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D'Arnaud is in the lineup and batting seventh for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

This will be the 29-year-old's second straight start for the Braves. He went 1-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday against Arizona.

Navarro is expecting a call-up to replace Andrelton Simmons (thumb) on the Angel's 25-man roster, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Navarro has only 10 MLB games under his belt but will have the chance for extended time on the 25-man roster with Simmons expected to miss a good portion of time off the diamond. That said, Navarro has a lackluster slash line of .253/.278/.333 over 93 plate appearances with Triple-A Salt Lake in 2016.

Story doubled twice and knocked in three runs in Monday's loss to Arizona.

Story has a five-game hitting streak rolling and now has four extra-base hits and five RBI over that span. He also struck out two more times and has a brutal 33.3 percent strikeout rate this season, but as long as he keeps hitting for power whenever he makes contact, Story's strikeouts will be more than worth enduring.

Seager is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

With lefty Steven Matz on the mound for the Mets, Seager will get a night out of the starting lineup while Charlie Culberson plays shortstop and bats eighth.

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.