .800 OBP • .667 SLG • 1.467 OPS
1B: Doug McDermott (2021) • Chris Paul (2024)
BB: Bryn Forbes (2021) • Jock Landale (2021)
K: Zach Collins (2021)
That should give you a good feel for what you’re looking at when it comes to The Danny Ainge System. It is a fun way to evaluate the recent history of the league and determine executive rankings in the process.
We weeded out most inconsequential non-guaranteed contracts, including training camp invites, as well as most buyout signings, unless, of course, they hit, in which case the executive gets credit for the move.
Another reminder: Newcomers Jeff Peterson (Charlotte Hornets), Trajan Langdon (Detroit Pistons), Ben Tenzer (Denver Nuggets), Onsi Saleh (Atlanta Hawks), Scott Perry (Sacramento Kings), Brian Gregory (Phoenix Suns) and Bobby Webster (Toronto Raptors) do not have sample sizes big enough to evaluate.
And FYI: 2025 signings are not included, as we do not yet know their impact.
OK, I think we’re ready to dive into the free-agent history of every executive. Strap in for a wild ride …
I’m not sure Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was a single. Weltman signed him to a three-year, $66 million deal, he underperformed, and he was traded inside of a year, though the Magic moved him as part of the trade for Desmond Bane, who could transform them into a more serious title contender. So we gifted Weltman a single. It’s not great, though, when one of your other best signings is the brother of one of your players.
18. Nico Harrison, Dallas Mavericks (2021-)
Free agents: .333 OBP • .375 SLG • .708 OPS
2B: Derrick Jones Jr. (2023)
1B: Reggie Bullock (2021)
BB: Seth Curry (2023)
K: Sterling Brown (2021) • Frank Ntilikina (2021) • JaVale McGee (2022) • Grant Williams (2023) • Naji Marshall (2024) • Spencer Dinwiddie (2024)
Harrison hasn’t been on the job long enough for a rich free-agent history, but signing Derrick Jones Jr. helped his team to an NBA Finals, and that warrants a double. Signing Grant Williams, on the other hand, cost the Mavericks a first-round pick to get him and another first-rounder to get rid of him. Not good.
17. Tim Connelly, Minnesota Timberwolves (2022-)
Free agents: .400 OBP • .400 SLG • .800 OPS
1B: Randy Foye (2013) • Paul Millsap (2017) • Torrey Craig (2017) • Facu Campazzo (2020) • Jeff Green (2021) • Kyle Anderson (2022)
K: J.J. Hickson (2013) • Nate Robinson (2013) • Isaiah Thomas (2018) • JaMychal Green (2020) • Austin Rivers (2022) • Bryn Forbes (2022) • Shake Milton (2023) • Troy Brown Jr. (2023) • Joe Ingles (2024)
(Connelly served as general manager of the Denver Nuggets from 2013-22.)
We should note: There is an inherent advantage to working out of a destination market. Pat Riley, for example, has an easier time recruiting players to Miami than, say, Zach Kleiman does getting guys to Memphis. Connelly has worked in both Denver and Minnesota, neither much of a destination market.
Maybe Connelly deserved a double for signing Paul Millsap to a three-year, $90 million contract in 2017. Millsap had made four consecutive All-Star teams at the time. He never reached those heights in Denver, and by the time his tenure on the Nuggets was done, he was a bit part. I’m not sure he ever lived up to his end of that deal, so I gave him a single. We can argue these things all day, which is what makes it fun, but either way, Connelly has not had as much success in free agency as he has in the draft and trade markets.
16. Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers (2019-)
Free agents: .387 OBP • .516 SLG • .903 OPS
3B: Austin Reaves (2021)
2B: Alex Caruso (2019) • Rajon Rondo (2019)
1B: Danny Green (2019) • Dwight Howard (2019) • Markieff Morris (2020) • Malik Monk (2021) • Lonnie Walker IV (2022) • Dennis Schroder (2022) • Thomas Bryant (2022) • Taurean Prince (2023) • Jordan Goodwin (2024)
K: Avery Bradley (2019) • Quinn Cook (2019) • Jared Dudley (2019) • Wesley Matthews (2020) • Marc Gasol (2020) • Montrezl Harrell (2020) • Kendrick Nunn (2021) • Wayne Ellington (2021) • Carmelo Anthony (2021) • Rajon Rondo (2021) • Dwight Howard (2021) • Kent Bazemore (2021) • Damian Jones (2022) • Troy Brown Jr. (2022) • Juan Toscano-Anderson (2022) • Gabe Vincent (2023) • Christian Wood (2023) • Jaxson Hayes (2023) • Cam Reddish (2023)
Remember: Pelinka should have an easier time recruiting players to L.A., but his best move was an undrafted free agent, Austin Reaves, who is bordering on stardom in Los Angeles. Pelinka has taken a ton of swings in his attempts to build around LeBron James, even constructing a championship rotation in 2020, but he does not get credit for landing James, whose signing fell under Magic Johnson’s purview.
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15. Joe Dumars, New Orleans Pelicans (2025-)
Free agents: .484 OBP • .478 SLG • .962 OPS
HR: Chauncey Billups (2002)
2B: Antonio McDyess (2004)
1B: Lindsey Hunter (2004) • Nazr Mohammed (2006) • Will Bynum (2008) • Charlie Villanueva (2009) • Chris Wilcox (2009)
BB: Elden Campbell (2003) • Darvin Ham (2003) • Maurice Evans (2005) • Jarvis Hayes (2007) • Ben Wallace (2009) • Viacheslav Kravtsov (2012) • Gigi Datome (2013) • Chauncey Billups (2013)
K: Joe Smith (2000) • Ratko Varda (2001) • Victor Alexander (2001) • Damon Jones (2001) • Pepe Sanchez (2002) • Danny Manning (2002) • Ronald Dupree (2004) • Dale Davis (2005) • Ronald Murray (2006) • Kwame Brown (2008) • Ben Gordon (2009) • Chucky Atkins (2009) • Tracy McGrady (2010) • Damien Wilkins (2011) • Josh Smith (2013) • Josh Harrellson (2013)
Dumars signed Chauncey Billups, a Finals MVP for the 2004 champion Detroit Pistons, and he has been dining off it ever since. Good luck to him as he improbably tries to replicate that feat in New Orleans.
14. Danny Ainge, Boston (2003-21) • Utah Jazz (2021-)
Free agents: .471 OBP • .517 SLG • .988 OPS
HR: Al Horford (2016)
2B: James Posey (2007)
1B: Eddie House (2007) • P.J. Brown (2008) • Sam Cassell (2008) • Evan Turner (2014) • Gerald Green (2016) • Aron Baynes (2017) • Daniel Theis (2017) • Brad Wanamaker (2019) • Collin Sexton (2022)
K: Tom Gugliotta (2004) • Brian Scalabrine (2005) • Rasheed Wallace (2009) • Jermaine O’Neal (2010) • Chris Wilcox (2011) • Jason Terry (2012) • Darko Miličić (2012) • Amir Johnson (2015) • Gordon Hayward (2017) • Kemba Walker (2019) • Enes Kanter (2019) • Vincent Poirier (2019) • Tristan Thompson (2020) • Jeff Teague (2020) • Omer Yurtseven (2023) • Johnny Juzang (2023) • Drew Eubanks (2024) • Svi Mykhailiuk (2024)
(Ainge served as general manager of the Boston Celtics from 2003-21.)
Prior to 2016, when Ainge persuaded Al Horford to join the Celtics, propelling them to perennial contention, Boston had never recruited a high-profile free agent. Rasheed Wallace, well past his prime, was as close as Ainge had come to a big-name signing, and he was one of many whiffs for a team that was built through the draft and trades. It isn’t likely going to get any easier for Ainge in free agency in Utah.
