Stephen Vogt to rest Wednesday as Athletics face Angels
Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt is out of the lineup Wednesday as the A's face the Los Angeles Angels.
With Vogt having caught Tuesday night's game and left-hander Andrew Heaney on the mound, Vogt's absence doesn't come as a surprise. Instead, Josh Phegley will catch and bat fifth.
The bulk of Phegley's production this season has come against lefties. He holds a career 28.8 percent hard-hit rate and only strikes out 16.2 percent of the time. As for Heaney, he has a 4.22 xFIP in his rookie season, but that leaps up to 4.95 against right-handed batters. Phegley's FanDuel price, however, is high at $2,700, pushing him into the middle tier among catchers in value for the early slate.
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