Tatsuya Imai

The $54M Houston righty has been one of baseball's most polarizing arms — elite strikeout stuff (10.5 K/9, 91st-percentile Whiff rate) undercut by a command issue all season. But in late June, he posted back-to-back starts with 11 and 10 strikeouts against Cleveland and Detroit (21 Ks in 2 starts, just 1 walk combined) — a strong sign the control is finally catching up to the talent. At 36% owned, there's still time to grab him before ownership surges. His ceiling, if the walk rate stabilizes, is a genuine rotation ace. Add now and carry through the All-Star break.

Started vs MIA (5W-4L, 6.06 ERA)

Started @ Texas Rangers (1W-2L, 8.31 ERA)

Started @ Minnesota Twins (1W-1L, 9.24 ERA)

Started vs Seattle Mariners (1W-0L, 7.27 ERA)