13. Sam Presti, Oklahoma City Thunder (2007-)
Free agents: .417 OBP • .583 SLG • 1.000 OPS
2B: Luguentz Dort (2019) • Isaiah Hartenstein (2024)
1B: Nenad Krstić (2008) • Mike Muscala (2019) • Kenrich Williams (2020)
K: Daniel Orton (2012) • DeAndre Liggins (2012) • Anthony Morrow (2014) • Semaj Christon (2016) • Patrick Patterson (2017) • Raymond Felton (2017) • Nerlens Noel (2018)
Another reminder that success in free agency does not dictate success in the NBA. Presti toiled in Seattle and Oklahoma City for years without a quality free-agent signing. It wasn’t until he identified Lu Dort as an undrafted free agent that Presti found success, and then he overpaid to get Isaiah Hartenstein in the door last season. That paid off, as both Dort and Hartenstein were key members of this year’s title team.
12. Koby Altman, Cleveland Cavaliers (2017-)
Free agents: .462 OBP • .583 SLG • 1.045 OPS
2B: Lauri Markkanen (2021) • Ty Jerome (2023)
1B: Jeff Green (2017) • Dean Wade (2019) • Max Strus (2023)
BB: Georges Niang (2023)
K: Derrick Rose (2017) • Jose Calderon (2017) • Channing Frye (2018) • Ricky Rubio (2022) • Robin Lopez (2022) • Raul Neto (2022) • Tristan Thompson (2023)
Registering an OPS higher than 1.000 is really hard in free agency, and Altman has done it in Cleveland, a destination free agents rarely prioritize. Still, Altman signed-and-traded for Lauri Markkanen, who begot Donovan Mitchell, and added Ty Jerome, who challenged for Sixth Man of the Year on a minimum deal. It is a bit of good work, as was signing Max Strus, whose arrival helped the Cavaliers to 64 wins last season.
11. Zach Kleiman, Memphis Grizzlies (2019-)
Free agents (OBP: .500 • SLG: .625 • OPS: 1.125
2B: Tyus Jones (2019)
1B: John Konchar (2019) • Scotty Pippen Jr. (2023) • Jay Huff (2024)
K: Marko Guduric (2019) • Jontay Porter (2020) • Bismack Biyombo (2023) • Derrick Rose (2023)
It is almost impossible to operate as a free-agent merchant out of Memphis, but Kleiman has done well to identify undrafted free agents, adding John Konchar, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jay Huff to a playoff team’s rotation. Huff, in particular, fetched a pair of second-round picks for the Grizzlies in a trade this summer.
10. Jon Horst, Milwaukee Bucks (2017-)
Free agents: .524 OBP • .632 SLG • 1.156 OPS
3B: Brook Lopez (2018)
2B: Bobby Portis (2020)
1B: Pat Connaughton (2018) • Wesley Matthews (2019) • Bryn Forbes (2020) • Jevon Carter (2022) • Malik Beasley (2023) • Taurean Prince (2024) • Gary Trent Jr. (2024)
K: Ersan Ilyasova (2018) • Robin Lopez (2019) • Kyle Korver (2019) • D.J. Augustin (2020) • George Hill (2021) • Rodney Hood (2021) • Semi Ojeleye (2021) • Joe Ingles (2022) • Robin Lopez (2023) • Delon Wright (2024)
Half of Milwaukee’s 2021 championship rotation was signed by Horst, as Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, Pat Connaughton and Bryn Forbes contributed. Thanasis Antetokounmpo was there, too, earning him a walk as well. Horst has done well to squeeze value from what has mostly been minimum-level signings. Horst’s history does not include this year’s signing of Myles Turner, as it is too early to determine his impact, but from an early vantage point, it may have been the most controversial free-agent signing of the summer.
