Elias Diaz catching for Pirates versus Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz is starting on Thursday versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
What It Means:
Diaz hasn't played since Saturday, with Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart alternating turns behind the plate. The 26-year-old rookie will catch right-hander Chad Kuhl while batting seventh versus Phillies righty Jeremy Hellickson. He's 20-for-75 (.267) in 29 games this year.
The Pirates should benefit from a strong park factor (1.031), as well as a low strikeout percentage from Hellickson this season (12.1), so perhaps Diaz could be worth a look. numberFire's models project him to score 6.9 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,400 on Thursday.
Source:
Baseball Press
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