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Duenez wrapped up 2017 with a .252/.304/.402 slash line, 17 home runs, 75 RBI, 65 runs and 10 stolen bases in 132 games with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Duenez's 17 bombs were a career high through his five minor-league seasons, and they ranked fifth among Texas League hitters. Furthermore, he finished as the league's only player to hit 15-plus homers while notching double-digit stolen bases. Duenez's strikeout rate (20.5 percent) was up from previous campaigns, but that's to be expected as the first baseman climbs his way toward the majors. At 21 years old, Duenez should receive a nice, long look in spring training next year, especially is Eric Hosmer is lost in free agency.

Olson, who went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Phillies, smacked three homers overall in the three-game weekend series.

Olson's torrid September evokes memories of the effort that fellow rookie Cody Bellinger put together earlier this season, as he now has 10 round trippers and 17 RBI over just 16 games. He has six homers in his last eight games, though he's mostly gotten on base via single otherwise, as the 23-year-old counts a pair of two-baggers as his only other extra-base hits for the month.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over Detroit.

The RBI were Abreu's 96th and 97th of the season, putting him in position to reach 100 for a fourth straight season. He could become just the third player in history to begin his career with four seasons of 25-plus home runs and 100-plus RBI, joining Joe DiMaggio and Albert Pujols.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 7-6 victory over the Rangers.

Cron took Ricky Rodriguez deep in the bottom of the sixth inning, which proved to be the deciding runs in a narrow victory. The 27-year-old isn't hitting for as much of an average (.255) in September as he was during his torrid August (.308), but he has continued to produce with three homers and 13 RBI through 13 September starts. Despite playing in just 85 games this year, Cron is just one home run off his career-high mark of 16 that he set both in 2015 and 2016, leaving fantasy owners to wonder "what if" had manager Mike Scioscia not toyed around with his playing time in the first half of the season.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday against the Phillies.

Olson crushedhis 19th homer of the season to give the Athletics a first-inning lead they'd never relinquish. He's been absolutely on fire this month, as he's left the yard eight times to raise his slugging percentage to an elite .634 mark while helping fantasy managers advance through the playoffs

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Gurriel recorded three hits in Thursday's contest, but he is just 1-for-11 (.091) lifetime against Mariners starters James Paxton, so he will be held out Friday with Paxton on the bump. Tyler White will get the start at first base in Gurriel's place.

O'Hearn ended a disappointing 2017, a campaign that included a demotion, with a .253/.330/.455 slash line over a combined 133 games at Double- and Triple-A.

The 24-year-old hit .252 with 119 strikeouts through 114 games with Triple-A Omaha before being sent down to Double-A Northwest Arkansas. O'Hearn did manage to compile 22 home runs and 64 RBI during 2017, but failing to make it through his first season at Triple-A was a huge bummer. With Eric Hosmer expected to be lost in free agency this offseason, O'Hearn could have a chance to regain the faith of management next spring.

Pratto slashed .247/.330/.414 with 10 stolen bases during his first professional season in the Arizona League.

Largely considered the Royals top prospect, Pratto put together a solid campaign after being selected in the first round of the 2017 draft. His 15 doubles were tied for fourth-most in the league, while the 18-year-old's 34 RBI ranked sixth. With a solid offseason, Pratto should find himself on the roster at Low-A Lexington to begin 2018.

Santana went 1-for-3, pumping out his 36th double of the year, with a run and one walk in Tuesday's win against Detroit.

Santana matched last season's career high by crossing the plate for his 89th run Tuesday. Furthermore, the switch-hitting first baseman now sits just three doubles shy of matching his personal best (39) set back in 2013. After a somewhat slow start to the campaign, Santana is now slashing .264/.373/.477 -- all of which are above his career averages -- through 138 games.

Abreu went 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 11-3 win over the Royals.

Abreu, who hit for the cycle Saturday, flirted with his second one in three days. During that stretch, he's teed off on opposing pitchers, going 10-for-13 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and eight RBI. But those numbers are merely an extension of a longer stretch of prolific hitting. Over the last 28 games, he's batting .387 with 12 home runs, 22 extra-base hits and 24 RBI. The 30-year-old Cuban is heading for his fourth straight 100-RBI season to start his MLB career and is poised to halt a trend that saw his power numbers diminish in successive seasons since his rookie year in 2014.