1B: Jeremy Lin (2012) • Omer Asik (2012) • Aaron Brooks (2012) • Omri Casspi (2013) • Josh Smith (2014) • Ryan Anderson (2016) • Nene (2016) • Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (2017) • Gerald Green (2017) • Danuel House (2018) • Austin Rivers (2018) • Andre Drummond (2021) • Kelly Oubre Jr. (2023)
BB: Michael Carter-Williams (2018) • Georges Niang (2021)
K: Steve Francis (2007) • Brent Barry (2008) • David Anderson (2009) • Brad Miller (2010) • Samuel Dalembert (2011) • Carlos Delfino (2012) • Tarik Black (2017) • James Ennis III (2018) • Tyson Chandler (2019) • Thabo Sefolosha (2019) • Dwight Howard (2020) • Danuel House (2022) • P.J. Tucker (2022) • Montrezl Harrell (2022) • Patrick Beverley (2023) • Mo Bamba (2023) • Paul George (2024) •.Caleb Martin (2024) • Andre Drummond (2024) • Eric Gordon (2024)
(Morey served as general manager of the Houston Rockets from 2007-20.)
Morey signed Dwight Howard, who helped his Rockets to the 2015 Western Conference finals, and Eric Gordon, who won a Sixth Man of the Year award in Houston. He has hit a few doubles and a ton of singles. This is a good score, especially for someone who has been on the job for so long, but Morey could use a hit in Philadelphia, where his history of free-agent signings (i.e., Paul George) is shaky at best.
8. Sean Marks, Brooklyn Nets (2016-)
Free agents: .607 OBP • .560 SLG • 1.167 OPS
HR: Kevin Durant (2019)
3B: Kyrie Irving (2019)
2B: Joe Harris (2016)
1B: Jeff Green (2020) • Patty Mills (2021) • Blake Griffin (2021) • T.J. Warren (2022) • Trendon Watford (2023)
BB: Yuta Watanabe (2022) • Markieff Morris (2022) • Lonnie Walker IV (2023)
K: Jeremy Lin (2016) • Trevor Booker (2016) • Justin Hamilton (2016) • Luis Scola (2016) • Greivis Vasquez (2016) • Randy Foye (2016) • Quincy Acy (2016) • Ed Davis (2018) • DeAndre Jordan (2019) • Garrett Temple (2019) • Dennis Smith Jr. (2023)
Give credit to Marks, whose plan to create two max-salary free-agent slots worked, as he signed both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2019. While that did not yield a championship, it did forge a short-lived contender, one that might have made more noise in the playoffs had Irving been healthy.
Hey, the Bulls aren’t terrible at everything! Though they haven’t hit for much power, and the one double they did have, Alex Caruso, immediately won a championship once they traded him for Josh Giddey, who remains unsigned in restricted free agency. At least there haven’t been too many free-agent strikeouts.
6. Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics (2021-)
Free agents: .727 OBP • .571 SLG • 1.298 OPS
1B: Sam Hauser (2021) • Luke Kornet (2021) • Oshae Brissett (2023) • Neemias Queta (2023)
Not much power, but Stevens has a pretty consistent track record of identifying helpful players in free agency. Sam Hauser and Luke Kornet, in particular, played roles on Boston’s 2024 championship roster.
