C.J. Cron on first Friday for Rockies

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron will start in Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants.

What It Means:

Cron will return to first base and bat fifth following a day off. Josh Fuentes will move to third and Ryan McMahon will play second while Garrett Hampson will move to center field in place of Sam Hilliard.

numberFire’s models project Cron for 8.9 FanDuel points versus the Giants and he has a salary of $3,100 on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rockies have an implied total of 3.8 runs.