LINEUP OUTLOOK: Moncada hitting cleanup, Miller time in Milwaukee, and streaming a St. Louis shortstop

Although the ever-changing lineup patterns for the Royals could provide intriguing fantasy options moving forward, it's so unsettled that letting it settle in for one more week may yield more answers in next week's column. As a teaser, monitor where MJ Melendez and Maikel Garcia slot moving forward. If it's fourth and fifth respectively, better days lie ahead for each. For this week's purposes, a former top prospect may be healthy, and productive, for the White Sox.

Meanwhile, a player widely available in most 12-team leagues continues reaching base for Milwaukee and could be worth using as an injury fill-in, or for some batting average leverage for team's needing a boost. Last, but not least, a shortstop most wrote off is currently...

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