Athletics designate Aaron Civale for assignment

They needed the roster spot for the newly-activated Lance McCullers Jr. Koenig gave up five runs without getting an out in an ugly outing before the All-Star break to spike his ERA from 2.57 to 9.00. He played a big role in Milwaukee’s pen last year and we’d bet on him being back at some point this year.

It’ll be his first start for the Pirates since being acquired in a trade right before the All-Star break. Gonzalez figures to fill in for Konnor Griffin until the rookie sensation can recover from a finger injury. Gonzalez has hit .241/.320/.356 in 98 plate appearances with two home runs. It’s good to see the Pirates giving him a chance but he doesn’t need to be rostered outside of deeper leagues at the moment.

The context of this quote is the Padres attaching Bogaerts to closer Mason Miller being a “proposition too beneficial to pass up” for San Diego should they sell at the trade deadline. Bogaerts, 34 in December, is hitting just .224/.317/.331 this season and has slugged under .400 in each of his three years with the Padres so far. It’s probably far-fetched to believe Bogaerts has any positive trade value at this point, but if the Padres really want to move on from him, attaching Miller might be the way to do it.

He’ll probably split time with Keibert Ruiz fairly evenly, so he’s not necessarily a must-roster in shallow leagues. Ford hit .223/.370/.335 in 58 games in Triple-A Rochester, but .292/.486/.542 in eight July contests that convinced the Nationals that he might be ready.

Acquired on Monday for cash considerations, Sanders holds an 8.68 ERA in nine relief appearances so far in the bigs this year. The 28-year-old never actually pitched for Norfolk, but holds a 2.96 ERA in 24 1/3 innings (17 walks, 44 strikeouts) for Triple-A Indianapolis this year. He’ll work low leverage innings for the Orioles.

The Mets have no interest in paying down Lindor’s contract and still view him as a valuable player. While Lindor wasn’t presented in the Mets list of untouchables they bandied around the league after the All-Star game, he also has a full no-trade clause and is owed $160 million after this season, making him a tough fit for most teams. Lindor reportedly wants to stay and declined comment when asked about his no-trade power during a recent conversation with The Athletic.

Holmes is seen as a “significant trade candidate” and multiple teams are expected to scout his rehab outing, per Sammon. Holmes notched a 2.39 ERA over his first nine starts of the year before fracturing his fibula on May 15. There have also been talks about the Mets potentially extending Holmes ahead of the deadline, so this will be a fluid situation to track.

It sounds like Snell is getting closer and closer to a return from a NanoScope procedure on his elbow. He’ll likely require more than one rehab start, but an August return is definitely in play for Snell based on the timing of this assignment.

He had six plate appearances during his two weeks and change on the roster, walking once. Johnson returns to a .290/.388/.489 line with the Bats in 208 plate appearances this year.

Myers has mostly been used as a platoon center fielder against left-handers this year, hitting .256/.358/.385 overall and .218/.362/.400 against southpaws. He’ll slide right back into that role.