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Rodriguez, 21, is batting .243/.323/.504 with eight home runs and 22 RBI through 29 games for Double-A Akron.

Rodriguez is second in the Eastern League in home runs, but first in strikeouts. He fanned 150 times in 133 games in 2015. He's got some pop, but it remains to be seen how much of a hindrance his lack of plate discipline will be at the higher levels.

Abreu sent 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 10-4 victory over the Twins on Friday.

The slugging first baseman went deep for the second time in the last three games and now has seven RBI in 19 at-bats in May. Abreu also has a double and triple to his credit during the month, giving him five extra-base bits over five games. He's showing definitive signs of breaking out of his early-season struggles.

Abreu's two-run homer in the first inning Wednesday accounted for all the White Sox's offense in a 5-2 loss to the Red Sox. He also drew a walk.

While Abreu's been racking up hits of late -- he's gone 14-for-32 (.438) with 10 RBI over the course of an eight-game hitting streak -- his power had been missing in action for a couple weeks, as Abreu hadn't homered since April 19. His numbers are still subpar (.255 and only four homers), but there's no reason to think Abreu shouldn't end up right around 30 homers and 100 RBI again this year.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with a double and triple in the White Sox's win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

The two extra-base hits helped Abreu drive in three of the team's four runs in the win. He now has a hit in seven straight games, and six of those contests have been multi-hit affairs. The home runs have yet to come in vast numbers, but it looks like his bat is beginning to come around.

Cron is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

Cron took a seat Monday also, and he'll do so again as the Angels continue their series in a National League park against the Brewers. With no DH option, Albert Pujols will man first base once again in place of Cron.

O'Hearn is being moved up to Double-A Northwest Arkansas after a strong start at High-A Wilmington, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

O'Hearn has an impressive line of .352/.408/.670 and 18 RBI in 22 games this season, so there isn't any denying his value at the plate. The only question is whether he can post similar numbers at the next level.

Cron is out of the lineup Monday against the Brewers, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

With the Angels playing in a National League park, there's no designated hitter spot to allow both Cron and Albert Pujols to play Monday, so Cron will take the night off. There's a decent chance that he won't slot into the lineup during the series with Milwaukee, but the Angels play the Rays over the weekend, so he should be back to regular playing time for that series.

Cron went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI against the Rangers on Sunda.

It's his third multi-hit performance in his last four games, but despite the hot streak, Cron still has a weak .230/.313/.311 slash line with only one home run and six RBI. He'll find himself on the bench Monday when the Angels begin an interleague series in Milwaukee.

Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, his first stolen base of the season and a run in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Rangers.

After a rough patch at the end of April, Calhoun is heating up again and now has six hits in his last three games to push his slash line on the season back up to .289/.360/.433. As long as he keeps hitting second ahead of Mike Trout and the heart of the Angels' order, Calhoun should be able to maintain solid fantasy value.

Santana went 1-for-3 Sunday, spoiling the Phillies' shutout effort with a ninth-inning solo shot off Hector Neris in a 2-1 loss.

He's climbing out of the hole he dug in the middle of April, and Santana is now hitting .333 (13-for-39) over his last 10 games with two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored.