Mets' Mark Vientos idle Thursday

New York Mets designated hitter Mark Vientos is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander JT Brubaker and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Dan Vogelbach will replace Vientos as the Mets' designated hitter and bat fifth.

Vogelbach has a $2,700 salary on Thursday and numberFire's models project him for 9.3 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets’ implied total (4.55) is No. 5 out of 16 teams in the majors today.