Trayce Thompson on bench Friday for White Sox

Chicago White Sox outfielder Trayce Thompson is not starting versus the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

What It Means:

Daniel Palka will join Charlie Tilson and Adam Engel in the White Sox's outfield for Friday's series opener while Thompson moves to the bench. He owns a .124 batting average through 121 plate appearances for the Pale Hose since being acquired from the Oakland Athletics in April.

Thompson is averaging 4.6 FanDuel points in 47 total games this season. numberFire's models project him to hit .179 with 3 homers and 12 RBI in a limited role over the rest of the year.