The Wire Troll: Neil Walker Morphing into Utility Role

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Jimenez may be the next top prospect to get recalled. After missing some time at the start of the season with a pectoral injury, he’s gone 30-for-90 so far at Double-A, but is really heating up lately. He had a streak of nine straight multi-hit games, and had gone 19-for-43 over the last 10 games, with 10 RBI before Saturday (when he was 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI). Jimenez’s walk rate is down, but he’s offset that by making better contact. It’s clear he’s ready for the next step, so jump on him now while his ownership is fairly low.

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The Wire Troll: Domingo German Deserves Attention

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McCarthy has not given up more than three earned runs in any of his half dozen starts this season, tying a season-best with six punchouts in his last outing to improve to 4-0, 3.09. His strikeout rate is down a smidge this year, but if he can stay healthy, he should easily top 125 whiffs while providing plenty of wins, a solid ERA and a decent WHIP. It’s not Fantasy gold, but it’s roster-worthy.

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The Wire Troll: Free Willy Adames

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Injuries to Oriole infielders have guaranteed that Valencia is going to get PT for the foreseeable future, so it’s time to consider him in deeper AL-only leagues. On Thursday, he delivered two hits, including a solo dinger, to snap a slump. Valencia started the season as a part-timer, and hasn’t done much yet, but he does have some pop — that was his third jack of the season. He’s shown the ability to hit for a decent average (.267 career) and be productive (66 RBI in each of the last two seasons), so it’s worth watching to see what he does with this opportunity.

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The Wire Troll: Jason Hammel Dealing Despite Being Winless

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Speaking of veteran hurlers, few have anything on Colon, still chugging along at the age of 44. Splitting his duties between the pen and rotation, he’s been excellent in either role, most recently limiting the World Champion Astros to a single hit over 7 2/3 IP. Colon has no record yet, but his 0.70 WHIP, 1.45 ERA and superb K/BB rate scream for Fantasy attention. He barely tops 90 on the radar gun these days, but considering how crap he was last year, this latest renaissance is truly remarkable.

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The Wire Troll: Brian Johnson Back in BoSox Rotation

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Another forward looking recommendation, Tate could easily play a role for the Yanks in the second half. The righty was dominant in his season debut at Double-A, striking out nearly a batter per frame while doing a splendid job of inducing groundballs. Tate may find himself outgrowing this level fairly quickly now that he’s back to his pre-draft form that made him the fourth overall pick in 2015.

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The Wire Troll: Trevor Williams Effectively Wild for Pirates

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Lucchesi sure looked sharp in his second start on Thursday, hurling five shutout frames with just one hit allowed. The rookie has yet to give up a homer through 40 batters faced this season, and his 2.79 ERA through a pair of starts deserves some Fantasy attention. Last year, Lucchesi racked up a ton of Ks at High-A before moving on to Double-A, where he kept winning. He hasn’t gotten much attention up to this point, but is certainly worth a speculative pickup now to see how this plays out.

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