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He will return to the Braves’ bullpen ahead of Tuesday night’s game at Dodger Stadium, replacing the injured Josh Tomlin. Santana, 29, has pitched to a 3.82 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and 31/9 K/BB ratio in 37 2/3 innings this season with Atlanta.

McCullers had been designated for assignment on Sunday. It appears that he cleared waivers and will now become a free agent. The veteran has a 6.55 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 44 innings this season for the Astros and Brewers.

The 25-year-old is hitting .232/.299/.420 for the White Sox in 77 plate appearances this season. He should be an option against left-handed pitching until the team adds another bat at the trade deadline. If they don’t, he may be supplanted anyway when Austin Hays (calf) comes off the injured list.

Caissie had been swinging in the cage without an issue but has now progressed to on-field batting practice. The next step would presumably be facing live pitching before potentially beginning a rehab assignment. Those rehab games could start as soon as next week, and he could be back in Miami by the middle of August if all goes well.

Krook was just re-signed by the team last Monday after being designated for assignment for the first time. He had elected free agency then but wound up returning to the Nationals, which may suggest the market wasn’t robust. He could wind up with the Nationals for a third time.

Schultz was used as an opener last week and allowed two runs while getting just one out. He is not on fantasy radars in any format.

Huff hit .121/.147/.182 in 34 plate appearances with the Orioles this season. They may look to bring him back as organizational depth.

Pozo was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Thursday. He hit .242/.242/.273 in 33 plate appearances with the Cardinals to begin the season and was hitting .229/.256/.386 with three homers in 86 plate appearances at Triple-A before being designated for assignment. He will back up Chadwick Tromp in a situation that all fantasy managers should avoid.

Johnson went 0-for-5 in four games in his first MLB stint earlier this season. The 27-year-old is hitting .278/.373/.474 in 61 games at Triple-A with 10 home runs and 11 steals. He will be on the bench on Monday with TJ Friedl starting in left field and JJ Bleday moving over to right field. That could be the regular lineup against right-handed pitchers for the next few weeks.

Steer is yet another potential trade candidate going down with an injury at the worst time. While there is no timeline yet for his potential return, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that he will miss “significant time.” There are only two months left in the season, and the Reds are all but eliminated, which means there is a chance that we don’t see Steer in an MLB game for the remainder of the season. We’d still put him in an IL spot on our fantasy teams until we hear an exact timeline.

The 30-year-old went 7-for-19 in eight games for the Braves. He will return to Triple-A, where he will resume his role as organizational depth.