Twins' Ryan Jeffers joining bench Tuesday
Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Aaron Civale and the Cleveland Indians.
Ben Rortvedt is starting at catcher over Jeffers and hitting eighth.
numberFire’s models project Rortvedt for 6.2 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Twins have an implied total of 4.7 runs. Civale is registering a 19.8 strikeout percentage and a 6.0 walk percentage this season, with a 4.37 xERA and a .318 xwOBA.
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