Kansas City Royals outfielder Michael Taylor is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander Jack Flaherty and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jarrod Dyson is starting in center field in place of Taylor and hitting ninth.
numberFire’s models project Taylor for 7.9 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Flaherty is registering a 26.3 strikeout percentage and an 7.8 walk percentage this season.
Source: Baseball Press