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Los Angeles has decided to move on from Pomeranz after he compiled an inflated 5.01 ERA across 23 1/3 innings of work. Th3 37-year-old southpaw signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Angels last offseason after a strong season with the Cubs last year where he posted a 2.17 ERA and 57/15 K/BB ratio over 49 2/3 innings.

It somehow appears that Young managed to avoid serious injury during a scary-looking collision with the left-center field wall during Saturday’s contest at Tropicana Field. The 26-year-old takes a seat with Dylan Crews patrolling center field in his place. He’s day-to-day with right side soreness heading into Monday’s series opener against the Phillies.

Wandy Peralta draws the starting assignment as San Diego’s opener. It’ll be Giolito’s second consecutive bulk relief outing since mid-June. The 31-year-old has compiled a serviceable 4.56 ERA across 25 2/3 innings during his Padres debut. He’s tough to trust as a fantasy option since he’s struggled to work deep into outings and has posted a 16/21 K/BB ratio so far.

Vargas takes a seat for the first time since May 20. The 26-year-old has put together a phenomenal season as one of Chicago’s primary catalysts, slashing .237/.354/.467 with a career-high 16 home runs, 44 RBI and 10 steals in 323 plate appearances over 74 games. A quick break to recharge both mentally and physically makes a ton of sense since he’s been scuffling recently, hitting .111 (3-for-27) over his last seven games and has just three homers since the start of June. It’ll be rookie Jacob Gonzalez getting a look at the cold corner in his place.

Spencer Steer takes over at the keystone to face Yankees rookie starter Elmer Rodríguez with top prospect Edwin Arroyo at shortstop for his eighth consecutive start since June 12. The big question for fantasy managers is whether Arroyo, who is hitting just .255 (12-for-47) through 17 games since being called up, will remain in the big leagues once Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) is ready to return from the injured list in a couple days.

Rojas returns to Minnesota’s pitching equation after missing just over three weeks with elbow inflammation. The 23-year-old prospect has posted an encouraging 1.26 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 14/10 K/BB ratio over 14 1/3 innings for the Twins since coming up in late April. He projects as a swingman-type option for the Twins for the next few months, but could wind up getting a look in the rotation if Mick Abel (elbow) is facing an extended absence following a setback.

Lawrence has been removed from Minnesota’s bullpen mix after allowing 12 runs with a 12/9 K/BB ratio across six innings. The 31-year-old reliever came over from the Pirates in a small trade earlier this month. He figures to generate some interest on waivers as a middle relief depth option.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone downplayed any concern regarding Gerrit Cole’s health earlier this weekend, stating that they merely want to give everyone in the rotation an extra day of rest. The 35-year-old veteran will get the ball for Monday’s series opener against Detroit with Rodríguez making a spot start against the Reds on Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old top prospect’s raw numbers illustrate the significant gap between Triple-A and the majors, as he’s posted an inflated 4.15 ERA across 13 innings at the highest level while turning in a strong 3.00 ERA over 51 innings on the doorstep this season. He has a bright future ahead of him, but Rodríguez isn’t an appealing streaming option in a one-and-done spot spot start before heading back to Triple-A.

Wells returns to New York’s lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Reds following a two-week absence due to cervical headaches. There’s minimal concern since precautionary imaging didn’t reveal any additional neck issues. The 26-year-old backstop went 2-for-12 with a pair of homers during a three-game minor league rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was hitting .166 with four homers in 169 plate appearances over 47 contests prior to hitting the shelf earlier this month.

Hicks returns to Chicago’s relief corps for Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers following a one-month absence recovering from a lat strain. The hard-throwing 29-year-old was one of the worst relief pitchers in baseball between the Giants and Red Sox last year when he posted an abysmal 6.95 ERA across 67 1/3 innings of work. He’s been marginally better in his White Sox debut with a pedestrian 5.60 ERA over 17 2/3 innings.

Davis returns to the minors with Jordan Hicks coming off the injured list for Sunday’s series finale against Detroit. The 27-year-old rookie has posted a serviceable 4.63 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 20/13 K/BB ratio across 23 1/3 innings since being called up back in late April.