Pat Riley has been calling the shots in Miami for 30 years. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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5. Pat Riley, Miami Heat (1995-)
Free agents: .524 OBP • .790 SLG • 1.314
HR: LeBron James (2010) • Chris Bosh (2010) • Jimmy Butler (2019)
3B: Udonis Haslem (2003) • Lamar Odom (2003)
2B: Ray Allen (2012) • Hassan Whiteside (2014) • Gabe Vincent (2020) • Max Strus (2020) • Caleb Martin (2021)
1B: P.J. Brown (1996) • Terry Porter (1998) • Rafer Alston (2003) • Gary Payton (2005) • Joel Anthony (2007) • Mike Miller (2010) • Shane Battier (2011) • Chris Andersen (2012) • Tyler Johnson (2014) • Rodney McGruder (2016) • Kelly Olynyk (2017) • Duncan Robinson (2018) • Kendrick Nunn (2019) • P.J. Tucker (2021) • Kyle Lowry (2021) • Haywood Highsmith (2022) • Kevin Love (2023)
BB: Dan Majerle (1996) • Clarence Weatherspoon (1999) • James Jones (2008) • James Johnson (2016) • Wayne Ellington (2016) • Maurice Harkless (2020)
K: Stacey King (1995) • Gary Grant (1996) • Ed Pinckney (1996) • Terry Mills (1997) • Blue Edwards (1998) • Otis Thorpe (1999) • A.C. Green (2000) • LaPhonso Ellis (2001) • Kendall Gill (2001) • Travis Best (2002) • Samaki Walker (2003) • Michael Doleac (2004) • Wesley Person (2004) • Smush Parker (2007) • Rashard Lewis (2012) • Greg Oden (2013) • Michael Beasley (2013) • Luol Deng (2014) • Josh McRoberts (2014) • Amare’ Stoudemire (2015) • Gerald Green (2015) • Dion Waiters (2016) • Derrick Williams (2016) • Willie Reed (2016) • Jordan Mickey (2017) • Avery Bradley (2020) • Markieff Morris (2021) • Josh Richardson (2023) • Thomas Bryant (2023) • Alec Burks (2024)
A stat sheet for the ages. Three home runs, including two in the same summer, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, who delivered back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. They, along with Dwyane Wade, were the faces of the Heatles, who saw plenty of minimum-contracted free agents pass through Miami’s door, some of whom hit and many of whom swung and missed. Such is the life of Riley, a longtime executive.
It is a wonder how Riley landed Jimmy Butler with no salary cap space to speak of. It was the type of thing that could only happen in Miami and required Morey’s approval of a sign-and-trade. All it cost the Heat was Josh Richardson, and it produced a pair of NBA Finals appearances. A home run and a half.
Now, Miami is waiting on its next chance for a big swing in free agency, except the biggest-name players are rarely becoming available, as they chase the guaranteed money from exorbitant extensions. That has made it all the more difficult for front-office shot-callers to hit for extra bases in this portion of their job.
K: Christian Wood (2020) • Daniel Theis (2021) • Jock Landale (2023)
Stone has not been on the job long, so he has not had too many opportunities to strike out. He has, however, made the most of his limited chances, signing Fred VanVleet, who helped legitimize Houston as a playoff team. Stone also scored Dillon Brooks, a signing most everyone took issue with, only for him to become an asset worthy of trading in a deal for Kevin Durant. With Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green also in the fold this season, Durant, VanVleet and the Rockets are among the league’s leading title contenders.
3. Lawrence Frank, Los Angeles Clippers (2017-)
Free agents: .600 OBP • .786 SLG • 1.386 OPS
3B: Kawhi Leonard (2019)
2B: Reggie Jackson (2020)
1B: Nicolas Batum (2020) • Isaiah Hartenstein (2021) • Russell Westbrook (2023) • Derrick Jones Jr. (2024) • Kris Dunn (2024) • Nicolas Batum (2024)
BB: Patrick Patterson (2019)
K: Mike Scott (2018) • Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (2018) • Rodney McGruder (2019) • Serge Ibaka (2020) • Justise Winslow (2021) • John Wall (2022)
We could argue all day whether Kawhi Leonard is a home run. His health has been a consistent impediment to superstardom, but his signing did help alter our perception of the Clippers as a free-agent destination. They are in L.A., after all, and that helped Frank recruit three players last summer — Derrick Jones Jr., Kris Dunn and Nicolas Batum — who each contributed to a 50-win team this past season.
