Alejandro Kirk cleaning up for Blue Jays in Wild Card opener
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Game 1 of the Wild Card round against right-hander Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners.
What It Means:
Kirk will catch for Alek Manoah and handle cleanup duty. Danny Jansen will work as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and bat eighth.
Kirk has a $2,800 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 9.6 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays have the highest implied total (3.65) out of the eight teams playing today.
Source:
Baseball Press
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