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Crochet’s start was cut short because of his strict regimen for the rest of the season, but might have been cut short regardless. The 25-year-old needed 51 pitches to get through his two frames, and he gave up four runs in the first before settling down in the second. Crochet’s numbers have imploded in the second half, as he’s now up to 3.83 ERA after carrying a number 3.02 prior to the All-Star break, and it’s fair to say he’s worn down in his first year as a starter. He’ll have another short outing against the Athletics on Friday — assuming he isn’t shut down, of course.

The 31-year-old former top prospect has appeared in 14 games with the Angels already this season, hitting .160/.222/.200 with zero RBI, one stolen base and a 10/2 K/BB ratio over 27 plate appearances. He’ll add depth on the team’s bench for the month of September but won’t hold any fantasy value.

It’s the first trip to the show for the 24-year-old southpaw who was a 14th round selection by the Braves from the 2023 draft class. Farris has made 23 appearances (22 starts) at Double-A Rocket City this season, registering a 4.27 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 142/55 K/BB ratio over 116 innings. He’ll slot into the Angels’ rotation on either Tuesday or Wednesday against the Royals.

Heaney will head to Triple-A for now, but he’ll be postseason eligible. He was recently released by the Pirates after posting a 5.39 ERA in 23 starts and three relief appearances.

Ford, the 12th overall pick in the 2021 draft, will make his major league debut after hitting .283/.408/.460 with 16 homers and seven steals for Tacoma. After seeing a little time in the outfield last year, he was exclusively a catcher this season. He probably won’t be a full-timer for the Mariners, but he could see some action between DH and catcher in tandem with Cal Raleigh, at least when Jorge Polanco is starting in the infield. Mitch Garver is surely in line for less playing time.

The versatile 35-year-old returns to action for Monday’s series finale against the Astros in Houston after missing six weeks with a fractured left hand. He’ll see action all over the diamond for the Halos but his days of mixed league viability from a fantasy perspective are in the rearview mirror.

Rivas hit .283/.411/.300 in 73 plate appearances between April and May, but the Mariners had kept him in the minors the last three months, even as he was hitting .318/.471/.507 at Tacoma. He’ll probably get some starts over Cole Young against lefties but mostly sit versus righties.

Jackson, who was signed to a minor league contract 10 days ago, will join the Mariners pen after posting a 4.54 ERA in 42 appearances for the Rangers and Tigers this season.

That the Mariners waited until Solano would be postseason ineligible for another team to do this doesn’t seem quite right. Solano hit .252/.295/.344 in 176 plate appearances for the Mariners, but that was because of an awful start. He was at .324/.375/.461 in 112 plate appearances since May 20. Still, the team had mostly stopped using him while more often turning to Mitch Garver.

Lao, who was already in Triple-A, gets bumped from the 40-man to make room for Harry Ford and Luke Jackson. Sao made two appearances for the Mariners earlier this season, giving up three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Campero is battling a right ankle sprain and isn’t going to make it back in time before the end of the season, so the Angels will find a better way to utilize his spot on the 40-man roster. The 27-year-old outfielder finishes the season hitting .172/.273/.345 with three homers, eight RBI, four stolen bases and a 14/5 K/BB ratio in 66 plate appearances for the Halos.