Gavin Sheets on White Sox's sidelines Thursday afternoon
Chicago White Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Sean Manaea and the Oakland Athletics.
What It Means:
Sheets is moving to the bench while Yasmani Grandal takes over as the White Sox's designated hitter. Seby Zavala is catching Reynaldo Lopez and hitting ninth. Cesar Hernandez is moving from the bottom to the top of the order and Luis Robert is hitting second.
numberFire’s models project Zavala for 8.0 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Manaea is registering a 26.2 strikeout percentage and a 5.7 walk percentage this season, with a 4.04 xERA and a .307 xwOBA.
Source:
Baseball Press
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