I don’t know about you, but my Tuesday was highlighted by the Pittsburgh Pirates calling up Jameson Taillon. I wrote about the young right-hander a few editions ago, and if he was available in your league at that time, I hope you picked him up. I was sitting at work and when I got the alert on my phone, I may or may not have done a vintage Tiger Woods fist pump. He is going to be good.

In this edition, we discuss the heavily-hyped-but-yet-to-produce Byron Buxton, as well as split studs Tyler Chatwood and Matt Adams. These guys can all help your fantasy team right now and as the season surges on, we need to make sure that our teams are as good as can be.

Byron Buxton, OF MIN— It seems like each and every time Buxton comes up to the bigs, he struggles immensely. He strikes out a ton, doesn’t live up to the hype and gets sent back down. Well, this time around, albeit a small sample size, it looks like he’s beginning to figure things out. He’s 10-for-23 with three runs scored, two RBI and one stolen base. The 6:0 K/BB ratio is far from ideal, but a strikeout percentage under 25 is somewhat of an improvement for the young outfielder. The speed has always been there for him, which is what makes him so enticing in the fantasy realm. He may be hitting well right now and is worthy of a roster addition, but if your leagues values OBP, he is going to be destructive with some time. For the season, he’s striking out 41.1 percent of the time, while walking just 2.7 percent of the time. If he truly has figured out, however, he could easily be a big time contributor for your team. Adding him now, at the very least, gives you an offensive spark and an upgrade in stolen bases.

Tyler Chatwood, SP COL— Coors Field is a b**ch, and Chatwood would agree with that. Like many Colorado starters, his numbers at home are pretty rough. At home this season, Chatwood is 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA. When away from the unfriendly fines of Coors Field, he is 5-0 with a 0.65 ERA. He may not be striking out a ton of guys, but he induces plenty of ground balls (57 percent), something he’s done for most of his career. He’s dropped his walk percentage down by a full batter, another solid reason as to why he’s been better this season, on the road at least. He’s also stranding just under 78 percent of baserunners, helping keep his ERA down. A .259 BABIP is 45 points below his career mark, so some regression could be in store here for Chatwood. If you need some pitching, give Chatwood one of your rosters spots. To save your team, however, make sure you only start him when he’s pitching on the road. I can’t reiterate this enough: If Chatwood is pitching at home, you DO NOT start him. If he’s on the road, you DEFINITELY start him.

Matt Adams, 1B STL— The last seven days have gone very well for the Cardinals’ first baseman. He’s hitting .375 (6-for-16) with one home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a 2:1 BB/K ratio. Adams has just 22 at-bats against southpaws this season, but the guy is slashing .364/.348/.591 against them. So why exactly isn’t he getting more at-bats against them? Well, over the last years, he’s hitting just .202 with 65 strikeouts in 198 at-bats against left-handers. The former Slippery Rock standout has been uncharacteristically good this season, and the success against lefties isn’t likely to continue at this clip moving forward. In terms of your fantasy team, he can be a nice boost to your batting average and RBI when the Cardinals face a righty. Make sure you’re very active with your lineup, because Adams is a platoon play. His current BABIP of .384 and wOBA of .402 are well above his career norms, so his .325 batting average on the season should make its way down closer to his .281 career mark.