After posting a .653 OPS across his first 129 plate appearances of the season, Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville in early May. Since his demotion, Ramirez has shown off his five-category upside, hitting .240/.309/.424 with six home runs, 17 RBI, 21 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases across 139 plate appearances. The 24-year-old also proved he can produce at the big-league level in 2025, hitting 21 home runs and stealing 16 bases across 585 plate appearances. Defense is the big question mark for Ramirez, who graded out as one of the worst defensive catchers in baseball last season. Still, Miami recently placed catcher/designated hitter Liam Hicks (back) on the 10-day injured list, which could be the opportunity Ramirez needs to get back to the Majors. Fantasy managers in need of upside at the catcher position may want to consider stashing Ramirez ahead of his impending return.

Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said that right-hander Eury Perez (thigh) felt great on Monday during his pitch design and was "sneezing 95," according to Marlins reporter Jeremy Tache. It sounds like Perez is getting close to coming off the 15-day injured list and rejoining the Marlins' starting rotation. The 23-year-old could be reinstated from the IL to start on Wednesday in a good matchup against the Texas Rangers as long as he recovers well from his throwing session on Monday. Perez has been sidelined for four weeks due to a right-gracilis muscle strain. Although a matchup against Texas this week is enticing for fantasy managers, keep in mind that Perez only threw 51 pitches in his lone minor-league rehab start, so he will likely be limited from a pitch-count perspective if he returns to the rotation this week. The Dominican hurler will be returning to a 3-6 record, 4.60 ERA (4.66 FIP), and 1.26 WHIP with 72 strikeouts and 28 walks in 62 2/3 innings across his 12 starts. Perez has a nice 27.2% strikeout rate this year, but he also carries a career-high 10.6% walk rate.

Boston Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet (shoulder, lat) won't resume throwing yet, interim manager Chad Tracy said on Monday. Crochet had a scheduled re-evaluation of his shoulder on Monday, which showed that he is "improving." However, it wasn't enough for Crochet to take the next step in his recovery. The 27-year-old southpaw has been on the injured list since late April with inflammation in his left shoulder, and he encountered a setback along the way in early June when he suffered a low-grade lat strain. Crochet said that his shoulder is the bigger issue. He has been throwing a plyometric ball while he rehabs, but he's not to the point where he can pick up a real baseball yet. We already know that Crochet will be out beyond the mid-July All-Star break, and we don't have a specific timetable for when he might be able to rejoin Boston's big-league starting rotation. The two-time All-Star has league-winning upside when fully healthy, but he's been a major disappointment in 2026 in his second year in Boston, posting a 6.30 ERA and 1.47 WHIP with 37 strikeouts in 30 innings over just six starts.

Entering 2026, San Diego Padres outfielder Samad Taylor had logged just 14 big league plate appearances since the start of 2024. However, the 27-year-old posted a .906 OPS across 222 Triple-A plate appearances to open the year, earning himself a promotion to the big leagues in early June. Taylor has performed well in a limited sample size since being called up, hitting .340/.400/.420 with one home run, eight RBI, 11 runs scored, and four stolen bases across 57 plate appearances. Taylor has struck out in 28.8% of his trips to the plate, so his batting average is likely to drop as his .485 batting average on balls in play regresses to the mean. Still, Taylor offers elite speed upside as long as he can hold onto a regular role. He stole 44 bases across 137 games at Triple-A in 2025 and 50 across 136 Triple-A games in 2024. For deeper league managers in need of speed, Taylor is a viable waiver wire target.