Steven Matz's call-up seems imminent. (USATSI)
Steven Matz's call-up seems imminent (USATSI)

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With Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton and Francisco Lindor getting the call over the last week, there aren't many big-name prospects on the cusp of major-league readiness left in the minors. However, as anyone who has been paying attention knows full well, there is still at least one major potential difference maker waiting for the call: Steven Matz .

Matz has had trouble staying healthy in his career, which is just about the only possible knock you can make against him. The 24-year-old has absolutely dominated all competition in his professional career, to an extent that even highly regarded future teammates like Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler failed to do. Matz's career 2.32 ERA in the minors is more than a full run lower than what Harvey and Wheeler sported, and he nearly does the same to Syndergaard.

Even the dreaded Pacific Coast League hasn't managed to slow Matz down. While Syndergaard stumbled to the tune of a 4.09 ERA over 31 starts and Wheeler had a 3.93 mark in his 13 starts at Triple-A Las Vegas (Harvey pitched in Triple-A Buffalo, the team's International League affiliate), Matz has just kept right on rolling through the thin air this season. Baseball America's No. 33 prospect coming into the season has a 2.30 ERA in his first 78 1/3 innings in the PCL.

Let's put what Matz has accomplished into context. Via MinorLeagueCentral.com, only 17 pitchers have managed to post an ERA below 3.00 while throwing 75-plus innings in the PCL from 2011 through 2015; all but five were older than Matz is right now. Only one of those five managed a K/9 higher than Matz's 9.31 Mark, and that was Trevor Bauer.

Matz has the fifth-lowest FIP and SIERA among the 17 pitchers, thanks to his outstanding peripherals. He has the sixth-highest strikeout percentage and fourth-highest groundball rate, two huge pluses in his favor. Clearly, even among the standouts, Matz stands out.

If there is one potential trouble spot, it could be control. The only one of the 17 pitches with a higher walk percentage than Matz's mark of 9.5 percent was, again, Bauer in 2012. Bauer has started to right the ship in 2015, posted a 3.53 ERA in the Indians' rotation, but his inability to consistently control the strike zone has been the main reason why he has failed to stick in the majors before now.

Of course, Bauer was also three years younger than Matz at the time, which makes his major-league struggles a bit easier to understand. Nobody can argue Matz has been rushed, as the Mets have moved him up at a rate of around one level per season since his delayed debut in 2012.

Matz's ascension to the rotation seems like a foregone conclusion at this point, with general manager Sandy Alderson telling MLB.com Matz likely has a clear path to the rotation now that Dillon Gee has been designated for assignment. At this point, it certainly seems like it is just a question of when Matz will be promoted, not if.

Matz is probably the top prospect left in the minors with a chance to make an impact at the major-league level, and Fantasy owners have already started to take note. He is owned in 59 percent of CBSSports.com leagues, and that numbers continues to climb by the day. If you need help in the rotation, Matz might be the No. 1 target available right now. Grabbing him before he actually gets the call might be your only chance to ensure he is part of your roster.