Soto is batting .250 (10 for 40) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI in 11 May games. Unfortunately, Pierzynski is expected to come off the disabled list this week, which would send Soto back to a bench role.

Moreland has been on a roll offensively since late April. He's batting .363 with a .405 on-base percentage, .716 slugging percentage and 1.121 OPS in his last 27 games. He also has one triple, eight home runs, 10 doubles and 20 RBI in that span.

After batting .222 in 26 April games, Beltre is batting .382 (29 for 76) in 18 May games, raising his season average to .291. Beltre also has a .420 on-base percentage, .618 slugging percentage, 1.038 OPS, four home runs, five walks, six doubles, 14 runs and 17 RBI in May.

Strikeouts have been a significant issue for Cabrera over his career. His 22 percent strikeout rate has depressed his batting average the past four years, preventing him from being a viable Fantasy option in shallow leagues. 

Cabrera has managed to drop his strikeout rate to 19.7 percent this season. He's hitting .257/.342/.351 in 171 at-bats. He's also added 18 steals already this year.

Berkman has managed multiple hits in three straight games and five times in his last nine games. He also has two RBI in four of his last eight games. Berkman is batting .351 (13 for 37) with one triple, one home run, two doubles, five walks, five runs and 10 RBI in his last nine games.

Peralta is batting .370 (20 for 54) in 15 May games, sending his average from .292 to .320. He also has two home runs, five doubles, six RBI, nine walks and 12 runs in May.

One of Johnson's biggest issues the last two years was his declining contact rate. Johnson only made contact with about 71 percent of pitches over the last two years. He's managed to increase his rate to 79.6 percent to begin this season. 

Johnson has always shown decent power and speed numbers, even during his down years. With an increased contact rate, Johnson has been able to add a strong slash line to that production. Johnson is hitting .274/.348/.492 in 124 at-bats. Fantasy owners should take note. As long as Johnson is making better contact, his resurgence should continue. 

Gose is having a quiet season at Buffalo, batting .227 with .343 on-base percentage through 40 games. He has only five stolen bases.

Taveras has missed time with an ankle injury, and was supposed to play some games in Triple-A this past weekend. Taveras could not make that start, and will hope to return by midweek. He has been taking batting practice and shagging fly balls.