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Morris struggled in a no-decision against the Mariners on Friday, giving up five runs in just 2 1/3 innings of work. Since he wasn’t going to be available again for at least a few days, the A’s shipped him out to add a fresh arm to their bullpen in Seth Johnson.

Morris wasn’t ever likely to go deep enough for a win, but stood even less chance when he gave up a five-spot with two of those runs coming on a homer from Cal Raleigh. The 24-year-old could work in a similar role next week, but obviously there’s no fantasy upside here.

Morris will be back in a low-leverage, non-fantasy relevant role for the Athletics. He has a 11.70 ERA in three appearances (one start) for West Sacramento this year.

Morris allowed three runs over three innings during an Independence Day relief outing against the Marlins. The 24-year-old starter has allowed 13 runs over 10 innings of work for the Athletics this season.

Morris provides the Athletics with some long relief depth while swingman José Suarez is away from the club on paternity leave. The 23-year-old was hit hard in his big-league debut earlier this month, allowing nine runs over four innings against the Astros back on June 6.

Morris earns a ticket back to the minors after being torched for nine runs over four innings by the Astros in his big-league debut over the weekend. He gave up nine hits, including a grand slam to Yordan Alvarez during the meltdown. The 23-year-old prospect will probably get another chance at some point later this summer.

Yikes, you couldn’t script a worse major league debut. This game got ugly quickly for Morris after letting up a first inning run and then second inning grand slam to Yordan Alvarez. He never settled in and was mercifully pulled with no outs in the fifth after allowing the first two hitters to reach base, both of which came around to score. His sinker-sweeper combo was ineffective, his command was poor across the board, and the Astros lit him up. If he sticks in the rotation for another turn, he’ll face the Rockies at home next week.

It’s a challenging spot for Morris right out of the gate as he’ll face the Astros at hitter-friendly Daikin Park. The unheralded 23-year-old was called up earlier this week after posting a respectable 4.45 ERA and 49/26 K/BB ratio across 60 2/3 innings over 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas this season. He’s not a recommended streaming option for fantasy managers but he’s another name to watch closely since he appears to have a spot in the club’s rotation for now.

Morris figures to jump into the Athletics’ rotation with Jacob Lopez jettisoned to the minors. The 23-year-old holds a serviceable 4.45 ERA and 49/26 K/BB ratio spanning 60 2/3 innings across 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas this season. He’s not a recommended streaming option for fantasy managers.

Morris, 24, presumably will replace Jacob Lopez in the rotation. He had a 4.45 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas, which is pretty good considering the environment. Neither his 19 percent strikeout rate nor his 10 percent walk rate were very encouraging, but he is a strong groundball pitcher, who might allow him to hold his own for the A’s.