Yermin Mercedes back in White Sox's lineup Thursday

Chicago White Sox catcher Yermin Mercedes will start in Thursday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Mercedes will resume duties at designated hitter and bat fifth following a breather on Wednesday. He is 13-for-23 (.565) to open the season. Zack Collins will be available off the bench Thursday.

numberFire’s models project Mercedes for 8.1 FanDuel points versus the Royals and he has a salary of $2,800 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox have an implied total of 4.4 runs.