Back in draft season, Andres Gimenez was drafted more than ten rounds ahead of Amed Rosario in many formats. Rosario was moved to center field to accommodate Gimenez. Now, Rosario has become one of the top hitters in baseball over the last month, while Gimenez was sent to Triple-A on May 18.

Over the last month, Rosario is batting .355 16 runs, two home runs, 10 RBI and five stolen bases. Rosario has been hitting lead off or second in the batting order and has seven stolen bases since the beginning of May. Rosario has a line of .284/.339/.408 with 33 runs, four home runs, 20 RBI and seven stolen bases. Rosario was batting .179 at the end of April.

Rosario is valuable for the speed alone. He is in the 97th percentile in sprint speed and hasn't been caught stealing. Two years ago with the Mets, he had 19 stolen bases. The hard hit percentage has increased from 33 percent last year to 42 percent this season.

The Indians shortstop has become more patient, swinging less at first pitches. The 6.9 percent walk rate is the highest of his career and the 18.3 percent strikeout rate is a career best. Rosario is still available in some shallow formats and should be on a roster. If you need stolen bases and runs, he's someone that could be acquired cheaply.

Royals Roller Coaster With Olivares

One week ago, Edward Olivares was one of the top pickups in the NFBC Main Event, which are leagues of 15 teams and 30 roster spots. He was originally called up May 30th and sent back to Triple-A four days later.

The Royals outfielder was called back up three days later, giving the indication he might stick this time. Nope. He was sent back to Triple-A three days later. Once again, Olivares is back up with Andrew Benintendi on the IL. Olivares was in the starting lineup on Monday and went 1-for-5 with a run scored. On Tuesday, he didn't start.

Olivares is intriguing in deeper formats. He has played 24 games at Triple-A this season with a line of .370/.452/.610 with 24 runs, six home runs, 18 RBI and eight stolen bases. He's had 24 plate appearances with the Royals and has one stolen base. He has power and speed and needs an opportunity to play every day. If you have room on the roster, he's an add in leagues of 15-teams or more. Just beware the Royals have already sent him down twice.

Wood Is Beginning To Splinter

After his start on May 21 against the Dodgers, Alex Wood had an ERA of 1.93. It was his seventh start and he allowed two earned runs or fewer in each one. Since then, he has fallen off. In his last 21 innings, Wood has allowed 19 hits, 17 earned runs, five home runs, walked eight and struck out 19.

Those stats include his last start, a good one against a bad Arizona team. Wood pitched six innings and allowed four hits, two runs, one walk and struck out seven. Wood is 6-3 with a 3.71 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 24 percent strikeout rate and 7.5 percent walk rate.

Wood has shown he can be a good pitcher when healthy, outside of the last two seasons. He had a 3.29 ERA over his first six seasons and a 5.96 ERA over the last two seasons in only 48.1 innings with the Reds and Dodgers. Wood pitched 151.2 innings in 2018 and durability is a concern. The statcast page for Wood doesn't show anything great outside of chase rate. While Wood did have a good start against the Dodgers, he has feasted on some bad offenses, facing the Marlins twice, Rockies twice, Rangers twice, Pittsburgh and Arizona. If someone is need of pitching, offer Wood and see what the return is while he's still healthy.

Sanchez Gets The Call

The Marlins placed Corey Dickerson on the IL with a foot contusion and called up Jesus Sanchez. The outfielder started Tuesday and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He's 23-years old and saw some time in the majors last season and struggled going 1-for-25 (.040) with 11 strikeouts and four walks.

Sanchez was crushing at Triple-A slashing .349/.400./.643 with 19 runs, nine home runs, 28 RBI and one stolen base in 129 at-bats. One good sign was the reduced strikeout rate of 19.3 percent. Sanchez has good power and the key will be making more contact. Offense has been difficult to find and Sanchez is worth an add in deeper formats.

Schoop Sizzling

Back on May 8, Jonathan Schoop was slashing .180/.218/.243 with two home runs. He was likely dropped in many leagues. While Schoop doesn't have a high ceiling, we know what he is. Schoop is consistently a 20-home run hitter and with offense down across baseball and injuries at a high rate, he has value.

Since May 15, Schoop is hitting .343 (38-for-111) with nine home runs and 24 RBI in 28 games. He was dropped in my home league and I added him on May 31. All of a sudden, Schoop's season line looks solid with a .265 average, 28 runs, 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 238 at-bats. Schoop should be rostered in all leagues.