2. Kevin Pritchard, Indiana Pacers (2017-)
Free agents: .600 OBP • .800 SLG • 1.400 OPS
2B: Andre Miller (2009) • Bojan Bogdanovic (2017) • T.J. McConnell (2019)
1B: Steve Blake (2007) • Darren Collison (2017) • Doug McDermott (2018) • Malcolm Brogdon (2019) • Jeremy Lamb (2019) • Justin Holiday (2019)
K: Tyreke Evans (2018) • Kyle O’Quinn (2018) • Kelan Martin (2020) • Torrey Craig (2021) • Bruce Brown (2023) • James Wiseman (2024)
(Pritchard served as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers from 2007-10.)
Indiana is far from a free-agent destination. Same went for Portland, for that matter. But Pritchard just goes to show you, as long as you make contact, you can post a pretty good track record in this market, even if you never connect for a triple or a home run. Pritchard hasn’t taken a ton of swings, but he picks his spots and rakes for the most part. T.J. McConnell is his latest example of a good cut at a low salary.
When the Knicks signed Jalen Brunson to a four-year, $104 million contract in the summer of 2022, a lot of folks figured it for an overpay. As it turns out, it was a wild underpay, as Brunson has changed what we thought possible for New York. They are, as a result of his signing, serious championship contenders.
When it comes to the playoff chase, nobody is overlooking the importance of established stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge or Tarik Skubal. Those players have the weight of their teams’ fortunes squarely on their shoulders, and everyone knows it.
But in reality, it doesn’t take huge names to make a huge impact. The stretch run, which features some tight races, could very well hinge on players who were not widely expected to be significant factors, at least not up until recently.
With that in mind, six writers (three from MLB.com and three from Yahoo Sports) got together and picked one player apiece whom they see as underrated candidates to be impact players down the stretch. Here are their selections.
The fact that the Astros are still neck-and-neck with the Mariners in the AL West race is pretty remarkable considering how many key players have been injured this season. The list of players on the injured list for the Astros includes, but is not limited to: Yordan Alvarez, Isaac Paredes, Josh Hader, Ronel Blanco, Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia. Fortunately, the Astros saw some good injury fortune with the return of Javier on Monday.
Sidelined since May 21, 2024, after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Javier allowed two runs in five innings against the Red Sox on Monday — which came on a two-run home run from Alex Bregman — while striking out five batters. Notably, Javier’s fastball sat at 93.4 mph, a mark he hasn’t been at since his dominant 2022 season, when he had a 2.54 ERA and 194 strikeouts in 148 2/3 innings and helped pitch a combined no-hitter in Game 4 of the World Series against the Phillies.
We know that Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown are a heck of a 1-2 punch at the top of the Astros’ rotation. But there are serious questions about who would slot in as a Game 3 starter for Houston, should the club secure a postseason berth. Perhaps just as important right now, the Astros need another quality starter to help fend off the Mariners and clinch yet another division title. —Brent Maguire, MLB.com
Andrew Vaughn, 1B, Brewers
After a failed run with the White Sox, Vaughn has become one of the best hitters in baseball since he got to Milwaukee, a key part of the Brewers’ recent success. Milwaukee, which is an incredible 39-11 since trading for Vaughn, will be without Jackson Chourio for the next few weeks as he recovers from a hamstring injury. As a result, the Brewers will need their new first baseman and his increased production even more down the stretch as the team looks to tie a bow on the NL Central title and make a run at baseball’s No. 1 seed in the postseason. —Russell Dorsey, Yahoo Sports
Ramón Laureano, OF, Padres
It’s easy to overlook Laureano on a Padres team loaded with star power, including newly acquired flamethrower Mason Miller. The 31-year-old outfielder didn’t even get top billing in the deal with the Orioles that brought him to San Diego — that went to 2025 All-Star Ryan O’Hearn.
