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Baez came on as part of a double switch Sunday, playing third base and going 1-for-3 with a walkoff solo shot in the 13th inning, his second home run of the season.

He's now slashing .306/.333/.490 in 49 at-bats since coming off the DL in mid-April, and Baez's power and position flexibility make him a valuable fantasy asset despite the fact that he isn't in the regular starting lineup for the Cubs.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's win over the Yankees. The homer was just his second of the season.

Power production is the final frontier for the 23-year-old shortstop. After averaging 17 homers in three full minor league seasons, Bogaerts has yet to match that power rate in MLB, averaging 9.5 in two seasons. He had 12 long balls in 2014, then just seven last year. But with that drop in power came an 80-point improvement in batting average (from .240 to .320) and a 4.3 WAR (35th in MLB), according to FanGraphs. Here in 2016, both his OBP (.368) and slugging (.447) are up. The power may come, but you also have to enjoy the hitter you're seeing right now.

Castro will return to the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Diamondbacks, Jody Jackson of FOX Sports Arizona reports.

After a hot start after he was called up a few weeks ago, Castro has cooled down considerably. As a result, he got the night off Friday. He will return to second base and bat seventh in the Saturday.

Crawford smashed a three-run shot in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Crawford has been on a roll lately, hitting .333 with a pair of homers, eight RBI and a pair of steals over his last six games. The power and batting average are right where they should be, but if he can maintain a .345 OBP for the rest of the season his 2016 could actually surpass his stellar 2015.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Royals.

The 22-year-old shortstop continued his stellar season, with Friday's output representing his second three-hit outing in his last four games. Lindor is now slashing .421/.476/.632 in 19 at-bats this month and has filled out every offensive category except for triples over his first 101 at-bats of the year.

Baez is out of the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.

Addison Russell and Kris Bryant are starting on the left side of the infield Saturday, so Baez will operate in a bench role with lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound. His .311/.340/.444 slash line is impressive, but after striking out three times in Friday's game, Baez will start Saturday on the pine.

Correa went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and RBI single in the 5-3 victory over Seattle on Friday.

This is the 21-year-old's second three-hit game since Wednesday. He has two home runs and five RBI in the last three games. All the sudden, he's slashing .288/.403/.500 with five homers, 15 RBI, 16 runs and four stolen bases in 104 at-bats. That's more like what fantasy owners were expecting when they made Correa a first-round pick before the season.

Mateo, 20, is batting .354/.414/.556 with three home runs, 20 RBI and eight steals through 25 games for High-A Tampa.

Mateo has been even hotter of late, batting .415 with two home runs and 10 RBI over his last 10 games. Oddly, he has been caught stealing eight times, but that is about the only thing to nitpick at this time. Mateo is arguably the top prospect for the Yankees, his power production surprising, and he has surged to the top of prospect rankings.

Castro is out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Castro got off to a hot start when he was initially called up in mid-April, but he's cooled off significantly since then, garnering only two hits since April 25. Kelly Johnson will take his place at second base Friday.

Baldoquin (hamstring) played in a minor-league game Thursday for the first time since April 12.

Baldoquin missed over three weeks of action due to his hamstring injury, but he is back in action at High-A Inland Empire. He will turn 22 in mid-May, so he will have an opportunity to move up a level at some point this season if he can improve upon last year's .560 OPS.