Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander Michael Pineda and the Minnesota Twins.
Kirk has started every other game for the past week, but he's just 3-for-23 over his last six outings. Danny Jansen is catching for Toronto and hitting eighth Friday evening.
numberFire’s models project Jansen for 10.4 FanDuel points and he has a $3,000 salary on Friday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays have an implied total of 5.3 runs. Pineda is registering a 20.4 strikeout percentage and a 4.7 walk percentage (top 4% of the league) this season, with a 4.82 xERA and a .332 xwOBA.
Source: Baseball Press