Blue Jays' Breyvic Valera sitting Wednesday
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Breyvic Valera is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Michael Wacha and the Tampa Bay Rays.
What It Means:
Valera is moving to the bench after starting the last four games. Jake Lamb is replacing Valera on the hot corner and hitting ninth Wednesday afternoon.
numberFire’s models project Lamb for 8.1 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Wednesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays have an implied total of 5.0 runs. Wacha is registering a 22.8 strikeout percentage and a 5.7 walk percentage this season. The right-hander's xSLG (.513) ranks in the bottom 3% of the league.
Source:
Baseball Press
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