Civale’s agent, Jack Toffey, tells Rosenthal and Sammon that the conversation he had with the Brewers baseball operations staff was “very professional” and that Civale would prefer to continue his career as a starter,

Expect an arms race between the two teams as each looks to bolster its bullpen.

Sale actually looked like he might have hit a wall earlier this year, but the reigning NL Cy Young looks dominant once again.

Misiorowski's improved strike-throwing ability is highlighted by a 64% strike rate over an eight-start stretch in Triple-A.