Ryan Jeffers joining Minnesota's bench Thursday

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Cal Quantrill and the Cleveland Indians.

What It Means:

Ben Rortvedt is starting at catcher over Jeffers and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Rortvedt for 6.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Twins have an implied total of 4.2 runs. Quantrill is registering a 19.7 strikeout percentage and a 7.8 walk percentage this season, with a 4.16 xERA and a .311 xwOBA.