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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.

Bogaerts (wrist) will return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Astros, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

Bogaerts skipped Saturday's game after being hit in the wrist Friday -- although he was available off the bench as a defensive replacement -- but it appears the night off did him well. The 23-year-old shortstop will return to the lineup Sunday and hit in his usual spot (third) in the order. Bogaerts can be deployed normally in both season-long and daily lineups, as there's nothing to suggest he's limited in any capacity.

Bogaerts (wrist) will not be available to hit Saturday but he could enter the game as an emergency defensive replacement, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

Bogaerts was hit on the wrist by a pitch Friday and will not be in the lineup for Saturday's tilt in Houston. Given that he's only going to be available Saturday as an emergency option, his status going into the series finale Sunday is murky at best. That said, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe is reporting that Bogaerts does not believe a stint on the disabled list is in the realm of possibility.

Bogaerts (wrist) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Bogaerts left Friday's game after being hit on the wrist by a Luke Gregerson offering, and although X-rays on the area came back negative, he will get the day off Saturday. Brock Holt will slide over to cover shortstop Saturday with Bogaerts sitting out, but he could return to the order for Sunday's series finale. However, Bogaerts did note that he doesn't have much mobility in the wrist, and he'll avoid swinging a bat Saturday, so a return Sunday is certainly no lock.