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Mondesi is not in the lineup Saturday against the Astros.

Mondesi will sit for the first time this season, as the Royals will go with Christian Colon at second base Saturday. After a strong spring training, Mondesi has struggled early on, going just 2-for-14 at the plate with four strikeouts. Perhaps more concerning from a fantasy perspective, however, is the fact that the 21-year-old appears locked into the ninth spot in the batting order, at least for the foreseeable future.

Bogaerts (personal) will return to the Red Sox lineup Monday for the series finale against Detroit, Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal reports.

It's the earliest date Bogaerts is able to return from bereavement leave, and an appearance the Red Sox are anxiously awaiting with Hanley Ramirez sidelined by illness. The 2016 All-Star shortstop will likely get an interesting pitching matchup upon his return -- fireballer Justin Verlander. Expect Marco Hernandez to get sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket upon Bogaerts' return.

Lindor went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

A night after going deep twice against Texas, Lindor wasted no time starting the party again Friday. His first-inning blast gave him three bombs in three straight at-bats. Lindor is the first Indians player to go yard three times in the season's first four games since Grady Sizemore in 2007.

Adrianza has not swung a bat yet as he recovers from a right oblique strain, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He's eligible to return from the 10-day DL on April 9, but this report makes it sound like he won't be ready. He'll likely need a minor-league rehab assignment, which would likely push his return to late April or early May.

Bogaerts was placed on the bereavement list Thursday, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Marco Hernandez will join the Red Sox to take Bogaerts' roster spot while he's away from the team. Per MLB rules, Bogaerts will miss a minimum of three games and a maximum of seven games while on the bereavement list. It's unclear how long Bogaerts plans to be away from the team, but the earliest he'll be able to return will be Monday against the Tigers.

Mondesi has failed to collect a hit and has struck out twice over his six at-bats through the Royals' first two games of the season.

Mondesi rose up draft boards following a stellar spring training that enabled him to claim a starting role at second base, but he's been unable to carry over that success to the regular season, at least in the early going. More disconcerting than his 0-of-6 start at the dish is the fact that he's batted ninth in the order in both of his two games, as Mondesi had been occupying the leadoff spot for much of Cactus League play. While Alex Gordon hasn't been able to spark the Royals at the top of the order, Mondesi will probably need to prove his worth in the lower third of the lineup before manager Ned Yost entrusts the 21-year-old with a more fantasy-friendly role as a table-setter.

Bogaerts went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's 3-0 extra-inning win over Pittsburgh.

Bogaerts was moved up in the order -- from sixth to third -- taking the place of Mookie Betts (flu). Manager John Farrell's Opening Day batting order, with Bogaerts hitting sixth behind Mitch Moreland, generated quite a bit of discussion. But that's how the manager intends to play it early in the season. When Betts returns, you can expect Bogaerts back down the order. If Moreland, 0-for-9 with five strikeouts through two games, continues to be a non-entity in the middle of the order, Farrell will have to make an adjustment.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with two homers, a walk, a steal, five RBI and three runs in Wednesday's come-from-behind win over Texas.

Quiet in the first two games of this season-opening series (0-for-6, albeit with a couple walks), Lindor was awfully loud in this one, with his ninth-inning grand slam ultimately turning the tide. Always credited more for his arm than his bat as he came through the minor leagues, Lindor's exploded onto the scene over his first two years, providing a tantalizing combination of batting average, power and speed. He's still just 23 years old, which means we haven't even seen his best work yet; this could be the year that sees his homer and steal totals spike into the range of true stardom.

Lindor went 0-for-3 with a walk and struck out once while stranding four baserunners in Tuesday's matchup against the Rangers.

It was another day of missed opportunities for Lindor. He's now left nine runners on base in just six at-bats while going hitless through the first two games. The youngster hit second in the order for 87 percent of his at-bats in 2015 (his rookie season), but slotted in the two-hole for only one game last year. It's too early to assume Lindor will need an adjustment period to handle his new spot in the order, but if things don't improve, it's certainly possible that manager Terry Francona will shuffle the lineup to help his shortstop get rolling.

Lindor went 0-for-3 and left five runners on base, but he did manage to draw a walk and notch an RBI in Monday's Opening Day win over the Rangers.

Only two MLB players left more runners stranded than Lindor did on Opening Day. Most disappointing about the situation is that four of the five he left on base were in scoring position. The shortstop could have had a huge day, but Lindor hit into two double plays, including one in the fifth inning with the bases loaded. Although the opener didn't treat him well, the 23-year-old will surely bounce back as he's one of the greatest offensive threats in the game at his position.