Franklin Morales | SP | BOS (17% Y! and 19% ESPN) I initially left Morales off of this list solely for the fact that he could be the odd man out of the Red Sox rotation when the entire staff gets healthy, which appears to be at the conclusion of the All-Star Break. But the 26 year-old has been brilliant in his three starts filling in for Josh Beckett — albeit facing the Mariners, Braves and Cubs — and deserves your consideration. In those three aforementioned starts (18 IP), the southpaw has surrendered four earned runs (2.06 ERA), whiffed 24 batters and allowed just three free passes. Moreover, Morales is  missing a ton of bats, inducing 40 swings-and-misses over the last three games and currently strutting an 11.6% SwStr% on the season. If Morales’ continues to pitch well, and forces manager Bobby Valentine to keep him in the rotation, he could be waiver wire gold.

Scott Diamond | SP | MIN ( % Y! and % ESPN) In his last ten starts, Diamond has accumulated seven wins, each of which were a quality start, with a 3.0 K/BB. The strikeouts aren’t the most impressive, but the lefty’s 2.63 ERA and 1.21 WHIP certainly raise an eyebrow. Despite the fact he’s not missing bats, Diamond is inducing a ton of ground balls (59.5% GB%) and is letting his defense do the heavy lifting for him. He’s experienced this success with an awful 17.8% HR/FB rate, and when that corrects itself,  you’ll have yourself a nice fifth starter on your staff with more than serviceable ratios in twelve-team mixed leagues and deeper.

Erick Aybar | SS | LAA (36% Y! and 38% ESPN) Fantasy baseball owners mass dropped Aybar after a horrendous start to the 2012 season. The Angels shortstop was batting just .222 through March/April, followed by a .223 average in May. Some inpatient owners may not have noticed Aybar’s unlucky BABIP in those months — .265 and .253 respectfully, versus a career .305 mark — and sent him virtually packing. And some others probably just didn’t care to look further since he wasn’t doing what they drafted him for — repeating his 2011 season — which was unlikely anyway. Aybar has since rebounded in the month of June, sporting a .315/.354/.457 triple slash and has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 contests. Like previously noted, he is very unlikely to come close to his career year in 2011, but you could get a .270 hitter with 11 stolen bases for the rest of the season like his updated ZIPS projections suggests.

David Murphy | OF | TEX (12% Y! and 13% ESPN) Murphy’s numbers obviously look better after his two homer night against the Tigers this past Wednesday, however, even without that outing, his performance-to-date suggests he deserves a look in most leagues. After clubbing four homers and batting .356 in June, the Rangers’ outfielder is on pace to smack 21 long balls and steal about 15 bases all while hitting for a .280-ish average. These numbers aren’t exactly deserving of an All-Star mention, but he is currently outperforming the likes of B.J. Upton and Chris Young in four of the five traditional categories, despite being owned in considerably less leagues.

Yasmani Grandal | C | SD (1% Y! and 0% ESPN) Grandal, who came to the Padres in the Mat Latos deal, was the Reds’ fourth best prospect entering 2012 according to Baseball America. He’s a switch-hitting catcher who will provide a steady average and get on base at a decent clip. In 56 games at Triple-A Tuscon, he was triple slashing
.335/.443/.521 with 18 doubles, six homers and knocked in 35 runs. If you’re in a two-catcher league or a deeper mixed waiting for a Carlos Santana or Brian McCann turnaround, don’t hesitate to add Grandal for what should be an immediate improvement in your team’s batting average.

Written by Alan Harrison for TheFantasyFix.com. Follow Alan’s rants on Twitter @TheFantasyFix.