Ketel Marte moving to Arizona's bench Thursday
Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ketel Marte is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves.
What It Means:
Marte is moving to the bench after starting the previous five games. Josh VanMeter is covering second base and batting fifth. Ildemaro Vargas is entering the lineup to play third base and bat sixth.
numberFire’s models project VanMeter for 10.2 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks have an implied total of 3.6 runs, the second-lowest total in the majors on Thursday. Morton is registering a 28.0 strikeout percentage and a 7.7 walk percentage this season, with a 3.40 xERA and a .283 xwOBA.
Source:
Baseball Press
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