The 22-year-old Pirates rookie had three homers and eight RBI in a July 11 doubleheader sweep of the Brewers — cementing himself as one of the best rookie stories of the first half. His barrel rate is over 28% and K-rate has dropped to 21% from 30% in the minors. Only available in the shallowest leagues, but pick him up if he's somehow there.

The hottest bat in baseball not already fully rostered. Valdez has hit a home run in four consecutive games — something no Pirate has done since Garrett Jones in 2009 — and is batting .380 with a 1.368 OPS since his June 11 return. The power is real (92.3 mph exit velocity), and at 41% ownership he's available in most 10-12 team leagues. The 32.8% strikeout rate is the main batting average risk, but his current production demands an immediate add.

Pittsburgh's No. 9 prospect has five home runs in 44 career major-league at-bats — a genuinely elite debut power rate. A 29% strikeout rate and a .429 BABIP are both due for regression, but the .370 xwOBA shows the ball is jumping off his bat for real reasons, not just luck. He's homered in three straight appearances. At 6% owned, he is the clearest add-now name on the wire this week — grab him in any format before the strikeout correction triggers panic drops.

Pittsburgh's No. 9 prospect has hit five home runs in his first 44 MLB at-bats — including homers in three straight games — with a 1.001 OPS and a .370 xwOBA that confirms the power is real. The 24-year-old posted a .255/.388/.526 slash with 13 HRs across 237 Triple-A plate appearances before the call-up. There's real strikeout risk (29% K-rate) and the BABIP (.429) will regress, but the exit velocity and raw strength profile suggest legitimate top-100 upside. Grab him in all formats at 6% owned and hold through the first cooling-off period — the floor is low but the ceiling is a breakout OF3.