But if Laureano can sustain his performance, he’ll go down as one of the biggest positional upgrades any team made at the trade deadline, considering the black hole that was the Padres’ left-field situation before he arrived. Through the end of July, only four teams got less production from their left fielders than the Padres (74 wRC+). In August? San Diego ranks fourth with a 159 wRC+ in left — including a 149 wRC+ from Laureano over 44 PAs at the position. —Thomas Harrigan, MLB.com
Kristian Campbell, 1B/2B, Red Sox
First base has been a hot topic for the Red Sox for a while now. Triston Casas’ season-ending ACL injury in early May sparked a series of shocking events, including Rafael Devers’ refusal to play first base and subsequent trade to the Giants in an early-season blockbuster. Since Devers was dealt, Boston has been relying primarily on a platoon of Abraham Toro and Romy González at first base. That combo performed admirably at first, but Toro in particular — the larger side of the platoon as the switch-hitter who starts against right-handers — has struggled immensely recently, with a .481 OPS since July 8.
Enter — or, perhaps more accurately, reenter — Kristian Campbell.
Campbell began the season as one of baseball’s top prospects, and the eight-year, $60 million extension he signed in April was indicative of Boston’s confidence that he could be a key contributor in the short and long term. A terrific April at the plate suggested Campbell was indeed ready to make an impact, but then he went ice-cold for a lengthy stretch, necessitating a reset in Triple-A, where he has been since mid-June. Campbell continued to scuffle initially but has been heating up over the past month, hitting .370/.465/.575 in his past 20 games with Worcester. More importantly, he has been playing first base after appearing mostly at second in the spring, hinting that he could resurface as an option there for the big-league club. Whether he’s a first baseman long-term doesn’t really matter; right now, if Campbell can play first, he can fill a need for the Red Sox down the stretch. If he can make an impact the rest of the way, it’d be a cool redemption story after his demotion, especially if he can provide the kind of spark Boston needs to return to October. —Jordan Shusterman, Yahoo Sports
Cade Horton, SP, Cubs
The Cubs have been working overtime to hold their rotation together all year. Other teams have more high-profile pitchers on the injured list, but the Cubs are the ones still leading with ace Matthew Boyd, which one has to assume wasn’t part of their original plan. Even as they get Javier Assad and Jameson Taillon back, we can’t minimize the role Horton could play in the final weeks of the regular season.
Horton didn’t get off to a great start, but as he’s figured out how to limit hard contact — now that it’s clear he won’t be averaging over a strikeout per inning at the MLB level in 2025 — he’s really starting to come into his own. The 23-year-old came into his Wednesday night start against the Blue Jays with a 1.05 ERA since July 1 and a scoreless streak he’d run up to 23 1/3 innings. That scoreless streak hit 29 innings before he gave up a run in a 4-1 Chicago victory. At this point, the Cubs really can’t burden themselves with what the Brewers are doing outside of their final five head-to-head games — there’s basically no recourse for a miraculous hot streak. All they can do is to get themselves back in fighting form, playing their best baseball, and a good way to do that is to get your rotation back into a steady rhythm. Horton’s certainly doing his part. —Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, MLB.com
Trent Grisham, OF, Yankees
October baseball is no longer a given for the 2025 Yankees, who, thanks to a late summer tumble, sit just one game up on the Cleveland Guardians for the final AL wild-card spot. That stark reality is most certainly not Grisham’s fault. Disregarded in the minds of most as little more than a bench outfielder, the mustachioed lefty is enjoying a phenomenal season ahead of his first foray into free agency this winter.
Call it good fortune, call it clutch, call it whatever you want, but one of the most notable features of Grisham’s 2025 has been the timeliness of his long balls. Grisham has 25 homers, 20 of which have either tied the game or put the Yankees in front. By Win Probability Added — a WAR-like metric that also measures the timing of a player’s contributions — Grisham has been the 13th-best hitter in the sport. Whenever the Bombers have needed a boost with a blast, Grisham has been there. I see no reason to expect that trend to stop now. —Jake Mintz, Yahoo Sports
Though the Chicago Cubs have fallen behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central, Chicago remains one of the best teams in baseball. The team sits at 68-51 entering Thursday and holds the top wild-card spot in the NL.
