Brett Kerry works four innings against Brewers

Yates heads to Pittsburgh as a reliable late-inning option as they attempt to make a late-season playoff push. The 39-year-old veteran has notched three saves this season along with a respectable 3.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 36/12 K/BB ratio across 27 1/3 innings of work.

Robinson has posted a pedestrian 4.55 ERA and 78/34 K/BB ratio across 83 innings this season, most of them at Double-A Harrisburg. The 23-year-old was acquired from the Athletics in the Alika Williams trade back in mid-May.

The deal is now official. Senzatela heads to Milwaukee as a potential low-leverage relief option for the home stretch. The 31-year-old earns a reprieve from Colorado after spending a decade pitching in Coors Field. He’ll leave behind a strong 3.61 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 46/17 K/BB ratio across 52 1/3 innings over 34 appearances this season. He’s an interesting pickup by the Brewers that could wind up making a difference as a multi-inning weapon.

Eisert gets the call to replace an injured Mitch Keller (shoulder) on Pittsburgh’s roster. The 28-year-old lefty reliever was picked up from the White Sox in a trade last month.

Keller’s season is officially over and he’s facing a lengthy recovery process after being diagnosed with a serious shoulder ailment. It’s a bit unclear how much time he’s going to miss, but it’ll definitely be a multi-month absence given the nature of the injury. The 30-year-old starter finishes with an underwhelming 5.29 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 89/42 K/BB ratio across 115 2/3 innings over 22 starts.

May might have peaked in May, but he’s still done quite well in posting a 2.92 ERA with 28 strikeouts over 24 2/3 innings in his last five starts. The Brewers don’t ask for lengthy outings from their starters, which should work in May’s favor. His fantasy value should increase a tad with the deal, though there is the risk that the Brewers will occasionally pull him with a lead in the fifth. The Brewers will have to decide whether to go to a six-man rotation for now or to have May replace Robert Gasser.

Romero is on the shelf after having his appendix removed last month, but he could be back in a couple of weeks. The reliable lefty setup man has a 3.35 ERA in 43 innings this year and has come in at 2.87 in 163 innings since the start of 2024. He’ll be a free agent at season’s end.

Signing May to a $12.5 million deal last winter worked out about as well as the Cardinals could have hoped, as they’re flipping him for a couple of very interesting prospects here. The 18-year-old Frias hit a crazy .441/.518/.678 in 32 games in the Complex League this year before moving up to Low-A ball and coming in at .236/.328/.418 in his first 28 games. He has some star potential as a left-handed, power-hitting corner outfielder.

Ragsdale, 22, was a nice find from the seventh round of last year’s draft. He opened 2026 hitting .327/.447/.528 in 60 games in High-A and has kept it going at .292/.429/.698 with 12 homers in 26 games since moving up to Double-A. He’s also 31-for-34 stealing bases on the year. Strikeouts are a problem and he lacks polish defensively, but the talent is there for him to become a starter in center.

It’s a tough break for Miller’s immediate fantasy outlook as he’ll be stuck behind Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock in Boston’s high-leverage mix. However, he provides the Red Sox with another reliable late-inning option as they attempt to make a real playoff push following the best month in franchise history. The 28-year-old lefty boasts a strong 2.76 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 45/22 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings this season. His departure obviously leaves San Francisco’s closing situation in flux.