Ranger Suarez simply cannot miss. His latest gem saw him allow one earned run in seven innings against the defending champion Rangers (his namesake?). He also set a season high with 10 strikeouts, bringing him to 9.2 K/9 for the season. He's probably not mid-90s Greg Maddux, like his 1.36 ERA would suggest, but this breakout is reminiscent of Justin Steele last year in that he's a ground-ball pitcher who suddenly develops immaculate control while striking out batters at a good enough clip. And hey, Steele managed to keep it going until September..

Garrett Crochet also turned in a good start Tuesday, allowing no runs on two hits in six innings. After that little rough patch in mid-April, he now has a 0.96 ERA in his past five starts. Andrew Abbott, meanwhile, threw seven shutout innings against a good Padres lineup, but he struck out only two. It's hard to make sense of his success so far (fly-ball pitcher with poor strikeout numbers pitching in a homer-friendly venue) other than that the entire league environment has been favorable to pitchers. Javier Assad is a similar case and saw some regression Tuesday, serving up two home runs while walking five in 4 2/3 innings against the Braves. Hard to abandon ship, though, when he still has a 1.70 ERA on the year.

With all those unlikely successes at starting pitcher, there's little reason to keep the faith on someone like Cristian Javier, who showed signs of maybe figuring things out in his previous start but went right back to struggling Tuesday, striking out one over four shaky innings. I'd rather hold onto Joe Musgrove (elbow inflammation), who was back in action but lasted only three innings at the Reds, having foregone a rehab assignment.

On the hitting end, rookie Colt Keith collected three hits for a second straight game and may be starting to figure out major-league pitching. He still has yet to hit a home run but is batting .386 with an 11 percent strikeout rate in May. Byron Buxton , who recently returned from a bout with knee soreness, hit his second and third home runs, but that's only a baby step toward restoring confidence in Fantasy.

And with that, my time filling in for Chris Towers is complete. He'll take over the newsletter again Thursday, and I'll just go back to being Scott White, guy who writes about Fantasy Baseball ... and also prospects. On that note, let's look at some of the latest minor-league developments before signing off.

2023 minors: .324 BA (460 AB), 31 HR, .976 OPS, 42 BB, 100 K
2024 minors: .291 BA (117 AB), 7 HR, .878 OPS, 11 BB, 29 K

I'm sorry to say that Caminero isn't doing much to force the issue right now, and he kind of needs to with Joshua Lowe, Brandon Lowe and  Jonathan Aranda  all healthy again. Instead, he's gone 3 for 19 over the past week, striking out seven times and walking nada. He's gotten some exposure to second base, but that position isn't any more open than third base at this point. I'm just not sensing any urgency here, and yet it's hard to imagine he won't be up at some point in the first half given that the Rays saw fit to use him down the stretch last year. He still obliterates the ball when he connects with it and has as much pure hitting potential as any minor-leaguer.

2023 minors: .323 BA (477 AB), 12 HR, 24 SB, .941 OPS, 101 BB, 118 K
2024 minors: .266 BA (124 AB), 4 HR, 3 SB, .865 OPS, 33 BB, 31 K
2024 majors: 2 for 31, 0 HR, 0 SB, 2 BB, 18 K

At this time a week ago, it seemed like Holliday was beginning to heat up at Triple-A, but it was short-lived. After a 5-for-29 week, he's now batting .232 (19 for 82) since his April 26 demotion, and given how much he struggled in his first taste of the big leagues, it's doubtful the Orioles would press the issue in any way with him. He needs to be scorching hot to make it back, in other words, and he's far from that. Even with Coby Mayo sidelined by a fractured rib, there are other potential infield replacements at Triple-A, including former major-leaguers Terrin Vavra and  Nick Maton. Still, Holliday is the top prospect in baseball and almost certain to return at some point this season. You may not get another shot at him if you bail now.

2023 minors: .262 BA (473 AB), 26 HR, 18 SB, .873 OPS, 65 BB, 173 K
2024 minors: .348 BA (161 AB), 8 HR, 10 SB, 1.027 OPS, 33 BB, 37 K

If there's one top prospect doing everything he can to make sure the big club takes notice, it's James Wood. He connected for his eighth home run in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday and continues to demonstrate an impressive mastery of the strike zone for someone who stands 6-feet-7, having drawn nine walks while striking out just seven times in his past 13 games. My biggest concern is that he has only an 18.3 percent fly-ball rate at Triple-A Rocheter, according to FanGraphs, but his manager there doesn't think he has anything more to work on.

