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It’s been a nightmarish start to the season for Montgomery. After closing last season on a 50-homer pace through his 71-game debut, he has just a .175 batting average and 24 strikeouts through 18 games thus far. His raw power and defense remain elite, but it’s fair to fear how much this strikeout issue could hold him back.

The Rays never let Burke settle in here. After a one-two-three first inning, there was constant traffic on the bases and couldn’t miss enough bats to quell those rallies. In fact, he only forced three swings-and-misses all outing against a lineup that isn’t particularly tough to hold down. Yet, he’s on tap for a mildly interesting two-start week against the Diamondbacks and Nationals coming up. Proceed with caution.

Bonemer has gone deep four times in his last six games and continues to look like an upper-echelon fantasy prospect. The 20-year-old hit .281/.400/.458 with 10 homers and 27 steals for Low-A Kannapolis before going deep twice in 11 games at High-A Winston-Salem to close out his professional debut last season. He’s picked up right where he left off, batting .333 (14-for-42) with four homers and 14 RBI in 11 contests this season. Bonemer figures to earn a promotion to Double-A at some point in the near future.

Antonacci made the transition to left field look fairly seamless at Triple-A Charlotte this season, but he’ll make his big-league debut at his natural defensive home, while also batting in the middle of Chicago’s lineup. The versatile 23-year-old has flashed some emerging over-the-fence power over the last few weeks, batting .313 (15-for-48) with two homers and five steals in 14 games on the doorstep of the majors. He boasts some of the strongest plate skills in the minors, which should help ease his transition to the big leagues. He’s at least worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats.

The White Sox needed room on the 40-man and active roster for Sam Antonnaci, so Harris was let go. The 26-year-old went 3-for-12 with a double, two runs scored, two steals, and a 1/4 K/BB ratio in 16 plate appearances for the White Sox this season. They will likely be hoping he goes unclaimed on waivers so they can bring him back on a minor league deal.

Eisert pitched on Sunday and again on Tuesday, allowing four runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings. The White Sox will get a fresh arm up in the pen.

Gilbert was up earlier in the season and allowed two runs in his one inning of work. He will fill a role in middle relief.

It was reported last week that Antonacci was going to be promoted, and then he wasn’t, but now he is again. The 23-year-old was moved to the outfield this season to expedite his path to the big leagues and has hit .313/.500/.479 with two home runs, seven RBI, and five steals in 14 games at Triple-A. He has just a 29 percent hard-hit rate this season with just a 22 percent fly ball rate, so don’t expect too much power production right away. However, he has a tremendous feel for the strike zone, good contact ability, and posted 48 steals last season, so there could be tons of batting average and speed value here. Just remember that he doesn’t play for a great team, so the counting stats may also leave a little to be desired.

Pereira was participating in his first game back since suffering an ankle sprain at the beginning of April, and he made an immediate impact with a three-run shot of Shane McClanahan. The former Yankees’ prospect is now slugging .600 with a pair of homers in his limited action, and it’s worth noting that it’s never been a question of raw power with Pereira. Everything else? Remains to be seen.

It was Schultz’s first MLB start, and to be blunt, it looked like it. He struggled to locate his offerings, as he threw 51-of-82 pitches for strikes and issued for walks. The unearned run was also his fault, as it came on his error. That being said, there were good moments here with a fastball that reached above 98 mph on multiple occasions and a slider that has a chance to be a true swing-and-miss pitch. There’s going to be a lot of up-and-down for Schultz, and don’t be surprised if he’s much better Sunday against the A’s. it just wouldn’t be surprising if the results are similar, either.