What It Means:

With Manny Machado serving a suspension, Rickard will slide up into the second slot. Rickard has regressed a good amount since his stellar start to the season, but he's hitting .421 (8-for-19) with a homer and a double over his last eight games. Paul Janish is starting at third base and batting ninth Monday against lefty Derek Holland.

For the season, Rickard is hitting .259/.316/.371 while posting a .306 wOBA across 226 plate appearances. He's tallied five home runs and 12 RBI's while stealing four bases and our models currently project him to record another three long balls and 19 RBI's over the remainder of the season.