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Both players have three years of control left. The Royals could use India as a part-time second baseman alongside Michael Massey and have him DH much of the rest of the time. He’d definitely be helpful in the leadoff spot, but Singer would be a significant price to pay over just going and signing a free agent bat for help.

Luzardo will be followed by Taijuan Walker on Saturday and Ranger Suarez on Sunday afternoon. Zack Wheeler will start the first game against the Red Sox on Monday with Cristopher Sanchez rounding out the Phillies’ rotation on Tuesday. Fantasy managers in weekly leagues should be sure to get Wheeler and Sanchez out of lineups for the upcoming weekend if possible.

No word yet on the scheduled starter for Saturday, though it has been confirmed that Tarik Skubal will take the mound for Sunday’s series finale. Casey Mize seems the most likely to slot in on Saturday with Jack Flaherty and Keider Montero rounding out the rotation against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Monday and Tuesday.

He’ll be followed by Yu Darvish on Saturday and Nick Pivetta on Sunday. The expectation is that Randy Vasquez would follow on Monday against the Marlins in Miami with Ryan Bergert the most likely candidate to take the mound on Tuesday. Cease had a disappointing first half of the season, registering a 3-9 record, 4.88 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 129/39 K/BB ratio over 103 1/3 innings of work.

The 37-year-old hurler opted out of his minor league deal with the Rays in mid-June after allowing only one run over 17 1/3 innings over four starts at Triple-A Durham. If this is indeed it, Gibson finishes his big league career with a 112-111 record, 4.60 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and a 1520/664 K/BB ratio over 1,878 innings spanning 13 Major League seasons. Gibson toed the slab for the Twins, Rangers, Phillies, Orioles and Cardinals — winning as many as 15 games in a season with the O’s in 2023 and being named to the American League All-Star team as a member of the Rangers in 2021. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

The 29-year-old right-hander had a solid first half for the Bucs, registering a 3.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 92/27 K/BB ratio across 119 innings through his first 20 starts. He’s signed through the 2028 season though on what looks to be a bargain five-year, $77 million contract though, so it’s going to take a significant offer for the Bombers to be able to pry Keller away from the Pirates. Hiles notes that the Cubs and Mets are also interested in acquiring Keller.

The Red Sox were looking to bolster their organizational catching depth after dealing Blake Sabol to the White Sox, so they picked up Hernández. The 27-year-old backstop has appeared in 25 games at the Triple-A level this season, slashing .221/.287/.351 with a pair of homers, 13 RBI and a 19/8 K/BB ratio over 88 plate appearances. He’ll add depth in the upper minors for the Red Sox.

Lowe will go through a full workout on Thursday, after which he’ll be re-evaluated before the team makes a final determination on his availability for Friday. The 31-year-old slugger has been shelved since July 6 due to a left oblique strain.

The 29-year-old right-hander passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment by the Orioles, but rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk, he has decided to see what’s out there on the open market. Martin has recorded a pair of strikeouts over 1 1/3 scoreless innings at the major league level this season.

Manaea made his season debut as a follower behind Clay Holmes on Sunday, but now he will slide into his normal spot in the rotation. Clay Holmes will follow Manaea as a traditional starter on Saturday, and then David Peterson will pitch on Sunday. That means Kodai Senga will likely start on Monday against the Angels with Frankie Montas following on Tuesday.

The Cardinals will then follow with Sonny Gray on Saturday and Miles Mikolas on Sunday, which means Erick Fedde will likely start Monday against the Rockies in Coors Field, and Matthew Liberatore will follow on Tuesday.