Ji-Man Choi on Tampa Bay bench versus Yankees' lefty
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Nestor Cortes and the New York Yankees.
What It Means:
The Rays are holding the lefty-hitting Choi out of the order against the Yankees' southpaw. Harold Ramirez is shifting to first base and batting third while Taylor Walls enters the lineup to play shortstop and bat eighth. Wander Franco is at designated hitter.
numberFire’s models project Walls for 8.8 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,200 salary. 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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