Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton was activated from the DL on Monday, returning to a lineup that is markedly stronger than the one he left when he last played (on April 29). Logan Morrison has since been activated, and rookie Marcell Ozuna has been a big surprise -- hitting .331 with 13 doubles in 142 at-bats.
Stanton, batting .227 with three home runs over 75 at-bats, should see at least a bit more protection from this new-look lineup and will eventually get a boost from the likely in-season improvements from youngsters Derek Dietrich, Adeiny Hechavarria, and Rob Brantly. But this is all just secondary to a motivated Stanton coming back strong -- he hit 71 total home runs the last two seasons and set career highs in 2012 with a .608 slugging percentage and .290 batting average.
Stanton should be all systems go with this activation, and is a must-start in every format going forward.