Francisco Mejia finding seat Thursday for Rays
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Nestor Cortes and the New York Yankees.
What It Means:
Mike Zunino is replacing Mejia at catcher and hitting seventh.
numberFire’s models project Zunino for 10.5 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,100 salary. Zunino is currently numberFire's second-best point-per-dollar value among projected hitters. Per our MLB Heat Map, Cortes has the third-best strikeout rate (32.4%) out of Thursday's 22 listed starters.
Source:
Baseball Press
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