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Calhoun went 3-for-5 with two RBI and scored a run in Wednesday's win against the Athletics. He's now got a hit in eight of the team's nine games this season, including seven in a row.

The 28-year-old outfielder is now slashing .387/.441/.452 through the team's first nine games of the season. After hitting a career-high 26 homers a year ago, Calhoun has yet to smack one out in 2016. He's obviously seeing the ball very well in the early going, so it's only a matter of time before he goes yard.

Colabello is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.

With the right-handed Michael Pineda on the mound, Justin Smoak will get the nod at first base over Colabello. Colabello is just 1-for-15 this season after hitting .321 last year and could find at-bats hard to come by if he continues to struggle.

Cron is back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the A's, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

After getting the day off Tuesday, Cron will draw back into the fifth spot in the order Wednesday against Oakland left-hander Eric Surkamp. Cron has slumped to start the season, going 1-for-23 through his last six games. He'll take over at first base Wednesday while Albert Pujols will serve as the Angels' DH against Surkamp.

Cron is out of Tuesday's lineup against the A's, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Cron is in a major slump to start the year (2-for-26), so Ji-Man Choi will get the start at DH with Albert Pujols getting a second straight start at first base Tuesday.

Olson has played exclusively in right field at Triple-A Nashville through five games this season. He is hitting .125/.263/.250 with two doubles, three walks and three strikeouts in 19 plate appearances.

Olson had been a first base prospect for the majority of his professional career, but a switch to the outfield started to take place last season, and the A's are continuing down that path in 2016. This makes Olson a bit more interesting in dynasty leagues, as his plus power and on-base skills would be a bit more valuable with outfield eligibility. The position change could also expedite his ascension to the big leagues if he can get hot at the plate.

Solano went 0-for-4 in his first game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Solano was dealing with a lower-back injury in the spring, but now that the regular season is underway it appears as though it's behind him. He'll serve as organizational depth in the infield, likely spending the majority of the season in the minors.

Colabello remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.

Manager John Gibbons opted to use Josh Donaldson at designated hitter for all three games of the series, resulting in Darwin Barney entering the lineup at third base and Edwin Encarnacion moving from DH to first base. The Blue Jays will likely want to reduce Encarnacion's time in the field as the season wears on, so there should be plenty of opportunity for Colabello to see a steady diet of at-bats at some point. However, with no starts under his belt for three straight games, Colabello can probably be fastened to the bench in most season-long leagues heading into the upcoming week.

Abreu went 2-for-2 with a solo homer and two walks in Saturday's 7-3 victory over the Indians.

The veteran slugger has gotten the season off to a fine start, slashing a .333/.423/.667 line over the first six games. Abreu has gone yard in two of the last three contests, and has at least one hit in five of the White Sox's six games so far this season. While strikeouts are an indelible part of his game, Abreu's bat has the potential to reward fantasy owners every time he steps into the batter's box.

Cron is out of Friday's lineup against the Rangers.

He started the year 2-for-11 at the plate, and will start Friday's game on the bench in favor of Ji-Man Choi. Provided Cron's bat comes around to even league average, he should be the Angels' primary first baseman this season.

Colabello is out of Friday's lineup against the Red Sox, Sportsnet's Barry Davis reports.

The Blue Jays are getting Josh Donaldson in the lineup at DH, meaning Edwin Encarnacion must shift to first base, leaving Colabello without a place to play. He has just one hit with five strikeouts through three games, as the anticipated regression from last year's surprising numbers has taken place immediately.