"He's done enough right now that I would feel confident, if they asked me, [to say], 'Hey, man, might as well.'" Matthew LeCroy recently told The Washington Post. "He's a guy that I think if they called him up tomorrow, he would handle it, and he would just continue to get better and better."

So when?

"Soon," manager Dave Martinez said Monday.

Clearly, it's getting harder for the Nationals to bat down the question, but in fairness, their current starting outfield (Jesse Winker, Jacob Young and  Eddie Rosario ) is giving them plenty to evaluate right now. And since they're not serious contenders, there's no real urgency to pull the plug on a player who might be turning himself into trade bait. Add the usual Super Two considerations, and I'm guessing it'll be another month before we see Wood. Clearly, though, the time to stash him is now.

2023 minors: .265 BA (456 AB), 15 HR, 40 SB, .802 OPS, 83 BB, 133 K
2023 majors: .258 BA (31 AB), 4 HR, 1 SB, .980 OPS, 2 BB, 8 K
2024 minors: 5 for 16, 1 2B, 5 BB, 6 K

You say you want a minor-league bat who you can trust to perform when he gets the call? Dominguez would seem to fit the bill. He was up for about a week last September and homered four times. And now he's back to playing in minor-league games after having Tommy John surgery. You could make the case, perhaps, that he's the most stashable prospect of all, but there's a reason why I'm only putting him fourth.

Caminero, Holliday and Wood could technically come up any day, but we know it'll be several weeks before Dominguez does. He's only getting his at-bats in right now, having yet to patrol the outfield, and you have to presume a recovery like this will use up all of the allotted 20 days. Even after 20 days, Dominguez figures to be optioned rather than activated, both because he won't be quite ready yet and because the Yankees won't have an opening anyway, not with Aaron Judge,  Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton and Alex Verdugo  all healthy. We're all looking forward to Dominguez's return, but I wouldn't say it's on the horizon yet.

2023 minors: .284 BA (450 AB), 18 HR, 55 SB, .930 OPS, 88 BB, 100 K
2024 minors: .302 BA (129 AB), 6 HR, 7 SB, .895 OPS, 15 BB, 22 K
2024 majors: 5 for 22, 2 2B, 2 SB, 1 BB, 8 K

No choice for the fifth spot here would be a particularly inspired one, but I'll offer up this tepid endorsement of Black, who not so long ago was garnering some big FAAB bids in Rotisserie leagues for his stolen base potential. The presumption then was that he was up for good, but he got sent back down after only a week and, strangely enough, hasn't returned even with Rhys Hoskins going down with a hamstring injury.  Jake Bauers was pushing for more at-bats at the time, but his hot streak appears to have ended while Black continues to do his thing at Triple-A Nashville. Black is an odd little player, being a corner infielder with limited power potential, but he could be a handy one for his speed and on-base prowess.

• Trea Turner hit on the field and ran at 80% effort Tuesday. He's ramped up his workouts over the last week and has not reported any soreness in his left hamstring.

• Austin Riley has now missed eight straight due to left intercostal inflammation. It's baffling they didn't put him on the IL when it first happened but at this point they might as well wait it out.

• Luis Robert will play five innings in the Arizona Complex League on Wednesday.

• Kodai Senga played light catch Tuesday and the hope is he'll be able to throw off a mount later this week.

• Bobby Miller threw a three-inning, 51-pitch sim game Tuesday and is expected to make a rehab start at Single-A on Sunday.

• Royce Lewis ran the bases Monday, the first time since suffering a right quad strain.

• Max Muncy took some ground balls Tuesday as he started up baseball activities. He was placed on the IL last week with a Grade 1 right oblique strain.

• Ryan Pepiot will be reinstated to start Wednesday against the Red Sox.

• Nico Hoerner returned to the lineup after missing six straight with left hamstring tightness.

• Ronel Blanco will return from his suspension to start Sunday against the A's.

• Jon Gray left his start with a right groin strain.

• Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have a follow-up exam on June 5. He's recovering from a fracture in his right wrist.

• Nick Lodolo will throw an extended bullpen within the next day or two. He's on the IL with a mild groin strain.

• The Rockies have halted Nolan Jones' rehab assignment because of right knee soreness.

• Jeffrey Springs made his first rehab start at the Rays Florida Complex League affiliate. He allowed one run with two strikeouts over one inning of work.

• Jake Fraley exited Tuesday after getting hit by a pitch on his right hand. X-rays came back negative.

• DJ LeMahieu is expected to be activated on May 28. 

• Joe Ross was placed on the IL with a lower-back strain.

• Kyle Hendricks has been moved to the Cubs' bullpen following a 10.57 ERA as a starter this season.