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The spot in the rotation had previously belonged to the now-injured Kyle Weiland. This will likely be a one-time thing for Rodriguez, but there’s always a chance he could make a favorable impression by pitching well and manage to stick around.

The versatile 27-year-old is the son of Jose Cruz Jr. and the grandson of Jose Cruz. Selected by the Tigers in the third round of the 2020 draft, this will be the first trip to the big leagues for Cruz. He was slashing just .228/.326/.333 with two homers, 16 RBI, one stolen base and a 39/18 K/BB ratio over 144 plate appearances at Triple-A Toledo. He’ll provide the Tigers with versatility off the bench.

It was a double whammy for Roycroft on Thursday as he was optioned to Triple-A Memphis and then removed from the club’s 40-man roster to accommodate the promotion of Max Rajcic. Roycroft has struggled to a 15.19 ERA and 3.94 WHIP over 5 1/3 innings in seven appearances with the Cardinals this season. There’s a decent chance that he’ll pass through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra bullpen depth for the Cardinals.

He has accepted the assignment and will remain in the organization as veteran infield depth.

García’s recovery is projected to take 6-8 months, so he should be ready for spring training. He’ll be a free agent this offseason and will likely only find platoon roles waiting for him after the .195/.270/.329 batting line he put up with the Phillies in 259 plate appearances this season.

With LHP Ryan Weathers going, the White Sox will rest Antonacci in favor of fellow LHB Tristan Peters. Antonacci is in danger of being platooned if the White Sox find the right mix after getting off to a .111/.238/.111 start against left-handers in his first 36 at-bats. Still, he’s young enough that Chicago should probably keep giving him more chances.

Wilson has a 6.29 ERA in 54.1 innings for Lehigh Valley, but with Andrew Painter sent down, the Phillies needed someone to cover innings as (at least) a bulk reliever. Wilson had an upward mobility clause. He had a 6.65 ERA in 20 appearances (five starts) with the White Sox last season and should remain well off fantasy baseball radars.

Johnson has a 1.33 ERA in 24 appearances (27 innings) with the IronPigs this year, striking out 40. The Phillies will try to see if they can find that version of him in Philadelphia instead of the version with a 7.36 ERA in three appearances in the bigs so far this year.

Banks had a 5.86 ERA in 26 appearances and had allowed an eye-popping 40 hits to go along with 13 walks for a 1.91 WHIP. The 34-year-old still has option years left and will try to get it together with the IronPigs.

Johnson has been out since late May, losing a chance to vie in the Emilio Pagán-absence-fueled closer-by-committee for the Reds. He has a 3.27 ERA in 22 innings so far in the bigs and his return would be good news for the Reds.

Whenever he makes an appearance, it’ll be his MLB debut. Rajcic had a 2.88 ERA in 40 2/3 innings for Memphis, striking out 46 and allowing just 31 hits. He’ll likely get a shot to stick as (at worst) a low-leverage reliever.