Jorge Soler sitting for Royals Thursday afternoon
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Jameson Taillon and the New York Yankees.
What It Means:
Ryan O'Hearn will be in right field for the Royals and Salvador Perez will handle the designated hitter role. Sebastian Rivero will catch Brad Keller and bat ninth for Thursday's matinee. Among seasons with at least 200 plate appearances, Soler is registering a career-worst OPS (.612) in 2021.
numberFire’s models project O'Hearn for 11.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Thursday. Perez has a $3,500 salary and is projected for 12.9 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Taillon is registering a 25.0 strikeout percentage and a 7.1 walk percentage this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
Recent MLB Player News
- Marlins-Cubs postponed Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Nick Fortes catching for Miami on Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera batting eighth on Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Boston's Rafael Devers (knee) diagnosed with bone bruise April 18th, 2024
- Joc Pederson batting third for Diamondbacks on Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Gabriel Moreno (thumb) catching for Arizona on Thursday April 18th, 2024
Recent San Francisco Giants Player News
- Austin Slater riding pine for Giants Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Giants' Mike Yastrzemski hitting seventh Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Tyler Fitzgerald sitting Thursday for San Francisco April 18th, 2024
- Michael Conforto batting cleanup for Giants Thursday April 18th, 2024
- Wilmer Flores not in Giants' Thursday lineup April 18th, 2024
- Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr. hitting second Thursday April 18th, 2024
