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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Mets' Wilmer Flores: Records three-hit game
Flores went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 4-2 win over the Brewers.
Flores has done nothing but hit in part-time duty for the Mets in 2017. He's hitting .313 on the year in 100 plate appearances, a stat buoyed by his .393 average in May. The 25-year-old's lofty .333 BABIP screams regression, given his career .276 mark, but Flores can play all around the infield and should remain a nice utility player to own in deeper leagues.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera: Drives in two Sunday
Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Pirates.
He's now gone 3-for-14 with two doubles since returning to the starting lineup. Cabrera's thumb seems fine, and fantasy GMs should feel safe plugging him back into their active rosters again.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Sunday
Goldschmidt is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Brewers.
Goldschmidt has started 50 of 51 possible games for the Diamondbacks this season, with his last day off coming all the way back on April 24. While he takes a seat for the series finale, David Peralta will bat third in the order, and Daniel Descalso will get the nod at first base.
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Tommy Joseph 1B | TEX
Phillies' Tommy Joseph: Smashes eighth bomb of season Saturday
Joseph went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI on Saturday against the Reds.
Joseph's eighth blast of the year broke a 2-2 tie in a game the Phillies would go on to win. After a slow start in April, he's now launched six bombs this month to raise his slugging percentage to .476, and he's been a solid fantasy option during May.
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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Marlins' Justin Bour: Swats 13th homer Friday
Bour went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's win over the Angels.
The sixth-inning blast was his 13th homer of the season, keeping Bour one ahead of Giancarlo Stanton for the team lead. The first baseman is as hot as any hitter in the league right now, popping five of those home runs in his last seven games while compiling a .414/.433/.966 slash line.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Steals 12th base of season
Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a walk, double, stolen base and run scored in Thursday's 4-0 victory over the Brewers.
Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to six games with an eighth-inning double off reliever Jared Hughes and ultimately came around to score on a wild pitch. The first baseman now sports a career-best 1.046 OPS, good for eighth in all of baseball among qualifiers. It's fair to argue that Goldschmidt may even be more valuable in the fantasy realm thanks to his 12 steals, a total better than all the players above him on the OPS list.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Pirates' Josh Bell: Hitting for power in 2017
Bell went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored Thursday against the Braves.
He's batted third the last couple days with Andrew McCutchen getting a break. In his last 13 games, Bell has hit five doubles and four homers, giving him a .989 OPS. His overall line of .242/.329/.484 has been hampered a bit by a .250 BABIP, but he's still seeing plenty of pitches (4.08 per at-bat). Bell has been charged with only one error at first base and seems set at that position for the foreseeable future. With nine homers and a .242 ISO, the 25-year-old has become an early contender for NL Rookie of the Year honors.
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Tommy Joseph 1B | TEX
Phillies' Tommy Joseph: Plates both runs in 2-1 win over Rockies
Joseph went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI during Thursday's extra-innings win over Colorado.
The first baseman hit an 11th-inning single to drive in the game-winning run, and he's now up to seven homers, 22 RBI and a .255/.316/.467 slash line for the campaign. Joseph has been extremely streaky since entering the league, as he entered Thursday's game in a 3-for-18 drought without an extra-base hit. However, with 28 homers through just 499 career plate appearances, there is no questioning his power upside.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera: Back from DL
Cabrera (thumb) was activated from the disabled list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
As anticipated earlier in the day, Cabrera will rejoin the Mets for the series finale with the Padres, although they'll ease him back into action by keeping him out of Thursday's lineup, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. To make room for him on the active roster, Kevin Plawecki was sent back to Triple-A.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera: Potentially available for return Thursday
Cabrera (thumb) could be activated from the disabled list Thursday prior to the Mets' game with the Padres, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Although Cabrera wasn't placed on the DL until May 16, the move was retroactive to May 14, meaning that the infielder is already eligible to return to action. He reportedly was seen in the Mets' clubhouse (meaning he's back from his rehab assignment), so it seems like his return to the lineup is imminent. No move has officially been made yet, but more information on his status should come forth as Thursday's game time approaches.