Sandy Leon sitting Thursday for Twins

Minnesota Twins catcher Sandy Leon is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against left-hander Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Gary Sanchez will start at catcher while Kyle Garlick enters the lineup to be the designated hitter and leadoff batter.

Garlick is numberFire's third-best point-per-dollar value among batters on Thursday. He has a $2,300 salary and numberFire's models project him for 11.6 FanDuel points. Sanchez has a $2,500 salary and is projected for 11.2 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Twins’ implied total (4.71) is No. 4 out of 16 teams in the majors today.