Boston Red Sox infielder Yoan Moncada is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
On Monday and Tuesday, Moncada went a combined 0-for-7 and struck out seven times. This will be the second straight game that he's been benched. Travis Shaw, who owns a .327 wOBA and homered on Wednesday, will again handle the hot corner on Friday.
Moncada is slashing .235/.278/.294 with a .254 wOBA in his first 18 big league plate appearances. We currently project him to hit just .143 with a .286 OPS over the rest of the year (eight plate appearances).
Source: Rotoworld.com