The Cleveland Guardians optioned infielder Brayan Rocchio to Triple-A Columbus on Friday.
Rocchio will make his way back to the minors as Jose Ramirez returns from the bereavement list. Ramirez will replace Rocchio on third base Friday and bat third against right-hander Carlos Carrasco and the New York Mets. Andres Gimenez will drop three spots and hit sixth.
numberFire’s models project Ramirez ($3,300) for 9.8 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Guardians' implied total is 3.91 and the game total is 8.5. Carrasco has a 8.56 ERA and 1.61 WHIP this season, with a 12.3% strikeout rate and 12.3% walk rate.
Source: MLB Transactions