Kansas City Royals designated hitter/outfielder Jorge Soler is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Zach Plesac and the Cleveland Indians.
Soler is out of the lineup for the third time in the last five games. Ryan O'Hearn is covering the DH spot on Thursday and Jarrod Dyson is starting in right field and hitting seventh.
numberFire’s models project O'Hearn for 9.2 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Thursday. Dyson ($2,000) is projected for 8.9 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.3 runs. Among Thursday's listed starters, Plesac's walk rate (5.1 percent) is tied for second-best.
Source: Baseball Press