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Chavez tossed a quality start Tuesday, holding the Nationals to two runs on eight hits while striking out five over six innings. He did not factor into the decision.

It was the veteran's seventh quality start this season, but just his first in over a month. Despite the solid outing, Chavez continued to be a victim of the long ball (two solo home runs), an issue that has plagued the righty all year (1.9 HR/9). With a 4.88 ERA through 107 innings, the 33-year-old's value is limited to very deep and AL-only formats.

Chapman walked one in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to pick up his 10th save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Twins.

He also threw a wild pitch. The flamethrowing lefty continues to have trouble finding the plate, and Chapman now has a 2:5 K:BB in four innings over his last five appearances. The Yankees bolstered their bullpen Tuesday with the additions of David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle, but at least for the moment Chapman's spot as closer isn't in any jeopardy.

Kahnle was traded to the Yankees on Tuesday as part of a multi-player deal.

Though he doesn't have the name recognition of fellow teammates Todd Frazier and David Robertson, Kahnle may have been the most valuable piece moving to New York in Tuesday's blockbuster trade. The 27-year-old is in the midst of a breakout campaign, as he sports a 2.50 ERA (1.47 FIP) and ridiculous 60:7 K:BB ratio over 36 innings of relief this year. While he'll certainly be impactful out of the Yankees' bullpen moving forward, Kahnle doesn't project to provide much standard fantasy outside of his dominant ratios.

Robertson was traded to the Yankees on Tuesday as part of a multi-player deal.

Robertson has long been the subject of trade rumors and has finally found his new home for the stretch run of the 2017 season. This move will almost certainly have a negative effect on Robertson's fantasy value in standard leagues, as he'll no longer be in line for saves opportunities with his new ball club. The 32-year-old will likely be utilized as a setup man at the back end of the Yankees' loaded bullpen.

West was released by the Astros on Tuesday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

West has been with the Astros' organization since 2012 and held a 4.53 ERA over 43.2 innings with Triple-A Fresno this season before being cut from the roster. He'll look to pick up with another club.

McHugh (elbow) will start Saturday's game in Baltimore.

This will be his season debut. He has a 3.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB in 15 innings over three rehab starts with Double-A Corpus Christi. He logged six innings but only threw 69 pitches (48 strikes) in his final rehab start, so it would be surprising if he were able to throw 100 pitches in his first start off the DL. McHugh replaces Joe Musgrove in the rotation.

Diaz will be unavailable for Tuesday's game against the Astros after pitching in four consecutive games, Bob Dutton of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Diaz's owners can hardly complain, as he has provided four saves and nine strikeouts without allowing a run in four days -- a truly rare feat for a closer in today's game. Nick Vincent is also unavailable. Tony Zych, Steve Cishek and James Pazos could all be options if a save situation arises.

Johnson was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Due to a scheduling quirk to open the second half along with a desire to build in some extra rest for ace Chris Sale, the Red Sox will have Johnson serve as one of their seven starting pitchers for seven games this week. It's assumed that manager John Farrell will scale back the rotation to its usual five-man setup the following week, so Johnson is fully expected to return to Triple-A after Tuesday's outing. In his other four starts this season with the Red Sox, Johnson has compiled a 4.29 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 21 innings.

Diekman (abdomen) threw eight light tosses off a mound Monday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Diekman is preparing to throw a second, more intense bullpen session Thursday, so Monday's workout was just a means of familiarizing himself with the slope of the mound after having not toed the rubber since October. The lefty, who underwent his third and final surgery June 9 to address ulcerative colitis, has been able to keep his arm conditioned by throwing off flat ground for the last month. Prior to doing the light tosses off the mound, Diekman stretched his flat-ground distance out to 170 feet Monday, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. Diekman remains without an official timetable for a return from the 60-day disabled list, but mid-to-late August seems like a reasonable estimate.

Lopez allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out a season-high 12 over seven innings Sunday for Triple-A Charlotte, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Lopez hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last four starts and lowered his season ERA to 3.78. With the White Sox having traded Jose Quintana, they appear to be preparing for 2018. That means getting some of the young hurlers up to Chicago. Manager Rick Renteria acknowledged a "two-pronged test" for calling up a prospect, such as Lopez. Is there an opportunity to take the ball every fifth day? This appears to be the case after trading Quintana. And has the prospect done everything at the minor-league level to prepare for the transition to the majors? The organizational decision-makers are in the process evaluating Lopez, Lucas Giolito and Carson Fulmer for their readiness for the big leagues.