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Macko

Macko is the lifeblood of our world. The planet bleeds green like you and me bleed red. Unfortunately the Jays considered him expendable as he had a 4.91 ERA in 22 innings while striking out 23. He’ll likely bounce back to the big-league staff at some point in the near future — he’s already been called up three times this year.

With Patrick Corbin landing on the IL, Macko is able to rejoin the Toronto bullpen just five days after being demoted. He has a 5.03 ERA and a 21/9 K/BB in 19 2/3 innings this season.

Macko allowed two runs during his lone inning of work during Friday’s second-half opener against the White Sox. He’s allowed multiple runs in four consecutive relief outings to earn a ticket back to the minors. The -year-old rookie holds a pedestrian 5.03 ERA and 21/9 K/BB ratio across 19 2/3 innings since May 18.

Macko is back for a second major league stint after posting a 1.50 ERA and a 12/2 K/BB in 12 innings during the first one. He’ll likely get most of his work in the middle innings of games.

Macko heads back to the minors with marquee free agent acquisition Dylan Cease coming off the injured list to start Tuesday’s game against the Phillies. The 25-year-old lefty compiled a strong 1.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 12/2 K/BB ratio across 12 innings over 12 appearances during his first stint with Toronto. He’ll return at some point later this summer.

Macko drew the starting assignment in place of an injured Dylan Cease (hamstring) and managed to record five outs before turning things over to bulk reliever Austin Voth, who surrendered five runs over 3 1/3 frames. He figures to get at least one or two additional turns in Toronto’s rotation before Cease is ready to come off the injured list.

Macko gets the ball for his first career start after tossing four scoreless innings out of Toronto’s bullpen since being called up from Triple-A Buffalo earlier this month. The 25-year-old lefty is not a recommended streaming option for fantasy purposes, especially in a tough road matchup at hitter-friendly Camden Yards.

It’s the first trip to the big leagues for the 25-year-old southpaw. Macko registered a 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 19/8 K/BB ratio across 18 innings out of the bullpen at Triple-A Buffalo. He’ll settle into a middle relief role for the Jays.

Macko has spent the last couple years on Toronto’s 40-man roster but has yet to reach the big leagues. He’ll have to wait a bit longer now. Stanifer made a big jump last year, showing that he could stick as a starter and finishing the season at Double-A New Hampshire. He projects as a back-end rotation arm down the road.

He averaged 95.0 mph with his fastball today, which is a nice bump from last year’s 93.0 average in Triple-A. Macko keeps missing time each year, slowing his development, and he wound up finishing last year in the pen in Triple-A. He doesn’t seem hopeless as a starter just yet, but this is his last option year and it’s not going to be easy for him to break into the Toronto rotation; a full-time move to the pen might come at some point.