Yasmani Grandal absent from White Sox's lineup Thursday
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Michael Pineda and the Minnesota Twins.
What It Means:
The White Sox appear to be giving Grandal the afternoon off. The veteran backstop owns a .130 batting average with a more encouraging .717 OPS. Zack Collins will start at catcher on Thursday afternoon and bat seventh.
numberFire’s models project Collins for 8.2 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox have an implied total of 3.9 runs. Pineda enters the matinee with a 24.4 strikeout percentage and 5.3 walk percentage.
Source:
Baseball Press
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