Mike Freeman

Mike Freeman sitting Thursday for Cleveland

Cleveland Indians infielder Mike Freeman is not starting in Thursday afternoon's series opener against left-hander Ryan Yarbrough and the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Freeman went 0-for-2 with 2 walks drawn and a strikeout while covering left field in Wednesday's loss to the Oakland Athletics. Oscar Mercado is moving to left Thursday while Jordan Luplow starts in right.

numberFire's models only expect Freeman to see 92 more plate appearances over the rest of the season.