But after running out one of the best offenses in baseball during the entire first half, the Cubs are scuffling at the plate. The team’s 96 wRC+ — an advanced stat which measures offensive performance — ranks just 21st over the past 30 days. The team’s entire outfield, in particular, is a big reason for that regression in August.
Help is on the way, though. With the team struggling at the plate, the Cubs called up top prospect Owen Caissie ahead of Thursday’s game, the team confirmed.
It’s unclear where Caissie will play considering the Cubs usually rely on Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ and Kyle Tucker as their starting outfield, with Seiya Suzuki serving as the team’s regular designated hitter.
For at least one game, however, Caissie will take Suzuki’s spot. The rookie served as the team’s designated hitter and batted fifth in his major-league debut on Thursday. He finished 0-for-4 with a strikeout in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Both Suzuki and Crow-Armstrong were out of the lineup Thursday, though neither player is injured. They were likely just getting extra rest after recent slumps.
Caissie made his major-league debut in his home country. Caissie was born in Burlington, Canada, and the Cubs are finishing up a series against the Blue Jays. Caissie may have been called up Thursday so he could make his major-league debut in front of friends and family in Canada. Burlington is a little over an hour drive from Toronto.
Unfortunately for Caissie, Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider didn’t care about any of that. Caissie looked to have an extra-base hit in his first major-league at-bat, but was robbed of it after a diving catch by Schneider in left field.
Davis Schneider lays out to make an INCREDIBLE catch to rob Owen Cassie of his first hit 😱 pic.twitter.com/TUnHvInDWB
While Caissie has shown strong power potential and posted excellent walk rates, strikeouts remain an issue for the slugger. Despite his success this season, Caissie is striking out in 28 percent of his plate appearances, a troublesome total for a minor-league player.
Swing and miss issues have always been a promise for Caissie, but they haven’t stopped him from appearing on top of prospect lists. Baseball Prospectus has listed Caissie on its top-101 prospect list for four straight years. Both Baseball America and MLB.com ranked Caissie on their own lists the past two years.
It’s unclear how the Cubs plan to utilize Caissie and the rest of the team’s outfielders the rest of the way. But with the team’s postseason hopes looking strong, working Caissie in sporadically and letting him acclimate to the majors now could pay dividends if the rookie can play his way onto the postseason roster in October.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a crash, potentially enabling a denial-of-service attack (Crash, Exit, or Restart) or possible code execution.
3. TECHNICAL DETAILS
3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS
Siemens reports that the following products are affected:
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability was discovered in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2025.10. Reading crafted DWF file and missing proper checks on received SectionIterator data can trigger an unhandled exception. This can allow attackers to cause a crash, potentially enabling a denial-of-service attack (Crash, Exit, or Restart) or possible code execution.
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.
When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize VPNs may have vulnerabilities, should be updated to the most recent version available, and are only as secure as the connected devices.
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
5. UPDATE HISTORY
August 14, 2025: Initial Republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-769791
Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk:
Currently no fix is available
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400: Ensure a secure boot password is set as described in the configuration manual to prevent unauthorized access to BIST mode. SeeSec. 5.9.3 for more details
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536: Ensure a secure boot password is set as described in the configuration manual to prevent unauthorized access to BIST mode. See Sec. 5.9.3 for more details
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000: Ensure a secure boot password is set as described in the configuration manual to prevent unauthorized access to BIST mode. See Sec. 5.9.3 for more details
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.
When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize VPNs may have vulnerabilities, should be updated to the most recent version available, and are only as secure as the connected devices.
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
5. UPDATE HISTORY
August 14, 2025: Initial Republication of Siemens SSA-094954
Affected devices do not properly handle interrupted operations of file transfer. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service-condition. To restore normal operations, the devices need to be restarted.
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.
When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize VPNs may have vulnerabilities, should be updated to the most recent version available, and are only as secure as the connected devices.
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
