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Valdez was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Valdez was brought up prior to Wednesday's game against the Red Sox due to Michael Bolsinger's placement on the disabled list with right knee inflammation. During six major-league appearances this year, Valdez has posted a 7.90 ERA with a 1.83 WHIP over the course of 13.2 innings. He will likely only be used in low-leverage situations while with the Blue Jays.

Johnson was sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Johnson will head right back to Pawtucket after getting recalled prior to his start Tuesday. The 26-year-old went six innings during the no-decision, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks while recording four strikeouts. That marked the fifth appearance on the mound for Johnson in the big leagues this year. He has dominated at the Triple-A level, posting a 2.89 ERA with a 1.38 WHIP over 56 innings of work, and could return to the Red Sox in the near future.

Colome notched his 28th save in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics, firing a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed no hits and struck out two.

The Rays closer was called on for the second time in as many nights and provided a clean ninth after having been touched up for a run Monday. Colome already has seven saves in July and has bounced back from a difficult late June/early July stretch where he surrendered 10 earned runs over five appearances. The 28-year-old has now posted five scoreless efforts in his last six trips to the mound and lowered his ERA from 4.10 to 3.71 over that span.

Pagan allowed an earned run on two hits over two innings in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Astros while also recording three strikeouts.

Just recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on July 7, Pagan has simply picked up where he'd left off in his two previous major-league outings. The 26-year-old right-hander had pieced together a pair of scoreless four-inning outings May 23 and June 11, and he then fired two scoreless frames against the White Sox on Sunday in his first appearance since returning. Pagan brings plenty of strikeout upside (15 whiffs in 15 big-league innings this season), and, alongside former starter Yovani Gallardo, makes for another viable long-relief option for manager Scott Servais.

The White Sox recalled Goldberg from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

After dealing away relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle to the Yankees as part of a blockbuster deal Tuesday, Goldberg will move up to the big club to help fortify the bullpen. The right-hander was lit up for four runs in one third of an inning in his MLB debut earlier this season and will likely be ticketed for low-leverage work in his second stint with the White Sox.

Johnson allowed three runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.

Johnson did not show the same form he had when he blanked the Mariners on May 27, as the left-hander was in and out of trouble through all six innings against the Blue Jays. He managed to limit the damage to a three-run fifth inning and was long gone by the time Hanley Ramirez ended a 15-inning marathon with a walk-off home run. Tuesday's outing is expected to be a one-and-done start for Johnson. The Red Sox are likely to call up another reliever to support a staff that's been asked to pitch 58 innings over the past four days.

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.