It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another Category Impact article. Hopefully your teams are doing successful, but even if they aren’t, there is plenty of time to turn things around. If you’ve been waiting on Michael Brantley, he’s finally returned. The fantasy baseball season is long and grueling, yet extremely rewarding if things go well. There is no need to panic right now, but each of the five guys in the piece have the ability to contribute in niche categories that could be the difference in winning or losing.

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Ketel Marte, SS SEA— Marte hasn’t been the fantasy asset many had hoped for when drafting him, but it seems that things are turning around. His average is up to .288, thanks to going 13-for-30 over the past week. He still only has two stolen bases on the season, but that number will increase as long as the team leaves him at the top of the order. The switch-hitting shortstop does a decent job of getting on base, as evidenced by his career .344 OBP. For context, the league average last season was .317. His OBP should go up when his walk percentage increases. It was 9.7 percent in 57 games last season, however, it’s under four percent through 19 games in 2016. With Kyle Seager, Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz behind him in the order, there is a lot to like for Marte. He should be a positive asset in terms of runs scored, batting average and most importantly, stolen bases.

Jose Berrios, SP MIN— Uber-prospect Berrios was far from spectacular in his debut, but he flashed glimpses of excellence. For starters, he has a live right arm with a 2-seam that has a bunch of run. His off-speed is sharp and has swing-and-miss written all over it. He has so much potential and is going to be a great major league pitcher, but right now, there are some concerns with Berrios. For starters, the kid isn’t even 22 years old yet. Also, these prospects aren’t guaranteed to succeed immediately at the big league level. Just because he was 38-21 with a 2.98 ERA and 9.5 K/9 in the minors, doesn’t mean that he is guaranteed to post similar numbers at the major league level. The Twins are going to let him up in the big leagues to work out the kinks and he is a must-add in all formats. If he’s available, go get him.

Jarrod Dyson, OF KC— Speed kills. Now that he has a regular role, he is going to contend for the American League stolen base crown. Dyson’s fantasy value could increase even more, if only the Royals moved this guy to the top of the damn lineup. The team’s current leadoff hitter is shortstop Alcides Escobar, who has been uninspiring this season, hitting .220 with six runs scored in 21 games. As we all know, you want your leadoff hitter to get on base at a good clip, and some speed never hurt anyone. Escobar’s career OBP is .297, while Dyson’s is .322. Dyson and Escobar both have 149 career stolen bases, however, Dyson has done it in 542 less games and been caught seven less times. Kansas City needs to move this guy to the top of the order, and when they do, you are going to want him on your roster.

Joe Smith, RP LAA— Huston Street is injured, which opens the door for Joe Smith. Smith will be the team’s closer for the next month or so and quite simply, you need to add him. Saves are probably the hardest category to come by off the waiver wire, but here is your chance to capitalize. Sure, he doesn’t strikeout a ton of guys (career 7.48 K/9) but when he was the closer for the Angels in the first half of 2014, he was 15-for-18 in save opportunities. Sure, in about a month he will go back to his normal setup role, but for the time being he’s going to record some saves. You never know what could happen to Street during his rehab. The timetable may be 3-4 weeks, but you just never know what can happen during the process. Add Smith.

Kevin Gausman, SP BAL— Gausman has yet to put it together at the big league level, going 14-20 with a 4.17 ERA in 66 games (43 starts). His career K/9 mark at the big league level is 8.0, while his minor league mark is 9.4. However, in his 2016 season debut, he was flat out filthy against the Rays. He struck out seven batters in five innings, while walking two. Baltimore desperately needs another consistent arm in that rotation, and not only can Gausman provide that, but he could also develop into the ace of the staff. It’s tough to get a true value on Gausman, seeing as the sample size is very small. Not to mention the fact that he faced a Rays squad that sports the lowest team batting average in all of baseball. He gets a tougher task in his start today against a White Sox team that is hitting about 20 points higher than the Rays. Regardless, Gausman is a pitcher who at the very least will be a contributor to your team’s K/9.