Add the Pirates' Gerrit Cole to the list of recent and eventual call-ups worth rostering in standard mixed leagues, joining Kevin Gausman, Michael Wacha, Tyler Skaggs, Tony Cingrani and Zack Wheeler.
Good luck sorting out that mess. Chances are one or more of those pitchers is still available in your league, and as much as you may like to, you can't roster them all. I tried to prioritize them in my latest Down on the Farm column, but of course, Cole wasn't a part of that.
Doesn't mean he's any less exciting. As of now, I rank them Gausman, Wacha, Wheeler, Cole, Cingrani and Skaggs, but they're all so close that it's almost a matter of preference. Cole is a former first overall pick, so if he throws seven shutout innings in his debut Tuesday, he shoots to the top of the list.
So why isn't he there yet? Unlike Gausman, Wacha and Cingrani, he's had some control issues, and unlike Wheeler, his strikeouts were lacking at Triple-A. Also unlike Wheeler, he's no certainty to stick around for more than a start or two.
It's nitpicky stuff, but that's what we're reduced to with this deep crop of talented young pitchers.