The 29-year-old southpaw allowed just one hit and one walk on the afternoon while racking up five strikeouts. He took over after José Ureña had faced the Mariners’ lineup one time through and absolutely dominated. Lauer got six swings and misses on 63 pitches on the afternoon, posting a solid CSW of 29 percent. He’ll probably function in a similar capacity his next time out against the Tigers in Toronto next weekend, making him an interesting streaming option in the deepest of mixed leagues and AL-only formats.

Lauer is up and the expectation is he’ll throw multiple innings during Wednesday’s battle against the Red Sox. The 29-year-old takes the roster spot of Casey Lawrence, who was designated for assignment in a corresponding transaction.

Lauer will probably be used as a multi-inning option for Wednesday’s battle against Boston, but also could get a traditional start. The 29-year-old will need to be added to the 40-man roster after making five starts with Buffalo and procuring a 4.50 ERA and 21/6 K/BB ratio during that timeframe. Lauer has had success at the highest level, but not enough recently to suggest this is a good fantasy option.

The 29-year-old southpaw was released by the Astros in early August and latched on with the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization where he went on to spin 34 2/3 innings of 4.93 ERA, 1.36 WHIP baseball with a 37/12 K/BB ratio across seven starts. Lauer had plenty of success with the Brewers at the big league level in 2021 and 2022, so the Jays are hoping that he can return to that form. Either way, you can never have enough pitching and Lauer makes for a quality depth addition.