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Swanson, 22, is batting .310/.444/.517 with one home run, six RBI and two steals through eight games since being promoted to Double-A.

Swanson has had no issues since being promoted from High-A, including tallying more walks (5) than strikeouts (3). Swanson could see the majors before the 2016 season is finished.

Arcia, 21, is batting .310 with two home runs, nine RBI and four steals over his last 10 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Arcia is one of the top shortstop prospects in baseball, hitting .301/.333/.437 with three home runs, 18 RBI and four steals through 26 games at this level. However, Jonathan Villar has been adequate at short for Milwaukee this season, and with the Brew Crew not expected to contend this season, the Brewers may not rush Arcia to the bigs.

Anderson, 22, is batting just .225 over his last 10 games for Triple-A Charlotte.

Anderson has fanned 12 times over that span as he continues to strike out entirely too much. He has a 32:3 K:BB in 25 games in 2016. With the White Sox in first place and Anderson struggling, a promotion is not likely in the cards, at least not in the short term.

Crawford, 21, is batting just .229 over his last 10 games for Double-A Reading.

On a positive note, Crawford has more walks (10) than strikeouts (9) over that span, and he has a .411 OBP overall in 2016.

Baez came on as part of a double switch Sunday, playing third base and going 1-for-3 with a walkoff solo shot in the 13th inning, his second home run of the season.

He's now slashing .306/.333/.490 in 49 at-bats since coming off the DL in mid-April, and Baez's power and position flexibility make him a valuable fantasy asset despite the fact that he isn't in the regular starting lineup for the Cubs.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's win over the Yankees. The homer was just his second of the season.

Power production is the final frontier for the 23-year-old shortstop. After averaging 17 homers in three full minor league seasons, Bogaerts has yet to match that power rate in MLB, averaging 9.5 in two seasons. He had 12 long balls in 2014, then just seven last year. But with that drop in power came an 80-point improvement in batting average (from .240 to .320) and a 4.3 WAR (35th in MLB), according to FanGraphs. Here in 2016, both his OBP (.368) and slugging (.447) are up. The power may come, but you also have to enjoy the hitter you're seeing right now.

Castro will return to the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Diamondbacks, Jody Jackson of FOX Sports Arizona reports.

After a hot start after he was called up a few weeks ago, Castro has cooled down considerably. As a result, he got the night off Friday. He will return to second base and bat seventh in the Saturday.

Crawford smashed a three-run shot in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Crawford has been on a roll lately, hitting .333 with a pair of homers, eight RBI and a pair of steals over his last six games. The power and batting average are right where they should be, but if he can maintain a .345 OBP for the rest of the season his 2016 could actually surpass his stellar 2015.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Royals.

The 22-year-old shortstop continued his stellar season, with Friday's output representing his second three-hit outing in his last four games. Lindor is now slashing .421/.476/.632 in 19 at-bats this month and has filled out every offensive category except for triples over his first 101 at-bats of the year.

Baez is out of the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.

Addison Russell and Kris Bryant are starting on the left side of the infield Saturday, so Baez will operate in a bench role with lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound. His .311/.340/.444 slash line is impressive, but after striking out three times in Friday's game, Baez will start Saturday on the pine.