What It Means:

Moustakas has been held out of the Royals' starting lineup since banging his knee against Alex Gordon on Sunday afternoon in Chicago. Gordon took the brunt of that collision -- he's already been placed on the disabled list with a broken scaphoid bone in his right wrist -- but Moustakas is now having serious problems, too. Per beat writer Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com, the third baseman was able to take swings Wednesday but had issues doing any sort of lateral movement. He could soon join Gordon on the disabled list. Cheslor Cuthbert is starting at the hot corner Wednesday afternoon.

Moustakas is slashing .240/.301/.500 with seven home runs and a .341 wOBA in 113 plate appearances this season. Our models currently project him to hit .269/.325/.454 with 14 home runs and a .334 wOBA in 369 appearances at the plate over the remaining course of the season.