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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.

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.

Correa went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, three RBI and a trio of runs scored Wednesday in a 16-4 blowout of the Twins.

After homering three times in the first two games of the season, Correa proceeded to slump pretty badly -- over a 24-game span prior to Wednesday, he went 19-for-84 (.226) with no homers, just one steal, six RBI and eight runs. Those aren't exactly the superstar stats we were hyped up to expect from him, but it's not surprising to see a 21-year-old embarking on his first full season in the majors hitting some peaks and valleys. With this big game, his average (.276) and OPS (.857) are almost exactly in line with last season's numbers.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run against the White Sox on Wednesday.

The young shortstop posted just a .297 OBP in his rookie season and improved that figure to a strong .355 last season, but it's now a sparkling .390 this year following Wednesday's performance. Fantasy owners have still only gotten one home run out of Bogaerts, but that .321 batting average to go with five steals takes a lot of the sting out.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI and three runs in Tuesday's victory against the Tigers.

The 22-year-old is showing improvement early in his sophomore campaign. Lindor is walking at a higher rate than last year, and has notched a hit in 17 of 23 games this season. On the basepaths, the shortstop has swiped four and has been caught stealing once. He is on pace for 28 steals this season.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a run in a 4-2 victory over the Yankees on Friday.

The third-year shortstop posted his second multi-hit outing over the last four and fifth over his last nine contests. Bogaerts hasn't been able to provide much in the way of the long ball this season, but he's now slashing a respectable .292/.364/.427 over his first 89 at-bats.

Lindor went 1-for-5 with three RBI against the Twins on Wednesday.

He complemented a two-run double off well-hyped Twins rookie starter Jose Berrios with a run-scoring groundout, but still finished the series a disappointing 1-for-11. Fantasy owners who expected Lindor to live up to last season's spectacular debut may be disappointed in his sophomore campaign, but he's still a highly promising and eminently playable shortstop.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday night's 11-4 win over Atlanta. He has three steals in the past two games.

Bogaerts has the legs to steal bags -- he was successful 10 times in 12 stolen-base attempts in 2015 -- but hitting one spot ahead of David Ortiz in the batting order, Bogaerts the baserunner rarely gets the opportunity to steal a bag. It doesn't serve a purpose to steal -- if you get thrown out, there's one less run for Ortiz to knock in; if you're successful, the opponent is motivated to take the bat out of Ortiz's hands via the intentional walk. What was different about these last two games is that Boston was in a National League city and Oritz, a designated hitter by trade, was held out of the lineup. We don't expect to see a big uptick in stolen bases for Bogaerts, who stole just three all of last season when hitting out of the three-hole.

Adames is slashing .258/.352/.452 with three homers and a stolen base across 71 plate appearances for Double-A Montgomery.

Adames has always been one of the youngest players at every level of his development, and while his stat lines haven't often stood out, he still remains one of the Rays' most intriguing prospects. He's off to a nice start to 2016 thanks mostly to his disciplined eye at the plate, but is still likely at least two years away from settling into a full-time role in the majors.

Bogaerts returned to the lineup Sunday after missing one game with a wrist injury. He went 1-for-5 with a walk in a 7-5 extra-inning win over Houston.

Bogaerts is hitting .271 through 17 games played, a noticeable drop off from his breakout 2015 season, but he's always been a slow starter in the colder months. He hit .274 in April 2015 before hitting .326 between May and October. If he's still at .270 or thereabouts in June, it might be time to panic.