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Newcomb was outstanding, and while he did need 18 pitches to procure the three punchouts, it’s still an impressive outing for the veteran 32-year-old. He’s saved two games and forged a 2.76 ERA in 2025, but he’s not a lock to see more save chances. He probably should be, but he’s not.

With Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) back, the Brewers will send Rom back to Triple-A, where he has posted a 3.04 ERA and a 39/9 K/BB in 26 2/3 innings.

The 25-year-old posted a 9.90 ERA in 10 innings for the Reds this season while striking out nine and walking 10. He’ll work to get that command in order in the minors.

After being designated for assignment by the Marlins earlier in the season, Paddack joined the Reds and posted a 6.04 ERA and 1.66 WHIP across 22 1/3 innings. We’d assume he clears waivers this time, but some team (cough, the Phillies, cough) might be desperate enough to take a chance.

Johnson had a 3.27 ERA, one save, and four holds over 22 innings to start the season for the Reds. His return will be welcome and he could easily factor his way back into the late-inning competition after a few good appearances.

With Elmer Rodriguez being sent back down to Triple-A, the Yankees called up Yerry De los Santos to give them another fresh arm in the bullpen. The 28-year-old has allowed one run on four hits over 5 1/3 innings for the Yankees out of the bullpen this season.

Rangel will fill Andrew Painter’s spot in the rotation, but he will operate as a bulk reliever on Monday with Tim Mayza opening. Rangel posted a 3.99 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 73/27 K/BB ratio in 70 innings at Triple-A this season. He remains off the fantasy radar for now.

Slater was designated for assignment by the Rays over the weekend. He’s hitting just .231/.311/.277 with a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 74 plate appearances for three teams this season.

Piñango is having a solid season overall, hitting .283/.331/.433 with four home runs in 136 plate appearances, but he had slowed down of late and made just two starts this past week. The Blue Jays valued David Schneider’s defensive versatility and his ability to handle left-handed pitching, so Piñango was sent down with Luis Urias joining the team.

Urías was acquired from the Diamondbacks on Saturday and will now officially join the Blue Jays roster. Urías was hitting .361/.393/.546 with three homers in 27 games for Triple-A Reno and should fill a utility role off the bench for the Blue Jays.

Ramos has gone 6-for-15 in four games at Triple-A with four strikeouts and three walks. While his four home runs were a bit underwhelming in 44 games for the Giants to start the season, he had a 13.4 percent barrel rate and nearly 49 percent hard-hit rate while posting an above-average zone contact rate. His groundball rate was too high, which could be an issue he’s working on as he recovers from his quad injury. We’d still bank on a solid second half for the 26-year-old outfielder.