Danny Espinosa

Danny Espinosa on Angels' bench Saturday night

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Danny Espinosa is not starting on Saturday night versus the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Espinosa is hitting just .163 in 253 plate appearances (76 games) this season, and his fantasy value is non-existent at this point. Nick Franklin will start at second base and bat ninth versus Rangers right-hander Tyson Ross.

numberFire's models expect Espinosa to pick it up a bit over the remainder of the season, but that's not really saying much. We project him to turn in a .216 batting average with 7 homers and 23 RBI in 224 plate appearances.